2022-23 Contest Finalists

2022-23 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay, Art and Photography Contest Winners

-Essay-

4th Grade

1. Kinley Morgan | Donald ES | Siler
2. Vismaye Naik | Donald ES | Pool
3A. Eliza Aziz | Castle Hills ES | Buell
3B. Ifra Amina Fia | Liberty ES | Ducote

5th Grade

1. Jade Diaz | Memorial ES | Head
2. Collin Smith | Hebron Valley ES | Spurgin
3A. Harrison Giep | Hicks ES | Hale
3B. Hannah Tsakonas | Prairie Trail ES | Erickson

6th Grade

1. Purvi Rao | Shadow Ridge MS | Reinacher
2. Zoya Tapia | Creek Valley MS | Evan
3A. Zayaan Aziz | Killian MS | Taylor
3B. Blake Stewart | Shadow Ridge MS | Reinacher

7th Grade

1. Deetya Shah | Shadow Ridge MS | Mosher
2. Tarunikaa Thirusubramanian | Downing MS | Witnauer
3. Collin Franklin | Lamar MS | Bywater

8th Grade

1. Advik Ramineni | McKamy MS | Miller
2. Ella Grace Spreier | McKamy MS | Miller
3A. Eliot Hong | McKamy MS | Miller
3B. Advik Kishore | McKamy MS | Miller

9th Grade

1. Pranathi Bhat | FMHS9 | Greenlaw
2. Anna Burlacu | FMHS9 | Harper
3. Sristi Ulloor | FMHS9 | Greenlaw

10th Grade

1. Renz Maluluyon | LHS Harmon | Saiki
2. Riayn Davis | LHS Harmon | Phillips
3A. Elliott Slaughter | MHS | Richard

11th Grade

1. Aditi Singh | FMHS | Figueredo
2. Gianna Bass | HHS | Sheehan
3. Kimble Gould | LHS | Phillips

12th Grade

1. Tina Luo | FMHS | Bowen
2. Lahari Guduru | FMHS | Bowen

-Art-

4th Grade

1. Abby Jane Felan | Prairie Trail ES | Faylor
2. Devin Umesh | Prairie Trail ES | Morgan
3. Jacqueline Hernandez | Vickery ES | Koenig

5th Grade

1. Kevin Aguirre Salas | Parkway ES | Kennas/Rivera
2. Mackenzie Pham | Hebron Valley ES | Spurgin
3. Anika Lal | Garden Ridge ES | Cornell

6th Grade

1. Dylan Johnson | Lamar MS
2. Sophia Shamel | Creek Valley MS | Brazell
3. Claire Park | Creek Valley MS | Simons

7th Grade

1. Sneh Chhimpa | Downing MS | Stroud
2. Annabel Slaughter | Downing MS | Stroud
3. Kaavya Babbar | Shadow Ridge MS | Sawyers/Nuna

8th Grade

1. Nathel Punnoose | Lakeview MS | Munoz
2. Sania Abraham | Killian MS | Calixtto
3A. Vamiela Bhatter | Shadow Ridge MS | Sawyers
3B. Mihika Rajeev | McKamy MS | Miller

9th Grade

1. Joslyn Wooten | FMHS9 | Greenlaw
2A. AJ Glasgow | LHS Harmon | Farrelly
2B. Anmoi Asiam | HHS9 | Hines
3. Hannah Deitrick | FMHS9 | Lawrence

10th Grade

1. Jessica Cope | MHS | Fletcher
2. Aanya Nuna | FMHS | Lawrence
3A. Eric Jeon | LHS Harmon | Farrelly
3B. Rhianna Patel | FMHS | Lawrence

11th Grade

1. Mary Hannemann | MHS 
2. Vidhi Jadeja | FMHS | Soto
3. Eric Chi | HHS | Mennsfield

12th Grade

1. Emeka Ohumaegbulem | HHS | Russell
2. Krish Shah | HHS | Jacks
3. Riya Jadeja | FMHS | Soto

-Photography-

Elementary School

1. Kaylee Barley | Southridge ES | Schnoor

Middle School

1. Tanvi Padala | McKamy MS | Warriner
2. Tishawn Flowers | Delay MS | Harbula
3. Mihika Rajeev | McKamy MS | Miller

High School

1. Alexa Carson | MHS | Bellevue
2. Wylee LaSalle | FMHS | McLeod
3A. Olivia Brissette | MHS | Bellevue
3B. Niharika Rajeev | FMHS | Kucuk

-Ceramics/Sculpture-

Middle School

1. Caris Lewis | Creek Valley MS | Simons

High School

1. Alex Thomfelt | MHS | Fletcher
2. Alex Covarrubian | MHS | Fletcher
3. Calista Mahendran | MHS | Fletcher

*Chairman's Prize*
Chloe Choi | 11th Grade | MHS | Hahn