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See the 2005 Art/Essay Contest flyer

Six Arlington area high school students will receive savings bonds and scholarships from the Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.

This week, judges selected three winners from approximately 450 pieces of art work. Judges also selected three winners from 23 essays submitted by high school seniors. The winning art work will appear on all materials that promote the Arlington Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. The winning essay will be read aloud during the Martin Luther King Jr. Sharing the Dream Banquet on Friday, Jan. 12, 2005.

The Arlington MLK Celebration Committee continues to plan the four-day observance, which includes a banquet, high school step show, multicultural festival, worship service and choir concert. For more information, call MLK Committee Chair James Rose at 817-459-7393.

First Place
Wesley Nute Jr., age 17 - Bowie High School
$1,000 scholarship

Second Place
Chrystal Osborne, age 16 - Martin High School
$750 scholarship

Third Place
Diana Metobo, age 17 - Bowie High School
$500 scholarship

First Place
Pierce Colman, age 15 - Martin High School
$1,000 U.S. Savings Bond

Second Place
Priscilla Barnett, age 17 - Bowie High School
$750 U.S. Savings Bond

Third Place
Juston Williams, age 18 - Sam Houston High School
$500 U.S. Savings Bond

On Monday November 1, 2004 a panel of judges spent the afternoon looking for artwork that best reflects the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Special thanks to judges: City of Arlington, Tarrant County College, Arlington Independent School District, Cooks Children's Hospital, UTA and the Star Telegram.

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