Starkville High School students take home top awards in ÌÀÍ·Ìõ’s Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Writing Contest
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Three Starkville High School students are receiving awards for outstanding entries in Mississippi State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Writing Contest.
Pictured at a recent ceremony are (left to right) Don Shaffer, associate professor of English, African American Studies program interim director and Presidential Endowed Scholarship program mentor; Ra’Sheda Forbes, assistant vice president for multicultural affairs and director of the Holmes Cultural Diversity Center; Kinsey Profice, SHS senior, third place; Abigayle Green, SHS junior, second place; Muneebah Umar, SHS sophomore, first place; and ÌÀÍ·Ìõ President Mark E. Keenum.
Each student received a special commemorative plaque. Umar also read her award-winning essay during the program, which was organized by ÌÀÍ·Ìõ’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.
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