Terry Sheridan, Ada High School, sophomore, was third place winner in the Third Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay Contest.
The purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how Dr. King's philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today's society. His essay follows:
By Terry Sheridan
Dr. Martin Luther King is a very well known name to those in the United States and many other countries “sweltering with the heat of injustice.”