A few Prince William County students raised their voices at the MLK Day Community Celebration last week.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, held at the Cecil D. Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbridge, featured speeches from six finalists in the 28th Annual Youth Oratorical Contest
The performances centered around the event’s theme, “In His Own Words: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.”
Read more about the program.
Here is more information about the finalists from a release:
Middle school winners were: and Syed Sarin, a seventh-grader from Porter Traditional School, for “Best Before the Judges”. From Gainesville Middle School, Angela Ngono Noumedem was also a finalist.
Patriot High School’s Zoree Jones was the high school winner. Zion Fozo was a finalist representing Potomac High School.
Winners of an essay contest for elementary students held in conjunction with the oratorical contest are:
Fourth-Grade Winners:
First Place, Jorai Collins, T. Clay Wood Elementary School;
Second Place, Julienne Lim, Porter Traditional School; and
Third Place, Zareef Said, Buckland Mills Elementary School
Fifth-Grade Winners:
First Place, David Calvente, Tyler Elementary School;
Second Place, Kathy Guo, Mountain View Elementary; and
Third Place, Claire Ruiz, The Nokesville School
