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Media contacts: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
For Immediate Release
Area Students Receive Honors At State History Day Competition
Finalists to Participate in National Event in June
(COLUMBUS) -- Sixteen students from District 1, consisting of Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood counties, earned honors at the National History Day in Ohio program April 25 at Columbus State Community College. Middle and high school students receiving honors at the state event included the following:
Junior Group Documentary Honorable Mention: Rayan Magsi, Salahadin Mustapha, Rami Kareem, Samer Alkhalili, and Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, Toledo Islamic Academy, Toledo, Salah As-Diu Ayoubi: Diplomacy During the Crusades (43615)
Junior Individual Performance Honorable Mention: Calla Gilson, Pike-Delta-York Middle School, Delta, Dorothea Lange’s Picture Perfect Legacy: Capturing the Soul of an Oppressed America (43515)
Junior Individual Performance National Finalist: Emily Thomas, Pike-Delta-York Middle School, Delta, A Legacy of Freedom: Bringing the Brightest Lights to the Darkest Times (43515)
Junior Group Documentary Honorable Mention: Ellen Warfield and Jolene Rashely, Pike-Delta-York Middle School, Delta, Conquering the Paralyzing Fear of Polio: Jonas Salk’s Legacy (43515)
Junior Web Site National Alternate: Philip Versansky, Pike-Delta-York Middle School, Delta, Jonas Salk: Action of Protection (43515)
Senior Group Documentary National Alternate: Lauren Merrell, Ashley Stephens, Christina Casano, Joy Reason, and Tyler Ewsuk, Toledo Early College High School, Toledo, Everyone’s Boppin to Jon Hendricks (43601)
Senior Paper Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services: Abdurranhman Mustapha, Toledo Islamic Academy, Toledo, The Legacy of the Prophet Muhammad (43560)
State finalists are eligible to compete at National History Day, June 14-18, University of Maryland. State alternates will attend the national event if either of the finalists is unable to go.
This year, Ohio is represented by 55 students participating in 32 projects, two in each of the 16 junior and senior categories.
"History Day involves so many people working together - students, teachers, parents, community members who serve as judges and OHS staff and regional partners who coordinate events – and we applaud their efforts," said William K. Laidlaw Jr., executive director of the Ohio Historical Society. "The quality of this year's performances, papers, exhibits and Web sites was exceptional and everyone who participated should be proud of the work they have done."
National History Day in Ohio is co-sponsored by the Ohio Historical Society and funded in part by contributions from the Harry C. Moores Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Honda of America MFG, Midwest Center for Teaching with Primary Sources, and Huntington Bank.
For more information about History Day in Ohio, please contact Megan Wood at 614.297.2343 or 800.576.0381.
The Ohio Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio's history, natural history and archaeology. For more information about programs and events, visit www.ohiohistory.org.
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