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03-26-2012, 04:40 PM
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Students advance to state History Day competition
More than 270 students competed in the 2012 Charles County History Day competition held March 23-24 at Maurice J. McDonough High School. First- and second-place category winners advance to the state competition on April 28 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competition.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, junior division, are
Eleora Bartsch, seventh grade, first place, John Hanson Middle School, The Space Race of Discovery;
Megan Czysz, eighth grade, second place, Piccowaxen Middle School, The Boston Tea Party; and
Gabrielle Gonzales, eighth grade, third place, Mattawoman Middle School, French Revolution: The Power of the People.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, senior division, are
Anahja Barnett, sophomore, first place, Westlake High School, Post 9/11 Government;
Morgan Tippett, junior, second place, La Plata High School, Roe v. Wade; and
Adrienne Minor, sophomore, third place, Westlake, Reaction to Prohibition in America.
Winners in the Group Documentary, junior division, are
Jordan Lloyd and Emily Rawson; eighth graders, first place, Mattawoman, Syncopation in the Evolution of Music;
Andrew Johnson and Charles Rawson; eighth graders, second place, Mattawoman, Prohibition: One Man's Revolution, Another Man's Business; and
Stephen Crews, Andrew Kret and Liam Vienneau; seventh graders, Piccowaxen, The Beatles: A Revolution in American Culture.
Winner in the Group Documentary, senior division, is
Andre Burton, junior, and Ryan Burton, freshman; first place, La Plata, Freedom Rides: Revolution on the Road.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, junior division, are
Cameron J. Butler, eighth grade, first place, Piccowaxen, Revolution, Reaction, Reform: A Baseball Triple Play!;
Sydney Fronck, eighth grade, second place, Matthew Henson Middle School, The 30 Years' War; and
Sarah Radtke, seventh grade, third place, Milton M. Somers Middle School, The Triangle Fire.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, senior division, are
Katherine Snee, sophomore, first place, La Plata, Social Revolution: Reaction and Reform in the Military;
Matthew Zugay, junior, second place, La Plata, Space Flight: Up, Up and Gone Away; and
Christiane I. Simmons, sophomore, third place, Westlake, The Argentine Revolution of May, 1810.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, junior division, are
Alexandra Bryant, Adriana Facchina, and Kelsey Farrell; eighth graders, first place, Piccowaxen, Behind the Golden Arches;
Suha Ansari, eighth grade, and Sufyan Ansari, sixth grade; second place, Mattawoman, Rank Genius: Math and the Scientific Revolution; and
Ashley Knode and Jillian Knode; seventh graders, third place, Piccowaxen, Frozen Dinners: A Mealtime Revolution.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, senior division, are
Bailey DelaCruz and Alexander Myerly; sophomores, first place, Westlake, Levi Strauss' Riveting Invention;
Samantha Grant and Madison Webb; sophomores, second place, Westlake, Revolution in Military Affairs: The Machine Gun; and
Caitlynn Connell and Cortney Windsor; sophomores, third place, La Plata, Walt Disney: Revolutionizing Animation.
Winners in the Historical Paper, junior division, are
Sarah Jones, eighth grade, first place, Somers, The Last Tsar: The Impact of Nicholas II on the Russian Revolution;
Rachel Chambers, eighth grade, second place, Somers, The Crusade for Humanity: Dorothea Dix's Reform of 19th Century Asylums; and
Lauryn A. Jackson, seventh grade, third place, Mattawoman, Woman's Suffrage Movement.
Winners in the Historical Paper, senior division, are
Janelle Johnson, sophomore, first place, Westlake, The French Revolution;
Janet Cooper, junior, second place, Westlake, South African Revolution; and
Megan Hill, junior, third place, Westlake, Reforms in Child Labor Laws.
