Celebrants sing during the 2015 Greater Everett Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration.
Photo by Doug Ramsay
The winners of the annual Snohomish County Prodigies for Peace Essay and Art contests for children:
Essay Winners
Grades 3-5
1st: Rebeca Coman, Discovery Elementary
2nd(tie): Charlotte Dundon, Mill Creek Elementary
2nd (tie): Lazarhia Bullock, Emerson Elementary
3rd: Lulu Rodgers, View Ridge Elementary
3rd: Sara Oh, Mill Creek Elementary
Grade 5
1st: Ella Wang, Forest View Elementary
2nd: Heath Pennebaker, Forest View Elementary
3rd(tie): Austin Guan, Mill Creek Elementary
3rd: Viyaan Kinariwala, Forest View Elementary
Grades 6-8
1st: Jiya Walia, Gateway Middle School
2nd(tie): Lin Liu, Gateway Middle School
2nd (tie): Vivaan Rajan, Gateway Middle School
3rd: Atharv Gupta, Gateway Middle School
Art Winners
Grades K-2
1st (tie): Prisha Jain, Cedar Wood Elementary
1st (tie): Arjun Tallapragada, Woodwide Elementary
2nd : Aria Debnath, Cedar Wood Elementary
3rd (tie): Jhanvi Gupta, Silver Firs Elementary
3rd (tie): Ruhi Karmarker, Mill Creek Elementary
Grades 3-5
1st: Benji Kim, Mill Creek Elementary
2nd(tie): Shresta Shetty, Tambark Creek Elementary
2nd(tie): Harlow Taylor, Mill Creek Elementary
3rd(tie): Sara Oh, Mill Creek Elementary
3rd(tie): Damion Acain, Garfield Elementary
Grades 6-8
1st: Shriya Pradeep, Gateway Middle School
2nd: Arynn Lee, Gateway Middle School
3rd: Anjali Kruthiventi, Gateway Middle School
Grades 9-12
1st: Lana Vixaysakd, Cavelero Mid-High
2nd: Kyrsten Hale, Cavelero Mid-High
3rd(tie): Michelle Gaspar, Cavelero Mid-High
3rd(tie): Sev Wahl, Cavelero Mid-High