Grand Prairie Unity Coalition banquet
To encourage and celebrate unity and equality throughout the community, the Grand Prairie Unity Coalition held its 5th annual banquet Thursday night at the Ruthe Jackson Center. The banquet drew people of all races, backgrounds, national origin and religious beliefs in a spirit of unification through association and education.
“Unity is not coming together, unity is about being together,” the night’s keynote speaker Andrew White, Assistant to the City Manager said.
White used the triangle of unity to illustrate his three points of unity.
- Learn to appreciate who you are and know who you are.
- Don’t ever underestimate the contributions of others.
- Learn for encounters.
White concluded praising the Mayor, City Council, and the City Manager for their leadership in creating a world class service attitude in the city to serve all people.
Grand Prairie Arts Council held a juried student art and poetry contest in conjunction with the unity banquet with the theme being, Grand Prairie’s 100 Years Towards Unity.
Winners:
Poetry
High School PoetryMiddle School Poetry
1st – Crystal Altamero, 10th – SGPHS
2nd – Cedrick Collier-Thomas, 10th – SGPHS
3rd – Ada Bartley, 10 – SGPHS
Elementary School Poetry
1st – Melanie Calderon, 8th – Kennedy MS
2nd – Hanna Partillo, 8th – Kennedy MS
3rd – Victor Domingues, 8th – Kennedy MS
1st – Alanna White, 5th – Daniels Academy
2nd – Maci St. Clair, 5th – Daniels Academy
ArtHigh School ArtElementary School Art
1st – Cynthia Diaz, 10 – SGPHS
2nd – Taylor Stokes, SGPHS
1st – Abby Santana, 5th – Moore Elementary
2nd – Madelyn Stanton, 4th – Moore Elementary
3rd – Taylor Middlebrook, 5th – Daniels Academy
