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2009 National History Day Winners


New York State is proud of its students who competed at the 2009 National History Day competition, held June 14-18 at the University of Maryland in College Park.

New York sent 58 students to the competition, and all placed well above average in their categories. On average, Junior Division entries placed 5th (out of 14) in the first round of judging. Senior Division entries placed, on average, 5th (out of 14) in the first round of judging. Eight 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
  • High School students Lauren Altman, Ankur Mohan, Alexandre Guevara, Randy Tesser and Cassandra Guevara from West Nyack took home the 1st place gold medal for thier Senior Group Performance One for All and Wall for One. They attend Clarkstown South Senior High School.




  • 8th graders Ryan McEvoy and John Giambrone from Genesis at Xaverian school in Brooklyn were recognized for their outstanding entry on immigration history with a special award. Their Junior Group Exhibit entry, entitled Building New York City: The Gilded Age Immigrant was also selected as a finalist in the competition.



  • 8th grade students Gabi Im and Lauren Lee from Felix V. Festa Middle School in Rockland County were awarded a special prize for an outstanding entry on World War II history for their Junior Group Performance on Douglas MacArthur. Gabi and Lauren's entry was also a finalist in competition.




Top Rankings
Seven additional New York History Day projects placed within the top 14 in the world for their respective categories. This is an impressive accomplishment, and we express our hearty congratluations to the following students:
  • 5th place: Junior Group Exhibit: Building New York City: The Gilded Age Immigrant by Ryan McEvoy & John Giambrone, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn
  • 6th place: Junior Group Performance: Douglas MacArthur by Gabi Im & Lauren Lee, Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack
  • 6th place: Senior Group Performance: Charles Dickens by Brian Groudan and Reshama Patel, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
  • 9th place: Senior Individual Exhibit: Captain Walter Farmer and the Wiesbaden Manifesto by Michael Tarantelli, Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School, Honeoye Falls
  • 14th place: Junior Historical Paper: Ray Kroc's Supersize Impact on American Culture, by Jamie Keenan, Commack Middle School, Commack
  • 14th place: Junior Group Exhibit: Jim Bowie: The Making of an American Legend by Stephanie Guz & Elky Melohn, Manhattan Day School, New York City
  • 14th place: Senior Historical Paper: Diego Velazquez and Realism by Mariko Azis, Ithaca Senior High School, Ithaca
Outstanding State Entry
National History Day also awards a prize to one Junior and one Senior Division entry in each state. The students receive a medal. New York State's 2009 NHD Outstanding State Entries are:
  • Junior Division: Stephanie Guz & Elky Melohn from Manhattan Day School in New York City for their Junior Group Exhibit, Jim Bowie: The Making of an American Legend
  • Senior Division: Michael Tarantelli from Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School in Honeoye Falls for his Senior Individual Exhibit, Captain Walter Farmer and the Wiesbaden Manifesto


Congratulations to all of New York Students for your amazing work! The state office staff could not be more pleased!  
 
2009 New York State History Day

On Friday, May 1, the Village of Cooperstown was transformed into a lively history museum with the addition of more than 420 middle and high school students as they gathered for the New York State History Day competition. Students from 13 regions throughout New York State presented their award-winning work reflecting this year's National History Day (NHD) theme, The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies, in the state finals held at the New York State Historical Association (NYSHA), The Farmers' Museum, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and The Otesaga Hotel. The day's events culminated in an awards ceremony at the Cooperstown High School Auditorium.

The state contest, sponsored by the New York State Historical Association, is a yearlong history education program that challenges students in grades 6-12 to produce exceptional scholarship on topics in history related to an annual theme. Students from 11 different regions throughout New York State presented their final projects in the form of dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, interactive web sites and scholarly research papers to a panel of judges. First and second place winners in each category advance to National History Day at the University of Maryland, College Park, in June, to compete with history scholars from throughout the country.

The popularity of History Day is related to the degree of ownership students feel in researching and designing their projects. "The History Day program is a natural fit for students. It gives students the opportunity to choose a research topic that they are most interested in, which not only keeps them engaged but also makes for an enormously meaningful learning experience. Students are not just looking at this as something for school, but something that matters in their own lives, said John Buchinger, Associate Director of Education.

"The New York State History Day competition is the capstone of a yearlong process. Students spend months collecting quality research, analyzing their findings, and presenting strong arguments as to how their chosen topic relates to the annual theme, 'The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.' The level of work presented at this competition is top notch, and we are extremely pleased to honor and recognize these efforts here in Cooperstown," said Tobi Voigt, New York State History Day Coordinator.
 
2009 NYS History Day Contest Winners

We are pleased to announce the 2009 New York State History Day Contest Winners and Special Award winners below.

Junior Historical Paper
Third Place
Elizabeth Blackwell: Opening the Door of the Medical Career to Women by Joan Lee - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Second Place
Ray Kroc's Supersize Impact on America Culture by Jamie Keenan - Commack Middle School, Commack

First Place
Chiune Sugihara by Erica Schutzman - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Junior Web Sites
Third Place
Richard Nixon by Adam Lipke, Evan Kornblatt and Jason Ziegler - Woodmere Middle School, Hewlett

Second Place
Bucky for Kids/Buckminster Fuller: Profit for an Age of Connectivity by Jeremiah Milbauer - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York City

First Place
Stephen Van Rensslelaer by Stephanie Duggan - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Junior Individual Documentary
Third Place
Orson Welles: Genius and Innovator of the American Cinema by David La Rosa - Woodmere Middle School, Hewlett

Second Place
Rich, Respected and Ruthless: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. by Steven Tenzer - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

First Place
Anthony Wayne Brigadier General of a New Nation by Lee Allen - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Junior Group Documentary
Third Place
Jacob Riis - Muckraker Photojournalist by James Gunkle and Neil Carousso - Sacred Heart, Bayside

Second Place
Simon Wiesenthal: In the Pursuit of Justice by Sam Askenas, Greg Bricker and David Krouskoff - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

First Place
Lillian Wald: Heroine of Henry Street by Amelia Goodman and Kate Mallinson - Stimson Middle School, Huntington Station

Junior Individual Performance
Third Place
"It Behooves Us to Prepare" The Clara Barton Story by Allison Hendrick - Bemus Point Middle School, Bemus Point

