SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Students from across Snohomish County wrote and drew of why Martin Luther King Jr. is meaningful for the 23rd annual Prodigies For Peace contest.
The winners were recognized at the Sunday MLK Celebration on Jan. 14 and at the MLK March and program at the VOA Carl Gipson Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 15.
The contest was sponsored by the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee.
Essay winners:
• Grades 3-5:
1st place: Rishaan Ramaiya - Mill Creek Elementary
2nd place: Layla Ishiguro - Mill Creek Elementary
3rd place: Jacklyn Lam - Olivia Park Elementary
3rd place: Astrid Hafner - Mill Creek Elementary
• Grades 6-8:
1st place: Joy Dada - Forest View Elementary
2nd place: Ashlene Sharma - Gateway Middle
3rd place: Coral Herrick - Seaview Elementary
• Grades 9-12:
1st place: Ja’Kyrie Darby-Wheeler - Mariner High
Art winners:
• Grades K-2:
1st place: Stella Blackwell - View Ridge Elementary
2nd place: Easton Weewie- Whittier Elementary
2nd Place: Logan Grant -View Ridge Elementary
3rd Place: Beverly Nyugen - View Ridge Elementary
Honorable Mentions:
Mia Torres Ramirez, Whittier Elementary; Nora Fricano, Whittier Elementary; Scarlett Cole, Challenger Elementary; MaKenna Stuck-Antrim, View Ridge Elementary; Antonia Pascascio, View Ridge Elementary; Katia Hernandez, Whittier Elementary
• Grades 3-5:
1st place: Siri Velupula - Forest View Elementary
2nd place: Van McKnight - View Ridge Elementary
3rd place: Damion James - Garfield Elementary
3rd place: Leilani Martinez- Garfield Elementary
Honorable Mentions:
Aailiyah Martinez, View Ridge Elementary; Maria Ponce Williamson, Garfield Elementary; Shresta Shetty, Tambark Creek Elementary; Makena Macharia. Endeavour Elementary; Mannat Sehgal, Mill Creek Elementary; Olivia Barsch,Jefferson Elementary; Prajval Vinay, Forest View Elementary
• Grades 6-8:
1st place: Kaylee Larsh - Cavelero Mid-High School
2nd place: Alex Mongillo - Cavelero Mid-High School
3rd place: Annabel Snook - Cedarway Elementary School
Honorable Mentions:
Carter Lineaweaver, Cavelero Mid-High School; Karla Hernandez. Evergreen Middle School; Nahomi Kassa. Evergreen Middle School; Amos Yohannes, Cedarway Elementary School; Nhung Nyugen ,Cavelero Mid-High School; Charlie Berg, Cedarway Elementary School
• Grades 9-12:
1st place: Crystal Truax - Kamiak High School
