The 2021 Howard County History Day Competition
Virtual Competition March 13, 2021 The following people have made History Day 2021 possible. We recognize...
History Day Steering Committee
Ms. Debbie Blum Ms. Renee Bos Mr. Robert Coffman Ms. Kelly Reichardt Ms. Karen Saunderson Ms. Caterina Stoneburner
Additional Thanks to…
Howard County Public Libraries Volunteer Judges
Special Thanks to Our Special Awards Sponsors…
The Council of Elders of Howard County Howard County Historical Society Howard County Women’s Bar Association Patapsco Heritage Greenway PFLAG Howard County
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National History Day is a yearlong education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries and research papers based on research related to an annual theme. This year’s theme is Communication in History.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Virtual Maryland History Day May 1 and 2, 2021
Virtual National History Day June 13-17, 2021
NEXT YEAR’S THEME
Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences
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Junior Individual Exhibits
Bonnie Branch Middle School
Can You Hear Us Now? Lusitania, We Have a Problem: The Sinking of the Lusitania and Its Effect on Future Communication Lily Fox Teachers: Janine Sharbaugh and Hannah Verlich
Clarksville Middle School
Braille: Has it Helped or Held Back Ehren Casto Teacher: Margaret Brothman
Fireside Chats: The Key to Understanding Eric Park Teacher: Margaret Brothman
Lake Elkhorn Middle School
The Deadliest Lie: How Inconsistent Messaging Led to the Pandemic Parade of 1918 Caroline Mah Teachers: Anthony Detomo and David Bond
Patuxent Valley Middle School
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Communicating Through History Tabitha Oluwabuyi Teacher: Monica Chelidona
Junior Group Exhibits
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Unlocking Women's Political Potential: How Female Voices Communicated for Prohibition and Repeal Violet Kucler and Wren Kucler Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
Clarksville Middle School
Naturalization Act of 1906: Written Communication over the Naturalization of Immigrants Cate Lee and Pat Steil Teacher: Margaret Brothman 4
Hammond Middle School
Communication Through the Civil Rights Movement Cassia Biederman and Gaargi Bora Teacher: David Ebbe
Mayfield Woods Middle School
Black, White, and Read All Over: The Pentagon Papers’ Impact on First Amendment Rights Anya Guzewich and Sakshi Tirodkar Teacher: Beth Singleton
Junior Individual Documentaries
Bonnie Branch Middle School
Batman to 進撃の巨人: Anime Communicating Japanese Culture! Roman Edwards Teachers: Janine Sharbaugh and Hannah Verlich
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street: Unlocking the Potential of Television as a Communication Tool to Educate Children Claire Jenkins Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
Dunloggin Middle School
The Anti-Vietnam War Movement: How It Became a Significant and Impactful Form of Communication Yonathan Yohannes Teachers: Lois Han and Meron Girma
HeLa: Exposing the History of the Medical Exploitation of People of Color Anushka Skariah Teachers: Lois Han and Meron Girma
Folly Quarter Middle School
The Communication of Indian Influence in Southeast Asia Ishaan Busireddy Teacher: Vincente D’Antuono
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Hammond Middle School
The End of Slavery Joyce Biju Teacher: David Ebbe
Mount View Middle School
The Four Freedoms: A United Vision Communicated to the World Jonathan Moon Teacher: Susan Mako
Murray Hill Middle School
My Fellow Americans Neil Chibber Teacher: Mark Dunbar
Patuxent Valley Middle School
Ape Language Katie Vance Teacher: Monica Chelidona
Junior Group Documentaries
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Signals Intelligence: The Unsung Communication Tool that Changed the World in Silence Eric Huang and Sreerama Jonnala Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
The Vietnam War News Coverage Jacqi Fan and Hannah Zhou Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
Dunloggin Middle School
Fireside Chat Aditi Kashyap and Ananya Vijay Teacher: Lois Han
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Lime Kiln Middle School
