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New York Students Shine at National History Day
New York State Students fared very well at the 2007 National History Day competition, held June 10-14 at the University of Maryland in College Park.
New York sent 46 students to the competition, and all placed well above average in their categories. On average, Junior Division entries placed 5th (out of 13) in the first round of judging. Senior Division entries placed, on average, 4th (out of 13) in the first round of judging.
Eleven entries qualified for the finals, which narrowed the hundreds of entries to the top 14 in each category. Six New York entries won top honors and special awards:
Top Honors
7th grader James Marlow from Staten Island took home the 1st place gold medal for his Junior Individual Exhibit Willowbrook State School: From Atrocities to Sweeping Reforms. James attends Genesis at Xaverian school in Brooklyn, and participated in History Day for the first time this year.
10th grader Charlotte Burger from Massapequa won the 2nd place silver medal for her Senior Individual Documentary Writing History With Lightning: The Triumph and Tragedy of America's First Blockbuster. Charlotte is no stranger to History Day; she's competed at the National contest several times. In her last year with the program, she is pleased to place Nationally. Look for Charlotte's films at student film festivals all over the country!
Rachel Aguilar from West Nyack wowed audiences and judges alike with her Junior Individual Performance entitled Philippines. She took home the third place bronze medal in her category. Rachel attends Felix Festa Middle School, and was cheered on by her classmates who also did very well at the competition.
Special Awards
Three New York History Day projects won prestigeous Special Awards, given to recognize outstanding entries focused on certain subject matter.
8th graders Caitlin Palumbo and Danielle Gordon from Brooklyn were honored with the Ancient Order of Hibernians Special Award that recognizes an outstanding entry on Irish history and heritage. In addition to a large cash prize, the Caitlin and Danielle have been invited to share their Junior Group Performance, entitled Ireland's Daughters as Domestic Servants: The Bridge Between the Tragedy of the Famine and the Triumph of Success in America at the Order's conference in Albany in July.
Sisters Kristie and Kaitlyn Coleman of Brooklyn were awarded the Rachel Carson Centennial Prize that recognizes an outstanding entry on environmental issues. Their Junior Group Exhibit, entitled The Trials and Tribulations of the Riverkeeper's Fight to Protect the Hudson River was also selected as a finalist in the competition.
Cooperstown 10th graders Dieter Ulken and Yale Weiss won the George C. Marshall 20th Century History Award for their Senior Group Exhibit, Airlift Saves a City. Their exhibit focused on the Berlin Airlift, and was also a finalist in their categories.
Top Rankings
Eight additional New York History Day projects placed within the top 12 in the world for their respective categories. This is an impressive accomplishment, and we express our hearty congratluations to the following students:
- 6th place: Senior Group Documentary: Saved from the Ashes: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Kindertransport by Aliyana Gewirtzman and Jessica Seminelli, Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack, NY
- 8th place: Junior Group Exhibit: Trials and Tribulations of the Riverkeeper's Fight to Protect the Hudson River by Kaitlyn & Kristie Coleman, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
- 8th place: Senior Group Performance: Lessons From the Past, Opportunities For the Future: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic by Marianne Jacob, Preeti Kohli, Nandini Venkateswaren, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY
- 10th place: Senior Historical Paper: Terence MacSwiney: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hunger Strike by Jason Perlman, Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
- 10th place: Senior Group Exhibit: Airlift Saves a City, Dieter Ulken and Yale Weiss, Cooperstown High School, Cooperstown, NY
- 11th place: Junior Group Documentary: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Matt Kigler, Jordan Naft, Bruce Rubin, Felix Festa Middle School, West Nyack, NY
- 12th place: Senior Historical Paper: Tragedy in Armenia: The Forgotten Genocide by Mattea Cumoletti, Academy of the Holy Name Upper School, Albany, NY
- 12th place: Senior Group Exhibit: Tibet and the Dalai Lama: Triumph and Tragedy in the Himalayas by Katie Anania and Kim Leon, Cooperstown High School, Cooperstown, NY
Congratulations to all of New York Students for your amazing work! The state office staff could not be more pleased! |
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