The 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest entry deadline is approaching.

Students in grades 6 to 12 are invited to participate.

They are being asked to write their essays based on the following quote from King: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiples hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”

Contest information can be found online at iasp.org/students/mlk-jr-essay. The online submission deadline is Feb. 28.

This program is free for Department of Student Programs member schools. Nonmember schools will be charged $10 per essay.

Department membership is independent of individual administrator membership through the Indiana Association of School Principals. If you are unsure if your school is a member or if you have other questions, email Chris Hammer at [email protected].