DR. KING  ESSAY WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Two students from Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass. and one from Trinity Catholic High School in Newton, Mass. are winners of the second annual Social Justice Essay Contest, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The contest, open to public and parochial school students in grades 9 through 11 in the Archdiocese of Boston and the Diocese of Fall River, is timed to coincide with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month. A winner was chosen from each grade level.

Winners for the best essay for the topic “Walking with Jesus in Confronting Injustice: What Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Did and What I Can Do Today” are:

• Vincent Mok, of Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, Mass.  To read his essay, please visit here.
• Erin Murphy, also of Bishop Feehan High School.  To read her essay, please visit here.
• Reginald Sethna, of Trinity Catholic High School in Newton, Mass.  To read his essay, please visit here.

The essays were chosen from 118 submissions from 15 high schools. The three winners will each receive a laptop computer.

The essay contest was sponsored by the College's Office of Intercultural Affairs, Admissions and Enrollment, Campus Ministry, and the Martin Institute.

The winners will read their essays at Stonehill on Monday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Auditorium. The readings will coincide with Stonehill alumna Lois Commodore’s appearance that evening, when she returns to campus to perform songs from her new CD Hold Me as part of Black History Month.

In selecting the essay topic, the College combined Dr. King’s message of social justice with the mission of Stonehill, which is to educate the whole person so that each Stonehill graduate thinks, acts, and leads with courage toward the creation of a more just and compassionate world.

02/11/08