Students of Lafayette Parish School System participated in the Martin Luther King Jr “Holiday Committee” events that convened at the Martin Luther King Recreation Center on Monday, January 21, 2013. The Holiday Committee had three events for the students to compete in before the January 21st celebration.
Elementary students in grades 1-5 were invited to compete in the annual poster contest. LPSS student’s artwork depicted the life and dream Dr. King had for all American. Students work included various aspects of the lime and times of Dr. King and was judged on originality, imaginative content, skill/techniques and creativity. Schools that participated were asked to pick three posters from each grade level to enter the parish competition. All posters were displayed at the MLK Center, Clifton Chenier Center and other sites where commemorative activities were held in honor of Dr. King.
Fourth Place Winners:
Ossun Elementary, Malori Frank
Live Oak Elementary, Abigail Delahoussaye
Evangeline Elementary, Taliyah Pickney
Green T. Lindon, Kaleb Sandoz
Live Oak Elementary, Arianana Ina
Third Place Winners:
Evangeline Elementary, Zore Romero
Evangeline Elementary,Jaqualon Bushnell
Live Oak Elementary, Anaston Phillips
Katherine Drexel Elementary, Kirra Fernell
Ossun Elementary, Abigail Montoya
Second Place Winners:
Evangeline Elementary, Elise Roussell
Evangeline Elementary, Pierce Dugas
Woodvale Elementary, Clayton Kiddy
Evangeline Elementary, Arianna Zehner
Evangeline Elementary, Olivia Scott
First Place Winners:
Ridge Elementary, Ava Gail Delahoussaye
Evangeline Elementary, Jalin Rhoades
Westside Elementary, Omarayon Zeno
Westside Elementary, Talaija Allen
Evangeline Elementary, Madison Montgomery
Middle School students in grades 7-8 were asked to write an essay of Martin Luther King Jr “Living the Dream”. The students based their essays upon their research and/or personal opinion. Essays were judged on content, originality, grammar and neatness. Schools were asked to pick three essays from each grade level to enter the parish competition.
Fourth Place Winners:
Paul Breaux Middle, Bailey Boudreaux
Paul Breaux Middle, Ainsley Hymel
Paul Breaux Middle, Lynn Walton
Third Place Winners:
Paul Breaux Middle, Reese Taylor
Paul Breaux Middle, Sage Hebert
Paul Breaux Middle, Rory Nolan
Paul Breaux Middle, Devpallav Pal
Second Place Winners:
Paul Breaux Middle, Kevin Pan
Paul Breaux Middle, Paul Marty
Paul Breaux Middle, Avery Grubb
First Place Winners:
Paul Breaux Middle, Mariam Ahmad
Paul Breaux Middle, Aarthi Senthil
In conjunction with other activities Paul Breaux and Carencro Middle Schools competed the day of the “Holiday Committee” events in a Quiz Bowl competition that focused on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s life. Each middle school team consisted of four members and one alternate from grades 6, 7 and 8th grade. Faculty members from Paul Breaux and Carencro Middle served as a sponsor of each team. The MLK Quiz Bowl Committee provided each team with materials to prepare for the competition.
Winning Team from Carencro Middle School---Teacher Sponsor---Jacob Ambrose
Cora Joanis
Bailei Journet
Taylor Sehati
Haley Sehati
Winning Team from Paul Breaux Middle School---Teacher Sponsor---Stephanie
Harris
Alix Basden
Madison Constantine
Madison Andrus