2024-25 Contest Finalists

2024-25 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay, Art, Photography & 3D Sculpture/Ceramics Contest Winners

-Essay-

4th Grade

1. Eowyn Gonzalez | Lakeland ES | Portocarrero
2. Ethan McElroy | Prairie Trail ES | Siler

5th Grade

1. Rohan Baratam | Flower Mound ES | Tamir
2. Adalyn Rose Taylor | Forest Vista ES | Julian

6th Grade

1. Un hae Cho | Shadow Ridge MS | Reinacher
2. Ira Narayana | Downing MS | Phan
3A. Anna Aldridge | Shadow Ridge MS | Reinacher
3B. Leah Mathew | Creek Valley MS | Simons

7th Grade

1. Meryam Mikhail | Forestwood MS | Kilam
2. Ellie Mann | Downing MS | Phan
3. Danielle Parker | Lamar MS | Bywater

8th Grade

1. Kartik Bhogate | McKamy MS | Miller
2. Saisha Butchireddy | McKamy MS | Miller
3A. Navya Gupta | McKamy MS | Miller
3B. Sera Vij | McKamy MS | Miller

9th Grade

1. Kayley Asante | LHS Harmon | Wright
2. Tanvi Padala | FMHS9 | Greenlaw
3. Matthew Jacob | FMHS9 | Greenlaw

10th Grade

1. Joann Aichem | LHS Harmon | Saiki
2. River Hughes | LHS Harmon | Demond
3. Tien Tran | LHS Harmon | Demond

11th Grade

1. Izma Amina | FMHS | Wade
2. Sristi Ulloor | FMHS | Dierschke
3. Gia Bao Nguyen | LHS | Hollowell 

12th Grade

1. Aanya Nuna | FMHS | Bowen
2. Zaria Waseem | FMHS | Swan

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-Art-

4th Grade

1. Sachin Thagadur | Independence ES | Smith
3. Arianna Lemus | Degan ES | Chism

5th Grade

1. Erin Chu | Wellington ES | Shannon
2. Ira Vijaykumar | Bluebonnet ES | Hall
3A. Joanne Shin | Bluebonnet ES | Stephen
3B. Amolee Gupta | Flower Mound ES | Tamir

6th Grade

1. Kexin Tang | McKamy MS | McCloud
2. Paridhi Mankar | Shadow Ridge MS | Kelly
3. Aashna Shah | Shadow Ridge MS | Sawers

7th Grade

1. Younzo Oh | Shadow Ridge MS | Sawers
2. Anika Lal | Forestwood MS | Cummings
3A. Alina Jindal | McKamy MS | Thielemand
3B. Jaeyoon Jeong | Forestwood MS | Garcia

8th Grade

1. Vaibhav Pachipulusu | Downing MS | Stroud
2. Zimeng (Mariana) Wang | McKamy MS | McCloud

9th Grade

1. Natalie Moreno | MHS9 | Bellevue
2. Danica Varkey | FMHS9 | Greenlaw
3A. Tyren Johnson | HHS9 | Hines
3B. Samia Vallani | HHS9 | Hines

10th Grade

1. Isaac Yoo | MHS | Bellevue
2. Lucero Jaimes | MHS | Fletcher
3. Allysa Miller | MHS | Bellevue

11th Grade

1. Yvanka Servellon | MHS | Fletcher 
2. Isabelle Gourley | LHS | Ferguson

12th Grade

1. Maham Noman | MHS | Bellevue
2. Aanya Nuna | FMHS | Lawrence
3. Abbie Sweatt | FMHS | Lawrence

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-Photography-

Elementary School

1. Mihith Tunuguntla (4th Grade) | Bridlewood ES | Mays
2. Avery Lantos (5th Grade) | Creekside ES | O'Brien

Middle School

1. Aashna Shah (6th Grade) | Shadow Ridge MS | Sawers
2. Ellsy Nation (7th Grade) | Lakeview MS | Coleman
3. Zoya Tapia (8th Grade) | Creek Valley MS | Haines

High School

1. Devan Robinson (12th Grade) | MHS | Champion
2. Gabriel Rose (11th Grade) | MHS | Champion
3. Laine Currey (11th Grade) | MHS | Champion

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-3D Sculpture/Ceramics-

Elementary School

1. Julia Escott (5th Grade) | Creekside ES | O'Brien
2. Eunchae Jang (4th Grade) | Wellington ES | Hall
3. Londyn Tarrer (5th Grade) | Ethridge ES | Lentz

Middle School

1. Landon Johnson (8th Grade) | Durham MS | Davis
2. Alana Martin (8th Grade) | Lakeview MS | Fuentes

High School

1. Marsela Polotska (10th Grade) | FMHS | Gibson
2. Valery Rivera Escobedo (10th Grade) | MHS | Fletcher
3. Juwon Kim (12th Grade) | FMHS | Soto

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*Chairman's Prizes* 

Iza Martin (4th Grade) | Degan ES | Chism
Taryn Hilts (8th Grade) | Lakeview MS | Fuentes
Hope Robinson (11th Grade) | FMHS | Soto