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Riverside County brings home two first-place medals from National History Day
Riverside County had two first place medalists at the National History Day competition (June 14-18) at the University of Maryland.
History Day is for students in grades 6-12 and is a performance-based academic effort that fully supports the California History-Social Science Content Standards. History Day allows teachers creativity in teaching with an emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving for students. History Day offers students the opportunity to apply learned information through authentic assessment in student-outcome based presentations.
According to the National History Day website (www.NHD.org or http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/2009Winners), following are the winning entries for Riverside County participants:
Junior Group Exhibit
Fourth Place - from Amelia Earhart Middle School (Riverside USD)
Students: Elizabeth Brandon and Holly Everson
Entry: Elizabeth Blackwell: The Legacy of the First Woman Doctor
Junior Individual Exhibit
Third Place Medalist - from Vista Heights Middle School (Moreno Valley USD)
Student: Jason Ablott
Entry: The Driving Force of America: Henry Ford’s Actions and Legacies
Junior Web Site
First Place Medalist - from Amelia Earhart Middle School (Riverside USD)
Student: Osten Anderson
Entry: Alfred Nobel: Inventions of Destruction - Legacy of Peace
Senior Group Documentary
Second Place Medalist - from Poly High School (Riverside USD)
Students: Jasper Bernbaum, David Hong, and Ryan Homme
Entry: William Mulholland: Actions of an Individual, A Legacy for Millions
Senior Individual Documentary
Third Place Medalist - from Centennial High School (Corona-Norco USD)
Student: Sarah Moore
Entry: Silently Leaving a Legacy: The Actions of Chiune Sugihara
Senior Individual Exhibit
First Place Medalist - from Norco High School (Corona-Norco USD)
Student: Sharlyn Nelson
Entry: Lewis Hine: Exposing Child Labor
Twelfth Place - from Poly High School (Riverside USD)
Student: Andrea Canales
Entry: The Creator of the Atomic Bomb: J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Actions in History
and Legacy
Senior Web Site
Seventh Place - from Santiago High School (Corona-Norco USD)
Student: Troy Kawahara
Entry: Chiune Sugihara: The Japanese Schindler
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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