2016 Black History Mural and Poetry Competition Winners!

 

 

Mural Contest Winners

 

Grades K-2

• First Place: Grade 1 AEMS “Tears over Sunset” Mural

• Second Place: Grade 1 GEMS -California/Washington Mural

 

Grades 3-5

• First Place: Grade 5 GEMS- Map of USA w/ Letters Mural

 

Grades 6-8

• First Place: Grade 6 AEMS- “Hallowed Grounds” Mural

• Second Place Tie-

• Grade 6 KEMS Podium Mural and Grade 7 KEMS Bus Stop Mural

 

Grades 9-12

• First Place: GHS Grade 9-12 Period 9 Ms. Paine “Bridge” Mural

 

Honorable Mention for cross grade level collaboration:

AEMS Grade K-5 Civil Rights Movement Mural

 

 

Poetry Contest Winners

 

Grades 1-3

• First Place: Aliyah Williams “I See Colors of Freedom” - KES (Teachers: Ms. Denman & Ms. Garcia)

 

Grades 4-5

• First Place: Elijah Williams “Freedom To Live” -KES (Teacher: Ms. Lockhart)

 

Grades 6-8

• First Place: Jayla Harris “Unwanted”- Keller KMS (Teacher: Ms. Shaddox)

• Second Place: Natasha Beliti “Branded, Beaten, Bruised”- KMS (Teacher: Ms. Shaddox)

• Third Place: Mia Rowe “The Color of Apples”- KMS (Teacher: Ms. Shaddox)

• First Place: Priscilla Bekti “Nobody Ever Told Me” - KHS (Teacher: Ms. Leisy)

• Second Place: Alessandro Prado “In Honor of Martin Luther King”- KHS (Teacher: Ms. Leisy) ?????

• Third Place: Genesis McCree “Bloody Sunday”- KHS (Teacher: Ms. Leisy)

• Honorable Mention:  Maveo Lopez “Mama, where’s dad?”- KHS (Teacher: Ms. Leisy)

• Honorable Mention:  Annie Vilorio “Little Rock Nine”- KHS (Teacher: Ms. Leisy)