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Stuart Students Receive Princeton University MLK Awards

PRINCETON, NJ, January 19, 2011 – Six students from Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart received awards at Princeton University’s eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Monday.

In conjunction with the Celebration, the University holds literary and visual arts contests for students. This year students were asked to write about, or create a work of art on the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina or the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill in the Gulf Coast region. Contestants were asked to consider environmental issues and Dr. King’s vision for equality and his concern for the poor and oppressed in their work. The contest winners were recognized at an event in Richardson Hall on January 17.

“We are so very proud of the hard work and effort our Stuart students put into their projects and pleased their work has been recognized by the University’s Martin Luther King Celebration Committee,” said Dr. Patty Fagin, Head of School at Stuart. “The legacy of Dr. King truly resonates with our Sacred Heart commitment to educate our girls to a strong sense of community and a lifetime dedication to learning and service.”

Stuart Country Day School 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Award Recipients

Grade 6 Visual Arts:  Robyn Carter, First Place, Rachel Asir, Honorable Mention

Literary Arts & Video, Grade 7:  Faelen Paladino, Tied for Second Place

Literary Arts & Video, Grades 9/10:  Devon Fitzgerald, Grade 9, Tied for First Place

Literary Arts & Video, Grades 11/12:  Carlie Fasnella, Grade 12 First Place;

Catherine Huber, Grade 11, Third Place.

About Stuart: Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is an independent college preparatory Roman Catholic school for girls in junior kindergarten through grade 12, as well as a coed preschool in Princeton, New Jersey. Now celebrating its 47th year, Stuart is a member of the National and International Network of Sacred Heart Schools. Stuart offers an education deeply rooted in the goals and criteria of the Sacred Heart that enriches, inspires and empowers its students. While academic rigor is emphasized at Stuart, values are also placed on physical, social and moral growth.