Lakeria Dean, an eighth-grade student at Ribault Middle School, has been selected as the winner of the Global Black History Essay Contest presented by the Duval County Public Schools' (DCPS) Department of World Languages.
Lakeria's essay about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. focused on the responsibility of each individual to promote tolerance and freedom. She addressed Dr. King in her composition by saying, "I feel you did your part, now it’s time for us to do ours."
In honor of this special recognition, Lakeria was picked up at school on March 25 in an elegant limousine provided by Susie's Limousine. She was driven to City Hall, where Mayor John Peyton presented her with a certificate of recognition.
After meeting the Mayor, Lakeria was treated to lunch at Maggiano's Little Italy at the St. Johns Town Center.
Lakeria was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Cartonya Badger, an assistant in the guidance office at Ribault Middle, as well as DCPS Supervisor of World Languages, Dr. Joanne Davis.
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