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2008 National History Day
| | NHD Director Cathy Gorn poses with New York! |
New York State is proud of its students who competed at the 2008 National History Day competition, held June 15-19 at the University of Maryland in College Park.
New York sent 54 students to the competition, and all placed well above average in their categories. On average, Junior Division entries placed 4th (out of 13) in the first round of judging. Senior Division entries placed, on average, 5th (out of 13) in the first round of judging. Ten entries qualified for the finals, which narrowed the hundreds of entries to the top 14 in each category. Three New York entries won top honors and special awards:
Top Honors
6th grader Miru Osuga from New York City took home the 3rd place bronze medal for her Junior Individual Documentary Injustice, Tolerance, and Hope in the Japanese Internment Camps. Miru attends Hunter College Campus Schools in Manhattan, and participated in History Day for the first time this year.
8th grader Robert Duggan from West Nyack was awarded the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute Prize that recognizes and outstanding entry on 20th Century Political History. His Junior Web Site entry, entitled Solidarity: The Trade Union that Changed Europe was also selected as a finalist in the competition.
11th grade student Anu Lingala from Clarkstown South High School in Rockland County was awarded one of four prestigious college scholarships. Anu was awarded a partial tuition scholarship to the University of Maryland by National History Day Executive Director Cathy Gorn.
Top Rankings
Nine additional New York History Day projects placed within the top 11 in the world for their respective categories. This is an impressive accomplishment, and we express our hearty congratluations to the following students:
- 4th place: Junior Web Site: Solidarity: The Trade Union that Changed Europe by Robert Duggan, Felix Festa Middle School, West Nyack, NY
- 5th place: Junior Group Documentary: SS St. Louis - Ship of the Unwanted by Amelia Goodman & Kate Mallinson, Stimson Middle School, Huntington Station, NY
- 7th place: Senior Group Documentary: Constitution in Crisis by Amit Kohli, Peter Dimarco & Jordan Stein, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY
- 8th place: Senior Individual Documentary: No Light at the End of the Tunnel: Conflict, Compromise, and the Tet Offensive by Charlotte Burger, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, NY
- 10th place: Junior Individual Exhibit: Heroism Defeats Horror: The Danish Resistance Movement, by Ryan McEvoy, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
- 11th place: Junior Group Documentary: The Scopes Trial & The Monkey Business Behind It by Erica Ng, Jason Krueger, Helaine Regan-Tuero, & Chelsea Sidrane, Woodmere Middle School, Hewlett, NY
- 11th place: Junior Individual Performance: 1,000 World War II Refugees: A Journey through Conflict and Compromise by Lily Ashira Shoretz, Ramaz Middle School, New York City, NY
- 11th place: Senior Web Site: Shinnecock Land Conflicts: An Ongoing Battle Between Traditional Belief and Broken Compromises by Shalini Pamil, Commack High School, Commack, NY
- 11th place: Senior Group Exhibit: Behind Barbed Wire: The Conflict and Compromise of Japanese Internment by Anu Lingala, Sondra Lipshutz, & Allie Cutler, Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack, 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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