History Day in Georgia

National History Day in Georgia, 2006 Results "Taking a Stand in History "

On May 6, 2006, over 300 middle and high school students from schools all over Georgia participated in the National History Day in Georgia state contest, hosted at Macon State College. Students entered papers, exhibits, performances, and documentaries on a variety of topics, all related to the theme "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding." Approximately 40 historians from across the state volunteered to serve as judges, and the GHC greatly thanks them for their time and efforts.

Those winning at the state level, advance to the national competition June 11-15th in Maryland. We wish them the very best as they prepare for the competition.

State Contest Winners :

Junior Historical Papers

1st Place: Rebecca Loney, "Pride and Prejudice: The Tuskegee Airmen Take to the Sky", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
2nd Place: Zachry Jones, "Taking a Stand Against the Vietnam War, Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Carson, "Rachel Carson- Taking a Stand Through Writing", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
Honorable Mention: Carmina Escalante, "Looking for Mrs. Barbara Henry in Today's Resegregated Public Schools", Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, Teacher: Wyatt Nicholson

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place: Steven Yelich, "Lech Walesia and the Fall of the Iron Curtain", Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, Teacher: Paul Horton
2nd Place: Kaydie Rudd, "Alice Paul: Militant Suffragette and Political Strategist", Rome High, Teacher: Andy Blackburn
Honorable Mention
: Emily Stahl, "Can You Hear Us Now? Taking A Stand in Local Government", Central High Teacher: James Sacha

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place: Daniel Waynick,"Martin Luther: The Reluctant Revolutionary"; Midland Middle, Teacher: Sue Funk
2nd Place: Nick Decker, "Muhammad Ali's Stand Against the Vietnam War", Richards Middle, Teacher: Claire Derr
Honorable Mention: Callie Bryan, "Danny Thomas: Making Room for Miracles", Osborne Middle, Teacher: Diane Overton
Honorable Mention: Hayley Luhrs, "Operation Valkyrie: German Military Officer Taking A Stand", Needwood Middle School, Teacher: Vickie Bumgardner
Honorable Mention: Matthew Marshall, "American Home Front During WWII: Taking a Stand for American Freedom", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr
Honorable Mention: Ben Mathis,"Freedom Through Fighting: The Warsaw Ghetto Revolt", The Walker School, Teacher: Thomas Jones

Senior Individual Exhibit

1st Place: Abigail Derr, "Highlander Folk School: Teaching Others to Take a Stand", Columbus High School, Teacher: Mary Ann Psalmond
2nd Place: Ashley Shipp, "Martin Luther Takes a Stand Against the Church", Tri-County High School, Teacher: Olin Hollomon
Honorable Mention: James Clark, "Benjamin Franklin: Imperialist to Patriot", Brantley County High School, Teacher: Carole Strickland
Honorable Mention: Gabrielle Thomas, "Disaster at Kent State, 1970: Protests End in Tragedy", Terrell High School, Teacher: Tonya Perkins

Junior Group Exhibit

1st Place: Christina Hillman, Leah Morgan, "Rachel Carson: Standing Up for the Environment", Ebenezer Middle School, Teacher: Angela Shearouse
2nd Place: Justice Williams, Shabria Toomer, "American Women: Uniting to Take a Stand", Terrell Middle School, Teacher: Brenda Ober
Honorable Mention: Savannah Kemp, Whitley Giddens, "Cold Case Bryant", Gardner-Newman Middle School, Teacher: Mrs. Wilson
Honorable Mention: Amber Pair, Kiersten Close, "Helen Keller", Ebenezer Middle School, Teacher: Sonya Haywood
Honorable Mention: Denver Norris, Lewis Goode, Dillon Norris,"Protecting LaGrange from LaGrange", Gardner-Newman Middle School, Teacher: Mandi Pike
Honorable Mention: Jesse Chalker, Jeronte Smith, Sarah Luke, Aaron Gardner, "She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernal", Putnam Middle School, Teacher: Penni Paradise
Honorable Mention: Sarah Harpring, Mary Prestifilippo, "Trouble in Paradise", St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School, Teacher: Debbie Fain

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place: John Rowell, Jaleesa Reed, "Paul Rusesabagina: The Stand for Freedom During the Rwanda Genocide", Columbus High School, Teacher: Mary Ann Psalmond
2nd Place: Lisa Xu, Kristen Luca, "Come Sit With Us!", Parkview High School, Teacher: Regina Loveridge
Honorable Mention: RaJenna Albert, Roxanne Bailey, Brittany Fadely, "Amistad: Taking a Stand for Personal Freedom", Northside High School, Teacher: Kim Stewart
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Nobles, Morgan Rhinehart, "Elvia Alvarado: The Fight for Land and Equality in Honduras", Rome High School, Teacher: Andy Blackburn
Honorable Mention: Jessica Herrin, Kelsey Daniels, "Queen Liliuokalani", Brantley County High School, Teacher: Carol Strickland
Honorable Mention: Dorothy Peyton, Rose West, "Women Standing in Men's Shoes", Groves High School, Teacher: Angelina Muskin

