by December 10, 2021. Register online
	starting September 15, 2021.
		
DO NOT write student names or school on actual essay. Writing must
	
be anonymous for scoring purposes.

		

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 2022 ESSAY CONTEST

Honoring the Dream Today with Hope, Compassion, and Unity For All

Fresno County students in grades 4-12 are eligible and encouraged to compete!

CONTACT INFORMATION

Tonia Loeffler Events Specialist 559.265.3000 x3218 tloeffler@fcoe.org

Allison Hernandez, Ed.D Director ELA/ELD/HSS 559.265.3077
allison.hernandez@fcoe.org

Registration Assistance

Pinky Torres 559.497.3749
thidavone.torres@fcoe.org

SPONSORED BY

GUIDELINES

1.	Each school site may submit THREE FINALISTS per category for county judging. It is the responsibility of each school site to select what they consider to be the most outstanding entries.
2. The prompt must be used; rubric for scoring is based on the prompt. 3. Students must adhere to the maximum number of words allowed. 4. Students need to give credit for any sources used in essays.
5. Each entry must be registered online and emailed to Tonia Loeffler

6.

	CATEGORIES

4th-6th Grades (100-500 words)

7th-8th Grades (300-700 words)

9th-12th Grades (500-1000 words)

Trinity Vang, Grade 7 Washington Academic Middle Sanger Unified