Second Place
Maimonides: An Everlasting Modernist by David Schwerdt - Ramaz Middle School, New York City

First Place
Christopher Reeve: A Superhero on Screen and in Real Life by Effie Landau - Ramaz Middle School, New York City

Junior Group Performance
Third Place
Walt Disney - The Animated Man by Michael Schumer, Maxwell Strauss, Cooper Paston, Jonathan Serota and Marisa Joachim - Jericho Middle School, Jericho

Second Place
John Jay: The Unsung Hero of the American Revolution by Edward Colombo and Willam Kindschuh - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

First Place
Douglas MacArthur by Gabi Im and Lauren Lee - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Junior Individual Exhibit
Third Place
Lillian Wald: American Urban Reformer by Sean Coleman - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

Second Place
Geraldine Ferraro by Katie Dalton - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

First Place
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? by Andrew Willis - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

Junior Group Exhibit
Third Place
David Ben-Gurion: Father of Isreal by Thomas Beauchemin and Dan Weiner - Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Second Place
Building New York City: The Guilded Age Immigrant by John Giambrone and Ryan McEvoy - Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

First Place
Jim Bowie: The Making of an American Legend by Stephanie Guz and Elky Melohn - Manhattan Day School, New York City

Senior Historical Paper
Third Place
Her Fury and Her Friendliness by Julia Schlesinger - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York City

Second Place
Robert Moses by Oliver Friedfeld - Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack

First Place
Diego Velazquez and Realism by Mariko Azis - Ithaca Senior High School, Ithaca

Senior Web Sites
Third Place
Thurgood Marshall: Architect of Equality by Jason Brooks - George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett

Second Place
J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Legacy of Change and Controversy by Matthew Weiss, Nikko Price, Harrison Tract - Jericho Senior High School, Jericho

First Place
Thelonius Monk: A Sphere of His Own by James Thompson - Stuyvesant High School, New York City

Senior Individual Documentary
Third Place
George Orwell - A Modern Muckraker by Justine Shani - Hauppauge High School, Hauppauge

Second Place
Ariel Sharon: The Lion of God by Blake Fleisher - Suffern Senior High School, Suffern

First Place
Charles Darwin: Revolutionary Thinker by Eric Brooks - George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett

Senior Group Documentary
Third Place
Crooked by Ricky Arietta, Michael Kraus, Bradley Silverman and Erik Hinrichsen - Tappan Zee High School, Orangeburg

Second Place
Florenz Ziegfeld: Father of the Modern Musical by Carolyn Lehman, Rebecca Temkin and Eddie Cytryn - Stuyvesant High School, New York City

First Place
Bearing Witness: Elie Wiesel by Anika Jain, Sophie Feng, Tim Cu, Harrison Okin and Nabil Ahmen - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park

Senior Individual Performance
Third Place
Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Stood up to Standard Oil by Allison Schlissel - George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett

Second Place
People Power: The EDSA Revolution by Rachel Mae Aguilar, Clarkstown North High School, New City

First Place
Deborah Lipstadt: Defender of History by Lily Shoretz, Ramaz School, New York City

Senior Group Performance
Third Place
Emmett Louis Till: The Death of Silence by Koeun Choi, Rachel Refkin and Rachel Webber - Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack

Second Place
One for All and Wall for One by Lauren Altman, Ankur Mohan, Alexandre Guevara, Randall Tesser and Cassandra Guevara - Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack

First Place
Charles Dickens by Brian Groudan and Reshama Patel - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park

Senior Individual Exhibit
Third Place
Woman of Action: Caroline Lexow, Suffrage's Unsung Hero by Valerie Champeau - Clarkstown North High School, New City

Second Place
The Man Who Won the War by Lauren Reisig - Massapequa High School - Ames Campus, Massapequa

First Place
Captain Walter Farmer and the Wiesbaden Manifesto by Michael Tarantelli - Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, Honeoye Falls

Senior Group Exhibit
Third Place
Andrew Carnegie by Christine Ibrahim and Grace Oh - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park

Second Place
Ayotolla Khomini by Stacy Jacob, Abhiraj Mathur, Daniel Cohanpour, Hewon Park, Meena Yoo - Herricks High School, New Hyde Park

First Place
Spreading Hope for a Better World by Anne Rodenbach, Shannon Kopunek and Allison Kopunek - Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack
 
2009 Special Award Winners

Abner Doubleday Civil War Roundtable - Thomas W. Malone Award
Junior Individual Performance
Clara Barton: An Angel's Actions and Legacies
Nicole Heneveld, Berner Middle School, Massapequa

Senior Group Exhibit
Robert Smalls: History's Hidden Hero
Rebecca Chandler and Alyssa Bosso, Clarkstown South High School, West Nyack

Ancient Order of Hibernians Award
Senior Individual Exhibit
John Carr
Rosie Mazzarella, Ithaca High School, Ithaca

Bassett Healthcare Award
Junior Group Exhibit
Marie Curie: Changing the World Through Discovery of Radioactivity
Alexandra Capellini and Linnea Magsuci, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

The Farmers' Museum Award
Senior Historical Paper
Iosif Averbach: Enterprising Reformer of the Soviet Collective Farm
Jane Cotler, Stuyvesant High School, New York City

Kalmar and Folk Family Award
Senior Group Documentary
A Man in History: Elie Wiesel
Jordan Naft, Bruce Rubin and Matt Kigler, Clarkstown North High School, New City

National Archives and Records Administration Award
Junior Group Performance
Earl Warren
Rachel Kim, Riddhi Patel, Jackie Yi and Hia Chawala, Felix V. Festa Middle School, West Nyack

Senior Individual Documentary
Alan Lomax: Saga of a Folksong Hunter
Brendan Blendell, The Doane Stuart School, Albany

National Baseball Hall of Fame Award
Senior Individual Exhibit
Queen of the Diamond: Effa Manlet and the Newark Eagles
Maronel Stewart, Preston High School, Bronx

New York State Archives Partnership Trust Award
Senior Individual Exhibit
Thomas Nast: The Man Who Changed Politics with His Pencil
Zoe Wu, Stuyvesant High School, New York City

