During the Maryland History Day Contest held earlier this month, several MCPS students from middle and high schools advanced to the National History Day competition set for June 9-13. More than 350 students from 35 MCPS middle schools and five high schools took part in the Montgomery County History Day competition last week at A. Mario Loiederman Middle School. More than 120 people volunteered as judges to interview and score the students’ projects. The students advancing are:
Abby Keehn
“High Winds and Sun”
Junior Individual Performances
School: North Bethesda Middle School
Teacher: Rachel Lunsford
Avani Durvasula and Farah Hawks
“The Segregation of the Women’s Suffrage Movement”
Junior Group Performances
School: Eastern Middle School
Teacher: Abigail Petit
Andrew Civillico
“How Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer Smashed the Stereotype of Women Through Running”
Junior Individual Websites
School: John T. Baker Middle School
Teacher: Jeffrey Kenst
Elaine Zhang, Margaret Liu, Serena Huang and Sophia Chao
“HeLa Cells: The First Immortal Cell Line”
Junior Group Websites
School: Cabin John Middle School
Teacher: David Barnhouse and David McCutcheon
Asher Lyons and Grace Guo
“Attacking Architectural Inaccessibility: The Americans with Disabilities Act”
Senior Group Exhibits
School: Poolesville High School
Teacher: Stephanie Gomer
Risha Manthini
“The Discovery of the Rh Factor: A Revolutionary Turning Point in History”
Senior Individual Performances
School: Poolesville High School
Teacher: Stephanie Gomer
Avery Chupka
“Classical Minimalism: A Genre That Changed Music History”
Senior Individual Websites
School: Poolesville High School
Teacher: Stephanie Gomer
The following projects were recipients of special state awards:
Michael Fayer
“The Haymarket Bomb”
Award for Excellence in Labor History, Sponsored by Bill Barry and Friends
Category: Senior Individual Performance
School: Poolesville High School
Teacher: Stephanie Gomer
Ethan Chen and Olivia Ding
“Sandra Day O’Connor: She’s The First”
Special Prize for Excellence in Women’s History, Sponsored by the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center
Category: Senior Group Exhibit
School: Poolesville High School
Teacher: Stephanie Gomer
Brendan Conrad, Daniel Cao, Ethan Lui, Raymond Zhu and Thomas Wu
“Turning the Tide Against Eugenics: The Story of The Relf Sisters”
Award for Excellence in Legal and Constitutional History, Sponsored by Cynthia Raposo and Joseph Furey
Category: Senior Group Documentary
School: Winston Churchill High School
Teacher: Christopher Forney