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2004 New York State History Day Winners
We are pleased to announce the 2004 New York State History Day Contest Winners and Special Award winners below.
Junior Historical Paper
Third Place
African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps by Zagreb Murkerjee – Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland
Second Place
Alexander the Great: Philosophy Meets the Sword by John Dillon – Cooperstown Middle School, Cooperstown
First Place
British Colonization of India by Tabitha Champeau - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
Junior Individual Documentary
Third Place
A Method of Their Own: The Wright Brothers Explore Flight by Fabiana Kreines – Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Second Place
Escaping the Bamboo Curtain: The Exploration, Encounter and Exchange of the Vietnamese Boat People by Gina Bull - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
First Place
Sputnik: The Exploration, Encounter and Exchange by Grace Wong - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
Junior Group Documentary
Third Place
Anne Frank Encounters the Holocaust by Katherine Wells, Emma Farison, Lauren Bonersky and Casy Gerety – Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland
Second Place
A Marriage Set at Birth: The Fusion of Jazz and Rock by Ethan Giventer and Devin Concannon – Alfred G. Berner Middle School, Massapequa
First Place
Bridging the Gap: One Brick at a time – The Peace Corps in Africa by Jessica Seminelli and Aliyana Gewirtzman - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
Junior Individual Performance
Third Place
Marco Polo: Inspiration to Exploration by William S. Connell – Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Second Place
One Step Closer: Brown vs. Board of Education by Thomas DeLay - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
First Place
Hawaii: From Paradise to Tourist Attraction by Andre J. Kuney - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
Junior Group Performance
Third Place
The Meeting of Two Worlds: Commodore Perry & the Opening of Japan by Daniel Monticello, John Ferro and Timothy Gatzek Enright - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
Second Place
Native American Boarding Schools by Samantha Maurer and Lauren Bosso - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
First PlaceThrough My Eyes: The Diary of Anne Frank by Elizabeth Warner and Cady Chaplin – Woodmere Middle School, Hewlett
Junior Individual Exhibit
Third Place
Mending Broken Hearts: Technology Saves Lives by Michelle Gaglia - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Second Place
The Man Who Saved the Children: Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine by Margaret Buff - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
First Place
Jazz in the Harlem Renaissance by Greg Giovine – Cooperstown Middle School, Cooperstown
Junior Group Exhibit
Third Place
Encountering Mass Infection: WWII & the Exchange of Penicillin by Nicole Diakoumakos, Penny Planzos and Melena Planzos - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Second PlaceThe Panama Canal: Land Divided, World United? by Alexandra Atzl and Marie Alexis Valente - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
First PlaceFlowing Into the Future: The Croton Aqueduct Supplies Life to New York City by John Gearity, Patrick Colman and Carl Barreto - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Senior Historical Paper
Third Place
Exploring Born-Again Brighton Beach: The Immigrant Encounter & Cultural Exchange by Alexander Weisler – Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack
Second Place
Amy Beach: An American Musical Pioneer by Sarah Kate Rapoport – Horace Mann School
First Place
Fallout From Reykjavik: Reagan's Stand & the Fate of Arms Control by Vivek Viswanathan – Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
Senior Individual Documentary
Third Place
Encounter with Ishi: The Last Standing Yahi by Monica Varona – The Mary Louise Academy
Second Place
Jazz and Blues, The Europeanization of African Music, An Exchange of Culture by Tunesia Kirkland – Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Bronx
First Place
Margaret Mead: "…with Eyes Newly Opened" by Laura Caccavo – Clarkstown High School North, New City
Senior Group Documentary
Third Place
The Central Pacific Railroad: Man vs. The Mountain by Erin Ozmat and Laura Crisafulli – Clayton A. Bouton Jr/Sr High School
Second Place
Building the World Trade Center: Encountering Progress by Christopher Duffy and Daniel Braun – Ethical Culture Fieldston School, Bronx
First Place
In Search of a Goddess: China's Encounter with Democracy by Yaaynik Kosuri, Amol Jain, Monica Jun and Pawan Sharma Andrew – Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
Senior Individual Performance
Third Place
Nelson Mandela's Fight Against Apartheid by Fayrisa Greenwald – Ames Campus of the Alfred G. Berner School, Massapequa
Second Place
Sanctioned Subjugation by Natalie Ho – Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
First Place
Exploration of Enlightenment Ideas and Exchange of Power: Robespierre and the Reign of Terro by Jonathan Miller – Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack
Senior Group Performance
Third Place
"Shanghai Haven" by Emily Weidenbaum and Adam Chanler-Berat – Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack
