Five members of the First Waughtown Baptist Church (FWBC) Teens of Purpose College/Career Preparatory Ministry won a combined $5,350 in the Silver Anniversary Martin Luther King Social Action Committee (MLK-SAC) Oratorical Contest. The event was held Saturday, Jan. 18, at the T. Austin Finch Auditorium in Thomasville to celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. This year’s theme was “For Such a Time As This.” Fifteen students from Triad schools competed for a total of $25,000 in scholarships.
FWBC award recipients included:
*Scenia Moses, a senior at Oak Grove High School, won the $1,500 Stanfield-Dalton Memorial Scholarship.
*Sekani Carter, a junior at Atkins Academic & Technology High School, won the $1,400 Joan Davis Scholarship and a $250 creativity award for introduction video.
*Jocelyn Hayes, a junior at Atkins Academic & Technology High School, won the $1,300 Robert M. Patterson Memorial Scholarship.
*Zyire Murphy, a senior at Glenn High School, won the $500 Tillie Lee Blanding Richbourg Memorial Scholarship.
*Patrick Small II, a junior at East Forsyth High School, won the $400 Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship.
Each participant also received a trophy and a medallion.
First Waughtown Baptist Church is located at 838 Moravia Street in Winston-Salem. Dr. Dennis W. Bishop is senior pastor.
Founded in 1993, the MLK-SAC advances and promotes the unfinished work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through teaching, proclaiming, interpreting, advocating, and promoting the non-violent elimination of poverty, racism and hate. The oratorical contest is a principal feature of the weekend celebration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. It commemorates the eloquent legacy of Dr. King and challenges high school juniors and seniors to present thematic speeches based on a yearly topic selected by a panel of five veteran educators.
The celebration is coordinated by Dr. George Jackson, chairman; Dr. Pamela Jackson, dean of students; and Ms. Miranda Bolton, secretary/treasurer of the MLK-SAC. To date, the committee has awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships.
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