New York State Historical Association Award
Senior Individual Documentary
Fiorello LaGuardia - An Individual Who Made Modern New York
Rennie Meyers, Ethical Culture The Fieldston School, Bronx

SUNY-Fredonia Ethnic and Minority Studies Award
Junior Group Exhibit
Building New York City: The Gilded Age Immigrant
John Biambrone and Ryan McEvoy, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

Senior Group Exhibit
Robert Smalls: History's Hidden Hero
Rebecca Chandler and Alyssa Bosso, Clarkstown South High School, New City

Upstate History Alliance Award
Junior Group Exhibit
Mary Talbert
Taisha St. Jean and Alexis Rivera, Buffalo City School District, Buffalo

West Kortright Centre Award
Senior Individual Exhibit
Martha Graham: Liberating the Language of the Soul
Haleigh Hoebener, Westfield Central School, Westfield

Women's History Award
Junior Individual Exhibit
Lillian Wald: American Urban Reformer
Sean Coleman, Genesis at Xaverian, Brooklyn

Teacher of the Year Award
Samantha Gerantabee, Herricks High School, Herricks

2009 Amazing People Safari Contest Winner
Nick Calaprico, Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
 
2009 Regional Contest Winners

Select your region:
Capital Region
Catskill Region
Central New York
Finger Lakes
Genesee Valley
Long Island
Lower Hudson
New York City
North Country
Southern Tier
Western New York
Western Southern Tier


Capital History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  1. Walt Disney's Historical Impact on the Entertainment Industry by Lily Mazur - Christ The King School, Albany, NY
  2. Amelia Earhart: The Right Sort of Girl by Zhuo Shi - Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY
  3. Ronald Reagan by Ben Goes - Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland, NY
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Clara Barton by Michelle Kang - Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland, NY
  2. Princess Diana: The Queen of Hearts by Lauren Zemering - Bethlehem Central Middle School, Delmar, NY
  3. Walt Disney by Cynthia Jacobson - Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY
Junior Group Documentary
  1. I Believe You Can Fly: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Tuskegee Airmen by Purwona Kareme, Rahmatullah Kareme, Maha Gaber, Esra Dawood and Ubaidat Abdul Rahman - An Nur Islamic School, Schenectady, NY
  2. John Lennon by Shannon Gerety and Hannah Hernandez - Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland, NY
  3. The Wright Brothers by Camden Kaufman, Tj Kruk, John Michalowski and Tyler Pfaff - Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY
Junior Group Performance
  1. Margaret Bourke-White: Actions and Legacy by Jennifer Appel, Kristy Donohue, Emily Snyder and Caroline Burton - Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY
  2. Rosa Parks Remembered by Nazya Kashani, Suad Abdalla, Cemile Antal, Omnia Ahmed and Nitalia Naeem - An Nur Islamic School, Schenectady, NY
  3. Through the Eyes of Women by Shadeh Din, Habiba Hossain, Fatimah Ikram, Maymunah Sarujamohaden and Tooba Jamil - An Nur Islamic School, Schenectady, NY
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Juliette Low: Best Girl Scout of Them All by Rachel Lee - Christ The King School, Albany, NY
  2. Balanchine by Hana Sheedy-Corrado - Christ The King School, Albany, NY
  3. Jimmy Carter - Peacemaker and Humanitarian by Joan Harrison - Christ The King School, Albany, NY
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Righteousness of the Faith by Tia Hussein, Leenah Mohamed, Amena Abdalla and Nora Yousef - An Nur Islamic School, Schenectady, NY
  2. Rachel Carson by Mackenzie McQueeney and Ciara Fisher - Duanesburg Middle School, Delanson, NY
  3. Legend of the Great by Ridhwan Sebkhaoui, Sage Hussein, Abdul Khalik Osman, Ali Elsheikh and Yunus Demiroglu - An Nur Islamic School, Schenectady, NY
Junior Web Site
  1. Rosa Parks by Samantha Bowen - Acadia Middle School, Clifton Park, NY
  2. DeWitt Clinton by Nicole Maher - Sand Creek Middle School, Albany, NY
  3. Marie Curie by Michelle Saucedo-Arenas - Farnsworth Middle School, Guilderland, NY
Senior Historical Paper
  1. Van Gogh: Eternal Brilliance by Shelley Fairbanks - Granville Central School, Granville, NY
  2. U.S. Commander in Chief: Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf by Krystle Morey - Granville Central School, Granville, NY
  3. Sigmund Freud: The Father of Psychology by Alyssa Scott - Granville Central School, Granville, NY
Senior Individual Documentary
  1. Alan Lomax: Adventures of a Song Hunter by Brendan Blendell - The Doane Stuart School, Albany, NY
  2. Andy Warhol by James Schuessler - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Edward R. Murrow by Casey Gerety and Sohee Rho - Guilderland High School, Guilderland Center NY
  2. Richard Nixon: Executive Privilege Gone Awry by Dan Whiteley and Robert Stefan - Voorheesville Central School, Voorheesville, NY
Senior Individual Performance
  1. General Sherman's March by Josh Heidke - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. A Man of Two Worlds by Micaela Quinn - Tech Valley High School, Troy, NY
  2. Dorothea Dix by Elyse Burke - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
  3. Cesar Chavez by Alyssa Nealon - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
Senior Group Exibit
  1. Thomas Cole & the Hudson River School by Michelle Desalvatore and Seema Teymouri - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
  2. Alexander Hamilton: Founder, Federalist and Financier by Maggie Chu and Kristen Yates - Bethlehem Central Shs, Delmar, NY
  3. Joan Baez and the Power of Music by Lara Rose and Erin Student - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
Senior Web Site
  1. Jozef Pilsudski: A Statesman of Liberty by Marcel Garbos - Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
  2. Shraga Arian: Jewish Educator and Visionary by Adam Katz and Fannie Liu - Voorheesville Central School, Voorheesville, NY

