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Students from St. Thomas More School, Decatur, perform at the 2009 Youth and Young Adult Celebration honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. The event, held at St. Peter Claver Regional School on Sunday, Jan. 18, was structured as an evening prayer service. (Photos by Cindy Connell-Palmer/Archdiocese of Atlanta)

Winners from the Catholic schools MLK Jr. poster and essay contest were recognized at the prayer service. Shown with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory are the essay contest winners (l-r) Libby Ballou, eighth grade, St. Thomas More School, Decatur, second place; Joe Reigner, fifth grade, Christ the King School, Atlanta, first place; and Alyssa Gholston, eighth grade, St. Peter Claver Regional School, Decatur, fourth place.

Catholic school students and young adults from around the archdiocese attend the Youth and Young Adult Celebration, held in the gymnasium at St. Peter Claver School.

Students created posters to honor the life and Christian witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as part of the poster contest, which was held for the second time this year.