The City of Bloomington has announced the 2025 winners of its annual Black History Essay Contest. You'll hear them this month on WGLT's Sound Ideas, or you can listen on-demand below.
Elementary (Grades 4-6)
- 1st Place - Zayla Nixon - Oakland Elementary
- 2nd Place - Erioluwa Jegede - Oakland Elementary
- 3rd Place - Noelle Barkulis - Oakland Elementary
Middle School (Grades 7-8)
- 1st Place - Aaliyah Mohapatra - Chiddix Junior High School
- 2nd Place - Carmen Wells - Cornerstone Christian Academy
- 3rd Place - Jamarion Banks - Bloomington Junior High School
High School (Grades 9-12)
- 1st Place - MacKenzie McCray - Bloomington High School
- 2nd Place - Kyron King-Warr - Bloomington High School
- 3rd Place - Skyler D'Urso - Bloomington High School
