Duly Noted

 Warner Norcross announces winners of MLK Essay Contest

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has announced the results of its Ninth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest.

The contest, which was open to all sixth-grade students attending Grand Rapids Public Schools, asked the students to prepare an essay focused on how Dr. King’s legacy of peace and justice applies to the world in which they live.  This year’s competition included entries from 289 students at nine schools.
 
Winners were:

Sofe Christein Blomeling, Riverside Middle School, grand prize

Sophia Crumback-Tarrien, Center for Economicology, first runner up

Maya Barbee, Center for Economicology, second runner up 

Each winning student will receive a certificate of deposit and a gift card to Schuler Books and Music.  Additionally, 20 students from five schools received an award of honorable mention and a gift card to Schuler Books and Music.  All participating students will receive a personalized certificate of completion.

Blomeling has been invited to read her essay at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Peace Program on Monday, Jan. 20 at 12:30 p.m. following the Community Peace March and again at the Annual Celebration program that evening at 6 p.m.  Both events will be held at the Grand Rapids Community College Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse. All winners and honorable mentions are invited to attend both events and will be recognized as a group.

The three winning students will be given an opportunity to read their essays at the GRPS Board of Education meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, if time permits.  Warner Norcross Diversity Partner Rodney Martin will be in attendance to introduce the winning students and will present each winner and honorable mention student in attendance that night with their prizes and certificates.

The winning essays will be published on the Warner Norcross diversity web site, http://diversity.wnj.com.

Essays were judged by more than 40 Warner Norcross attorneys and staff according to Michigan Education Assessment Program guidelines for narrative writing.  The essays were evaluated for ideas, organization, style and conventions.

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