2011 Literary Arts and Video Contest Winners
This year’s contests focus on the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill in the Gulf Coast region. Thinking about environmental issues and Dr. King’s vision for equality and his concern for the poor and oppressed: use a journalistic format to raise awareness, encourage civic engagement or highlight issues about a related social, financial or political topic.
Highlighting the civic engagement of everyday citizens and the media’s responsibility to serve society, this year’s student contest entries should demonstrate how journalistic mediums (such as newspaper/web articles, blogs, op-ed pieces, television (network or cable), video or radio segments, or other news sources) might raise awareness, encourage civic engagement and transform the consequences of social policies and practices for all American citizens. In the spirit of Dr. King’s general concern for humanity and his particular commitment to the poor and oppressed, students should create a journalistic piece designed to inform, involve and/or motivate everyday citizens on a social, financial or political topic related to the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill on the Gulf Coast region.
Students in grades 7 through 12 were invited to submit original literary or video presentations.
Literary and Video Contest Winners, Grades 7-8
First Place:
Iman Khan, grade 8, William Allen Middle School, Moorestown
Second Place:
Danny Eisgruber, grade 7, John Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton
Faelen Paladino, grade 7, Stuart Country Day School, Princeton
Honorable Mention:
Hayley Filippini, grade 7, Readington Middle School, Whitehouse Station
Literary and Video Contest Winners, Grades 9-10
First Place:
Taylor Filippini, grade 10, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington
Devon Fitzgerald, grade 9, Stuart Country Day School, Princeton
Third Place:
Tasneem Maner, grade 10, Noor Il Iman, Monmouth Junction
Literary and Video Contest Winners, Grades 11-12
First Place:
Carlie Fasanella, grade 12, Stuart Country Day School, Princeton
Second Place:
Brooke Ferenczy, grade 11, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington
Third Place:
Catherine Huber, grade 11, Stuart Country Day School, Princeton