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The 2019 Fresno County superintendent of schools contest to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By The Fresno Bee Editorial Board
This artwork, by Petula Jamieson, won secondary best of show in the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. art contest. Petula is an eighth-grader at Kastner Intermediate in Clovis Unified. The artwork is entitled, “The dream is still young but the innocence is gone.”
This artwork, by Petula Jamieson, won secondary best of show in the 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. art contest. Petula is an eighth-grader at Kastner Intermediate in Clovis Unified. The artwork is entitled, “The dream is still young but the innocence is gone.”

The Bee highlights a special project: The 35th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. art and essay contest, sponsored by the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools.

Children in grades kindergarten through 12th grade in Fresno County were eligible to enter the contests. The theme this year is “Fulfilling the dream with informed action.”

Here are the two winning artworks.

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