Cleveland Metropolitan School District Retro Rap performance by students from Whitney Young School
The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. leads the ceremony’s invocation
Scholarship Finalists Robert Edwards, Annie Robinson, Kelly Knaser, Avalon Regalbuto, and Andrew Huang wait patiently before being asked to read their essays before a crowd of more than 275 family members, friends, and Maltz Museum supporters
for the second year, WKYC Channel 3 Weekend News Anchor and Education Reporter Kim Wheeler served as master of ceremonies
Scholarship Finalist Avalon Reglabuto, a senior at Orange High
Andrew Huang, an junior grader at University School, reads his essay
Kelly Knaser, a senior at Wickliffe High School and First Runner-Up
Biar Akar, a senior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High, is a refugee from South Sudan who came to the U.S. in 2010
Adrian Simion, a senior at Westlake High School
Evelyn Ting, a senior at Shaker Height High School
Courtney Schmidt, a junior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High
Robert Edwards, a senior at Max Hayes High School and Second Runner-Up
Courtney Ross, a senior at Chardon High School
Shala Blade, a tenth grader at Glenville High School, holds her 3rd Place trophy high; on her left, Jessica Hartig, a sophomore at Solon High School, placed 2nd for her grade
Aurora High Student Annie Robinson Awarded Grand Scholarship Prize!