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Catskill History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  • Harriet Tubman by Mary Mitsopoulos - Jefferson Central School, Jefferson, NY
Junior Individial Documentary
  • Dwight D Eisenhower by David French - Cooperstown Middle School, Cooperstown, NY
  • Audrey Hepburn by Olivia Kennison - Worcester Central School, Worcester, NY
Junior Group Documentary
  • Muhammed Ali by Collin Izard, J. Piechowica and Kurt Haycook - Unadilla Valley Central School, New Berlin, NY
  • Edgar Cayce: the Sleeping Prophet by Ryan Perrillo, Nathan Powers, Jamie Thomson, Molly Doherty - Worcester Central School, Worcester, NY
Junior Group Performance
  • Lizzy's Legacy by Jenna Tiffany, Felicia Haughn, Kristina Walsh, Cierra Ralph - Worcester Central School, Worcester, NY
Junior Individual Exhibit
  • Frida by Sierra Hendrickson - Milford Central School, Milford, NY
  • Sacagawea by Michael Cammer - Jefferson Central School, Jefferson, NY
Junior Group Exhibit
  • William M. 'Boss' Tweed: Corrupt Politician by Doug Cannon and Tom Frank - Cooperstown Middle School, Cooperstown, NY
  • Strike Three You're Out by Jaclyn Courter and Sarah Valtin - Milford Central School, Milford, NY
Senior Individual Documentary
  • Raising Women to New Heights: Amelia Earhart's Great Impact on Society by Kathryn Evans
Senior Group Documentary
  • Eva Coo: Murderess of Milford by Jane O'Bryan, Eden Ward, Cassandra Osterhoudt, Jeffrey Bieber and Carl Green
Senior Individual Exhibit
  • Stephen Carlton Clark: Cooperstown's Enduring Benefactor by Hans Ofer - Cooperstown High School, Cooperstown, NY
Senior Group Exhibit
  • Rosa Parks by Josephine Sloman and Olivia Rule - Oneonta City Schools, Oneonta, NY
  • Robert R. Livingston: The Modest Revolutionary by Emily Rion and Andrew Gage - Stamford Central School, Stamford, NY
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Central New York History Day

Junior Papers
  1. Pickets Charge by Joshua Schilling – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Leonardo Da Vinci by Mary Muench – Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius
  3. Miep Gies by Alli DuPuy - Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Ray Charles by Sam Donato – Wellwood Middle School, Fayetteville
Junior Group Documentary
  1. Charles Yeager by Aiden Russo and Dustin Springer – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Lim Bo Seng by Kevin Chou, J.J. Cole, Daniel Loh, Grey Rosenthal, and Colin Bailey – Wellwood Middle School, Fayetteville
Junior Group Performance
  1. The True Story of the Red Baron by Liam Cunningham and Benjamin Ranalli – Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius
  2. Sacajawea by Francesca Esce, Kirin Kaur, Jamie Bailer, and Katie Rankin - Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Vladimir Lenin by Kevin Zalewski - Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Legacy of DeWitt Clinton by Eugeen Yoon – Chestnut Hill Middle School, Liverpool
  3. Harriett Tubman by Anna Porter - Wellwood Middle School, Fayetteville
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Malcolm X by Christine Lewis and Katherine Davison - Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Chester Nimitz by Chris Vanterpool and Mark VanMarter – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  3. Elizabeth Blackwell by Gabrielle Bidwell and Jennifer Cole - Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
Junior Individual Website
  1. Leonardo Da Vinci by Nicholas Capaprico – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Verrazano by Mark Alessi – Liverpool Middle School, Liverpool
Junior Group Website
  1. Philip Schuyler by Chris Daucher, Alec Herbert and Anthony Nann – Chestnut Hill Middle School, Liverpool
  2. Elizabeth Blackwell by April Choi, Annie Daddis, Lillian Guff and Gina Ree - Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius
Senior Papers
  1. Lyndon Baines Johnson by Ross Cumoletti – Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  2. African American Civil Rights by Oliver LaPoint – Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  3. Jimmy Carter by Jacob Kurtz - Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
Senior Individual Documentary
  1. Genghis Kahn by Max Desousa - Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  2. Hungarian Refugees in CNY by Nienka Dosa – Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius
  3. William the Conqueror by Hao Chang - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Richard Nixon by Mike Covallo and Steven Cusumano – Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  2. Christopher Columbus by Anna Bruzgulis, Aine Evangelista and Daniela Vitale – Leahy
  3. Ronald Reagan by James Coon and Paul LaRosa - Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  4. Confucius by Kyle Bushnell and James Schmizzi - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Senior Individual Performance
  1. Ivan the Terrible by Matthew O'Leary - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Senior Group Performance
  1. Adolph Hitler by Michael Callahan-Dawson, Katie Everett and Angelina Russo – Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. Siddhartha Gautama by Leanne Sampson - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  2. Elizabeth the First by Ali Whiting - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  3. Alexander the Great by Joseph Scordo - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Senior Group Exhibit
  1. Johan Gutenberg by Sarah Winzens and Matt Wizowski – Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  2. Nostradamus by Christian Waters and Brandy Anderson - Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  3. Iron Hand Empress by Edwina Kisanga, Alyssa Vestal and Marie Washington - Cicero-North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
  4. Johann Gutenberg: An Invention That Shaped The World of Literature by Holly Clark & Ashley Weare - Liverpool High School, Liverpool, NY
Senior Individual Website
  1. Frederick the Great by Jordan Sims- Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  2. Socrates by Sean Martens - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  3. Genghis Khan by Tim Puma – Liverpool High School, Liverpool
Senior Group Website
  1. Galileo by Rachel Howard and Megan Walsh - Liverpool High School, Liverpool
  2. Bill Gates by Matthew Catalfano and Collin Hotchkiss – North Syracuse High School, North Syracuse
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Finger Lakes History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  1. Kate Gleason: Glass Ceilings Broken Never to be Repaired by Carolyn Seiter - Victor Junior High School, Victor, NY
  2. Daring Dicey by Christian Mills - Victor Junior High School, Victor, NY
  3. Erin Gruwell: Freedom Writers by Anna Alden - Victor Junior High School, Victor, NY
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Daryn Loy - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
  2. Ronald Reagan by Treavor Marion - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
Junior Group Documnetary
  1. Al Capone by Megan Yeaple and Tory Clarke - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
  2. General George Patton by Jarod Morey, Sam Wormer and Alan Beaujon - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Theodore Roosevelt by Nicholas Zogg-Clemons - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
  2. General George Patton by Tony Garbinski - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
  3. Rosa Parks by Kianna Nwaobia - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Crazy Horse by Aack Opiela, Austin Comb and August Gardener - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
  2. Francis Perkins by Christine Lyttle and Lindsay Roberge - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
Junior Web Site
  1. Christa McAuliffe by Katherine Schmidt - Victor Junior High School, Victor, NY
  2. Louis Armstrong by Michael Michalko, Kevin Mottle and Aedan Russell - Canandaigua Central School, Canandaigua, NY
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. Erasmus by Marissa DiGrasio – Calvary Chapel Christian School, Farmington, NY
  2. Vincent Van Gogh by Aleah Marcaitis – Calvary Chapel Christian School, Farmington, NY
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Genesee Valley History Day

