Please join Antioch Unified School District for their Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr celebration on Monday, January 15, 2024.
The event includes several student presentations, community member performances, art and essay contest award presentation and a dynamic Keynote Speaker featuring the 2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson from Virginia. This year they are happy to have former Antioch Mayor Wade Harper as its Master of Ceremony.
The Martin Luther King Jr Celebration event is FREE and open to the public.
A big congratulations to all the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art and Essay Contest Winners:
High School-ART:
- 1st place: Andelia Melgar-Portillo 9th grade Dozier Libby $250.00
- 2nd place: Iris Zhang 10th grade Deer Valley High School $150.00
- 3rd place: Mckeyla Feliciano, 10th grade Antioch High School $100.00
High School-ESSAY:
- 1st place: Jaelyn Wilkins 10th grade Deer Valley High School $250.00
- 2nd place: Daniela Edeh 10th grade Dozier Libby High School $150.00
- 3rd place: Jae’la Falls 10th grade Deer Valley High School $100.00
Middle School-ESSAY:
- 1st place: Airabella Clark 7th grade Dallas Ranch Middle School $150.00
Elementary School-ESSAY:
- 1st place: Annabella He 5th grade Carmen Dragon $50.00
- 2nd place: Alijah Jones 3rd grade Carmen Dragon $40.00
- 3rd place: Yesenia Gonzales 3rd grade Carmen Dragon $25.00
Elementary School-ART:
- 1st place: Aviya Gaetos 5th grade Carmen Dragon $50.00
- 2nd place: Milena Palumbo 5th grade Carmen Dragon $40.00
- 3rd place: Ryuu Clarke 5th grade Carmen Dragon $25.00
Reggie Moore Memorial Community Service Award:
- Matilda McCarthy 12th grade Dozier Libby Medical High School $300.00
The event is being held from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at Deer Valley High School inside the theater (4700 Lone Tree Way, Antioch CA)
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