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History Day winners announced
Winners of the 2009 History Day competition were announced March 21, 2009, in ceremonies at Corona High School. (Photos from ceremony.)
First and second place finishers in the 4th and 5th grade poster contest, and Junior division (all categories), will compete at California State History Day April 30-May 3, 2009, in Sacramento. First, second, and third place finishers in Senior division (all categories) will compete at the state level.
More than 3,000 students participated in competitions starting in September at the school district level. This year, 250 students competed at the county level.
The theme this year was “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.” The entries are judged with three criteria: historical quality, quality of presentation, and adherence to the theme. The work must be completely done by students.
From History Day students gain not only an appreciation of history, but skills in reading, writing, researching, interviewing, speaking, analyzing, and working with others. The use of primary sources and a balanced presentation representing all sides of an issue allow for an unbiased view of history. History Day is easily integrated into a curriculum emphasizing literacy and provides an opportunity for students to be active participants in their learning.
2009 History Day Winners
4th and 5th Grade Individual Poster
First: John Calvin, Jordan Ramirez, Riverside USD
Second: The Individual in History: Benjamin Gonzalez, Daniel Gonzalez, Riverside USD
Third: Ole Kirk Christian: Building a Legacy, Olivia Dawson, Riverside USD
4th and 5th Grade Group Poster
First: Abbe Charles Michele de L’Epee, Summer Haynes, Helen Acosta, Leonardo Aparicio, Tabitha Tippin, Lake Elsinore USD
Second: Alessandro Volta: Inventor of the Battery, George Ramirez, Daris Ruff, Lake Elsinore USD
Junior Individual Documentary
First: Anita De Frantz: Challenging the 1980 Olympic Boycott, Siegen McKellar, Corona-Norco USD
Second: Theodore Roosevelt: The Little Known Figure on Mt. Rushmore, Loren Newton, Alvord USD
Third: Louis Armstrong: The King of Jazz, Jacqueline So Patzer, Moreno Valley USD
Senior Individual Documentary
First: Robert Baden Powell: The Voice of Scouting, Emily Pavela, Corona-Norco USD
Second: Three Roads to Manila, David Corona, Riverside USD
Third: Louis Armstrong: The Evolution of Jazz, Kelene Torres, Riverside USD
Junior Group Documentary
First: Houdini: Man, Magician, Wonderer, Christian Anguiano, Brad Edwards, Paul Edwards, Moreno Valley USD
Second: Karl von Muller, Robert You, Zach Rosa, Moreno Valley USD
Third: Eric Liddell: Flying Scotsman, Heather Knight, Stephanie Hernandez, Moreno Valley USD
Senior Group Documentary
First: William Mullholland: Actions of an Individual, A Legacy for Millions, Jasper Bernbaum, Ryan Homme, David Hong, Riverside USD
Second: Peter Fechter: One Man’s Death Leaves a Legacy of Liberation, Serena Shanbhag, Darae Kim, Riverside USD
Third: Leo Fender: Actions That Led to a Legacy in Music, Stephanie Moon, Bridgette Samp, Andrew Hand, Riverside USD
Junior Historical Paper
First: John Maynard Keynes: Actions and Legacies, Shamik Maganlal, Riverside USD
Second: Mary Tsukamoto: An Individual in History Striving for a More Perfect Union, Audrianna Chastain, Corona-Norco USD
Third: Dorothea Lange: Photographer of the People, Margarita Oreta, Riverside USD
Senior Historical Paper
First: Charles Richard Drew: The Actions and Legacy of a Pioneer of Blood Plasma, John Ibrahim, Riverside USD
Second: Let Your Life Be a Counter-Friction to the Machine: The Legacy of Henry David Thoreau, Olivia Emily Wong, Desert Sands USD
Third: Clarence Darrow: Acting to Preserve the Legacy of the Oppressed, Pablo Wudka-Robles, Riverside USD
Junior Individual Website
First: Alfred Nobel: Inventions of Destruction: Legacy of Peace, Osten Anderson, Riverside USD
Second: Dorothea Lange, Brandon Diaz, Moreno Valley USD
Third: Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, Jacob Fix, Corona-Norco USD
