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Winners of the 2020 National History Day National Contest June 23, 2020 WINNERS OF THE 2020 NATIONAL HISTORY DAY NATIONAL CONTEST Student Historians Receive Accolades in Culminating Ceremony of Competition and School Year Destined for History Books WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Saturday, June 20, National History Day® (NHD) presented the awards for the 2020 NHD National Contest in a livestreamed ceremony. Over a half-million middle and high school students entered the competition in late 2019. Just under 3,000 of them advanced through the local and state/affiliate rounds during a tumultuous spring disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, school closures, and nationwide protests against racial injustice, to earn their place in the NHD National Contest, which migrated to a virtual format and proceeded entirely online. Through documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances, and websites, students presented research projects addressing topics related to the 2020 NHD theme, Breaking Barriers in History. “To make it to the National Contest in a normal year is a remarkable achievement,” said NHD Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “Given the unprecedented challenges that faced students over the last several months, I am even more impressed by what they achieved this year. They have shown an incredible level of fortitude and tenacity, and I am confident we will continue to see great things from them. The critical thinking and research skills developed and honed through competing in NHD, especially now, will help these students achieve success in college and on into their careers.” At the conclusion of Saturday’s awards ceremony, Dr. Gorn announced the 2021 National History Day theme, Communication in History: The Key to Understanding. More than 400 historians and education professionals served as judges for the students’ work. As with all other aspects of the contest this year, the judging was conducted remotely online. More than 100 students from across the country will receive cash prizes between $500 and $2,000, each, for superior work in their categories. The full list of 2020 winners is provided below and online at: nhd.org/virtual2020winners. Numerous awards are granted to students, including the following: First-place entries in the Junior and Senior divisions’ five categories of documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, and website are given the title, “National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Scholar” and receive a $1,000 award sponsored by NEH. Second and third-place entries in all categories receive $500 and $250, respectively. Two entries from each NHD state/affiliate receive an “Outstanding Affiliate Entry” award sponsored by the National Park Service. First, second, and third-place entries in the Junior and Senior individual documentary categories also receive The Next Generation Angels Awards from The Better Angels Society. The first-place senior winner is given the Anne Harrington Award, named for the late longtime friend and colleague of filmmaker Ken Burns. More than two dozen special awards are presented for topics ranging from African American History to World War I. Sponsored by organizations from around the country, they are presented to outstanding entries in any category and range in value from $250 to $10,000. Here are the winners of the 2020 National History Day National Contest: Category Awards Junior Paper First Place Title: The Fifth Circuit Four: The Unheralded Judges Who Helped to Break Legal Barriers in the Deep South Student: Max Grinstein School: Belmont Home School Houston, TX Second Place Title: Weeks v. Southern Bell: Breaking Discriminatory Employment Barriers for Women in the Workforce Student: Julianna Velgersdyk School: Avail Academy Minnetonka, MN Third Place Title: Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo: Breaking through Barbed Wire Student: Natalie Miller School: Lakeside Middle School Irvine, CA Junior Individual Documentary (Next Generation Angels Awards) First Place Title: All the World Loves a Baby: Breaking the Two Pound Barrier Student: Allison Reed School: Washburn Rural Middle School Topeka, KS Second Place Title: Harvey Wiley: The Man Who Changed America One Bite at a Time Student: Rishit Shaquib School: Howard Middle School Ocala, FL Third Place Title: Penicillin: Breaking Bacterial Barriers Student: Caroline Bruton School: William Monroe Middle School St. George, VA Junior Group Documentary First Place Title: Rural Electrification: Breaking Barriers with the Flip of a Switch Students: Josie Jacobs, Addison Naslund, Hayden Wahlberg, Lainey Schuknecht, and Ben Philips School: Akron-Westfield Middle School Akron, IA Second Place Title: Kathrine Switzer: How One Run Broke the Barrier of Discrimination in Women's Athletics Students: Marlena Olson and Sam Newitt