The winners in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest and Black History Month Art Contest were recognized at Monday’s City Council meeting. Seven artists/authors were awarded $200 and their essays and art pieces will be published in the June edition of Richardson Today.
The winners in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest are:
- 4th–6th Grade Hafsa Sayeed
- 7th–9th Grade Arjun Vijapurapu
- 10th–12th Grade Anusree Anilkumar
The winners in the Black History Month Art Contest are:
- 1st–3rd Grade Viraj Kalra
- 4th–6th Grade Amal Raj Anilkumar
- 7th–9th Grade Darian Twitty
- 10th–12th Grade Enqi Wang
The contests were open to students who live in the City of Richardson or attend a school in Richardson. The Richardson City Council sponsored the contests in cooperation with Richardson ISD, Plano ISD, the Richardson Cultural Arts Commission and UT Dallas, to promote, embrace, and celebrate community diversity and inclusion.
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Winning essays and art: www.cor.net/ArtandEssayContest