Junior Individual Performance

1st Place: Caroline Adams, "Taking a Stand By Refusing to Ride", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
2nd Place: Nathan Hannan, "To Save a Nation", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
Honorable Mention: MaryAnn Ionascu, "Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin: a Literary Stand in History", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr
Honorable Mention: Isabella Lugo, "Margaret Sanger: Taking a Stand for Women's Rights", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place: Jeffery Heaton, "The Voice of Journalism: Edward R. Murrow and His Fight for Truth", Collins Hill High School, Teacher: Teresa Nichols
2nd Place: Morgan Gardner, "Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Free Press and the Fight to End Lynchings", Terrell High School, Teacher: Tonya Perkins
Honorable Mention: Amanda Trent, "A Fight for the Right: the Lowell Mill Strike", Chattahoochee High School, Teacher: Alan Wind
Honorable Mention: Caitlin Ribeiro, "The White Rose: a Blossom of Change", Columbus High School, Teacher: MaryAnn Psalmond

Junior Group Performance

1st Place: Cequoyah Jones, Diamond Akers, "Barbara Jordan: Taking a Stand in History", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr
2nd Place: Emory Redding, Malcolm Kenyon, "One Goal, Two Ways to Get There: W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington", Westside Magnet School, Teacher: Cathi Martin
Honorable Mention: Julia Cape and Jane Griesheim, "Quakers Standing Against Slavery", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk

Senior Group Performance

1st Place: Katie Mitchell, Thea Mullis, Maria Gonzalez, Lori Tribble, Lora Smith, "Rosie the Riveter", Wheeler County High School, Teacher: Renae Evans
2nd Place: Elizabeth Wise, Kelsey Kerle, "Social Protest Artists of the 20th Century", Columbus High School, Teacher: Mary Ann Psalmond
Honorable Mention: Sara Landers, Stephanie Coursey, Kaitlyn Landers, "A Sisterhood of Spies", Home School, Loganville, Teacher: Phyllis Landers

Junior Individual Documentary

1st Place: Maria Greene, "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: How She Sat Down to Stand Up", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
2nd Place: Ryan West, "Rosa Parks: Taking a Stand By Staying Seated", Westside Magnet School, Teachers: Cathi Martin and Gina Willis
Honorable Mention: Logan Ogletree,"John Walsh: From Ordinary to Extraordinary", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr
Honorable Mention: Michael DeLoach, "Julian Harris: Taking a Stand Against the Ku Klux Klan", Richards Middle School, Teacher; Claire Derr

Senior Individual Documentary

1st Place: Sean Steffan, "Terrorism: Taking a Stand", Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology, Teacher: Sheila Nielsen
2nd Place: Joyce Koh, "Nelson Mandela's Stand Against Apartheid", Collins Hill High School, Teacher: Terrae Fogarty
Honorable Mention: Grace Copeland, "States Rights v. National Unity: an Argument Strong Enough to Divide a Nation", Collins Hill High School, Teacher: Terrae Fogarty

Junior Group Documentary

1st Place: Robert Walton, Jr. and Alan Smith, "Charles Hamilton Houston: Champion of Civil Rights", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr
2nd Place: Samuel Wise, Trenton Trawick, Jamaal Bronner, Tim Alson, "Sons of Liberty", Midland Middle School, Teacher: Sue Funk
Honorable Mention: Wendy Quispe, Helen Utlarotai, "Trail of Tears", Sweetwater Middle School, Teacher: Elizabeth Blackmon
Honorable Mention: Caroline Henley, Damini Jain, "We Shall Overcome: Taking a Stand for African American Rights", Richards Middle School, Teacher: Claire Derr

Senior Group Documentary

1st Place: Willyoung Alexander and Samuel Oliver, "Together We Stand to Form a Democratic Society: the American Revolution", Stewart-Quitman High School, Teacher: Beth Cook
2nd Place: Elena Faria, Amber Henderson, Heather Irvin, Briana Lee, "Taking a Stand for Her Country: the Life and Times of Joan of Arc", John Milledge Academy, Teacher: Cindy Nunn
Honorable Mention: Darius Kartuah, David Clark, Christopher Williams, "Mahatma Gandhi: Taking a Stand Through Nonviolence", Stewart-Quitman High School, Teacher: Beth Cook

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