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PROGRAMS NEW GEORGIA ENCYCLOPEDIA HISTORY DAY IN GEORGIA GOVERNOR'S AWARDS IN THE HUMANITIES KEY INGREDIENTS WE THE PEOPLE SUMMER TEACHER WORKSHOPS History Day Home | Guidelines [offsite] | State Contest 2008 National History Day in Georgia 2008State Contest Wrap- UpHundreds of middle and high school students competed in the state contest for National History Day in Georgia. The contest took place on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Macon State College. These students, who placed ahead of thousands of their peers, presented their research on "Conflict and Compromise in History". Every student, teacher, parent and judge who participated and supported this year's contest deserves a big thank you from the Georgia Humanities Council! The Georgia Humanities Council is also pleased to announce our winners of the 2008 contest. Those who place first and second will be able to compete at nationals this summer in Maryland. Our 2008 state contest winners are as follows: Junior Historical Papers1st Place: "Andersonville Confederate Prison", LeMorris Brown, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Poilu Rebellion: French Army Mutinies of WWII", Grayson LaHatte, Episcopal Day School, Bill Mundell (Teacher) Honorable Mention: "Darwinism vs. Creationism: The Scopes Trial of 1925", Mathieu Erramuzpe, Episcopal Day School, Bill Mundell (Teacher) Senior Historical Papers1st Place: "A Failure to Compromise: Georgia's Secession in 1861", Margaret Bongiovanni, Central High School, Stanford Brown (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Causes of the Boxer Rebellion", James Alin, Norcross High School, Neil Nichols (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Two Enlightenment Thinkers and the United States Government", Billy Dorminy, Sola Fide Home School, Ann Dorminy (Teacher) "Conflict and Compromise: The Russo-Japanese War and the Following Peace Negotiations", James Clark, Brantley County High School, Carole Strickland (Teacher) "Water: the Passageway, the Pawn, and the Unsung Lifeblood of Human Beings" , Alex Wallace, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, Claire Logsdon (Teacher) Junior Individual Exhibits1st Place: "UNESCO's International Relief Effort: A Campaign to Save the Nubian Monuments from the Construction of the Aswan High Dam", Adrianna Mos, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Conflict and Compromise: The B-17 Bomber in World War II Europe”, Danny Dorminy, Sola Fida Home School, Ann Dorminy (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "The Cold War and Berlin Wall", Savannah Lee, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) "The Little Rock Nine: The Quest for a Higher Education", Mindy Barros, Stewart County Middle School, Mrs. B Alexander (Teacher) "Salt Tax and Rowlett Bills: Provoke the Indians", Sanath Shetty, Howard Middle School, Susan Ouzts (Teacher) "The Cold War: What Were The Results?", Summerlin Franklin, South Hall Middle School, Kelly Schollaert (Teacher) Senior Individual Exhibits1st Place: "The Easter Uprising", Christopher Alred, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Conflict in Missouri", Abby Grout, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) Honorable Mention: "Whose Constitution? The Conflict and Compromise Affecting Ratification of the U.S. Constitution", Molly Larsen, Marion County High School, Olin Hollomon (Teacher) Junior Group Exhibits1st Place: "The Conflict and Compromise of the Japanese-American Internment of WWII", Blair Hall, Maggie McDaniel, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Malcolm X vs. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.", Quadasia Love, Tobore Tasker, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "A War in the Dark", Taylor Jolly, Kathleen Talley, Shelby Perry, Nicole Woody, Gardner Middle School, Mandi Pike (Teacher) "Could Franklin D. Roosevelt Have Prevented the Cold War?", Gabe Pippas, William Foley, St. Luke School, Lamar Weaver (Teacher) "Salzburgers: Conflict and Compromise", Devyn Jaudon, Jessica Terry, Ebenezer Middle School, Sonya Haywood (Teacher) "The Conflict and Compromise of Democracy: The 19th Amendment and Women's Fight for the Right to Vote", Emily Fitts, Laurie Webb, Veterans Memorial Middle School, Ms. Jordan (Teacher) Senior Group Exhibits1st Place: "Women in the U.S. Military", Kate Fosse, Emily Summerbell, Shelby Vold, Lauren Yanochik, Caitlyn Askew, Collins Hill High School, Terrae Fogarty (Teacher) 2nd Place: "The Third Crusade: King Richard's Impact", Aaron Nettles, Daron Nettles, Brantley County High School, Carole Strickland (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Conflict and Compromise of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire", Lizzy O'Connor, Madeline Ventura, Collins Hill High School, Teresa Nichols (Teacher) "From Voodoo to Pentecostalism", Rebecca Gossett, Regina Ringer, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) "Girls Best Friend Gone Bad", Megan Montgomery, Jessica Hook, Sydney Waldrop, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) "The Vietnam War and its Negative Impact Still Lives On”, Jered Crosbey Danielle Galbreath, Phung-Hoang Nguyen, Groves High School, Angelina Muskin (Teacher) "Good vs. Evil Exemplified Through Renaissance Art", Anna Stuart, Emily Williams, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) Junior Individual Performances1st Place: "Japanese Interment and the Compromise of Liberty", Julia Cape, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) 2nd Place: "The Spotted Conflict", Heather Franklin, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Robert E. Lee's Internal Conflict with the Civil War", Roger Grantham, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) "The Japanese Internment Camps", Shion