The American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee-Michigan  has announced the winners of its 12th annual Martin Luther King Scholarship contest. The contest was open to all Arab and Chaldean American high school seniors in the state. The ceremony is Feb. 11 at Byblos Banquet Center in Dearborn at 6 p.m. and is by invitation only. The winners are:

1st Place Award Winner:

Aseel Abulhab, Athens High School

2nd Place Award Winner:

Allison Amena Bazzi, Fordson High School

3rd Place Award Winner:

Amanda Bazzi, Fordson High School

4th Place Award Winner:

Sara Zawacki, Marian High School

5th Place Award Winner:

Melad Jamel, Southfield-Lathrup Senior High School

Merit Award Winners:

Jumana Abusalah, Edsel B. Ford High School; Asmahan Alassari, Hamtramck High School; Oday Dabaja, Fordson High School; Belal Dakroub, Dearborn High School; Zena Elayan, Fordson High School; Haneen Elder, Salem High School; Zainab Hammoud, Fordson High School; Atif Hashwi, Detroit Country Day School; Ruqia Muthana, Universal Academy; Nour Saeed, Fordson High School; Genan Saghir, Fordson High School; Seena Shohatee, Universal Academy; Brandon Yousif, Brother Rice High School; and, Sara Yaffai, Edsel Ford High School.