Winners in the Individual Performance, junior division, are
Cheyenne Scott, eighth grade, first place, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, Evolution of Communication – Cell Phones# "Can You Hear Me Now?";
Katelyn Clark, eighth grade, second place, Piccowaxen, Nellie Bly: Insane Asylum; and
Elizabeth Nesbit, seventh grade, third place, Somers, Reaction: Cell Phones – Good or Bad.
Winners in the Group Performance, junior division, are
Emma Dawson, Sarah Dawson and Elaine Singleton; eighth graders, first place, Piccowaxen, Susan B. Anthony;
Sara Coltman and Joy Nichols; seventh graders, second place, General Smallwood Middle School, Clara Barton and the Reform of Health;
Lauren Herbert and Gabrielle Sandy; eighth graders, third place, Smallwood, A Soldier's Reaction to the Vietnam War.
Winners in the Individual Web page category, junior division, are
Sarah Deresky, sixth grade, first place, Somers, Women's Suffrage Movement; and
Amyria Neal, eighth grade, second place, Mattawoman, The Watts Riots.
Winners in the Group Web page category, junior division, are
Tracey Easton and Andrew Goodrich; seventh graders, first place, Hanson, The Vietnam War; and
James Arter and Jaime Resendiz; eighth graders, second place, Mattawoman, The Chinese Rebellion of 1945.
Winners in the Individual Web page category, senior division, are
Kevin Gill, sophomore, first place, La Plata, Milton S. Hershey: The Man Who Revolutionized the Company Town;
Aster Haileyesus, junior, second place, Westlake, Hittites v. Egyptians: Power Struggles with the Aid of Iron; and
Aliyah Garner, senior, third place, Westlake, Henry VIII: The Protestant Reformation.
Winner in the Group Web page category, senior division, is
Bushra Nawaz and Tabish Nawaz; sophomores, first place, Westlake, How Did the Colonists React to the Stamp Act of 1765?.
The following students received special awards
Andre Burton and Ryan Burton, La Plata, Freedom Rides: Revolution on the Road, award from The African-American Heritage Society of Charles County;
Loranika Sharma, sixth grade, Mattawoman, Mrs. Mom to Mr. Mom- Revolution in Women's Education, award from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority;
Andrew Johnson and Charles Rawson; Mattawoman, Prohibition: One Man's Revolution, Another Man's Business, award from the Charles County Antique Arts Association;
Adrienne Minor, Westlake, Reaction to Prohibition in America, award from the Charles County Archeological Society of Maryland;
Anahja Barnett, Westlake, Post 9/11 Government, award from the Charles County Commissioners;
Rachel Chambers, eighth grade, Somers, The Crusade for Humanity: Dorothea Dix's Reform of 19th Century Asylums, award from the Charles County Commission for Women;
Lillian Reese, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, Amelia Earhart: Revolution in the Sky, award from the Charles County Commission for Women;
Jared Nenno, sixth grade, Mattawoman, Tobacco in Southern Maryland & USA, award from the Charles County Genealogical Society;
Lauren Herbert and Gabrielle Sandy, Smallwood, A Soldier's Reaction to the Vietnam War, award from the Friendship House Foundation;
Lenora Savoy, McDonough, junior, American Civil Rights Movement on the Backs of Children, award from The Charles County Heritage Commission;
Christian Stine, Archbishop Neale, The Emergence of Religious Toleration in Maryland, award from The Charles County Historic Trust;
Janelle Johnson, Westlake, The French Revolution, award from the Ella Virginia Houck Holloway Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812;
Francesca Rothell, seventh grade, Smallwood, The Jeans Revolution, award from the Port Tobacco Players;
Elizabeth "Ashlee" Roberts, eighth grade, Somers, The Salem Witch Trials, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Camille Dejesus and Paige Koerbel; eighth graders, Henson, Battle of Yorktown, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Megan Czysz, Piccowaxen, The Boston Tea Party, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Sara Coltman and Joy Nichols; Smallwood, Clara Barton and the Reform of Health, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Sydney Fronck, Henson, The 30 Years' War, the Reta Kay Hoke award;
Jasmine Wright, junior, Westlake, The Arab Spring, the Reta Kay Hoke award;
Kayla Basom, Stoddert, Japanese Internment Camps: The Reaction to Pearl Harbor, award from the Daughters of the American Revolution;
Kevin Gill, La Plata, Milton S. Hershey: The Man Who Revolutionized the Company Town, award from the Thomas Stone Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution;
#Cameron J. Butler, Piccowaxen, Revolution, Reaction, Reform: A Baseball Triple Play, award from The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco;
Eleora Bartsch, Hanson, Racing to Discovery, award from The Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development;
Alecsis Cooper, Grace Lutheran School, How the Civil Rights Movement Revolutionized the World, award from the Southern Maryland Studies Center Advisory Board; and
Sarah Radtke, Somers, The Triangle Fire, award from the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century.
