Here are the winners of the 2025 Black History Essay Contest

Elementary (Grades 4-6)

1^st Place Zayla Nixon - Oakland Elementary

2^nd Place Erioluwa Jegede - Oakland Elementary

3^rd Place Noelle Barkulis - Oakland Elementary

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

1^st Place Aaliyah Mohapatra - Chiddix Junior High School

2^nd Place Carmen Wells - Cornerstone Christian Academy

3^rd Place Jamarion Banks - Bloomington Junior High School

High School (Grades 9-12)

1^st Place MacKenzie McCray - Bloomington High School

2^nd Place Kyron King-Warr - Bloomington High School

3^rd Place Skylar D'Urso - Bloomington High School