2025 MLK Essay
Essay Prompt: Why was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A game changer and why does he inspire you to be a game changer?
K-Grade 12 Guidelines
Length and style:
K-2 – May be submitted in words or pictures
Grades 3-5 – An essay between 150-200 words
Grades 6-8 – An essay between 250-350 words
Grades 9-12 – An essay not to exceed 500 words
Format:
The essay may be handwritten or produced on a computer in 12 pt font
Submitting the essays: Individual essays should be accompanied by a separate but completed entry form, copy attached. If submissions are coming from a class in school, we ask that teachers number each essay from the class and include entry forms with numbers which match the essays in a separate folder or envelope.
Copyright: All essays become the property of MTFD which reserves the right to publish all essays.
Prizes:
A cash prize of $200 will be awarded to the winner in each age group. K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Winners and at least one adult family member must attend the Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast at First United Methodist Church at 9:00am on January 20, 2025, to present his or her essay.
Deadline for Entries is January 10, 2025
Submit to Morristown Task Force on Diversity, 230 Montrose Ave, Morristown, TN 37813
Essays with entry form information can be E-mailed to: morristowndiversitytaskforce@gmail.com