Junior Papers
  1. Kate Gleason by Troy Bailey – Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
Junior Group Documentary
  1. Napoleon Bonaparte: Emperor of France by Remy Lambert, Steve Reinke and Evan Shone - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
  2. Jackie Robinson by Jamie Mascaro, Kyle Joseph and Nicholas Bucciarelli - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
  3. Documentary on Sadie Alexander by Janine Costelle, Grace Neylan, Tegan Ayers, Mary Appleby and Kaitlyn Vail – Siena Catholic Academy, Rochester
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Dian Fossey: A Woman Among Apes by Nick Tatakis - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
  2. Copernicus: The Man Who Moved the World with His Mind by Morgan Seielstad – Albion Middle School, Albion
  3. Admiral Byrd: Antarctic Exploration by Emmy Held - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. George Eastman: Inventor and Philanthropist by Sarah LeGrett, Riley Morien, Amanda Powell, Christine Powell and Abby Tobin - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
  2. Eleanor Roosevelt: Humanitarian and Civil Rights Activist by Ana Cromwell, Jenna Hanson, Jordan Reed, Tori Simpson and Cari Stankaitis - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
  3. Carl von Linde: The Inventor of Refrigeration by Trey McIntyre, Nathan Roethel and Mason Tyrrel - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
Junior Web Sites
  1. Samuel Adams: An American Patriot by Jack Stewart and Wyatt Brown - Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School, Honeoye Falls
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. Captain Walter Farmer and the Wiesbaden Manifesto: Act of Protest, Legacy of Honor by Michael Tarantelli - Honeoye Falls High School, Honeoye Falls
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Long Island History Day