Second Place
The Inoculation Controversy: Religion Encounters Science by Julia Blum and Claire Schwartz – Ethical Cultural Fieldston School, Bronx
First Place
A Faithful Exchange; Sikhism by Neha Chopra, Seeta Menon and Monica Kashyap - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
Senior Individual Exhibit
Third Place
Shackleton's Antartic Expedition: Battle with Adversity by Rachel Kuch – Cooperstown High School, Cooperstown
Second Place
Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan by Helen Yang – Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack
First Place
Brown vs Board of Education: Hope Encounters Hatred by Michae Friedman – Roslyn High School
Senior Group Exhibit
Third Place
"Fiddlesticks": Margaret Mead and her Cultural Expolration by Rebecca De Santis and Jennifer Bayun - Clarkstown High School South, West Nyack
Second Place
A Necessary Evil: Exploring Yellow Journalism in the Spanish-American War by Kate Harris and Rachel Tofel – Ethical Cultural Fieldston School, Bronx
First Place
Tight-Lacing by Rebecca Bressler, Arielle Katz, Marissa Teitelbaum, Sarah Lenowitz and Jamie – Herricks High School, New Hyde Park |
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2004 Special Award Winners
Abner Doubleday Civil War Roundtable - Thomas W. Malone Award
Junior Group Performance
Fanny Kemble: Actress Turned Abolitionist by Mathea Cumoletti and Courtney Caimano – Christ the King School, Albany
Bassett Healthcare Award
Senior Group Performance
Innocent Bystanders: Pediatric AIDS in America by Kathryn Feeney, Sara Lipshutz and Tiffany Lee – Clarkstown High School North, New City
The Freeman's Journal Award
Junior Individual Documentary
The War of Electric Currents: Exploration, Encounter & Exchange at the Dawn of the Electric Age by Lauren Koenig – The Brandeis School
Hirabayashi Family Award: In Honor of Our Ancestors and for the Sake of Our Children
Junior Group Documentary
Two Groups Encounter Discrimination Pearl Harbor and September 11 by Asim Javed and imran Javed – Victor Junior High School, Victor
National Archives and Records Administration Awards
Junior Historical Paper
Exploring the Outside: Rock Encounters the Avant Garde by Sean Murphy, I.S. 3, Region 7 District 20, Brooklyn
Senior Historical Paper
The Exploration, Encounter & Exchange of Ideas in the Framing of the United States Constitution by Albert Li – Huntington High School
Junior Individual Documentary
Nutcracker Nation: Exploring the Boundaries of the Performing Arts by Emily Stone – Cooperstown Middle School
Senior Individual Documentary
Protesting or Provoking? Four Dead in Ohio by Robert Spiro – George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett
Junior Group Documentary
Exploring America: Immigration to the U.S. by Izra Izrailov, Kam H. Gong and Tina Xiong – Edward B. Shallow School – IS 227 Brooklyn,
Senior Group Documentary
20th Century Melting Pot: Eastern European Immigration to Central New York by Melissa Mieczkowski and Ana Iryfon – Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Junior Individual Performance
Arctic Meltdown – Warmer Than You Think by Louis Cornacchia – Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Senior Individual Performance
Kit Carson: Explorer and More by Audrey Lackner – Dobbs Ferry High School, Dobbs Ferry
Junior Group Performance
The Wright Stuff: Orville & Wilbur Wright Explored Manned Flight by Jackson Popkin and Christa Wojcik - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
Senior Group Performance
The Bear and the Lion by Vincent Cimino and Danny Grgas – Syosset High School, Syosset
Junior Individual Exhibit
The Telegraph by Evan Giamundo – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
Senior Individual Exhibit
Encounter with the Past: A Dutch Genealogy by Julie Grimaldi – Scotia-Glenville High School
Junior Group Exhibit
"Houston, We Have a Problem" – The Story f Apollo 13 by Harris Nord, Alec Slatky and Matt Zaringhalam – Alfred G. Berner Middle School, Massapequa
Senior Group Exhibit
Death of the Feudal Age: Rebirth in the Restoration: Japan's Story of Discovery & Exploration by We-hau Pu and Christopher Strait – Liverpool High School, Liverpool
National Baseball Hall of Fame Award
Senior Group Documentary
Baseball: An Evolutionary Game by Sean Gates, Joe Horrigan and Gavin Harris – Cooperstown High School, Cooperstown
New York State Historical Association Award
Junior Group Documentary
An Immense and Silent Forest by Anders Lodahl, Laura Howard, Patricia Goodhines and Stephanie King – Holland Patent Middle School, Holland Patent
Senior Group Documentary
20th Century Melting Pot by Melissa Mieczkowski and Anna Iryfon – Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Siemens Corporation – Innovation in History Award
Junior individual Documentary
The War of Electric Currents: Exploration, Encounter & Exchange at the Dawn of the Electric Age by Lauren Koenig – The Brandeis School
Senior Individual Exhibit
Forensics: Exploring Science, Encountering Evidence by Sophia Hepheastou – Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
Women's History Award
Junior Group Performance
Movies of the '20's: Effects on Women's Lives by Sonja Mueller, Rebecca Felt, Lily Kerman and Katrina Vaughn – Holland Patent Middle School, Holland Patent
Teacher of the Year Award
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