MLK contest winners announced

Students at Clovis Municipal Schools and Clovis Christian Schools submitted more than 400 projects for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission art, essay and speech contests.

First-place speech winners may perform their speeches at the 34th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Clovis High School Cafeteria.

Here are contest winners:

Art

Kindergarten

1. Aria Padillia, Clovis Christian Schools

2. Julia Wright, Clovis Christian Schools

3. Thea Cordell, Clovis Christian Schools

1st - 2nd Grade

1. Camilla Franklin, iAcademy at Lincoln Jackson

2. Daleyza Quintana, Parkview Elementary

3. Joanna Hoover, Clovis Christian Schools

3rd - 5th Grade

1. Elizabeth Ann Guiterrez, Clovis Christian Schools

2. David Dirksmeyer, Clovis Christian Schools

3. Kaelob Espinoza Cerda, La Casita Elementary

6th - 8th Grade

1. Gloria Briseno, Yucca Middle School

2. Marisol Portillo-Carrera, Yucca Middle School

3. Athena Dickenson, Yucca Middle School

9th Grade

1. Maylon Crowder, iAcademy at Lincoln Jackson

10th - 12th Grade

1. Makenna Music and Alex Medina, Clovis High

2. Jazmin Peralez and Electra Maleakhi, Clovis High

Essay

1st - 2nd Grade

1. Lincoln Bolling, Highland Elementary

2. Beckett Wiegel, Zia Elementary

3rd - 5th Grade

1. Mia Romero, James Bickley Elementary

2. Autumn Roaf, iAcademy at Lincoln Jackson

3. Kage Trujillo, James Bickley Elementary

6th - 8th Grade

1. Damion Munoz, Yucca Middle School

2. Charles Busija, Clovis Christian School

3. Caleb Martin, Clovis Christian School

9th Grade 

1. Natalie Ellsworth, Clovis Christian School

10th - 12th Grade

1. Anesa Maltos, Clovis High School

2. Jaylyn Trujillo, Clovis High School

3. Jalisa Raney, Clovis Christian School

Speech 

Kindergarten 

1. Symphony Smart, Mesa Elementary

3rd - 5th Grade

1. Damian Chavez, Arts Academy at Bella Vista

2. Sky Smart, Mesa Elementary

6th - 8th Grade

1. Kayson Warner, Yucca Middle School

2. Jillian Ritchey, Clovis Christian School

3. Chad Johns, Clovis Christian School

10th - 12th Grade

1. Allyanah Deshoutel, Early College High School