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Saint Paul students win Black History Month Essay and Art Contest
3/11/2005 9:20 AM

On Feb. 28th, the Midwest Coca-Cola Company announced the winners of its Black History Month Essay and Art Contest. Winners included students from Arlington High School, Battle Creek Middle School, Humboldt High School and Cleveland Middle School.

The winners in the essay contest from Saint Paul Public Schools were Alexis K. Jackson from Arlington Senior High and Imani McCray Tobechuckwa from Battle Creek Middle School. Each winner in the essay contest received a personal computer. In addition, Arlington Senior High School received a $5,000 scholarship from the University of Minnesota.

The
winners in the art contest from the Saint Paul Public Schools were Tamiko Mitchell from Humboldt High School and Vicki Lynn Moua from Cleveland Middle School. Each winner in the art contest received a $150 gift certificate from Target.

The essay contest, now in its 8th year, is a result of a partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and is intended to raise awareness of black history among Saint Paul and Minneapolis students.

In this year's contest, students were asked to write a 500 word essay stating their view on how The Niagara Movement affected the
cultural standing and influence of African Americans in the early twentieth century, and its impact in our society today. Essays were judged by teachers at each school and one winner from a public middle school and a public high school in Minneapolis and Saint Paul were selected.

This year, in addition to the essay contest, sponsors added an art contest, in which students were asked to create an original piece of artwork depicting their views on The Niagara Movement.

The winners of both contests were announced at a celebration ceremony at Coffman Memorial Union on the U of M campus.

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