Junior Papers
  1. Jacob Riis by Shovon Hason - Woodmere MS
  2. Roy Kroc's Supersize Impact on American Culture by Jamie Keenan - Commack MS
  3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Voice in the Women's Rights Movement by Christopher Kraner - Woodmere MS
  4. Aung San Sun Kvi: A Cry for Democracy by Paul Ngu - South Woods MS
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Orson Welles: Genius and Innovator of the American Cinema by David LaRosa - Woodmere MS
  2. Andrew Carnegie: Industrial Philanthropist by Thumas Knuttron -Woodhull IS
  3. Theodore Roosevelt: The People's President by Brian Koch - South Woods MS
  4. Oppenheimer: Innocent Deaths by Michael Brodsky - Commack MS
Junior Group Documentary
  1. Lillian Wold: Heroine of Henry Street by Amelia Goodman, Kate Mallinson - Stimson MS
  2. Got Milk? An Outstanding Individual in History by Heather Kaminker, Casey Last, Booboo Friedman - Woodmere MS
  3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt - A President with Lasting Impact by Jordan Majewski, Hunter Rosenblume - Thompson MS
  4. Robert Moses: Let My People Build by Corey Stern, Zachary Richman, Mark Shweitzer, Matthew Isaac - Woodmere MS
Junior Individual Performance
  1. An Angel's Actions and Legacies by Nicole Heneveld - Berner MS
  2. The Battle of Trafalgar: Horatio Nelson by Meghana Rao - Berner MS
  3. Andrew Carnegie by Kyle Seipp - Baldwin MS
Junior Group Performance
  1. Anne Frank by Samantha Gates, Destiny Jones - Woodmere MS
  2. Walt Disney - The Animated Man by Max Strauss, Cooper Paston, Marissa Joachim, Jonathan Serotta, Michael Schumer - Jericho MS
  3. Elizabeth Blackwell - A Pioneer for Equal Work by Samantha Schoenfeld, Abigail Sodowski,- Commack MS
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Raphael Lemkin, Defining "Genocide" and Making the World Accountable by Jessie Kurz - Woodmere MS
  2. Helen Keller by Christine Oddo - Stimson MS
  3. How Adolph Hitler Changed the World by Jon Schechter - Woodmere MS
  4. Lech Walesa: Poland's Soldier of Solidarity, Actions, and Legacies by Emily Fisher - Stimson MS
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Louis Pasteur by Christopher Grillo, Scott Katzmann, Vincent deVenoge, Matthew Grillo - St. Mary's ES
  2. Alice Paul: The Winding Road to Women's Rights by Sydney Rosemblum, Madison Elias - Woodmere MS
  3. Thurgood Marshall: Champion of Justice by Sarah Green, Elissa Candiotti, Carly Greenberg - Woodmere MS
  4. Curtis Flood by Ishan Jain, Robert Jenis - Jericho MS
Junior Website
  1. Richard M. Nixon by Evan Kornblatt, Adam Lipke, Jason Ziegler - Woodmere MS
  2. Ben Carson by Mylz Wilson, Taylor Grant, Tyler Warner - Baldwin MS
  3. Linus Pauling and His Impact on the World by Benjamin Kramer Woodmere MS
Senior Papers
  1. How Lincoln's Re-Election Saved the Union by Martin Carlino,- Patchogue-Medford HS
  2. John Barneen - Collaboration Yields Innovation by Anthony Kouttron - Huntington HS
  3. Billie Jean King by Jennifer Matte - Syosset HS
  4. Thomas Jefferson and Slavery by Balogun Ayomide - Huntington HS
Senior Individual Documentary
  1. Charles Darwin: Revolutionary Thinker by Eric Brooks - Hewlett HS
  2. George Orwell: A Modern Muckraker by Justine Shani - Hauppauge HS
  3. Richard Nixon : All for Naught by Cheryl Fierstein - Syosset HS
  4. Greg Martinson: Peaceful Progress One Cup at a Time by Jennie Shapira Hewlett HS
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Bearing Witness: Elie Wiesel by Anika Jain, Sophie Feng, Tim Chu, Harrison Okin, Nabil Ahmed - Herricks HS
  2. J. Edgar Hoover by Natalie Li, Sanchita Singal, Sajeeb Sha - Herricks HS
  3. Den Xiaoping: The Evolution of China's Economy by Sabina Schneider, Paul Mazzota, Joey Adelmann, Mikah Feldman-Stein - Huntington HS
  4. Oscar Schindler by Rachel Feit, Jeanie Gribbon, Nicole Borden, Jenn Bard - Hewlett HS
Senior Individual Performance
  1. Chiang Kai Shek by Cabrina Kang - Herricks HS
  2. Ida Tarbell by Allison Schlissel - Hewlett HS
  3. Ruth Handler: Creating Perfection by Kaitlin Reilly - Syosset HS
Senior Group Performance
  1. Charles Dickens by Brian Grooudan, Peshama Patel - Herricks HS
  2. Jane Goodall: A Voice in the Wilderness by Caitlin Etri, Rebecca Silverman, Colleen Teubner, Kirsten Freiman - Huntington HS
  3. Sigmund Freud: Exploration of the Mind by Alexandr Kiley, Danielle Cerezo, Jonah Kramer, Rebecca Deegan - Huntington HS
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. The Man Who Won the War by Lauren Reisig - Ames Campus of Massapequa HS
  2. Pediatrics and Politics: The Impact of Dr. Benjamin Spock by Jordan Friedman - Hewlett HS
  3. Margaret Mead by Samantha Katz - Herricks HS
  4. Edward Jenner and his Legacy by Selena Kim - Jericho HS
Senior Group Exhibit
  1. Andrew Carnegie by Christine Ibrahim. Grace Oh - Herricks HS
  2. Ayotolla Khomini by Stacy Jacob, Abhiraj Mathur, Daniel Cohanpour, Hewan Park, Meena Yoo - Herricks HS
  3. Darwin's Dynamite Discoveries by Danielle Rabinowitz, Cara Treidel, Nick Walsh, Erica Warfield - Syosset HS
  4. Louis Armstrong by Josh Zimmerman, Tyler Moore - Huntington HS
Senior Website
  1. Thurgood Marshall: Architect of Equality by Jason Brooks - Hewlett HS
  2. J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Legacy of Change and Controversy By Nikko Proce, Harrison Tract, Matthew Weiss - Jericho HS
  3. Nelson Mandela: The Man Behind the Legacy by Ashley Thakur, Shyam Venkateswaran, Sarah Elshkleryie, Damanpreet Pelia - Herricks HS
Special Award for Entries on Military History Presented by Nassau County Veterans Service Agency in cooperation with Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi:
  • Junior Individual Performance: The Battle of Trafalgar: Horatio Nelson by Meghana Rao - Berner MS
  • Junior Group Exhibit: Rosie the Riveter by Katherine Cresser, Amanda Graziano - Berner MS
  • Senior Individual Documentary: General Patton: Winning the Battle of the Bulge by Sean Carberry - Calhoun HS
  • Senior Individual Exhibit: The Man Who Won the War by Lauren Reisig - Ames Campus of Massapequa HS
  • Senior Group Exhibit: Tuskegee Airmen: Pioneers of the Sky by Josh Ganshaw, Daniel Alanko - Bethpage HS
Outstanding Project on a Local History Topic Sponsored by SPLIA - The Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities
  • Theodore Roosevelt: The People's President by Brian Koch - Southwoods MS
  • Tuskegee Airmen: Pioneers of the Sky by Josh Ganshaw and Daniel Alanko - Bethpage HS
Outstanding Use of ArchivesSponsored by The National Archives, Northeast Region
  • The Battle of Trafalgar: Horatio Nelson by Meghana Rao - Berner MS
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Legacy of Change and Controversy by Nikko Price, Harrison Tract, Matthew Weiss - Jericho HS
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Lower Hudson History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  1. Visas for Life by Erica Schutzman - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Elizabeth Blackwell: Opening Doors of the Medical Career to Women by Joan Lee - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Bella Abzug by Ellen Freebern - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Anthony Wayne by Lee Allen - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Ulysses S. Grant by Daniel Gagliardi - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Rich, Respected & Ruthless: Life of Industrialist & Philanthropist J. D. Rockefeller by Steven Tenzer - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
Junior Group Documentary
  1. Simon Wiesenthal by Greg Briker, David Krouskoff and Sam Askenas - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. The Individual In History: Indira Gandhi by Alex Sadler and Pranil Vora - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Cornelius Vanderbilt: Expanding Free Enterprise by Thomas Krahulik, Julian Klein, Jared Olson, Alan Held and Eric Gioe - Warwick Valley Middle School/Warwick Valley Central School District
Junior Individual Performance
  1. Nathaniel Clifton: The Contract That Broke The NBA Color Barrier by Kade Carnohan-Holder, Pearls Hawthorne/Yonkers Public Schools
  2. Peter Seeger – Don't Say It Can't Be Done by Danielle Clynes - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Emma Goldman – Queen of the Reds by Rebecca Abraham - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
Junior Group Performance
  1. Douglas MacArthur: Actions and Legacies by Lauren Lee and Gabi Im - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Separate But Not Equal: The Controversy of Earl Warren by Rachel Kim, Riddhi Patel, Gia Chawala and Jacqueline Yi - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. The Legacy of Marian Anderson by Martina Gabbidon, Gabriela Tavarez, Samantha Bayan, Lana Williams and Tiana De Jesus - Robert C. Dodson/Yonkers Public Schools
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Deng Xiaoping by Michael Huang - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Geraldine Ferraro by Katherine Dalton - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Extraordinaire by Marco Gobbato - Pearls Hawthorne School/Yonkers Public Schools
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. David Ben Gurion by Daniel Weiner and Thomas Beauchemin - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Leonardo da Vinci by Chris Yoon, Kevin Ryv, Sarath Panicker, Saarthak Sarup, and Alosh Alex - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Jane Adams: Social Reformer by Brittany Korines and Anna Carey - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
Junior Web Site
  1. Stephan Van Rensselaer III: His Legacy Lives On by Stephanie Duggan - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Benjamin Franklin by Alex Koppara and Nick Verga - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Mao Zedong: Revolt and Reform by Lillian Lu - Felix Festa Middle School/Clarkstown Central School District
Senior Historical Paper
  1. Robert Moses by Oliver Friedfeld - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Through the Eyes of the Lion: Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy, The Individual by Sinead Casey - Tappan Zee High School/South Orangetown Central School District
