The following pupils were declared winners during the 29th annual regional History Day event for

The following pupils were declared winners during the 29th annual regional History Day event for grades six to 12, sponsored last weekend by Youngstown State University, the YSU history department and the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society. Those earning first- and second-place awards in the paper, documentary and performance categories as well as those winning first, second and third places and honorable mentions in the exhibit categories will now advance to state competition in May. Winners there advance to a national contest.
MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETYLOCAL HISTORY CONTEST
First place: Kevin Hallsky, Ryan Gasser and Chris Spear of Hubbard High School, for "Ohio Steel in World War II."
Second place: Yvonne Nelson, Callie Oyler and Amanda Silvidi of Hubbard High, for "The Kent State Shooting."
Third place: Allan Irizarry, Michael Giles, Michael Davis and Mark Thornton of Hayes Middle School in Youngstown, for "The Godfathers: Exploring the Mystique of Organized Crime."
HISTORY TEST WINNERS
Junior division: Stephen Bosela of Holy Family School in Poland.
Senior division and overall winner of the Joseph T. May Award: Zach Germaniuk of John F. Kennedy High School in Warren.
HISTORICAL PAPERS
Junior division: Aaron Pospisil, first place; Nikki Hall, second place; Sam Miller, third place. All are of Badger Middle School in Kinsman.
Senior division: Jason Tingler, first place; Brendan Keiper, second place; Ryan Hallapy, third place. All are of Hubbard High School.
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Junior division: Maraiya Hakeem of Volney Rogers Junior High School in Youngstown, first; Deanna Dailey of Volney Rogers, second; Tyla Brown of Holy Family School, third.
Senior division: Angela Rovnyak of Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown.
GROUP PERFORMANCES
Junior division: Brandy Daniels, Jennifer Illes and Jerriene London of Volney Rogers, first; Katie Armitage, Emily Dunn, Charlene Milano and Heather Miller of Volney Rogers, second.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS
Junior division: Patrick Krieger of St. Charles School in Boardman, first; Craig Ziobert of Immaculate Heart of Mary School, second; Jennifer Sobnosky of St. Charles School, third. Honorable mentions went to Nicholas Iacobucci and John Colla, both of Immaculate Heart of Mary School; and Estee George and Joe Stazack, both of St. Charles School.
Senior division: Jamie Epperson of Hubbard High, first; Victoria Chaney of Howland High School, second; Sarah Schroeder of Hubbard High, third.
GROUP EXHIBITS
Junior division: Cory Okular and Drew Metzger of Holy Family School, first; Anthony McGlaughlin, Arianna Traficant, Kaitlin Johnson, Patrick Hobby and Kaila Frison of Holy Family School, second; Paige Donatelli and Carmella Codusale of Boardman Center Middle School, third.
Senior division: Melinda Hake and Stephanie Hallock of Niles McKinley High School, first; Denah Julian, Corey Kekich and Hope Wright of Hubbard High, second; Laura Dripps, Lindsay Gehring and Lynn Gehring of Hubbard High, third.
Honorable mentions were given to Tanisha Carter, Lisa Holland and Veronica Nolen of The Rayen School in Youngstown; Shane Carnahan, Lauren Masters and Stephanie Smusz of Hubbard High; Kelly Brothers, Michelle Gbur, Ashley Rossi and Amanda Wargo of Springfield Local High School in New Middletown; and Jill Maples and Teresa Soos of Hubbard High.
INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATIONS
Junior division: Caleigh Flynn, Boardman Center Middle School.
Senior division: Mary Zitnik of Hubbard High, first; Katherine Ellis of Hubbard High, second.
GROUP DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATIONS
Junior division: Derrick High and Ivan Ferguson of Hayes Middle School, first; Casandra Aponte, Sara Marshall, Desaray Montero, Amethyst Robinson and Robin Rowbotham of Hayes, second; Stephen Bosela, Zachary Christoff, Mark Riffel and Joseph Vukovich of Holy Family School, third; Ashley Roberts, Ashley Rushton, Cherise Benton, Victoria Cook and Whitney Pannell of Hayes, honorable mention.
Senior division: Brian Cullivan, Zachariah Germanik, Robert Heltzel, Jason Lah and Danielle Martin of JFK High, first; Andy Bernardi, Bryan Boyle, Scott Patterson, Dan Trolio and Larry Wolf of Hubbard High, second.