Cori Barwick, a student at Hastings (Nebraska) Middle School, earned a $6,000 scholarship to 糖心传媒 for her individual exhibit titled, 鈥淭he Race to the South Pole.鈥 She received her award February 27, when 糖心传媒 hosted a regional event for National History Day for middle and high school students.
Other top students receiving scholarships include the first runner-up duo with their website named 鈥淭he Jonestown Massacre: The Tragedy of How a Cult Leader Led 900 People in a Mass Suicide.鈥 The duo consisted of Natalie Brandt and Andrew Brandt of Hastings Senior High. Each received a $5,000 scholarship.
Second runner-up group of Destiny Songer, Cierra Cannady and Mireya Guiterrez of Hastings Senior High all received a $4,000 scholarship for their group exhibit titled, 鈥淭he Triangle Factory Fire: Triumph out of Tragedy.鈥
The top three recipients in each category are listed below.
Top Award Recipients
Junior Division (grades 6-8)
Individual Documentary
First place: Bree Witte of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淗ated Heroes鈥
Group Documentary
First place: Rebekah Evans and Mary Howie of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淧olio Vaccination: The Tragedy & Triumph of Polio鈥
Individual Exhibit
First place: Cori Barwick of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淭he Race to the South Pole鈥
Second place: Blake Schiffbauer of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淭he Triumph and Tragedy of Lafayette Escadrille鈥
Third place: Spencer Schiffbauer of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淎pollo 13: The Successful Failure鈥
Group Exhibit
First place: Ethan Shaw and Jacob Petr of Sandy Creek Middle School with 鈥淭he Unbreakable Code鈥
Second place: Jake Dane, Zachery Corman and Connor Janda of Sandy Creek Middle School with 鈥9/11鈥
Third place: Ella Martin, Lexi Shuck and Sophie Dane of Sandy Creek Middle School with 鈥淲omen鈥檚 Suffrage鈥
Historical Paper
First place: Kaleb Whitmore of Sandy Creek Middle School with 鈥淢artin Luther King Jr: A Man of Powerful Words鈥
Senior Division (grades 9-12)
Group Documentary
First place: Anna Wibbles and Diana Brailita of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淢agic Bullet: Triumphant Development of Penicillin鈥
Second place: Chelsey Espinosa and Mary Ferone of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭riumph of the Unbroken Man, Louis Zamperini鈥
Third place: Katilyn Zimmerman, Sydney Nelson and Alice Vu of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Tragedy of Hatred; The Triumph of Love: Loving v. Virginia鈥
Individual Exhibit
First place: Cooper Beahm of Hastings Senior High with 鈥12 Days of Terror鈥
Second place: Calan Brant of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Great Chicago River Rerouting鈥
Third place: Courtney Beave of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Triumph of the Newsies鈥
Group Exhibit
First place: Destiny Songer, Cierra Cannady and Mireya Gutierrez of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Triangle Factory Fire: Triumph out of Tragedy鈥
Second place: Ashlee Long, Brittany Oschner and Aerely Chacon of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淔rom Triumph to Tragedy: Welcome Aboard the Titanic鈥
Third place: Brayden Mackey, Trevor Sullivan and David Smith of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淒omestic Terrorist or Hero? The Triumphs and Tragedies in the Life of John Brown鈥
Historical Paper
First place: Ben Anderson of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Morning Sun Shines Over the Prison Wall: The Cambodian-Vietnemase War and the End of the Cambodian Genocide鈥
Second place: Hayden Stephenson of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Triumph of Title IX鈥
Third place: Laif Hutline of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭riumph & Tragedy on the Open Range- The Life & Death of Isom Prentice Olive鈥
Group Website
First place: Natalie Brandt and Andrew Brandt of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Jonestown Massacre: The Tragedy of How a Cult Leader Led 900 People in a Mass Suicide鈥
Second place: Amelie Carlson and Colin Scarlet of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淪tanding Firm for Their Faith鈥
Third place: Jenna Heinz, Caitlin Rempe, Lexie League and Adrianna Clark of Sandy Creek High School with 鈥淢artin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 鈥淚 have a Dream Speech鈥濃
Group Performance
First place: Kael Nissen, Hannah Evans, Anderson Rogers, Kobi Ennen and Katelyn Ceclre of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Rise and Fall of the Third Wave鈥
Second place: Rachely McKelvy and Gracie Cervantes of Hastings Senior High with 鈥淭he Tragic Trials of Salem鈥
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.