  3. Danny Thomas: The Impact of St. Jude Children's Hospital by Gianna Oliveros - Pelham Memorial High School
Senior Individual Documentary
  1. Thaddeus Kosciuszko: A Hero On Two Continents by Paul Sieradski - Clarkstown High School North/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Ariel Sharon: The Lion of God by Blake Fleisher - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Aung San Suukyi by Julia Liebergall - Suffern High School/Ramapo Central School District
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Elie Wiesel: Impact and Legacy in the World by Jordan Naft, Bruce Rubin and Matt Kigler - Clarkstown High School North/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Crooked by Richard Arietta, Michael Kraus, Bradley Silverman and Erik Henrichsen - Tappan Zee High School/South Orangetown Central School District
  3. Leopold II – King of the Congo by Ariana Rudess and Brian O'Connor - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
Senior Individual Performance
  1. Gorbachev and the New Era by Olga Zubashko - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. People Power: The EDSA Revolution by Rachel Mae Aguilar - Clarkstown High School North/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. From Silence to Sound: The Genius of Alexander Graham Bell by Rebecca Loring - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
Senior Group Performance
  1. One For All and Wall For One by Lauren Altman, Ankur Mohan, Alex Guevara, Randall Tesser and Cassandra Guevara - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Emmett Louis Till: The Death of Silence by Koeun Choi, Rachel Refkin and Rachel Weber - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Alexander Hamilton – The Legacy by Ben Riley, Daniel Lynn and Sara Pollack - Tappan Zee High School/South Orangetown Central School District
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. A Legacy of Legislation: Caroline Lexow Babcock–Rights for NY Women by Valerie Champeau - Clarkstown High School North/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Mordechai Anielewicz by Tax Axelrod - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Francis Crick: Discovering the Structure of DNA by Sushrut Arora - Dobbs Ferry High School/Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District
Senior Group Exhibit
  1. Spreading Hope for a Better World by Ann Rodenbauch, Shannon Kopunek and Allison Kopunek - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. Robert Smalls by Rebecca Chandler and Alyssa Bosso - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  3. Angel of the Battlefield by Sharina Madera, Rebecca Perrington and Madeline Fontalvo - Saunders High School/Yonkers Public Schools
Senior Web Site
  1. "It Worked." The Life and Legacy of Robert Oppenheimer by Joshua Berg, Max Gendler and Robert Duggan - Clarkstown High School South/Clarkstown Central School District
  2. The Individual In History: Galileo Galilei by Lindsay Roth, Jared Roth and Evan Niederhoffer - Suffern High School/Ramapo Central School District
  3. How Nelson Mandela Aided South Africa in the Struggle to Dismantle Apartheid by Jana Soares - Suffern High School/Ramapo Central School District
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New York City History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  1. Belva Lockwood: Unlocking Doors for Women by Talia Weisberg - Manhattan Day School, New York, NY
  2. There is Beauty in the Struggle: Jacob Lawrence and the Migration Series by Amber Officer-Narvasa - Red Wagon Home School, Brooklyn, NY
  3. William Shakespeare: The Legacy of an Influential Icon in Modern Times by Michal Segall - Ramaz Middle School, New York, NY
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Maya Lin: Less is More by Serina Chang - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  2. Lincoln's Assassin: John Wilkes Booth by Gabe Schneier - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  3. Geraldo Rivera: Breaking Willowbrook and Building Compassion by Chana Garrin - Manhattan Day School, New York, NY
Junior Group Documentary
  1. Woody's Words by Chester Mills, Michael Griffin and Nicholas Dejesus - Upper West Home-Schoolers, New York, NY
  2. Jacob Riis- Muckraker Photojournalist by James Gunkle and Neil Carusso - Sacred Heart, Bayside, NY
  3. Barack Obama: Defining The Dream by Wilson Tavares, Michael Garcia, Stephanie Montesdeoca, Dimitri Duverger and Shechanya Maitland - Junior High School 71 - Juan Morel Campos, Brooklyn, NY
Junior Individual Performance
  1. Christopher Reeve: A Superhero on Screen and in Real Life by Effie Landau - Ramaz Middle School, New York, NY
  2. Maimonides: An Everlasting Modernist by David Schwerdt - Ramaz Middle School, New York, NY
  3. Soldiers of a Forgotten War: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade by Sam Mellins - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
Junior Group Performance
  1. Maria Montessori: A Woman of Change by Cinzia Chiriac and Lauren Gibaldi - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
  2. John Jay: The Unsung Hero of the American Revolution by Edward Colombo and William Kindschuh - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
  3. No, I'm the Father of the American Revolution: Sam Adams v. Thomas Paine by Sam Josephs and Luke Rosenthal - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Lillian Wald: American Urban Reformer by Sean Coleman - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
  2. Pen Against Poison: Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement by Sophie Elliott - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  3. What Did You Do In The War,Daddy? by Andrew Willis - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Building New York City: The Gilded Age Immigrant by John Giambrone and Ryan McEvoy - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
  2. Henry Clay and the American System by Max Fruchter and Noah Shapiro - Manhattan Day School, New York, NY
  3. Marie Curie: Changing the World Through Discovery of Radioactivity by Alexandra Capellini and Linnea Magsuci - Genesis At Xaverian, Brooklyn, NY
Junior Web Site
  1. Oblate of a Higher Law: Chiune Sugihara by Aurora McGuckin - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  2. Bucky for Kids/Buckminster Fuller: Prophet for an Age of Connectivity by Jeremiah Milbauer - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  3. Had to Drop the Bomb: Harry S. Truman by Justin Gourary - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
Senior Historical Paper
  1. Her Fury and Her Friendliness by Julia Schlesinger - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
  2. Iosif Averbach: Enterprising Reformer of the Soviet Collective Farm by Jane Colter - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  3. The Greatest Showman on Earth by Madeline Charne - Hunter College Campus Schools, New York, NY
Senior Individual Documentary
  1. Fiorello LaGuardia- An Individual Who Made Modern New York by Rennie Meyers - Ethical Culture The Fieldston School, Bronx, NY
  2. Ruth Mompati: March to Freedom in South Africa by Maya Rose Goldman - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  3. The Days of Bob Kohler by Victor Pajarito - Midwood High School, Brooklyn, NY
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Florenz Ziegfeld: Father of the Modern American Musical by Carolyn Lehman, Rebecca Temkin and Eddie Cytryn - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  2. Henry VIII: A Break from the Catholic Church by Clay Gibson, Tammuz Huberman, Ani Sefaj and Varun Sharma - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  3. Silent "Wings": Clara Bow and the "It" Girl by Vanessa Pereira and Stephanie Rueger - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
Senior Individual Performance
  1. Deborah Lipstadt: Defender of History by Lily Shoretz - Ramaz School, New York, NY
  2. Protectoress of the Conversos: The Journey of Doña Gracia Nasi by Miryam Coppersmith - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  3. The Iron Duke: Arthur Wellesley's Impact on History by Marlena Goodman - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Senior Group Performance
  1. A Girl's Story, A Peoples' History by Jack Zurier, Oren Bukspan and Sam Furnival - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Woman Behind the War by Catherine Werner and Tyler Pietri - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
  3. A History Carol: The Alice Paul Story by Fatimah Jackson, Diana Gonzalez and Katherine Brayan - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. Queen of the Diamond: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles by Maronel Stewart - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
  2. Stephen Foster- Embracing Diversity in Song by Sarah Lewinger - Ethical Culture The Fieldston School, Bronx, NY
  3. Thomas Nast: The Man Who Changed Politics with His Pencil by Zoe Wu - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Senior Group Exhibit
  1. Elizabeth Blackwell - Revolutionizing the World of Medicine by Saadia Rashid, Noble Thadathil - Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY
  2. Woman of Distinction: Victoria Woodhull and the Heritage of the Fearless Feminist by Angelique Cruz and Melissa Balais - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
  3. Simone De Beauvoir by Nils Axen, Elizabeth Szuflita, Hyemin Yi, Daniel Frankel and Matteo Singer - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Senior Web Site
  1. Thelonius Monk: A Sphere of His Own by James Thompson - Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
  2. This Woman's Place is in the House by Averie Wells and Rhenecia Perry - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
  3. Shirley Chisholm: The Candidate, the Speaker, and the Lady of the House by Aziza Francois, Sundas Sheikh and Christina Linehan - Preston High School, Bronx, NY
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North Country History Day

