Area Students Win At History Contest, Advance To State
Area Students Win At History Contest, Advance To State
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Area Students Win At History Contest, Advance To StateThe Indiana Historical Society (IHS) announced 46 students from Edgewood Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Warsaw Community High School are among the finalists of the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) northeast region contest at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne.
Approximately 260 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with all finalists advancing to the NHDI state contest, April 13, at the University of Indianapolis.
NHDI is a yearlong program dedicated to enhancing history education in Indiana's schools, according to a news release. Students in grades four through 12 explore a historical subject and then use their research to create a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website. To reach the state contest, students must qualify at one of six regional contests around Indiana – with the northeast region contest being the first of 2019.
Volunteers judges are still needed at five upcoming contests in Notre Dame (Feb. 23), Carmel (March 2), Evansville (March 5), Franklin (March 9) and Hanover (March 16). In addition, judges are needed for the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) District Contest (March 13) and at the state competition (April 13).
NHDI is presented by the Indiana National Guard, The Richard W. and Irene Rooker Family Foundation, TCU Foundation and the Vigran Family Foundation. To register as a volunteer judge, visit www.indianahistory.org/historyday or call 317-232-1882.
Local Northeast Region Contest Finalists
Junior Group Exhibit
• Daniela Islas, Sarah Morgan – Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, “Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the Seneca Falls Convention”
• Morgan Howett, Lia Brandt – Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, “The Space Race”
• Alli Gudeman – Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, “The Story of Anne Frank”
• Alyssa Swanson – Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, “The Draft Lottery of 1969”
• Raquel Brouwer – Lakeview Middle School, Warsaw, “Triumph Out of Darkness: The Legacy of Louis Braille”
Junior Group Performance
• Keller Bailey, Ryun Hoffert, Jason Benyousky, Robinson Hoffert, Finn Bailey – Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, “The Freedom Riders of 1961: Makers of Good Trouble”
• Edward Robison, Noah Knepp, Phoenix Klein – Lakeview Middle School, Warsaw, “Welcome Back to D-Day”
• Joel Montoya, Jayla Barhydt, Kyra Krichbaum – Lakeview Middle School, Warsaw, “Martin Luther: The Triumph of the Protestant Reformation”
