The results are in! The City of Bloomington is proud to announce the 2022 winners of the annual Black History Month Essay Contest.
The contest was divided into three age groups and the winners are:
Elementary (Grades 4-6)
Christopher Held - Bloomington Junior High
Markel Curtiss - Sheridan Elementary
Middle School (Grades 7-8
Mackenzie McCray - Bloomington Junior High
Jolene Wilts - Bloomington Junior High
High School (Grades 9-12)
Jaeda Thomas Bloomington High School
A big thank you to all the Bloomington youth who participated:
Markel Curtiss Mazarin Shipp
Aaliyah Harris Amiah Erving
Christopher Held Mackenzie McCray
Adhrut Kulkarni Ishann Jha
Saraeya Chapman Jolene Wilts
Ga’Niahla Autman Mahagani Rush
Jaeda Thomas Makhi Blake
Winners will have their essays read on the air with stations WGLT and WXRJ.
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