Students at Keenburg Elementary celebrate Black History Month by writing essays
Published 2:31 pm Thursday, March 16, 2023
Photo Contributed/Keenburg Seventh Graders – Students in Mrs. Holder's seventh grade class at Keenburg, who were winners in the Black History Essay Contest, were Morgan Miears, Yasmin Mendez, and Lois Hannan.
Photo Contributed/Keenburg Eighth Graders – Eighth graders in Mr. Hyder's class at Keenburg School participated in the essay contest, and the winners were (front row, l-r) Esai Sheppard, Afton Bailey, and Noah Hipshire.
Photo Contributed/More Eighth Grade Essay Winners – Students in Mrs. Wilcox's eighth grade class also participated in the Black History Month Essay Contest. The class winners were (-r) Ryan Gross, Alli Tweitmann, Aziceme Mendes, Caitlin Bare, Ayden Turner, and Nathan Edwards.
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Following a month-long study of important events in Black History at Keenburg Elementary School, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students did an essay contest. The contest was centered around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech that occurred Aug. 28, 1963 in Washington, D.C. Students read the speech and highlighted key ideas and phrases. They also listened to audio recordings of the event and watched video footage of the famous speech. After much discussion and debate, students then created an outline for their essays. They also wrote a rough draft and after corrections, a final draft was completed. The essays were reviewed by a panel of Keenburg staff members and winners were selected.
