Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, January 13, 2012

Three Henry Clay freshmen swept the high school division in the statewide Martin Luther King Jr. essay competition. David Stevens took first-place honors, Anne-Marie Place was runner-up, and Zachary Byrd came in third.

Twenty-two elementary, middle and high school students from across the Commonwealth received U.S. savings bonds as winners in the annual essay and visual arts contests. They were congratulated Thursday by Gov. Steve Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson at the MLK celebration in Frankfort.

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The Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission hosted the event, “Exploring the King in You,” to highlight his life and to honor individuals who embody the spirit and energy of the late civil rights leader. Roszalyn Akins, founder of the Carter G. Woodson Academy in Lexington, was guest speaker; and Abramson presented the M.L. King Jr. Citizenship Award to Pamela Smith-Wright of Owensboro, the first African-American to hold the position of mayor pro tem.

“The legacy of Dr. King is one that very much lives on today and one that must live on though each of us,” Beshear said. “His mission remains not only relevant but also urgent and presents us with a challenge that we must answer.”

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