APS Students Share Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Powerful statements with a sense of conviction enact change. No one knew this better than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his journey for peace. More than 40 years later, APS students express their opinions about violence, hate and prejudice.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing and Fine Arts Contest, sponsored by the Aurora Public Library, hosted an award ceremony honoring 50 APS students. The student winners reflected on a journey of peace by examining a 1963 poem from Dr. King. Student entries included poetry, essays and paintings which detailed voices of the civil rights movement.

For the fourth year in a row, Elkhart Elementary teacher Towana Littleton’s class took first prize in the contest.


	“I am so proud of my students. If they can take one thing away from this experience, it is that you should always treat people with respect.” - Towana Littleton Elkhart Elementary teacher

After Aurora Mayor Ed Tauer congratulated the students for their hard work, he presented each of them with a certificate and a gift card to Barnes and Noble.

Student essays will be on display at the MLK library in Aurora through the month of February.


	“My literacy teacher told our class about some writing contests we could enter. I spent a lot of time on my essay and was shocked to hear that I had won since I didn’t know how many other students entered.” - Kinsey Corbey Columbia Middle School student


	Classroom Project Award Mrs. Littleton’s second grade class Elkhart Elementary First Prize Mrs. Stack’s first grade class Arkansas Elementary Honorable Mention Writing Awards Chelsea Clay Dalton Elementary First Prize—Elementary Erin Norton Dalton Elementary Honorable Mention—Elementary Kinsey Corbey Columbia Middle School First Prize—Middle School T’Keyah Newman Aurora Hills Middle School Honorable Mention—Middle School

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