Students showcase oratory talents

In what has become an annual Dallas ISD tradition, eight students in fourth and fifth grade will showcase their oratory skills by competing on Friday, Jan. 17, in the 33rd MLK Oratory Competition co-sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP and the district.

The competition serves as a celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., cultural diversity, and as an opportunity to spotlight talented Dallas ISD students as they learn about King.

Students will deliver their speeches on the topic “What would Dr. King tell us about our responsibility as citizens and leaders in America today?”

Congratulations to this year’s finalists:

Danielle Anderson | Fourth Grade | Clara Oliver Elementary School

Sidiba Dembele | Fourth Grade | Solar Preparatory School for Girls

Deon Harris |Fourth Grade | J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard

Sullivan Perkins | Fourth Grade| Adelle Turner Elementary School

Ivan Shtonda | Fifth Grade | Arturo Salazar Elementary School

Khalyn Thomas | Fifth Grade | Eddie Bernice Johnson STEM Academy

Zayden Vaughn | Fifth Grade | Frederick Douglass Elementary School

Jaxon Washington | Fourth Grade | Charles Rice Learning Center

The competition will take place 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora Street, and will be live streamed at MLK Oratory Competition Live Stream

For more information contact Tonya Mayberry Davis at tmayberry@dallasisd.org