Jackson Elementary Student Wins Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

The Pasadena Unified School District announced 18 winners of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay and art contest winners, and one of the students is from an Altadena school.

Andrea de la Torre, a fifth-grader at , won first prize in the essay contest in the elementary school level category.

The essay and art contest each have three winners, first, second, and third place, at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.  The full list of winners is listed below:

Essay Contest Winners

Elementary School

Middle School

High School

First Place

Andrea de la Torre

5th grade

Jackson Elementary

Teacher: Mr. Villela

Reese Proctor

7th grade

Sierra Madre School

Teacher: Ms. Nepf

Aidyn Cooper

12th grade

CIS

Teacher: Mr. Quaranta

Second Place

Anthony Rodriguez

4th grade

Don Benito Fundamental

Teacher: Mrs. Seger

Marissa Langley

 7th grade

Sierra Madre School

Teacher: Ms. Nepf

Nancy Mendoza

11th grade

Blair High School

Teacher: Ms. Rothner

Third Place

Laritza Montelongo

3rd grade

Washington Accelerated

Teacher: Dr. Green

Zeke Ogron

8th grade

Sierra Madre School

Teacher: Mrs. Graff

Matthew Teon

9th grade

Blair High School

Teacher: Ms. Anderson

Art Contest Winners

First Place

Victor Hoffman

4th grade

McKinley School

Teacher: Mr. Lira

Heather MacDougall

8th grade

Eliot Middle School

Teacher: Mr. Moya

Jose Carlos Virgen

 12th grade

Blair High School

Teacher: Mrs. Martinez

Second Place

Lilli Bower

 5th grade

Don Benito Fundamental

Teacher: Ms. Annett

RonnaMae Pidut

8th grade

Eliot Middle School

Teacher: Mr. Moya

Daniel Rosales

 11th grade

Pasadena High School

Teacher: Mr. Shultz

Third Place

Candace Mills

 4th grade

Don Benito Fundamental

Teacher: Mrs. Seger

Clairese French

 7th grade

Eliot Middle School

Teacher: Mr. Moya

Emma Yervandyan

10th grade

Pasadena High School

Teacher: Mr. Shultz