King Commission Sponsors Web Page Design Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2006

For more information, contact:
Barbara Fuqua, Chair, City of Bloomington Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, 331-7903
Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator, Community and Family Resources, City of Bloomington, 349-3471

Bloomington, IN-- The City of Bloomington's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission announces its annual Web Page Design Contest for students in elementary, middle and high schools. The contest this year includes students in both the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) and the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (RBB).

"I encourage students to learn about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in the Web page design contest," said Mayor Mark Kruzan. "This is a fun way to learn, and students are eligible for prizes. We welcome the participation this year of our friends in the Richland-Bean Blossom Schools, who for the first time will join our own MCCSC students in this activity."

Web page contest information is posted on both the MCCSC and RBB Web sites. Web page instructions vary according to the grade levels of students. Students in the MCCSC can find details by visiting [www.mccsc.edu|http://www.mccsc.edu], and RBB students can visit [www.rbbcsc.k12.in.us/|http://www.rbbcsc.k12.in.us/]. The deadline for entries is January 9, 2007.

Volunteers Diane Jung from Indiana University Information Technology Services and Beth Terrell from the IU School of Informatics are leading a committee of judges who will select winners. All participants are invited to attend a reception at the First United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, at which time winning Web pages will be displayed and announced and prizes will be given.

Contest winners will also be recognized at the King Birthday Celebration beginning at 7:30 p.m. on January 15 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E Kirkwood Ave.

Information about the Web page contest and other MLK events is available online at [www.bloomington.in.gov/cfrd|/sections/viewSection.php?section_id=121], or by calling Craig Brenner, Special Projects Coordinator in the City's Community and Family Resources Department, at 349-3471.