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For Immediate Release
Ohio Delegation Earns National History Day Honors
Students from Cuyahoga, Gallia, Lucas, Franklin Counties Win Awards; Lorraine County Educator among Top 10 History Teachers
(COLUMBUS, OH July 7, 2008) – Three of Ohio's National History Day delegation made a strong showing in the National History Day, which concluded June 19 at the University of Maryland at College Park. Of the 59 students who participated in the event, 14 placed in the top 14 places across 16 categories nationally. The theme for this year was "Conflict and Compromise in History."
Leading the way were the sister and brother team of Hannah and Timothy Miller from Hawken School in Gates Mills. Their senior group performance titled "The Armenian Tragedy: Conflict Over U.S. Response" earned a third place award.
Ohio students also placing in the top 14 were:
Senior Group Exhibit, Fifth Place: Tyler Duncan and Obie McClanahan, South Gallia High School, Crown City, "The Bonus March of 1932: Conflict in Washington D.C."
Senior Historical Paper, Sixth Place: Melissa Freilich of Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, "Battle For an Infant Nation: The Altalena Affair Conflict and Resolution." Freilich's paper also received a $5,000 History Channel Scholarship for Outstanding Topic
Senior Individual Performance, Eighth Place: Kelsey DeForest, Shaker Heights High School, Cleveland, "Violation and Volatile Silence: The Use of Rape Warfare Against the Women of Bosnia"
Senior Historical Paper, 11th Place: Katie Kutz, Spang Homeschool, Maumee, "Compromise Within the Confines of Conscience"
Senior Web Site, Seventh Place: Ryan Bolyard, David Mitchell Birti, Caleb Ference, Alexandra Mellen and Joshua White, CROWN Academy, Akron, "Rockefeller vs. The World: The Pendulum Theory of Enterprise Regulation"
Senior Group Documentary, 13th Place: Lawrence Neil and Benjamin Davis, Shaker Heights High School, Cleveland, "Rough Hough: Frustration and Redemption"
Other honors received by Ohio students included:
Rachel Lane and Hannah Hart of Genoa Middle School in Westerville were selected as Ohio's Outstanding Entry in the Junior Division for their Junior Group Exhibit titled "Women Air Force Service Pilots," while Duncan and McClanahan of South Gallia High School in Crown City received Ohio's Outstanding Entry in the Senior Division.
Finally, Lorraine County teacher Michael Demchak from Christian Community School in North Eaton was one of eight finalists for the national Teacher of Merit Award.
"The Ohio delegation made a great showing at National History Day this year," said Megan Wood, who coordinates the National History Day program for the Ohio Historical Society. "Of the 32 projects, 7 moved on to finals."
Founded in 1974 in Cleveland at Case Western Reserve University, History Day is a highly acclaimed yearlong program that makes history come alive by demonstrating that students learn history best when they actively engage in a topic. The program went national in 1980.
National History Day students develop, research and present projects in junior and senior divisions in categories of exhibits, documentaries, dramatic performances and historical papers. Last year, more than 7,000 Ohio students participated in the program. Since 1995, the Ohio Historical Society has coordinated National History Day in Ohio, with support from Honda of America Mfg., Inc., and Huntington Bank. The Ohio Historical Society seeks to expand the program's reach by working with teachers and students through workshops, support programs and online resources.
The Ohio Historical Society is a private, nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology and natural history. For more information about programs and events, including National History Day, visit www.ohiohistory.org.
Media contact: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
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