GRADE 1, ESSAY: First place, Riya Shete
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2018 winners — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay/Poetry and Art Contest
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The North Central Neighborhood Association recognized the winners of the 32nd National Holiday Celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a ceremony at the King Center in San Mateo on Saturday, Jan. 13. Award winners included, from left: Nathan Xu (Grade 5, First Place Essay); Pooja Agarwal (Grade 7, First Place Essay); Kai Deardroff (Grade 9, Second Place Poetry); Katherine Yang (Grade 5, Third Place Essay); Jack Warren (Grade 11, First Place Essay); Kaytlan Salgado (Grade 2, Second Place Essay); Asante Spencer (Grade 10, First Place Essay); Jane Hershberger (Grade 5, First Place Poetry); Ruby Nunez (Grade 4, Second Place Poetry); Kalin Change (Grade 10, First Place Poetry); Lily Wang (Grade 8, First Place Essay); Moriah Shih (Grade 11, Second Place Essay); Ayman Khan (Grade 7, First Place Poetry); Audrina Portusach (Grade 4, First Place Poetry); Omari Mc Dowell Jr. (Grade 8, First Place Art); Kayla Caballano (Grade 1, First Place Poetry); Liliana Mejia Flores (Grade 2, Second Place Essay); and Dylan Pu (Grade 5, Second Place Essay).
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