#The following students received special awards from the Smallwood Foundation:
Brian Eckerle, Archbishop Neale School, Airplanes: How They Changed the World;
Zachary Underwood, Smallwood, The Effects of the Industrial Revolution;
Stephen Crews, Andrew Kret and Liam Vienneau; Piccowaxen, The Beatles: Revolution in American Culture;
Jordan Lloyd and Emily Rawson; Mattawoman, Syncopation in the Evolution of Music;
Gabrielle Gonzales, Mattawoman, The French Revolution: Power to the People;
Matthew Eppley, Piccowaxen, The Model T: Henry Ford Revolutionizes the Automobile Industry; and
Morgan Tippett, La Plata, Roe v. Wade.
Charles County Public Schools provides 26,700 students in grades prekindergartenthrough 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland,Charles County Public Schools has 35 caring community schools that offer a technologicallyadvanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equipsfor leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
Read More on the Charles County Public Schools Web site... (http://www2.ccboe.com/pr/index.cfm/2012/3/26/Students-advance-to-state-History-Day-competition)
Students advance to state History Day competition
More than 270 students competed in the 2012 Charles County History Day competition held March 23-24 at Maurice J. McDonough High School. First- and second-place category winners advance to the state competition on April 28 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competition.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, junior division, are
Eleora Bartsch, seventh grade, first place, John Hanson Middle School, The Space Race of Discovery;
Megan Czysz, eighth grade, second place, Piccowaxen Middle School, The Boston Tea Party; and
Gabrielle Gonzales, eighth grade, third place, Mattawoman Middle School, French Revolution: The Power of the People.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, senior division, are
Anahja Barnett, sophomore, first place, Westlake High School, Post 9/11 Government;
Morgan Tippett, junior, second place, La Plata High School, Roe v. Wade; and
Adrienne Minor, sophomore, third place, Westlake, Reaction to Prohibition in America.
Winners in the Group Documentary, junior division, are
Jordan Lloyd and Emily Rawson; eighth graders, first place, Mattawoman, Syncopation in the Evolution of Music;
Andrew Johnson and Charles Rawson; eighth graders, second place, Mattawoman, Prohibition: One Man's Revolution, Another Man's Business; and
Stephen Crews, Andrew Kret and Liam Vienneau; seventh graders, Piccowaxen, The Beatles: A Revolution in American Culture.
