For MLK speech contest, girl looks to the present; CPS student draws lessons from current events
Jan 15, 2021 - Chicago Tribune
As Chicago Public Schools students enjoyed their winter break, Payton Sawyer, 9, spent her off days practicing her 3-minute, 20-second Martin Luther King Jr. speech. She wanted to be able to perform it from memory.
Payton, a fourth grader at Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center, is a finalist for this year's Foley & Lardner MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, a speech competition held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event provides fourth and fifth grade CPS students an opportu...
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