MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
ESSAY COMPETITION
The Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Competition, the area’s premier academic event to commemorate the late civil rights leader, is open to all students in the City of Harrisburg in grades seven through twelve. It is designed to increase youth awareness of Dr. King’s teachings and goals.
Entries are submitted voluntarily and the top three selected essays from each grade are awarded U.S. Savings Bond prizes. All entries are reviewed by a panel comprised of local elected officials, educators, and community leaders. All essay authors are then invited to a reception in their honor at the King Government Center.
2006 Essay Winners Announced!
Mayor Stephen R. Reed today announced the winners of the city’s 22nd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Essay Competition. The successful young authors were recognized at a special ceremony in their honor at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. City Government Center, the only governmental head- quarters in the world to be named after the heroic civil rights leader. It was so named by an Executive Order issued by the mayor in 1982.
Read the Mayor’s complete announcement, including a winners list and read the essays
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Pinnacle Health System
Wachovia Bank
Pizza Hut
U.S. Postal Service
Cobb-Myers Associates
Church World
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