2024 Martin Luther King Community Celebration

Join the City of Worthington Community Relations Commission along with the Worthington Libraries, Worthington Schools, the Worthington Alliance of Black Families and Educations, and the Worthington United Methodist Church on January 15, 2024 for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.  

Youth Oratorical Contest

The 2024 Community Celebration will feature the first annual Youth Oratorical Contest for students K-12.  Orations will be based on the theme of the 2024 Celebration, which is "His Light Still Shines."  

The application window to submit orations opens on October 16, 2023, and will close on December 1, 2023.  Winners of each division will be invited to recite their orations at the Worthington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration on January 15, 2024.  

For questions please reach out to Management Assistant/Special Projects Coordinator Ethan Barnhardt at 614-786-7347 or ethan.barnhardt@worthington.org 


2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Save the Date Flyer

Oratorical Contest Documents

2024 Worthington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration Oratorical Contest Submission

  1. 2024 Worthington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Celebration Youth Oratorical Contest

    The Planning Committee for the annual Worthington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration is now accepting submissions for the inaugural 2024 Youth Oratorical Contest.  

    Winners of each division will be invited to present their oratory at the Worthington Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration on January 15, 2024 which will be held at the Worthington United Methodist Church.  

    The contest is open to all Worthington Schools students and is divided into four divisions:

    • PRIMARY DIVISON (Grades K - 2nd) – A Time limit of two minutes will be permitted for orations.  
    • INTERMEDIATE DIVISION (Grades 3rd - 5th) – A time limit of three minutes will be permitted for orations.  
    • JUNIOR DIVISION (Grades 6th - 8th) – A time limit of four minutes will be permitted for orations.  
    • SENIOR DIVISION (Grades 9th - 12th) – A time limit of five minutes will be permitted for orations. 

    The deadline to submit your oration is no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2023.  

    The complete Rules and Regulation can be found by following this LINK.  

  2. Please submit a video recording of your oration based upon the time set for age-division

  3. Please submit a typed copy of your oration in either a Microsoft Word or PDF format

  4. Please upload a completed copy of the Minor Model Release form.

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