Times Weekly, News
The Troy Heritage Trail Student Council held their first in-school art competition for the best student-made artwork honoring Black History Month.
The winner was first-grader Alanah, who made a shoebox diorama of the bus made famous when Alabama resident Rosa Parks refused to take a seat at the back of a public bus in 1955. Parks was a well-known civil rights activist.
The contest in this first year of the Heritage Trail competition had 39 submissions, said fourth-grade teacher Rachel Cundari. The second co-sponsor for the contest was another HT fourth-grade teacher Valerie Avalos. “Val, myself and the Student Council members thought it was important to spotlight influential African Americans of their choosing while celebrating Black History Month,” Cundari said.
“We wanted a place in our school for their contributions to be acknowledged and celebrated, as well as a place for staff and students to be able to read about the leadership and legacies Black Americans have given our country, Cundari added.”
The students who participated in the competition were from kindergarten through fourth grade.
