City's Human Rights Commission Announces 19th Annual Essay and Art Contest Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 24, 2010

For more information, please contact:
Barbara McKinney, Director of Human Rights Commission, City of Bloomington, 349.3429
Jared Schlemmer, Assistant Deputy Mayor, City of Bloomington, 349.3406, schlemmj@bloomington.in.gov

Bloomington, IN - The City of Bloomington Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has announced the winners of its 19th Annual Essay and Art competition. With a theme of "Civil Conversations: Getting Along in Our Diverse Community," this year's contest was an overwhelming success.

Mayor Mark Kruzan will present the awards at a ceremony on Thursday, March 25, 2010, in City Hall's Council Chambers, 401 North Morton St. The public is invited to attend the celebration, which begins at 4:00 p.m.

The commission thanks prize sponsors Robinson Construction Management, Inc., Andrews, Harrell, Mann, Carmin & Parker, PC, Cassady Electrical Contractors, William C. Lloyd, Attorney at Law, and Pizza X. BHRC members Byron Bangert, Valeri Haughton, Carolyn Calloway-Thomas and Emily Bowman served as the judges of the contest.

The awards are as follows:

Essay Winners

Younger Student Level:
First Place: Nina Castro-Sauer, Fourth Grade from University Elementary
Second Place: Matthew Landgraf, Third Grade from Childs Elementary
Third Place: Ingle Makemson, Second Grade from Childs Elementary

Older Student Level:
First Place: Ciabhan Connelly, Sixth Grade from Harmony School
Second Place: Kwadwo Assensoh, Eighth Grade from Tri-North Middle School
Third Place: Katherine Tilghman, Fifth Grade from Childs Elementary

3D Art Winners

Younger Student Level:
First Place: Mrs. Smith's Third Grade Class, "Our Kindness Quilt," Childs Elementary
Second Place: Lucia Davila, Fifth Grade, Toudora Galuska, Fourth Grade, Layla Moore, Fourth Grade and Becca Smith, Third Grade from Templeton Elementary
Third Place: Dashiell Schonemann-Poppeliers, Fourth Grade from Templeton Elementary

Older Student Level:
First Place: Ben Woolford, Sixth Grade, Adam Diersing, Fifth Grade, Gabriel Bruner, Fourth Grade and Stella Winterman, Sixth Grade from Templeton Elementary
Second Place: Amy Moore, Sixth Grade from Lakeview Elementary

2D Art Winners

Younger Student level:
First Place: Robby Gonyea and Milo Roeder, Fourth Grade from Templeton Elementary

Older Student Level:
First Place: Livingston Assensoh, Sixth Grade from Binford Elementary
Second Place: Laura Mitchell and Anna Deckard, Sixth Grade from Lakeview Elementary

For more information, call the BHRC at 349-3429 or e-mail the commission at human.rights@bloomington.in.gov.

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