On Wednesday, March 11, the 2nd Annual Harford County History Day - part of the National History Day (NHD) Competition - was held at the John Carroll School. Over 125 High School and Middle School Students from all over the county (public, private, and homeschool students) competed over a number of hours demonstrating their projects to a panel of judges based on this year's theme - Leadership and Legacy. Students could choose the focus of their project and select a presentation format of either an exhibit, a research paper, a website, a documentary, or a dramatic presentation. The NHD competition (sponsored by the History Channel and the MD Humanities Council) is the culmination of months of research for the students and an opportunity to proudly display their work to the community. The Patriots had a large number of placers and were very proud of the performance of all or our students. The John Carroll Social Studies Department Chair, Mr. Jake Hollin (who is also the Harford County History Day Coordinator) announced the winners at the end of the competition. "Really everyone here did an amazing job" Hollin said. "Today is just a great example of the talent and drive of all the students. Congratulations to them, their teachers, and their families".
Listed below are the High School and Middle School Winners. All placers now move on to the State Competition held in early May at UMBC and will be competition for a spot at the National Competition.
2015 Harford History Day Contest
March 11, 2015
High School (Senior)
Division : Senior (High School)
Category : Papers
Individual First Place : Madison Reed (X Marks the Spot: Franklin’s Unraveling of DNA)
Individual Second Place : Wilfred C. Ikejiofor (Leadership and Legacy: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Great Depression)
Individual Third Place : Erin Paradiso (Leadership and Legacy Personified in Juliette Gordon Low)
Division : Senior (High School)
Category : Websites
Individual First Place : Nadia Green (Lilly Ledbetter and the Fair Play Act)
Individual Second Place : Min Kim (Malala Yousafzai : leader)
Individual Third Place : Grace Glenicki (Henry Bergn: Founder of the ASPCA)
Group First Place : Isabella and Madeline Schatz (The Legacy of Mark Twain)
Group Second Place : Kater Runser and Julia Henninger (Edith Houghton Hooker: a Maryland Suffragist)
Group Third Place : Spencer Langbein and Krisitn Isoldi (Foundation of Soccer in America)
Division : Senior (High School)
Category : Exhibits
Individual First Place : Eric Wright (Founding of Peabody, Man and School)
Individual Second Place : Matt Lowery (Skunk Works and Cold War)
Individual Third Place : Lilly Stannard (Leadership and Legacy of Rachel Carson)
Group First Place : Faith Ensor and Megan Piercy (Ben Carson – a Life of Triumph, Service, and Innovative Thought)
Group Second Place : Rob Flynn and Mike Moxley (Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre)
Group Third Place : Kate Sullivan and Brooke Vogel (The Babe You Don’t Know : Babe Ruth)
Division : Senior (High School)
Category : Documentaries
Individual First Place : Maria Hoppel (Carl Lutz and the Hungarian Rescue Mission)
Individual Second Place : Kevin Hoppel (Father Francis Duffy: A Leader in War, a Legacy for Peace)
Individual Third Place : ----------------------
Group First Place : Tona Rimple and Cara Wolfarth (Steve Jobs, a Creative Leader)
Group Second Place : Holly Driver and Carly Lyon (First Woman in Each Military Branch)
Group Third Place : Abby Burnd and Maria Consentino (Beatles and Pop Culture)
2015 Harford History Day Contest
March 11, 2015
Middle School (Junior)
Division : Junior (Middle School)
Category : Websites
Individual First Place : Brennan Gray (Theodore Judah)
Individual Second Place : Evan Leonard (Julius Caesar)
Individual Third Place : ---------------
Group First Place : Meghan Deyesu, Keira Brown, Emily Licatta (Clara Barton)
Group Second Place : Benjamin Sprague, Christian Walker (David Warren)
Group Third Place : Edward Honadel, Tanner Cummins (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
Division : Junior (Middle School)
Category : Documentaries
Individual First Place : Maddy Ames (Ronald Reagan)
Individual Second Place : Ryan Mason (Winston Churchill)
Individual Third Place : --------------------
Group First Place : Gaby Stevenson and Nicole Johnson (Ida B. Wells)
Group Second Place : Carey Olivis and Darien Jackson (Motown Records)
Group Third Place : ------------------------
Division : Junior (Middle School)
Category : Exhibits
Individual First Place : Kellie Hubbard (Apollo 11)
Individual Second Place : Liz Hoppel (Mother Theresa – a Legacy of Leadership and Love)
Individual Third Place : David Maly-Cordell (Jackie Robinson)
Group First Place : Caroline and Lauren Dooling (Gallaudet)
Group Second Place : Cole Higgins and Ethan Adams (General Westmoreland)
Group Third Place : Dan Van Syckle and Andy Lui (Robert E. Lee)
Division : Junior (Middle School)
Category : Presentations (Drama)
Group First Place : Raleigh Jakubowski, Katherine Paradiso, Megan Marshall (Milton Hershey)
Group Second Place : Megan Brown, Joy Yoor, and Jocelyn Wright (Corrie ten Boom: the Holocaust)
Group Third Place : Josie Mason, Sigourney Soriano (C.P. McCormick)
