Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

The event will highlight the winners of the Art, Writing, and Speech and celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King.

Prizes for the Student Contest winners in each category will be available for pickup in the Atrium following the event.

The Marcus Center is located at 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53202. Parking for the event will be free and is available in the attached parking structure on State Street.

ART CONTEST WINNERS:

Grades K-2
1^st Place Jayla Santana – Trowbridge School
2^nd Place Hazel Pacheco Chapman – Milwaukee German Immersion School
3^rd Place Matias Reyes Castillo – Riley Dual Language Montessori School

Grades 3-5
1^st Place Marra Chrara – Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language
2^nd Place Brielle Duncan – Richard Kluge School
3^rd Place Jaiiden Suarez Otero – Riley Dual Language Montessori School

Grades 6-8
1^st Place Aida El-Hajjar – University School of Milwaukee
2^nd Place Yuritzy Sanchez Mendoza – Manitoba School
3^rd Place Eleanor Lawton – Milwaukee Parkside School

Grades 9-12
1^st Place Favee Xiong – West Bend East High School
2^nd Place Angelina Xiong – Rufus King High School
3^rd Place Raylen Jones – MacDowell Montessori School

SPEECH CONTEST WINNERS:

Grades K-2  
1^st Place Ashe Henry – Lowell Elementary 
2^nd Place Rosalie Pakalske-Buchanan – Craig Montessori School  
3^rd Place Ariah Shanklin – Forest Home Avenue School 

Grades 3-4  
1^st Place Priscilia Nsau – Lowell Elementary 
2^nd Place Raymond Mitchell – Forest Home Avenue School  
3^rd Place Grace Wierer – Craig Montessori School  

Grades 5-6 
1^st Place Christian Lara – Lowell Elementary 
2^nd Place Kingston Pearson-Lockett – Samuel Clemens School 
3^rd Place Adenike Precious Olowu – Golda Meir School  

Grades 7-8  
1^st Place Kayle Phillips – Golda Meir School 
2^nd Place Praise Ayodabo – Eastbrook Academy 
3^rd Place Marceana Akins – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary 

Grades 9-10  
1^st Place Harmony Allen – Riverside University High School 
2^nd Place Brinya Baker – Eastbrook Academy 
3^rd Place Chanerion Mike – Barack Obama School of Career & Technical Education  

Grades 11-12
1^st Place Malcolm Bishop – Vincent High School 
2^nd Place Brandon Gorton – Ronald Reagan IB High School 
3^rd Place Chai McCrary – Eastbrook Academy 

WRITING CONTEST WINNERS:

Grades K-1  
Group Project: Fairview School 1^st Grade, Teacher: Constance Michaud 

Jada Biddle, Sienna Brenaman, Sara Chavez-Madrigal, Jonael Colon-Morrobel, Mason Correa Reyna, Naomi Cruz, Mason Erving, Esmeralda Estrella, Jasmine Flowers, Alan Fregoso, Addilyn Gostomski, Jaden Green, Aviana Herbert, Finch Johnson, Arya Kreischer, Angel Lara, Jr., Brielle Lewitzke, Derek Martinez Acevedo, Alma Mutsch, Kaylani Navarrette, Finley Pierce, Declan Rzad, Nehemias Santana, Brayden Schlicke, Brighton Schwartz, Chemistry Sims, Abel Stewart, Olivia Vinson, Amelia Webber 

Grades 2-3 
1^st Place Khyei Thang – Richard Kluge School 
2^nd Place Lizmarie Soto – Richard Kluge School 
3^rd Place Brielle Denson – Trowbridge School 

Grades 4-5  
1^st Place Mahogany Hill – Samuel Clemens School 
2^nd Place Leigha Stewart – Samuel Clemens School 
3^rd Place Isaiah Price – Samuel Clemens School 

Grade 6 
1^st Place Harper Edmonds – Milwaukee Parkside School 
2^nd Place Milan Hardrick – Milwaukee Parkside School 
3^rd Place Christian Wilder – Atonement Lutheran School   

Grades 7-8 
1^st Place Syria Winston-Robertson – Hi-Mount Community School 
2^nd Place Kaleigha Weber – Milwaukee School of Languages 
3^rd Place Lilyana Sanders – Manitoba School 

Grades 9-10 
1^st Place Taliyah Grant – Riverside University High School 
2^nd Place Auggie Hoffman – Riverside University High School 
3^rd Place Donavan Coleman – Riverside University High School 

Grades 11-12 
1^st Place Tatiyana Dockery – Riverside University High School 
2^nd Place Darius Solomon – Riverside University High School 
3^rd Place Jennifer Adongo – Bay View High School 

TEACHER OF THE YEAR:

Cara Slingerland – Riverside University High School