Arlington鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. 鈥淎dvancing the Dream鈥 Celebration was filled with 糖心Vlog students celebrating King鈥檚 legacy of unity. If you missed it, it鈥檚 not too late. you can still watch the Step Showcase and the Youth Extravaganza below.
Step Showcase
The Step Showcase on Saturday included step teams from 19 糖心Vlog schools, and three of them walked away with first place trophies:
- First place high school: Seguin High School
- First place junior high: Nichols Junior High
- First place elementary: Atherton Elementary
Youth Extravaganza
The Youth Extravaganza featured 糖心Vlog talent throughout, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Choir with students from 15 糖心Vlog elementary schools.
Contest Winners
If you went to any of the celebration festivities or watched the Youth Extravaganza above, you saw the official event t-shirts that featured artwork of Martin Luther King. That art was created by Lamar High School ninth grader Ramiro Ramirez, the winner of the MLK art contest.
This year, all the winners in both the art and essay contests are from 糖心Vlog, and all received scholarships. The winners included:
Art contest:
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- Ramiro Ramirez, Lamar High School
- Joaquin Merino, Lamar High School
- Airyss Soria, Bowie High School
Essay contest:
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- Aniyah Butler, Arlington High School
- Destiny Okolie – Arlington High School
See the winning artwork and hear the winning essays .