Junior Historical Paper
  1. Sonia Weitz and Anita Dittman: Survivors of the Holocaust by Gabriel Macey - St. Mary's School, Ticonderoga
Junior Individual Documentary
  1. Martin Luther King, Jr. and His Legacies by Zachary Zelinski - St. Mary's School, Ticonderoga
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Amelia Earhart by Annette Hurlburt - St. Mary's School, Ticonderoga
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Benjamin Franklin by Mark Donohue and Maura Jebb – St. Mary's School, Ticonderoga
  2. Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa by Taylor Booth and Kara Zelinski – St. Mary's School, Ticonderoga
Senior Historical Paper
  1. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Benjamin Zelinski – Moriah Central School, Port Henry
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Oskar Schindler by Michael Lawrence Nichols, Ben Saville, Lily Rozelle and Josh Ayala – Glens Falls High School, Glens Falls
  2. Bob Fosse by Alicia Cilauro, Deanna Krug and Megan Hubel – Glens Falls High School, Glens Falls
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Southern Tier History Day

Senior Historical Paper
  1. Diego Velázquez and Realism by Mariko Azis – Ithaca High School, Ithaca
  2. Julius Caesar: The Assassination of a Populist Reformer by Jesse Reynolds – Ithaca High School, Ithaca
  3. Ida B. Wells and Her Anti-Lynching Campaign by Amber Campogrossi – Newfield Central School, Newfield
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. John Carr by Rosa Mazzarella – Ithaca High School, Ithaca
  2. People's Project by Abbey Proudfoot – Elmira Free Academy, Elmira
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Western New York History Day

Junior Individual Performance
  1. Itzhak Perlman by Devan Maglio – Lewiston-Porter Middle School, Youngstown, NY
Junior Group Performance
  1. Henry VIII by Kate Wolf and Emily Steiner – Lewiston-Porter Middle School, Youngstown, NY
Junior Individual Exhibit
  1. Amelia Earhart by Brittany Mezhir - Lewiston-Porter Middle School, Youngstown, NY
  2. Steve Irwin by Me Ebert - Lewiston-Porter Middle School, Youngstown, NY
Junior Group Exhibit
  1. Mary Talbert by Taisa St. Jean and Alexis Rivera – PFC Wm J. Grabiaz School of Excellence, Buffalo, NY
  2. Jane Austin by Lauren Yantz and Kim Potfora – Herbert Hoover Middle School, Buffalo, NY
  3. Leonardo Da Vinci by Annie Paulson, Haley Vitch, and Emma O'Connor - Lewiston-Porter Middle School, Youngstown, NY
Senior Group Documentary
  1. Stephan Grover Cleveland – The 22 & 24 U.S. President – An Unconventional Leader by Paul Wie, Francis Waleo, Sujakshan Rajendran and Victor Gonzalez, Jr. – Grover Cleveland High School, Buffalo, NY
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Western Southern Tier History Day

Junior Individual Performance
  1. "It Behooves Us to Prepare": The Clara Barton Story by Allison Hendrick, Bemus Point Elementary School, Bemus Point
  2. Patrick Henry by Danielle Flexer – Westfield Central School, Westfield
Junior Group Documentary
  1. "It is Too Late Now, I Wish I Could Live": The Life of General John Buford, Jr. by Katelyn DeChard and Evan Vande Velde – Cassadaga Valley Middle School, Cassadaga
Senior Individual Exhibit
  1. Martha Graham by Haleigh Hoebner – Westfield Central School, Westfield
  2. Benjamin Franklin by Leisha Kolstee – Jamestown High School, Jamestown
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