The MLK Unity Breakfast: "The Oscars of Academics," takes place starting 8 a.m. Monday at Moose Lodge No. 1444, 2805 Kanawha Blvd. E. Tickets are $25 or $200 per table and the event benefits the programs of the Dreams Community Development Corporation. For more information, call 256-457-7143.
The event features the announcement of winners of the third MLK Oratorical and Essay Concert. Multiple $1,000 scholarships and a summer internship to Charleston Main Streets will be awarded to graduating seniors. Students in grades 3 through 11 will earn $100 cash prizes, Blenko Glass awards, a book bag of school supplies and Highland Hospital's Dreamers and Achievers certificate of academic excellence.
More than 100 students entered the contest, said Obi Henderson, founder of the event. "Our goal is to connect them to a university in West Virginia where they can potentially blossom and find a career path that will help them improve West Virginia. With the competition, we want to bring awareness to academic achievement. That's why were branding it as the 'Oscars of Academics.'"
n Michael Farmer
n Christina Bridgette
n Acacia L. Harris, Capital High School
n Isaiah Patterson, Capital High School
n Morgan Hambel, Hurricane High School
n William Franklin Roy, Capital High School
n Artia Yvette Ward, South Charleston High School
n Christopher Cunningham, South Charleston High School
n Maxwell Shavers, Capital High School
n Christopher Cunningham, South Charleston High School
n Maxwell Shavers, Capital High School
n Kayla Stubblefield, Capital High School
Elementary Level:
n Jer'Shawn Robinson, 5th grader at Mary C. Snow Elementary
n Jon'Nease Copening, 5th grader at Mary C. Snow Elementary
Middle School Level:
n Kushal Modi, 7th grader at Andrew Jackson Middle School
n La'Drem Shelmonson-Bey, 7th grader at Stonewall Jackson Middle School
High School:
n Kayla Stubblefield, Capital High School
n Isaiah Patterson, Capital High School
n Acacia L. Harris, Capital High School