Winner in the Group Documentary, senior division, is
Andre Burton, junior, and Ryan Burton, freshman; first place, La Plata, Freedom Rides: Revolution on the Road.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, junior division, are
Cameron J. Butler, eighth grade, first place, Piccowaxen, Revolution, Reaction, Reform: A Baseball Triple Play!;
Sydney Fronck, eighth grade, second place, Matthew Henson Middle School, The 30 Years' War; and
Sarah Radtke, seventh grade, third place, Milton M. Somers Middle School, The Triangle Fire.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, senior division, are
Katherine Snee, sophomore, first place, La Plata, Social Revolution: Reaction and Reform in the Military;
Matthew Zugay, junior, second place, La Plata, Space Flight: Up, Up and Gone Away; and
Christiane I. Simmons, sophomore, third place, Westlake, The Argentine Revolution of May, 1810.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, junior division, are
Alexandra Bryant, Adriana Facchina, and Kelsey Farrell; eighth graders, first place, Piccowaxen, Behind the Golden Arches;
Suha Ansari, eighth grade, and Sufyan Ansari, sixth grade; second place, Mattawoman, Rank Genius: Math and the Scientific Revolution; and
Ashley Knode and Jillian Knode; seventh graders, third place, Piccowaxen, Frozen Dinners: A Mealtime Revolution.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, senior division, are
Bailey DelaCruz and Alexander Myerly; sophomores, first place, Westlake, Levi Strauss' Riveting Invention;
Samantha Grant and Madison Webb; sophomores, second place, Westlake, Revolution in Military Affairs: The Machine Gun; and
Caitlynn Connell and Cortney Windsor; sophomores, third place, La Plata, Walt Disney: Revolutionizing Animation.
Winners in the Historical Paper, junior division, are
Sarah Jones, eighth grade, first place, Somers, The Last Tsar: The Impact of Nicholas II on the Russian Revolution;
Rachel Chambers, eighth grade, second place, Somers, The Crusade for Humanity: Dorothea Dix's Reform of 19th Century Asylums; and
Lauryn A. Jackson, seventh grade, third place, Mattawoman, Woman's Suffrage Movement.
Winners in the Historical Paper, senior division, are
Janelle Johnson, sophomore, first place, Westlake, The French Revolution;
Janet Cooper, junior, second place, Westlake, South African Revolution; and
Megan Hill, junior, third place, Westlake, Reforms in Child Labor Laws.
Winners in the Individual Performance, junior division, are
Cheyenne Scott, eighth grade, first place, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, Evolution of Communication – Cell Phones# "Can You Hear Me Now?";
Katelyn Clark, eighth grade, second place, Piccowaxen, Nellie Bly: Insane Asylum; and
Elizabeth Nesbit, seventh grade, third place, Somers, Reaction: Cell Phones – Good or Bad.
Winners in the Group Performance, junior division, are
Emma Dawson, Sarah Dawson and Elaine Singleton; eighth graders, first place, Piccowaxen, Susan B. Anthony;
Sara Coltman and Joy Nichols; seventh graders, second place, General Smallwood Middle School, Clara Barton and the Reform of Health;
Lauren Herbert and Gabrielle Sandy; eighth graders, third place, Smallwood, A Soldier's Reaction to the Vietnam War.
Winners in the Individual Web page category, junior division, are
Sarah Deresky, sixth grade, first place, Somers, Women's Suffrage Movement; and
Amyria Neal, eighth grade, second place, Mattawoman, The Watts Riots.
Winners in the Group Web page category, junior division, are
Tracey Easton and Andrew Goodrich; seventh graders, first place, Hanson, The Vietnam War; and
James Arter and Jaime Resendiz; eighth graders, second place, Mattawoman, The Chinese Rebellion of 1945.
Winners in the Individual Web page category, senior division, are
Kevin Gill, sophomore, first place, La Plata, Milton S. Hershey: The Man Who Revolutionized the Company Town;
Aster Haileyesus, junior, second place, Westlake, Hittites v. Egyptians: Power Struggles with the Aid of Iron; and
Aliyah Garner, senior, third place, Westlake, Henry VIII: The Protestant Reformation.
Winner in the Group Web page category, senior division, is
Bushra Nawaz and Tabish Nawaz; sophomores, first place, Westlake, How Did the Colonists React to the Stamp Act of 1765?.
