Region 6 History Day

2007 National History Day in Missouri State Contest Winners from Joplin region


Several area students distinguished themselves in the recent National History Day in Missouri contest, held April 14 in Columbia. National History Day in Missouri (NHDMO) is a yearlong history education program, sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia, at the University of Missouri. The program encourages young people to explore history and teaches them to understand historical issues, ideas, people and events.

Participants conduct in-depth research on individual topics related to an annual theme and present their findings in one of several formats -- exhibit, performance, documentary, web site, or research paper -- designed to foster creativity and imagination. These presentations are evaluated at a series of local, state and national contests. The 2007 History Day theme is Triumph & Tragedy in History. Listed below are award winners, finalists, and special prize winners from the Joplin region, one of nine in Missouri.

For compete contest results, go to http://www.umsystem.edu/whmc/nhd/nhdwinners07.html.

*First and second place winners in each category are Missouri's delegates to National History Day, June 10-14, 2007 at the University of Maryland-College Park. Third place winners are alternate delegates.

Five entries that advanced from the March 2 Joplin regional contest were selected to be among the 28 to represent Missouri in National History Day, June 10-14, 2007 at the University of Maryland-College Park. They include:

Junior Historical Papers
*1ST PLACE The Tuskegee Airmen: Tragedy in Rights, Triumph in Flights
Andrea Westhoff
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift, Sue Pitts

Junior Group Documentaries
*2ND PLACE San Francisco's Death, Destruction, & Rebirth
Eli Stubblefield, Josh Souder
Seneca R-7 School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Karen Grimmett

Senior Historical Papers
*1ST PLACE Triumph of Kenyan Independence and the Tragedy of the Mau Mau Rebellion
Briana Russo
Carthage High School, Carthage
Teacher/s: Caroline Tubbs, Kathleen Swift

Senior individual Documentaries
*1ST PLACE The Triumph and Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Stephen Henady
Seneca High School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Cheryl Butterfield

Senior Group Documentaries
*1ST PLACE NASA: The Cost of Cosmic Conquest
Scott Knutzen, Sagan Graskemper
Carl Junction High School, Carl Junction
Teacher/s: Alaina Eastman

Other entries from this region that were among the finalists in their respective categories include:

Junior Individual Exhibits
6TH PLACE Balancing the Scales of Equality: Shelley v. Kraemer, 1948
Stewart Pence
Joplin Gifted Center, Joplin
Teacher/s: Pamela Page

Junior Group Exhibits
5TH PLACE Pompeii: Destruction of a Culture
Sami Hail, Josie McCorkle
Carl Junction Intermediate School, Carl Junction
Teacher/s: Vicki Farrill, Nita Hartman

Junior Individual Performances
3RD PLACE (ALTERNATE TO NATIONAL) A Healing Hand in a Time of Tragedy: The Triumph of Clara Barton
Brittany Golden
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Sue Pitts, Kathleen Swift

Junior Group Performances
4TH PLACE Riveters, Welders, Buckers, & More: Women During War
Randa Butler, Ashley Larson, Jordanne Wright
Seneca R-7 School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Karen Grimmett

Junior Individual Documentaries
4TH PLACE Battle of the Bulge
Corey Hounschell
South Middle School, Joplin
Teacher/s: Pamela Page

6TH PLACE Leonardo DaVinci: Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Mind
Margret Grills
Seneca R-7 School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Karen Grimmett
Junior Group Documentaries
4TH PLACE The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Josh Griner, Logan Grady, Josh Barker
Seneca R-7 School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Karen Grimmett

Senior Historical Papers
5TH PLACE Two Revolutions: The Triumph and Tragedy of Russia, 1917
Sara Stone
Carthage High School, Carthage
Teacher/s: Caroline Tubbs, Kathleen Swift

Senior Individual Exhibits
5TH PLACE "You Shall Live Freely" John Smith's Triumph in the Face of New World Tragedy
Justine Leiser
Carthage High School, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift

Senior Group Exhibits
5TH PLACE Triumph to Tragedy: Titanic beneath the Tide
Chelsea Gibson, Samantha Williams, Sarah Goolsby
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift, Sue Pitts

Senior Web Sites
5TH PLACE Eisenhower's Decision: Triumphs and Tragedies of the Interstates
Jacob Jones
Carthage High School, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift

SPECIAL PRIZES winners from Region 6 include:

American Association of Univeristy Women, Women’s History Prizes presented by the AAUW $100
Junior Individual Exhibit
Nellie Bly: Triumphant Power of the Pen
Haley Brownfield
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Sue Pitts, Kathleen Swift

Junior Individual Performance
A Healing Hand in a Time of Tragedy: The Triumph of Clara Barton
Brittany Golden
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Sue Pitts, Kathleen Swift

Strickland African-American History Prizes presented through an endowment by Dr. Arvah E. Strickland, Department of History, University of Missouri-Coulmbia $100
Junior Historical Paper
The Tuskegee Airmen: Tragedy in Rights, Triumph in Flights
Andrea Westhoff
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift, Sue Pitts

Junior Group Exhibit
1839: The Revolt and Trial of the Amistad Captives
Atryino Dolon, Brandon Hazlett
Carthage Junior High, Carthage
Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift, Sue Pitts

Willard T. Young Memorial World War II Prize presented by the family of Willard T. Young $100
Senior Group Exhibit
Transforming the Flame: The Tragedy of the Holocaust and the Triumph of the Human Spirit
Ashley Linder, Merrit Romeike
Seneca High School, Seneca
Teacher/s: Cheryl Butterfield

For further information, contact
Paul Teverow
Professor of History and National History Day Coordinator, Missouri Region 6
Missouri Southern State University
Office 417-625-3114
Fax 417-625-3091

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