Posted 8:44 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Six history projects from the region will represent Western Wisconsin in the National History Day finals in College Park, Md., June 15-19.
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Eighth graders from left, Milena Moyt, Kelsey Wall and Grace Wells gear up to answer 10 questions about Mother Teresa during the National History Day regional competition in March at UW-L.[/caption]
Six history projects from the region will represent Western Wisconsin in the National History Day finals June 15-19, in College Park, Md. The six, along with 10 honorable mention projects, got their successful starts at the competition held on campus March 31.
“I am particularly proud that in our region the students who received honorable mention and advanced to the national contest represent the length and breadth of our region, and both rural and urban districts,” says Assistant Professor Patricia Stovey of the History Department who coordinated the regional contest. “I see this as a reflection of more than just student and teacher talent. It is a tribute to the level of UW-L's involvement, especially in the quality of judging provided.”
National History Day (NHD) is a year-long academic program and competition for middle and high school students that teaches higher-level thinking, reading, research, writing and presentation skills, says Stovey. In late fall students choose topics and work individually or in teams to conduct historical research. In the process of "doing" history, NHD students learn to read broadly,analyze and organize information, formulate a thesis, write, revise, and persist in their work.
In spring they present their findings using one of five presentation styles — formal written paper, exhibit, documentary, website or stage performance — are interviewed, and have their work evaluated. This year statewide more than 10,000 students competed.
UW-L is home to the Western Regional Contest, a nine-county region that stretches from Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson counties in the north, to Grant County in the south. Competition judges are drawn from UW-L students and faculty, retired teachers, public librarians, archivists, and other interested citizens.
Judges from UW-L — students and faculty — participated actively at the school and regional level, interviewing, critiquing and giving written feedback.
The regional contest was held at Cartwright Center March 31. A total of 389 students representing 18 schools competed. Three representatives from each category advanced to the state contest May 3 at Edgewood College in Madison. At the state level only two representatives per category advance to nationals. This year there were 566 students competing.
See more at the "teachers and students" link on the Wisconsin National History Day website.
Eighth graders from left, Milena Moyt, Kelsey Wall and Grace Wells gear up to answer 10 questions about Mother Teresa during the National History Day regional competition in March at UW-L.[/caption]
Six history projects from the region will represent Western Wisconsin in the National History Day finals June 15-19, in College Park, Md. The six, along with 10 honorable mention projects, got their successful starts at the competition held on campus March 31.
“I am particularly proud that in our region the students who received honorable mention and advanced to the national contest represent the length and breadth of our region, and both rural and urban districts,” says Assistant Professor Patricia Stovey of the History Department who coordinated the regional contest. “I see this as a reflection of more than just student and teacher talent. It is a tribute to the level of UW-L's involvement, especially in the quality of judging provided.”
National History Day (NHD) is a year-long academic program and competition for middle and high school students that teaches higher-level thinking, reading, research, writing and presentation skills, says Stovey. In late fall students choose topics and work individually or in teams to conduct historical research. In the process of "doing" history, NHD students learn to read broadly,analyze and organize information, formulate a thesis, write, revise, and persist in their work.
In spring they present their findings using one of five presentation styles — formal written paper, exhibit, documentary, website or stage performance — are interviewed, and have their work evaluated. This year statewide more than 10,000 students competed.
UW-L is home to the Western Regional Contest, a nine-county region that stretches from Buffalo, Trempealeau and Jackson counties in the north, to Grant County in the south. Competition judges are drawn from UW-L students and faculty, retired teachers, public librarians, archivists, and other interested citizens.
Judges from UW-L — students and faculty — participated actively at the school and regional level, interviewing, critiquing and giving written feedback.
The regional contest was held at Cartwright Center March 31. A total of 389 students representing 18 schools competed. Three representatives from each category advanced to the state contest May 3 at Edgewood College in Madison. At the state level only two representatives per category advance to nationals. This year there were 566 students competing.
See more at the "teachers and students" link on the Wisconsin National History Day website.
Finalists
- Junior Group Exhibit: "Got Raw Milk?" Isabelle Winkie, Briseyda Batista, and Trent Halock (Hylandale SDA School, Rockland)
- Senior Group Performance: "The Draft Evasion of the Vietnam War: The Rights vs. Responsibilites" Waylon Alvarado, Alex Dutchin, Emily Hayden, and Amanda DeBoer (Central High School)
- Junior Individual Website: "Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Aiden Ross (Lincoln Middle School)
- Senior Individual Website: "Norman Borlaug: Agricultural Hero" Grace Olson (Central High School)
- Senior Group Documentaries: "Freeing Corporate Speech: Electioneering Towards Political Ascendancy?" Morgan Klaeser and Erik Kernozek (Central High School)
- Senior Group Documentaries: "Do No Harm: Examining Dr. Josef Mengele" Ellie Socha and Brianna Cochlin (Onalaska High School)
Honorable Mention (serves as alternate)
- Junior Papers: "Pointing the Finger: Chernobyl, Our Worst Nuclear Accident" Sophie Baggett (Lincoln Middle School)
- Senior Papers: "Frank Serpico: Upholding the Officer's Responsibility, Protecting Citizens Rights" Skylar Danhoff (Central High School)
- Junior Group Exhibits: "Dr. Kevorkian" Taylor Costello and Taylor Flock (Cashton Middle School)
- Senior Individual Exhibits: "Human Hubris" Jana Brucknetrova (Bangor High School)
- Junior Individual Performance: "Mary Harris 'Mother' Jones and the Children's Crusade that Changed America's View on Child Slavery Forever" Shawna Davis (Holmen Middle School)
- Junior Group Performance: "Kate Newcomb: The Legacy of a Doctor" Megan Volkmann, Kyla Vaughn, SarahClaire Ingebritson (Lancaster Middle School)
- Senior Individual Performance: "Yoo-Hoo, Molly Goldberg: Defining the Rights of American Jews, Women, and Philip Loeb" Lily Brenner (Central High School)
- Senior Group Performance: "'Flowers are Better than Bullets': The Rights and Responsibilities of the Kent State Shooting" Alicia Krause, Ella Shively, and Rheanne Kline (Central High School) This group won the American Military History Award.
- Junior Individual Documentaries: "Lesson from Horicon Marsh" Isaac List (Lincoln Middle School)
- Senior Individual Documentary: "Edmond Fitzgerald" Deslyn Hart (Eleva-Strum High School)