The following students received special awards
Andre Burton and Ryan Burton, La Plata, Freedom Rides: Revolution on the Road, award from The African-American Heritage Society of Charles County;
Loranika Sharma, sixth grade, Mattawoman, Mrs. Mom to Mr. Mom- Revolution in Women's Education, award from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority;
Andrew Johnson and Charles Rawson; Mattawoman, Prohibition: One Man's Revolution, Another Man's Business, award from the Charles County Antique Arts Association;
Adrienne Minor, Westlake, Reaction to Prohibition in America, award from the Charles County Archeological Society of Maryland;
Anahja Barnett, Westlake, Post 9/11 Government, award from the Charles County Commissioners;
Rachel Chambers, eighth grade, Somers, The Crusade for Humanity: Dorothea Dix's Reform of 19th Century Asylums, award from the Charles County Commission for Women;
Lillian Reese, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, Amelia Earhart: Revolution in the Sky, award from the Charles County Commission for Women;
Jared Nenno, sixth grade, Mattawoman, Tobacco in Southern Maryland & USA, award from the Charles County Genealogical Society;
Lauren Herbert and Gabrielle Sandy, Smallwood, A Soldier's Reaction to the Vietnam War, award from the Friendship House Foundation;
Lenora Savoy, McDonough, junior, American Civil Rights Movement on the Backs of Children, award from The Charles County Heritage Commission;
Christian Stine, Archbishop Neale, The Emergence of Religious Toleration in Maryland, award from The Charles County Historic Trust;
Janelle Johnson, Westlake, The French Revolution, award from the Ella Virginia Houck Holloway Chapter, United States Daughters of 1812;
Francesca Rothell, seventh grade, Smallwood, The Jeans Revolution, award from the Port Tobacco Players;
Elizabeth "Ashlee" Roberts, eighth grade, Somers, The Salem Witch Trials, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Camille Dejesus and Paige Koerbel; eighth graders, Henson, Battle of Yorktown, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Megan Czysz, Piccowaxen, The Boston Tea Party, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Sara Coltman and Joy Nichols; Smallwood, Clara Barton and the Reform of Health, award from The Historical Society of Charles County;
Sydney Fronck, Henson, The 30 Years' War, the Reta Kay Hoke award;
Jasmine Wright, junior, Westlake, The Arab Spring, the Reta Kay Hoke award;
Kayla Basom, Stoddert, Japanese Internment Camps: The Reaction to Pearl Harbor, award from the Daughters of the American Revolution;
Kevin Gill, La Plata, Milton S. Hershey: The Man Who Revolutionized the Company Town, award from the Thomas Stone Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution;
#Cameron J. Butler, Piccowaxen, Revolution, Reaction, Reform: A Baseball Triple Play, award from The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco;
Eleora Bartsch, Hanson, Racing to Discovery, award from The Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development;
Alecsis Cooper, Grace Lutheran School, How the Civil Rights Movement Revolutionized the World, award from the Southern Maryland Studies Center Advisory Board; and
Sarah Radtke, Somers, The Triangle Fire, award from the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century.
#The following students received special awards from the Smallwood Foundation:
Brian Eckerle, Archbishop Neale School, Airplanes: How They Changed the World;
Zachary Underwood, Smallwood, The Effects of the Industrial Revolution;
Stephen Crews, Andrew Kret and Liam Vienneau; Piccowaxen, The Beatles: Revolution in American Culture;
Jordan Lloyd and Emily Rawson; Mattawoman, Syncopation in the Evolution of Music;
Gabrielle Gonzales, Mattawoman, The French Revolution: Power to the People;
Matthew Eppley, Piccowaxen, The Model T: Henry Ford Revolutionizes the Automobile Industry; and
Morgan Tippett, La Plata, Roe v. Wade.
Charles County Public Schools provides 26,700 students in grades prekindergartenthrough 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland,Charles County Public Schools has 35 caring community schools that offer a technologicallyadvanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equipsfor leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
Read More on the Charles County Public Schools Web site... (http://www2.ccboe.com/pr/index.cfm/2012/3/26/Students-advance-to-state-History-Day-competition)