Middle and high school students from across central Nebraska showed off their History Day projects on campus for the district History Day competition recently.
This year鈥檚 theme for entries was 鈥淭urning Points in History,鈥 and students presented projects on a variety of topics. Winners from each event advanced to the state competition.
Fourteen projects earned honors in their specific categories, with six students placing in the top three overall.
Ashlin George, Tom Tran听补苍诲 Yadriel Colindres Fonseca of Hastings Senior High School received first place overall with their group website, “Dropping Like Flies.鈥
Mackenzie Tate of Hastings Senior High School received second place overall for her individual exhibit, “Hisashi Ouchi: The Radioactive Man.”
Jaina Muth and Nataly Morales Rubalcava of Hastings Senior High School School earned third place overall with their group exhibit, “Filippo Brunelleschi and Linear Perspective.”
Madison Armenta of Hastings Middle School also earned third place overall with her individual exhibit, 鈥淲e are the Ship, All Else the Sea.鈥
Other top award recipients are included below, by division and entry project.
Top Award Recipients
Junior Division (grades 6-8)
Junior Group Documentary
First Place: Nahla Dey, Jayden Furr, Chasie Jorgensen and Kira Lorence of Red Cloud Junior/Senior High School with 鈥淭he First Mars Rover鈥
Second Place: Ireland Bryan, Kaelee Minnick, Charlotte Rust and A鈥橩ieda Watts of Red Cloud Junior/Senior High School with 鈥淭he Mystery of Amelia Earhart鈥
Third Place: Haize Heldt, Jezebel Olson and Laynee Rust of Red Cloud Junior/Senior High School with 鈥淪tanley Comeback鈥
Junior Group Exhibit
First Place: Lindsay Chambers, Brint Christensen and Adylynn Krueger of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淧earl Harbor: Turning Point for the U.S.鈥
Second Place: Gage Elliot, Rylan McCutcheon, Remington Ord and Alessander Shipley of Red Cloud Junior/Senior High School with 鈥淭he Attack on Pearl Harbor鈥
Junior Individual Documentary
First Place: Annie Marzolf of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淧olio鈥檚 Biggest Turning Point鈥
Junior Individual Exhibit
First Place: Madison Armenta of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淲e are the Ship, All Else the Sea鈥
Second Place: Lexy Amen of Hastings Middle School with 鈥淧utting a Spotlight on the Holocaust鈥
Senior Division (grades 9-12)
Senior Group Exhibit
First Place: Nataly Morales Rubalcava and Jaina Muth of Hastings Senior High School with “Filippo Brunelleschi and Linear Perspective: A Turning Point in Art History”
Senior Group Website
First Place: Ashlin George, Tom Tran听补苍诲 Yadriel Colindres Fonseca of Hastings Senior High School with 鈥淒ropping Like Flies鈥
Second Place: Keaton Corman and Evan Swartzendruber of Sandy Creek Senior High School with 鈥淏litzkrieg in WW2 and the Effects鈥
Senior Individual Exhibit
First Place: Mackenzie Tate of Hastings Senior High School of 鈥淗isashi Ouchi: The Radioactive Man鈥
Second Place (Tie): Aiden Aldrich of Hastings Senior High School with 鈥淗ugh Hammond Bennett: The Father of Soil Conservation鈥 and Shekinah Penar of Sandy Creek Senior High School with 鈥淭he Steamboat Willie Exhibit鈥
Third Place: Madison Fielder of Hastings Senior High School with 鈥淵MCA鈥
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