Essay-poster contest honors MLK’s legacy
<p>ASU invites schoolchildren from all over the state to enter its 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay-poster contest. Winners will receive savings bonds and have their entries displayed at ASU.</p><separator></separator><p>They also will be honored at ASU’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration breakfast Jan. 28, along with their parents, teachers and school principals.</p><separator></separator><p>Entries must be postmarked by Nov. 2.</p><separator></separator><p>ASU started the contest 23 years ago to encourage children to discuss the ideals of the late civil rights leader with their parents and teachers.</p><separator></separator><p>Students are asked to create their entries around the theme, “Beyond the Dream: Building Communities Through Servant Leadership,” focusing on a member of their family, school or community who demonstrates leadership through service.</p><separator></separator><p>Essays or poems depicting the theme must be 250 words or less. The winning posters will be made into bookmarks, so they must be oblong in shape – as small as 4.5 inches by 11 inches but no larger than 6.75 inches by 17 inches. Prizes are $150, $100 and $75 savings bonds.<br />Entries in each of the three categories will be judged by grade level: primary (kindergarten through second grade), intermediate (third grade through fifth grade), middle (sixth grade through eighth grade) and secondary (ninth grade through 12th grade).</p><separator></separator><p>Winning entries will be chosen on the basis of originality, clarity, creativity and best depiction of the theme.</p><separator></separator><p>Entry forms can be downloaded at <a href="http://www.asu.edu/mlk/contest.html">www.asu.edu/mlk/contest.html</a>. For more information, contact Jim Serio at (480) 965-1325 or <a href="/jim.serio@asu.edu">jim.serio@asu.edu</a>.</p>