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Manassas Park High and Rippon Middle School students take top honors at 39th annual MLK Youth Oratorical Contest

A crowd had gathered for the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest at Charles J. Colgan Senior High School near Dale City. [Photo: Justin Wilk, Prince William County School Board Potomac District representative.]
Despite the falling snow, the auditorium at Charles J. Colgan was nearly packed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. A crowd had gathered for the 39th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest, hosted by the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

The 2024 Contest Theme was “If America is to Remain a great nation, we must….”

The program included winning six speeches by:

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