Students advance to National History Day competition

(From Southern News Service)

Thirteen entries that advanced from the Missouri Region 6 History Day, held March 7 at Missouri Southern State University, have advanced to the National History Day event to be held June 15-19 at the University of Maryland-College Park.

 The state contest was held April 26 in Columbia, Mo., and included more than 550 students. First- and second-place winners in each category were selected to attend the national competition, with third-place winners to serve as alternate delegates

Junior (6−8) Historical Paper (Individual only)

1st place
Rebecca Brown
Nancy Cruzan: The Right To Liberty, The
Right To Privacy, The Right To Die?
Joplin, MO, Jasper, South Middle School
TEACHER(s) Ivan Obert


Junior (6-8) Individual Exhibit 2nd place
Jacob Dunkin
The Civilian Conservation Corps: The Men Who Brought America Back
Seneca, MO, Newton, Seneca R-7 School
TEACHER(s) Terrie Asbill


Junior (6-8) Group Exhibit
3rd place
Tyler Gray, Nicholas Sloan
Stopped In Their Tracks: The Great Railroad Strike Of 1877; Turning Point In U.S. Labor Relations
Joplin, MO, Jasper, South Middle School
TEACHER(s) Ivan Obert


Junior (6-8) Individual Performance
2nd place
Phoebe Watson
Child Laborers Gaining Rights and Responsibilities
Joplin, MO, Jasper, North Middle School
TEACHER(s) Teresa Taylor



Junior (6−8) Group Documentary
2nd place
Landon Vowels, Hayden Higgins
Berlin Crisis of 1961: The Degradation of East German Rights on Account of Soviet Authority
Joplin, MO, Jasper, South Middle School
TEACHER(s) Ivan Obert

Junior (6-8) Individual Web Site
3rd place
Sam Peterson
Ghost Dance Religion: The Right To Culture
Joplin, MO, Jasper, South Middle School
TEACHER(s) Ivan Obert

Junior (6−8) Group Web Site
2nd place
Quinn Lasley, Eli Paden
A City Demolished: The 1906 Earthquake and Fire
Carthage, MO, Jasper, Carthage Junior High
TEACHER(s) Mary Stockam

Senior (9−12) Historical Paper (Individual only)
2nd place
Sam Heil
Responsibility in War: Operation Catapult and the British Seizure of the French Fleet
Joplin, MO, Newton, Home School
TEACHER(s) Dannon Heil

Senior (9-12) Individual Exhibit
3rd place
Erin Snyder
"Four Days of Fire"
Carthage, MO, Jasper, Carthage High School
TEACHER(s) Kathleen Swift


Senior (9−12) Group Performance
1st place
Kayla Mason, Skyler Scates
Imprisoned for Sedition: Matthew Lyon Takes Responsibility for the Rights of Others
Wheaton, MO, Barry, Wheaton R-3 School
TEACHER(s) Jason Navarro


Senior (9−12) Individual Web Site
2nd place
Molly Shannon
Freedom's Wheels are Rolling: The Right to Ride
Carthage, MO, Jasper Kathleen Swift


Senior (9−12) Group Web Site
2nd place
Nazhath Sulthana, Farhath Sulthana
From Farm to Factory: A Fight for Justice
Joplin, MO, Jasper, Joplin High School
TEACHER(s) Andy Ritter


1st place
Brandon Splitter, Taylor Vaughn, Jason Ogle
Wounded Knee: Silencing the Betrayed
Carthage, MO, Jasper, Carthage High School
TEACHER(s) Kathleen Swift.