MURPHY SHARES WINNING ESSAYS OF ‘MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY ESSAY CHALLENGE’

WASHINGTON —U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) selected 15 elementary, middle, and high school students from across Connecticut as winners of his second annual ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay Challenge.’ The winning essays and pictures can be viewed below. Click on each student’s name to download his or her essay.

Approximately 700 students submitted essays to Murphy’s office reflecting on Dr. King’s dream and their own aspirations. Murphy celebrated the winners at a pancake breakfast on January 27th. In addition to being available below, the winning essays are on display in Murphy’s Hartford office.

Congressional District #1 Winners:

• Aarav Mathur – Aiken Elementary School in West Hartford
• Zishan Ahmed – John F. Kennedy Middle School in Plantsville
• Ma'lik Martin – Connecticut River Academy in East Hartford

Congressional District #2 Winners:

• Quentin Kuczaj – Windermere School in Ellington
• Avni Kabra – East Lyme Middle School
• Colleen Keller – East Lyme High School

Congressional District #3 Winners:

• Rodney Crockett Jr. – Moody Elementary School in Middletown
• Maia Quarles – City Hill Middle School in Naugatuck
• Alex Guzhnay – Achievement First Amistad High School in New Haven

Congressional District #4 Winners:

• Ryan El-ouardighi – K.T. Murphy School in Stamford
• Kristopher Flores – Roton Middle School in Norwalk
• Latrel Stewart – Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk

Congressional District #5 Winners:

• Kenneth Konrad Miller – Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown
• Kyler Kumi – Rochanmbeau Middle School in Southbury
• Karl Daniel Miller – Newtown High School

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