Winners of Martin Luther King Art Contest to be Recognized at Council Meeting

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King is often remembered during Black History Month, but rarely is it brought home like it was with this year's with the topic focusing on his impact on Bowie.

Students in third grade through senior year in high school were asked to create a work of art depicting how "Dr. King's dream was alive in Bowie."

Third through fifth graders created posters, sixth grade through high school was graphic arts and photography. Each of the students also wrote a summary explaining their work and how it represented the dream of Dr. King, and specifically how it related to life in present day Bowie.

There were more than 400 submissions, out of that 51 finalists were picked and honored at a program in January at city hall, and here are the eleven winners for this year's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art Contest:

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Coloring Contest Winners

Name

Grade

School

Prize

Place

Olawale Adurota

K

$100

First  Place

Kaelen Okenwa

1

$50

Second Place

Maria Bejarano

2

$25

Third Place

3rd - 5th Grade

Poster Contest Winners

Name

Grade

School

Prize

Place

John Maqui

5

$100

First Place

Ankita Gola

3

$50

Second Place

Jacqueline Friskey

5

$25

Third Place

Chike Okenwa

5

$25

Third Place

6th - 12th Grade

Graphic Arts/Photography/Mixed Media Contest Winners

Name

Grade

School

Prize

Place

Micah Morissey

7

$100

First Place

Nina Mendez

8

$50

Second Place

Katherine Wolff

6

Home Schooled

$25

Third Place

Samantha Friskey

7

$25

Third Place

A slideshow from the program on Jan. 20 can be found on the city's website.