The oratorical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continued in the young voices of student orators. Six PWCS student finalists competed virtually before a panel of judges in advance of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Oratorical Competition and Program, which will be presented at 11 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022.
Hosted
by
the
Prince
William
County
Alumnae
Chapter
of
Delta
Sigma
Theta
(PWCAC
DST),
this
free
MLK
event
will
be
held
virtually
again
this
year.
Audience
members
will
have
an
opportunity
to
vote
for
their
favorite
orator
using
a
text-to-vote
feature.
The
program
will
be
broadcast
on
the
PWCAC
DST
YouTube
Channel
(PWCAC-DST-MEDIA).
This
year's
theme,
"Beyond
Dreams
and
Mountains:
Her
Voice-Her
Mission,"
called
on
students
to
speak
on
the
vision
of
unsung
heroines
of
the
Civil
Rights
Movement
past
and
present;
their
vision
and
work
and
how
it
aligns
with
Dr.
King's
vision.
Congratulations
to
the
following
six
finalists:
- Varsha Jyothikaa Palaniyandy, Gar-Field High School
- Kenedi Cheri Wiley, C.D. Hylton High School
- N'Na-Mayi Akosua Tama, Osbourn Park High School
- Mahmud Ibn Abdul-rahman Khabir, Bull Run Middle School
- Makaya Elizabeth Freeman, Graham Park Middle School
- Shavonne Davis, Marsteller Middle School