Breaking barriers essay contest - EnLefko 87.7.
Previous Essay Contest Winners. 2016: The winner was Jennifer Powell, a 9th grader at Albany (N.Y.) High School and a member of the school district’s junior varsity team.Jennifer’s essay was about a lacrosse coach or mentor who has had a positive impact on her life, and specifically, has created an inclusive environment for her and her teammates.
Through interviews, photographs and archival video footage, Breaking the Barriers acknowledges the contribution of the ATA toward fostering the careers of black players and it features discussion of many prominent black ATA tennis players. Examining the dynamics of segregation in the sport, Breaking the Barriers shows how the ATA has contributed and continues to contribute to the integration.
Congratulations Ashley Mrutu for winning the Breaking Barriers essay contest at the 2014 MLB RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner-Cities) Twins RBI is proud of you! The objective of the Breaking Barriers essay is to have the young athletes write about an experience where they had to overcome adversity, just like Jackie Robinson did in breaking baseball's color barrier. This year's winner of the.
This year’s theme explored Africans American’s role in breaking racial barriers in sports and culture. The celebration featured everything from eloquently spoken poems to a bold jazz band. The night kicked off with with a welcome by the host of the night, Sade White. Throughout the night, various students impersonated numerous “barrier breakers” in African American history who helped.
The Breaking Barriers essay contest invites students in grades four through eight to submit an essay about barriers they have faced or are still facing in their lives. The essay should aim to demonstrate how the student used the values exemplified by Jackie Robinson to deal with those obstacles. Contest rules and deadlines are released each.
In 2017, another member of the Astros RBI program, Drevian Nelson, also won the Jackie Robinson “Breaking Barriers” Essay Contest. Nelson’s winning essay detailed how he managed to overcome the loss of his mother, who died of cancer when he was 10 years old. His story also has a happy outcome, as he was selected in the 14th round of this year’s June Draft by the Anaheim Angels, and.
The Breaking Barriers Essay Contest provides opportunities for students from all backgrounds in grades 4 through 9 to submit an essay about barriers or obstacles in their lives, and how they used the values exemplified by Jackie Robinson to face those obstacles. In 2017, Anna Howe, a 4th-grade student from Tucson, Ariz., and Tank Wright, a 7th-grade student from Sylacauga, Ala. were selected.