High School North junior Safa Mbarki has been recognized by the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County as a grand prize winner for her submission to the organization’s annual essay contest, which celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mbarki is one of two grand prize winners, alongside Red Bank Regional student William Blake, and will receive a $1,500 educational scholarship. Congratulations to Safa for earning this wonderful honor!

Read Mbarki’s Award Winning Essay, “A Chance”
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On January 17th our Middletown community and the nation at large honored the life and legacy of the late Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

During his life, Dr. King’s teachings and actions facilitated immense societal change, the ripples of which continue to move and shake our society today. To honor the man and his work, students and staff of High School North and South, as well as Middletown Township Mayor Tony Perry, joined together to recite Dr. King’s integral “I Have a Dream” speech, which was delivered on Aug. 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Review the project below, which was directed by High School North senior Sophia Haber Brock