A KING'S LEGACY ESSAYS FOCUS ON TOLERANCE, FRIENDSHIP.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer LANCASTER - Three girls won Lancaster's fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. Chosen from among 150 essays written by Lancaster school children, the essays were read aloud by their authors Sunday at the city's Martin Luther King Jr. program at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Winners were Mariposa School third-grader Kameo Allen in the elementary school elementary school: see school. contest, Piute Middle School sixth-grader Carrie Anne Routolo in the middle school contest, and Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Christian High School Christian High School, also known as CHS, is in O'Fallon, Missouri. The school mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are teal and black. Their women's soccer team has won many state championships. 11th-grader Marisa Ligons in the high school contest. ``I decided to enter the contest because I feel real harmony is important to society,'' Ligons said. ``I feel that in high school you do feel this disharmony dis·har·mo·ny n. 1. Lack of harmony; discord. 2. Something not in accord; a conflict: "the disharmonies that assail the most fortunate of mortals" Peter Gay. more because there seems to be a lot of discrimination there of all forms, not just racial. The key is to teach our children that it is good to get along with people. It's wrong to judge people based on their race.'' The essay winners each get a state commendation from Assemblyman George Runner, a plaque from the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. , and certificates from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San and state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight. Carrie Anne Routolo is the second winner from her family. Her sister Kellie, now 15, won the award in 1998 and 1999. Carrie Anne said she was surprised when she learned she had won. ``I was kinda in shock and then my sister Kelly said, `You're taking on the family tradition,' '' said Routolo. With Carrie Routolo's win, Piute students have won the essay contest four years in a row. ``It's a credit to the teachers,'' said mother Brenda Routolo. Kameo Allen at first thought she was in trouble when she was called to the principal's office, but excited when he told her she had won the contest. ``I'm proud of myself that I won, and not just for me but for other people, too. I know that I can be friends with a white person because he (King) died for that dream,'' Kameo said. Palmdale kids win essay contest PALMDALE - Six Palmdale youngsters were named winners of an essay contest commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. First-place winners in the elementary school division were Cactus School third-grader Joy Derensbourg and Joshua Hills School sixth-graders Davey Ramos and Emily Butler. First-place winners in the junior high and high school division were Juniper Intermediate School eighth-grader Harley Haynes, Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
The students were recognized Saturday at the Dr. King Unity Celebration at United Christian Fellowship Church Christian Fellowship Church(CFC) is a non-denominational mega-church located in Evansville, Indiana. David Niednagel, the current senior pastor, founded the church in 1974. As of August 2007 the church has an average weekly attendance of 2,800 adults. . The theme of both the celebration and the essays was ``Redeem the Dream.'' CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Essay winners, from left, Marisa Ligons, Carrie Anne Routolo and Kameo Allen talk with Vice Mayor Rev. Henry Hearns. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: Palmdale kids win writing contest (see text) |
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