Saturday, April 29, 2006
More than 200 students from area junior and senior high schools competed in History Day Westminster College. The day's them was "Taking a Stand in History." Those placing first or second in any category advanced to the state contest, May 10-11, at Pennsylvania State University. Winners advance to the national contest June 11-15 at the University of Maryland.
EXHIBITS
Junior Group
First: Brandon Bauer, Regis Collins, Mary Hoffman, Kassidy Knoch and Joseph Kriley, & quot;A Hit Against Racism, & quot; St. Mary of the Assumption School.
Second: Russ Ferguson, Phoung Ho, Eric Nelson, and Sen Lee, & quot;Khmer Rouge, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Third: Samantha Hietsch and Jennifer Hromyak, "The King Has Left the Building -- The Death of Elvis Presley and His Legacy, & quot; Shenango Area High.
Junior Individual
First: Morgan Marshall, & quot;Tragedy at Kent State May 4, 1970, & quot; St. Michael.
Second: Nathan Demarest, & quot;Masada-Desert Defense, & quot; St. Michael.
Third: Nicholas Micsky, & quot;Gettysburg -- Three Days that Shaped Our Country, & quot; St. Michael.
Senior Group
First: Steven Goodnow, Christopher Hughes, Rachele McFarland, Martin Ryan, and Pavel Tarassov, & quot;Pursuing Peace: John F. Kennedy's Stand to Resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis, & quot; Seneca Valley High.
Second: Adam Dobson, Nick Kuzma, and Sam Ovenshine, & quot;A Peaceful Dissolution: Norwegian Culture and Nationalism in 1905 Inspire Independence from Sweden, & quot; Seneca Valley High.
Third: Janelle Hestin and Lauren Pfennigwerth, & quot;Sobibor: Jewish Prisoners Take a Stand Against Nazi Persecution, & quot; Seneca Valley.
Senior Individual
First: Matthew Carroll, & quot;Unleashing the Atomic Holocaust: Truman's Decision to Drop the Bomb, & quot; Seneca Valley.
Second: Ashley Spragale, "Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Scottish Highlanders: The Fight to Restore the Stuart Monarchy, & quot; Mercer.
Third: Angie Patterson, & quot;Impressionism: Standing for Expression in the 19th Century, & quot; Mercer.
PAPERS
Junior Individual
First: Naomi Marshall, & quot;The 1889 Johnstown Flood: More Than Just a Memory, & quot; St. Michael.
Second: Cody Marshall, & quot;Against All Odds: Remember the Alamo, & quot; St. Michael.
Third: (tie) Jenna Green, & quot;Wilma Rudolph: La Gazzella Nera: The Black Gazelle, & quot; St. Michael and Laura Seiple, "Helen Keller: A Light in the Dark, & quot; St. Michael.
Senior Individual
First: Lindsay Codispot, & quot;The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission: The Key to Aboriginal Ascent, & quot; Seneca Valley.
Second: Nikki Bruner, & quot;How Will You Face History?, & quot; Butler Intermediate.
Third: Mark Pelusi, & quot;Latent Motives for Supporting Martin Luther's Stand, & quot; Butler Intermediate.
PERFORMANCES
Junior Group
First: Jamie Dillaman, Andrew Fenstermacher, Mark Jaskowak, Sam Potter and Shaina Williams, & quot;Two Women, Two Stands, One Goal, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Second: Shannon Bishop, Hana Casalnova, Andrea Jones, Jane LeBaglia and Cassey Trent, "Jacob Riis: Changing America With a Flash, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Third: Megan Montalvo and Mary Pochatko, & quot;Rosie the Riveter and Liberty Girl: Changing America's Idea of Working Women During WWII, & quot; Greenville High.
Junior Individual
First: Gwendolyn Pfleger, "How Ronald Reagan's and Mikhail Gorbachev's Dialogue Help End the Cold War, & quot; St. Michael.
Second: Michele Augspurger, "Conscientious Objectors: The Stand Against War, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Senior Group
First: Alexa Becker and Allison Russell, & quot;John Dickenson's Quest for Peace: A Quaker's Passion for Pacifism, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Second: Kristin Binder, James Cave, Brandon Gaus, Julie Mawlowe, and Michelle Ulizio, & quot;The Post's Pursuit: Uncovering the Cover-Up, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Third: Brittany Borghi, Jenna McMullan, and Kelsey Prisby, & quot;Southern Belle v. Northern Belle, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Senior Individual
First: Kellee Faulconbridge, & quot;Miep Gies: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary, & quot; Grove City.
Second: Whitney Mayer, & quot;Catherine Regina: The Queen Who Refused to Relinquish Her Religion or Her Throne, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Third: Nicole Ober, & quot;Uncaging the Beasts: Dorothea Dix's Work for Mental Illness Reform, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
DOCUMENTARIES
Junior Group
First: Cody Latimer, Alex McCracken, Michelle Mullin, Jon Stewart and Jenae VanDoorne, & quot;Money And Mercy: Profiteering Polish Jews, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Second: Chad Eckard, Michael Enck, Kyle Scott, Eddie Summerlin and Aaron Webber, & quot;The Boston Tea Party, & quot; Greenville High.
Third: Blaise Bucha, Sam Findler and Andrew Gorvis, & quot;The Beginning of Communism, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Junior Individual
First: Hasreet Gill, & quot;Gury Nandk: Enlightening India -- One City at a Time, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Second: Ashley Wilson, & quot;The Lady, the One who's Standing Up Most for Democracy in Burma, & quot; Grove City Middle.
Third: Kayli Boggs, & quot;Standing Up in Ukraine, & quot; Neshannock Jr. High.
Senior Group
First: James Petras and Howie Russell, & quot;Decoding the Symphonies: The Political Motivation Behind the Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Second: Erin Bernhard, Michael Emling and Angela Long, & quot;'Blowin' In the Wind: The Voice of a Generation, & quot; Seneca Valley High.
Third: Alyssa Furey, Merissa Mistretta and Nancy Paul, & quot;Outcry for Equality -- The Life and Influence of Abigail Smith Adams, & quot; Kennedy Catholic High.
Senior Individual
First: Lauren Balmert, & quot;Above All This Country Is Our Own: Golda Meir, a Leader and a Legacy, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Second: Rose Snyder, & quot;Never, Never, Never Quit: Winston Churchill Prevents Nazi Annihilation of Great Britain, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.
Third: Becca Wilson, & quot;Marie Antoinette: An Unlikely Heroine, & quot; Seneca Valley Intermediate.