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January 3, 2024 at 1:33 p.m.

Essay contest underway.

An essay contest opened this week.

The 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest led by the Indiana Association of High School Principals is now open for submissions.

The contest is open to students in grades six through 12. Participants are asked to write an essay based on the following King quote: "If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."

Additional details about the contest are available at iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay. The deadline to submit essays is Thursday, Feb. 29.

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The 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest, sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals, is now open. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in this contest.

Students are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

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MLK essay contest open to students grades 6-12

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The 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest sponsored by the Indiana Association of School Principals is now open. 

Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate.

Students are asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiples hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”

More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website, https://iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay . The online submission deadline is Feb. 28.

This program is free for Department of Student Programs member schools. Non-member schools will be charged $10 per essay.

Department membership is independent of individual administrator membership through IASP. If you are unsure if your school is a DSP member, or for more information, contact Chris at [email protected] .

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2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest opens

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Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in the 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest through the Indiana Association of School Principals’ Department of Student Programs.

Students are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiples hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”

More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website, iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/ .

The online submission deadline is Feb. 28, 2022.

This program is free for Department of Student Programs member schools. Non-member schools will be charged $10 per essay.

Department membership is independent of individual administrator membership through the Indiana Association of School Principals.

If you are unsure if your school is a Department of Student Programs member, or if you have other questions, contact Chris Hammer at [email protected] .

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Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in the 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest.

Students are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website at https://iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/ .

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INDIANAPOLIS — The 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest is now open. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in this contest.

Students are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website, https://iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/ . The online submission deadline is Feb. 28, 2023.

This program is free for Department of Student Programs member schools. Non-member schools will be charged $10 per essay.

Department membership is independent of individual administrator membership through IASP. If you are unsure if your school is a DSP member, or if you have other questions, contact Chris at [email protected] .

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The 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest is now open. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in this contest.

Students are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

More specific contest information can be found on the Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest website, https://iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay/ . The online submission deadline is Feb. 29, 2024.

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Wallingford Student Wins Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Challenge

W ALLINGFORD, CT — Madison Persaud, a sixth-grade student at James H. Moran Middle School in Wallingford, was among the 15 elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut selected as winners of U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's eighth annual “Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Contest.”

This year, Murphy (D-Conn.) received more than 1,650 entries from Connecticut students reflecting on Dr. King’s dream and their own aspirations.

“As we reflect on Dr. King’s fight for equality and justice, we are reminded of the work still ahead,” Murphy said in a statement. “Every year, I am so impressed by the students from across the state who submit such thoughtful essays on what Dr. King’s legacy means to them. Their hope and determination to build a more equitable future should inspire us all.”

Read Persaud’s essay below:

Martin Luther King Junior’s dream was important because he wanted civil rights for all people. He wanted people to be judged for who they are as a person, not what they look like. He was an advocate for people who didn’t have a voice, and he was willing to risk his life for people's rights in the future. He had hope; he believed that he could change the world.

He inspires me because my family immigrated to America from Guyana. In Guyana, my mom lived in poverty. She was cleaning people’s houses by the time she was 6, struggling throughout her life. When she met my dad, they made the choice to move to America. They sacrificed a lot to make sure that my siblings and I had a good life. She worked hard, and because of MLK’s work towards equality, she was able to be successful.

Today, my mom works for Hartford Healthcare, providing care to elderly people. As I get older, I realize the importance of health care, and I have a dream of being a registered nurse. I want to succeed in this dream because I grew up seeing people in extremely poor living environments.

Seeing my parents so successful motivated me to believe in myself. His dream, work, and legacy motivate me to work hard and believe, even when I don’t feel confident. He had a voice for those who didn’t, and even though racism was a lot worse than it is today, that didn’t stop Dr. King from advocating for all people. His hard work and determination inspire me to reach for my goals, stay in school and keep on going, even if people tell me otherwise. MLK not only inspires me to work harder but to be optimistic at hard times.

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