Senior Individual Website
First: Patty Hearst, Falon Opsahl, Riverside USD
Second: Darwin’s Controversial Legacy: The Creation of an Evolutionary Idea, Charles Dewey, Corona-Norco USD
Third: The Man, The Myth, the Legend: Albert Einstein’s Actions and Legacies, Catherine Priamos, Riverside USD
Junior Group Website
First: Sitting Bull: Takes a Stand for Indian Independence, David “Mark” Jameson, Hailey Grelling, Bryann Grelling, Justyne Frank, Corona-Norco USD
Second: Alexander Graham Bell – Your World Delivered, Taylor Sinopoli, Kaitlin Peterson, Corona-Norco USD
Third: John Brown: Martyr or Traitor, Jessica Rodriguez, Carla Urmeneta, Shaina Padios, Moreno Valley USD
Senior Group Website
First: Oskar Schindler, Pedro Raya, Rosa Zerineno, Marilu Miranda, Kiara Felix, Coachella Valley USD
Second: General Douglas MacArthur: A Soldier’s Peacetime Legacy, Amir Sadeghian, Amy Snow, Riverside USD
Third: Dorothea Dix: Daring Actions Foreshadowing a Lasting Legacy, Stephanie Castellon, Danielle Delgado, Kadirah Mubashshir, Riverside USD
Junior Individual Exhibit
First: The Driving Force of America Henry Ford’s Actions and Legacies, Jason Ablott, Moreno Valley USD
Second: Jackie Robinson’s Actions and Legacy: Background, Baseball, and Civil Rights, Michael John Bueno, Moreno Valley USD
Third: Theodore Roosevelt: The Man Who Shaped Modern America, Megan Cota, Corona-Norco USD
Senior Individual Exhibit
First: The Creator of the Atomic Bomb: J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Actions in History and Legacy, Andrea Canales, Riverside USD
Second: Lewis Hines: Exposing Child Labor, Sharlyn Nelson, Corona-Norco USD
Third: Louis Armstrong, Ryan Odle, Beaumont USD
Junior Group Exhibit
First: Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman MD, Elizabeth Brandon, Holly Everson, Riverside USD
Second: Sonja Henie-The Individual in History: Lasting Gifts, Alexandria Medeck, Sarah Appleby, Ellyn Law, Mallory Baldwin, Lake Elsinore USD
Third: Ray Kroc: A McMillionaire, Zena Cummings, Courtney Ferris, Melissa Mialli, Riverside USD
Senior Group Exhibit
First: Dorothy Day’s Legacy: From Print to Revolution, Katie Gabrielson, Dylan Maurer, Kathleen Sawa, Riverside USD
Second: Frank Lloyd Wright: An Architect’s Actions and Legacies, Ivana Kim, Connie Chun, Elizabeth Neal, Riverside USD
Third: The Gospel According to Geisel: The Actions and Legacies of the Most Influential Activist of the 20th Century, Patricia Sanchez, Jessica Perez, Corona-Norco USD
Junior Individual Performance
First: Scott Joplin: The King of Ragtime, Aileen Fletcher, Moreno Valley USD
Second: The Actions and Legacies of Eva Peron, Deonah Shavifi-Cendejas, Moreno Valley USD
Third: Rachel Carson: Silent Spring and the Environmental Movement, Kellina Doerr, Corona-Norco USD
Senior Individual Performance
First: Conversation about Conservation: The Actions of John Muir and the Legacies of the Sierra Club, Daniel Goldberg, Riverside USD
Second: Barbara Gittings: Oiling the Closet Hinges, Savanna Chute, Riverside USD
Third: C.S. Lewis: A Hope That Resorted Hearts, Not Homes,Christyana Cabal, Corona-Norco USD
Junior Group Performance
First: “Buffalo Bill” Cody: Creating the Legend of the Wild West, Lillymarie Hernandez, Raquel Cueras, Darby Blair, Caleb Artman, Moreno Valley USD
Second: Samuel Clemens – Not the Author!, Mykel Giannakakos, Maranda Miles, Joshua Miles, Emily Stoutenbergh, Private School
Third: Susan B. Anthony – Justice for All, Olivia Von Barnau-Sythoff, Kristen Mierkelbach, Ruby Reyes, Cindy Hernandez, Moreno Valley USD
Senior Group Performance
First: W.R. Hearst: The Renaissance Man, Brad Smith, Melanie Miles, Samantha Miles, Joseph Bagdanov, Briana Monson, Private School
Second: Actions and Legacies, Rosie the Riveter Shows Women Can Do It Too, Samantha Bonadiman, Leslie Sackett, Emily Young, Riverside USD
Third: The Legacies of a Cosmetics Mogul: The Madam C.J. Walker Story, Rebecca Bernard, Charlotte Smith, Riverside USD
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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