School: Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD Third Place Title: Bounding through Barriers: The Sensational Reintroduction of the "Big Bad Wolf" to Yellowstone National Park Students: Keari Ong, Amber Lee, and Jillian Mabasa School: Singapore American School Singapore Junior Individual Performance First Place Title: Williamina Fleming: Breaking Barriers with a Universe of Glass Student: Isabella Hardy School: Gryphon Academy Crossnore, NC Second Place Title: Breaking Barriers to Restore 1855 Treaty Fishing Rights Student: Colton McCall School: Pleasant Valley Middle School Vancouver, WA Third Place Title: Margaret Haley: The Lady Labor Slugger Student: Lily Miller School: Corwin International Magnet School Pueblo, CO Junior Group Performance First Place Title: "Reeding" between the Lines: How Reed v. Reed Opened Doors for Gender Equality Students: Sophia Pariona and Molly Whyte School: Blackfoot 6th Grade/Mountain View Middle School Blackfoot, ID Second Place Title: Freewheeling for Feminism: Breaking Barriers on the Bicycle Students: Paige Metzler, Adrianne Paderna, and Jillian Leslie School: Alta Sierra Intermediate School Clovis, CA Third Place Title: Breaking Barriers: How Swimwear Paved the Way for Women's Rights Students: Eden Smith, Annika Houghton, and Auden Ho School: Laie Elementary School Laie, HI Junior Individual Exhibit First Place Title: Aren't Lights Grand? Breaking Barriers in History with Rural Electrification Student: Laura Huelskamp School: Northern Middle School Grantsville, MD Second Place Title: Clarence Walton Lillehei: Breaking the Barriers Surrounding Open-Heart Surgery Student: Annika Hellmark School: Sunrise Park Middle School White Bear Lake, MN Third Place Title: Cher Ami: A Pigeon's Role in Breaking World War I Communication Barriers Student: Summer Short School: DCS Montessori Middle School Parker, CO Junior Group Exhibit First Place Title: The Oxnard Strike of 1903: Breaking Barriers of Racial Representation in the Labor Force Students: Anthony Noce, Yashas Mattur, and Ankit Rath School: Mead Junior High School Schaumburg, IL Second Place Title: “A World Not Built For Me”- Steve Serio Timothy Nugent Strives for a More Accessible World Students: Colin Sarabosing and Brandon Luo School: Tyee Middle School Bellevue, WA Third Place Title: Brothers Like These and the Barriers They Faced after Vietnam Students: Sara Barlowe, Brady Clausen, Grace Armitstead, and Trapper Alonso School: Cane Creek Middle School Fairview, NC Junior Individual Website First Place Title: Oyama v. California: Confronting Alien Land Laws Student: Thanhtruc Mai School: Columbia Academy Columbia Heights, MN Second Place Title: James Reese Europe: The Jazz Lieutenant Who Broke the Color Barrier in Music Student: Kaitlyn Choi School: Jericho Middle School Jericho, NY Third Place Title: An Appeal: Breaking the Barrier of Northern Resistance to Antislavery Student: Maielle Merriam School: NHHS Homeschool Consortium Epping, NH Junior Group Website First Place Title: The Four Pests Campaign: The Consequences of Breaking Ecological Barriers Students: Jack Randolph and Jackson Nguyen School: Sanford Middle School Minneapolis, MN Second Place Title: The "Unbought and Unbossed" Shirley Chisholm: Breaking Barriers for Minorities and Women Students: Lilly Smith and Sarah Ragoonanan School: Folwell Arts Magnet School Minneapolis, MN Third Place Title: Lovings' Fight to Break Interracial Barriers Students: Sean Mathews and Iman Pearson School: Ralston Middle School Ralston, NE Senior Paper First Place Title: Too Strong for a Woman: How Bernice Sandler Created Title IX to Break Barriers for Female Faculty in Higher Education Student: Natalie Miller School: East High School Duluth, MN Second Place Title: Not Your Model Minority: Breaking Barriers in the Asian-American Movement Student: Felicia Xiao School: Columbus Academy New Albany, OH Third Place Title: Breaking Barriers to Provide Food, Freedom, and a Future: The Berlin Airlift’s Quest to Beat the Blockade Student: Victor Xie School: St. Petersburg High School St. Petersburg, FL Senior Individual Documentary (Next Generation Angels Awards) First Place (Anne Harrington Award) Title: The Tereshkova Effect: The Role of Propaganda in Breaking Barriers Student: Summer Royal School: Iolani School Honolulu, HI Second Place Title: FDR and REA: Bringing Light and Power to Rural America Student: Sophia Alleman School: Ursuline High School Youngstown, OH Third Place Title: "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work": Leon Sullivan's Fight Against Job Discrimination Student: Giuliana Alleva School: Julia R. Masterman Secondary School Philadelphia, PA Senior Group Documentary First Place Title: Breaking the Curfew: The Story of Minoru Yasui Students: Alan Zhou and Kyler Wang School: Sunset High School and Lincoln High School Portland, Oregon Second Place Title: The Street
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