Otterbein University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation Committee is pleased to announce the 6th annual MLK Multimedia, Essay & Arts Contest. The contest allows Central Ohio high school students (grades 9-12) to showcase their talents through art (drawing, photography, sculpture, etc.), essay or poetry, or multimedia (a song or dance for example).

This years theme is Network of Mutuality. From a Birmingham jail King wrote, “In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be… This is the inter-related structure of reality.”

Based on the above quote, students have two options in which to display creativity:

#1 As you read Dr. Kings words above, how do you see or envision a “network of

mutuality” in today’s society?

#2 In your opinion, what leaders live/lived up to what they “ought to be” causing a

ripple effect that positively impacted the lives of others? Students must submit a multimedia presentation, essay/poem, or work of art that symbolizes and represents either question above. Prizes will be awarded to the top entry per category or the top three entries if all categories are not represented. See guidelines for rules and regulations.

SUBMISSION & DEADLINE

All projects must be submitted to:

Otterbein University

Courtright Memorial Library

ATTN: Stacie Walker-Ladson

138 W. Main Street

Westerville, OH 43081

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Questions? Call or email Stacie at

823-1143 or sladson@otterbein.edu

The deadline for submission is

Friday, January 8, 2016.

2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multimedia, Essay, & Art Contest

2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Multimedia, Essay, & Art Contest

GUIDELINES

Contest entries must be accompanied by an official Entry Form and should also include the following components: 1. Illustrate or express the student’s interpretation of the contest theme, or 2. Describe or express what students can do or what they are currently doing in their own

lives to support Race Amity within their community.

Rule for submitted ARTWORK

1. In addition to a drawing or sculpture to illustrate their idea, students must write a brief paragraph (on a separate piece of paper attached or affixed to the artwork) explaining their illustration.

Rules for submitted ESSAYS

1. Essays, poems, and short stories must be typed and no more than four pages. 2. Pages must be double spaced and numbered with the student’s name appearing on the top

left hand corner of each page. 3. Written works may NOT include photographs, images, illustrations, etc.

Rules for MULTIMEDIA

1. Submissions must last no longer than five minutes. 2. Each entry must include the student(s) name and title of submission. 3. Each entry must be an original work . 4. Acceptable formats/files are DVD, CD-ROM, USB (FLASH), MP3/MP4, or YouTube Link.

Winners will be selected according to the following criteria:

Content 20% Relevancy to theme 30% Grammar 30% Guidelines 20%

Deadline for submissions is FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016

2016 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multimedia, Essay, & Art Contest

ENTRY FORM (please print legibly)

I am entering (check one box for the following three choices): __ Multimedia __ Essay/Poetry

__ Art/Photography TITLE OF SUBMISSION ______________________________________________________ STUDENT INFORMATION GRADE LEVEL: __9 __10 __11 __12 STUDENT NAME _______________________________________________________________________ HOME ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________ CITY/ZIP _____________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER (_______) ___________________________________________

SCHOOL INFORMATION SCHOOL NAME ________________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER _______________________________________________________________________ TEACHER’S NAME/CLASS_________________________________________________________________ GUIDANCE COUNSELOR’S NAME _______________________________________________________________ GUIDANCE COUNSELOR EMAIL ADDRESS _________________________________________________________

FORWARD ALL ENTRIES TO: Otterbein University Courtright Memorial Library ATTN: Stacie Walker-Ladson 138 W. Main Street Westerville, OH 43081