Nakamura, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) "Susan B. Anthony", Chelsey Rogers, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) Senior Individual Performances1st Place: "The Sub-Continental Split: India and Pakistan", Caitlin Ribeiro, Columbus High School, Betsey Zachry and Mary Ann Psalmond (Teachers) 2nd Place: "Conflict and Compromise Ride for Freedom", Jaren Barnes, Eagle's Landing High School, Nina Kendall(Teacher) Junior Group Peformances 1st Place: "Rosie the Riveter: Making Compromises at Home and at Work", Victoria Willis, Chloe Battle, Sydnie Cheplick, Caroline Johnson, Averi Spinks, West Side Magnet School , Gina Willis (Teacher) 2nd Place: "The Grimke Sisters", Kaitlin Taylor, Sara Whittingslow, Glynn Middle School, Terry Johnson, (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Trial and Times of Julian Bond", Nate Lowery, Jordan Merideth, West Side Magnet School, Cathi Martin (Teacher) "Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad", Meg Williams, Veronica Garcia, Sidney Spear, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) "Women in the Iditarod: The Conflict and Compromise of the Women Who Run the Last Great Race", Kathryn Youngblood, Kayla McNair, Lexi Bingham, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Senior Group Performances1st Place: "Communication between Families During War", Kaitlin Torke, Margaret Derby, Ashley Westpheling, Collins Hill High School, Terrae Fogarty (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Conflict in Salem, Massachusetts", My-Kim Lai, Rashelly Aviles, Eagle's Landing High School, Nina Kendall (Teacher) Junior Individual Documentaries1st Place: "The Tuskegee's Airman's Conflicts and Compromises”, Anne Wise, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Conflict and Compromise of the Barbary Wars: America's First War on Terror", Joseph Hird, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "The Birmingham Church Bombing", Emory Redding, West Side Magnet School, Cathi Martin (Teacher) “Trials of the Tuskegee Airmen”, Marissa Gamboa, Covenant Christian Ministries Academy, Mr. Bain and Ms. Gamboa (Teachers) "The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692", Ab Copeland, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) "The Cold War", Rickey Brown, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Senior Individual Documentaries1st Place: "Women's Suffrage: A Century of Conflict and Compromise", Kyle Bynum, Wheeler Co. High School, Renae Evans (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Conflict and Compromise: Struggle of Chicano Youth", Ajori Spencer, Wheeler Co. High School, Renae Evans (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Henry Wirz Martyr or Murderer", Hampton Childres, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) "Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 Days of Conflict", Stephen Beaton, Collins Hill High School, Terrae Fogarty (Teacher) Junior Group Documentaries1st Place: "The Hottest Week in the Cold War", Sarah Thomas, Alida Quintana , Victoria Benham, A.J. Patel, Gardner Middle School, Mandi Pike (Teacher) 2nd Place: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Conflict and Compromise of the Japanese American Internment", Asha Owens, Arielle Owens, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "The School of the Americas: Vision of Reform or School of Assassins", Abby Kamensky, Kate Thorne, Margaret Spencer, Laura Butler, Hendley Badcock, Brookstone, Jane Goldfrank (Teacher) "The Little Rock Nine", Brooks Land, Caroline Rothschild, Delaney Poydasheff, Rie Raines, Landy Sudduth, Brookstone, Jane Goldfrank (Teacher) "Compromise of 1850", Jeremy Mack, Zack Fuller, Richards Middle School, Claire Derr (Teacher) "Vietnam War", Deeran Patel, Adam Holloway, Ebenezer Middle School, Sonya Haywood (Teacher) Senior Group Documentaries1st Place: "On The Brink of Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis" Elena Faria, Briana Lee, Heather Irvin, Clara Gilbert, Amber Henderson, John Milledge Academy, Cindy Nunn (Teacher) 2nd Place: "The Evolution Battle", Ben Woodard, Kerem Trolander, Sawan Patel, Rome High School, Andy Blackburn (Teacher) Honorable Mentions: "Conflict and Compromise: The War of the School of the Americas", Robert Walton, Merideth Taylor, Columbus High School, Betsey Zachry and Mary Ann Psalmond, (Teachers) "Archaic Adversaries: Conflict and Compromise on the Great Plains", Clara Logue, Hannah Randall, Jefferson City High School, Charles Elfer, (Teacher) "The Draft Riots of 1863: Conflict of the Conscription", Danielle McNeil , Nicollette Higgs, Columbus High School, Betsey Zachry and Mary Ann Psalmond, (Teachers) Junior Websites1st Place: "Bradley Fighting Vehicle: Conflict and Compromise", Adam Ribeiro, Midland Middle School, Sue Funk (Teacher) 2nd Place: "A Place on the Team: The Conflict and Compromise of Title IX", Madison See, Hannah Dryden, Elle Allen, Avary Carpenter, St. Luke School, Lamar Weaver and Brinkley Pound, teachers Honorable Mentions: "Salem Witch Trials", Christopher Coull, St. Luke School, Lamar Weaver (Teacher) "Warriors of Peace: Blood , Sweat, and Tears", William Shirley, Cody Repass, West Side Magnet School, Cathi Martin (Teacher) "Should America Have Dropped the Atomic Bomb?", Willie Tucker, David Ellis, Covenant Christian Ministries Academy, Hope Gamboa (Teacher) Senior Websites1st Place: "Women Fighting America to Fight for America”, Janesia Anderson, Eagle's Landing High School, Nina Kendall (Teacher) 2nd Place: "A Lyrical Standpoint on the Iraq War", Scott Wages, Brantley County High School, Carole Strickland (Teacher) Honorable Mention: "FDR and the Supreme Court: Conflict in Times of Crisis", Kimberly McCarney, Eagle's Landing High School, Nina Kendall (Teacher) |
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