OKLA. CITY —
More than 700 entries from 32 states were received for the 2012 Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum Essay contest. Winning essays came from students in Michigan, Texas and Oklahoma.
Winners received cash prizes and were recognized at the Oklahoma Judicial Center on Dec. 11. Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Taylor spoke to the winners about the importance of speaking out against violence and his experience of being the presiding judge in the Terry Nichols trial. Amy Downs, Chief Operations Officer and senior vice president of lending at Allegiance Credit Union, formerly Federal Employees Credit Union, shared her experience of being a survivor of the bombing.
The April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City occurred because one person chose violence as a means to express disagreement and effect change, while others chose to remain silent — and 168 innocent people were killed. The quotations selected for the 2012 Student Essay Contest were from people with a personal connection to the bombing, and highlighted the importance of speaking out against violence and doing the right thing in order to make a difference.
The essay contest was sponsored by Allegiance Credit Union.
For more information on the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, call 888-542-HOPE or visit www.OklahomaCityNationalMemorial.org.
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PHOTO PROVIDED National Memorial and Museum 2012 essay contest winners are, from left: 9th/10th grade Second place winner: Ben Chance, Home School, Wichita Falls, Texas; 5th/6th grade Second place winner: Faith Fang, Cheyenne Middle School, Edmond; 11th/12th grade Second Place winner: Arlette Rojano, Dove Science Academy, Oklahoma City; Chief Justice Steven Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court; 5th/6th grade Third place winner: Kaelyn Hild, Cheyenne Middle School, Edmond; 7th/8th grade First place winner: Tiffany Aguilar, Owasso 8th Gade Center, Owasso; 7th/8th grade Second place winner: Ezri Roberts, Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond; 5th/6th grade First place winner: Marshall Clune, Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond; 7th/8th grade Third place winner: Jack Curran, Sequoyah Middle School, Edmond; 9th/10th grade First place winner: Faythe Snapp, Valliant High School, Valliant; 9th/10th grade Third place winner: Brooklyn Bain, Valliant High School, Valliant.
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