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“Taking a Stand in History: People,
Ideas, Events” was this year’s theme at the annual National History Day (NHD)
competition that was held at the University of Maryland, June 11-15, 2006.
Once again, quite a
number of our “California kids” brought home laurels from the various levels
of competition. Out of thousands of students nationwide who had competed at
the local and state levels, the Californians listed here came up winners at
the national level.
The Conference of
California Historical Societies presented two awards this year to deserving
students at the state-level competition.
The young people listed
here have expressed a strong commitment to history through their various
projects. They join the winners of previous years who have their love of
history in common with the dedicated individuals who serve historical
societies, museums and other organizations.
Here they are, our
winners for this year!
Junior Paper: Outstanding State Junior Entry, California
Matthew O’Connell
Atascadero Junior High School, Atascadero,
San Luis Obispo County
Teacher: Amelia Sherman
Title: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton: Taking a Stand for the Lives of his
Men and Against Nature
Junior Individual Documentary: 9th Place
Olivia Field
Francis Parker School, San Diego, San Diego County
Teacher: Cherie Redelings
Title: Fred Korematsu: The Man Who Stood Up and Challenged the Conscience
of a Nation
Junior Group Documentary: 6th Place
Benjamin Kwan, Christopher Nguyen
Lakeside Middle School, Irvine, Orange County
Teacher: Jon Pang
Title: Taking a Stand for Children Through Lewis Hine’s Lens
Junior Individual Exhibit: 5th Place
Tomo Downs
Castaic Middle School, Castaic, Los Angeles County
Teacher: Ro Osano
Title: 100th / 442nd Regimental Combat Team Taking a Stand for Japanese
Americans
Junior Individual Exhibit: 10th Place
Caitlyn Hynes
Pioneer Junior High School, Upland, San Bernardino County
Teacher: Ed Babcock
Title: Sugihara: “Visas for Life” Taking a Stand for the Jews in the
Holocaust
Junior Group Exhibit: 6th Place
Alyssa Helmuth, Kaitlyn Luxton
Los Alisos Middle School, Mission Viejo, Orange County
Teacher: Gary Springer
Title: Lech Walesa: The Voice that Challenged a Nation
Junior Individual Performance: 8th Place
Nicole Ditto
Bernice Ayer Middle School, San Clemente, Orange County
Teacher: Jim Stephens
Title: She Who Saves One Life: The Story of Stefania Podgorska
Junior Group Performance: 1st Place
Laura Wilson, Mariel Heiss, Lindsey Hatcher,
Breann Doering, Jim Diller
Fruitvale Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Teacher: Doug Wilson
Title: Chiune Sugihara: Defiant Diplomat…Jewish Savior
Senior Individual Documentary: 8th Place
Taylor Barnes
Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
Teacher: Ken Hooper
Title: Lending a Voice to Change: American Folk Singers of the Early ’60s
Senior Group Documentary: 3rd Place
James Niebauer, Don Wei, Jikyu Choi, Kevin Liu
Mira Loma High School, Sacramento, Sacramento County
Teacher: Bruce Lagomarsino
Title: Truman’s Decision: A Stand in the Land of the Rising Sun
Senior Group Documentary: 6th Place
Megan Reese, Brittany Darrow
Buchanan High School, Clovis, Fresno County
Teachers: Rob Darrow, Carole Smoot, Jon Smoot
Title: Standing in the Face of Madness: Raoul Wallenberg’s Fight to Save
the Jews
Senior Group Exhibit: 2nd Place
Diana Luna, Diana Herrera, Ivan Cisneros
A.B. Miller High School, Fontana, San Bernardino County
Teachers: Valerie Lowery, Sherry Hamilton
Title: Sobibor: Taking a Stand Against Hitler’s Final Solution
Senior Individual Performance: 3rd Place
Michael Cruz
Buchanan High School, Clovis, Fresno County
Teachers: Rob Darrow, Carole Smoot,
Jon Smoot, Linda Linder
Title: The Voice of a People, the Pride of a Nation: Lech Walesa’s Stand
Against Communism
Senior Individual Performance: Jamestown Award
Priyanka Adapa
Buchanan High School, Clovis, Fresno County
Title: A War Weary World Takes a Stand for Peace: The Treaty of
Versailles and the League of Nations
Senior Group Performance: 2nd Place
Jordan Permantier, Javier Romero, Daniela Romero
Acaciawood School, Anaheim, Orange County
Teachers: John Pester, Sandra Yang
Title: Polish Solidarity: A Trade Union that Took a Stand for a
Democratic Sovereign Poland
Senior Group Performance: 4th Place — and
Outstanding State Senior Entry, California
Kelsey Hicks, Melanie Miles, Caleb Bagdanov,
Robyn Miles, Levi Bagdanov
Grace Preparatory School, Nuevo, Riverside County
Teacher: Irene Miles
Title: Prohibition is Better than No Liquor at All
CCHS Recognition of California History Research
Awards,
History Day in California, 2006
Junior Paper
Taylor Sakamoto
Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis, Fresno County
Title: Korematsu v. The United States: A Stand Against Tyranny in the
Land of the Free
Senior Paper
Enrique Bedolla
Montclair High School, Montclair, San Bernardino County
Title: Mexican-Americans Taking a Stand Against Segregation
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