Tates Creek eighth-grader to read essay at Unity Breakfast
Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, January 13, 2012
Eighth-graders from Tates Creek took the top two spots in the 2012 Unity Breakfast essay contest, which was open to middle school students throughout Fayette County.
Amelia Hurt was the overall winner and received a $500 savings bond. Runner-up Mollie Watson received a $300 savings bond. Stephanie Lopez, an eighth-grader at Winburn Middle School, came in third and received a $100 savings bond.
Their one-page essays were based on the theme “Unity: Moving from Concept to Reality.” Amelia was invited to read her winning entry Jan. 16 at Lexington’s annual MLK Day breakfast commemorating the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.
The contest was sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Alpha Beta Lambda Chapter Education Foundation.
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