The Harlem Renaissance: Communicating the Challenges and Creativity of African Americans Adam Bhatti, Rahul Goyal, and Maneet Mehta Teacher: Tracy Spillman
Junior Group Performances
Dunloggin Middle School
Coded Messages During the Underground Railroad Margaret Cipriano and Riley Herdson Teachers: Lois Han and Meron Girma
Junior Papers
Bonnie Branch Middle School
The March on Washington: The Pivotal Communication of One of the Most Consequential Protests in American History Dennis Henderson Teachers: Janine Sharbaugh and Hannah Verlich
Burleigh Manor Middle School
Exposing a Devil: Communication Tools That Ended Atrocities in the Congo Free State Christian Cha Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
How Television Molded Communication in Modern Politics Jason Oberly Teachers: Robyn Page and Barbara Randolph
Clarksville Middle School
"Christian Change" Ella-Ciel Williams Teacher: Margaret Brothman
The Navajo Code Talkers: America’s Unbreakable Communication Weapon Charan Bala Teacher: Margaret Brothman
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Yasujiro Ozu and Transcendental Cinema: Communicating a New Story Estelle Chen Teacher: Margaret Brothman
Dunloggin Middle School
The Most Influential American Strategist You Have Never Heard Of: Andrew Marshall’s Written Communications Joshua Wright Teacher: Lois Han
Elkridge Landing Middle School
The Women's Suffrage Rights Movement Isabella Martin Teachers: Pattie Holy-Ilenda and Chelsea Bradcovich
Ellicott Mills Middle School
Influence of 1936 Olympics Pranav Boreddy Teacher: Betsy Adelman
Hammond Middle School
Communication During the Civil War Jonathan Ye Teacher: David Ebbe
Lime Kiln Middle School
How the U.S. Got onto the World Stage: Communication in World War I Dylan Mathew Teacher: Tracy Spillman
Mayfield Woods Middle School
Jane Goodall and Chimpanzees: Revolutionizing Communication Allison Witt Teacher: Beth Singleton
Mount View Middle School
Rural Free Delivery and Airmail: How Two Mail Services Connected America Krishna Gawandi Teacher: Susan Mako
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Junior Individual Website
Bonnie Branch Middle School
Bletchley Park: Cracking the Code of WWII Matthew Banyas Teachers: Janine Sharbaugh and Hannah Verlich
Clarksville Middle School
Communication During the Southern Freedom Movement: Through the Eyes of Ruby Sales Ariella Schulterbrandt Teacher: Margaret Brothman
Elkridge Landing Middle School
Navajo Code Talkers Brady Comeau Teachers: Pattie Holy-Ilenda and Chelsea Bradcovich
Ellicott Mills Middle School
Newspapers During the Spanish Arpit Kesharwani Teacher: Betsy Adelman
Glenwood Middle School
Pablo Escobar: Villain or Saint? Natalie Davis Teacher: Kelly Storr
Mayfield Woods Middle School
Ode to Freedom in Berlin: Creating a Stronger Form of Communication with Beethoven's 9th Symphony Sarah Kim Teacher: Beth Singleton
Oakland Mills Middle School
Deaf Representation in Hollywood Josie Wedeking Teacher: Jennifer Hamilton and Meghan Walker
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Propaganda of the Cultural Revolution Rohit Deenadhayalan Teacher: Jennifer Hamilton and Meghan Walker
Patuxent Valley Middle School
WWII American Propaganda Madhav Parsi Teacher: Monica Chelidona
Junior Group Websites
Clarksville Middle School
Angelina Grimke and Her Pamphlet Victoria Edwards and Danielle Kwon Teacher: Margaret Brothman
Folly Quarter Middle School
Technological Communication During WWI Sebastien Spencer and Samuel Yoon Teacher: Vincente D’Antuono
Patuxent Valley Middle School
The Enigma Machine: A Ciphering Communication Marvel Sahej Batra and Aadit Shah Teacher: Monica Chelidona
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Senior Individual Exhibits
Glenelg High School
America's Journalists: How an Era Defined Mass Communication Ashna Pandya Teacher: Leila Chawkat
Senior Group Exhibits
Howard High School
The Attica Prison Riot of 1971: Truth from Behind the Bars Anna Chalupa and Gitanjali Raghava Teacher: Mary Saha
Reservoir High School
A Guide to Communication with Political Cartoons Sameera Chaudhry and Nane Manukyan Teacher: Jan Edlowitz and Jennifer Coker
Senior Individual
Documentaries
Marriotts Ridge High School
How Jacob Riis Illuminated the Nation’s Darkest Corners Nadia Ghaicepour Teacher: Lynn Rashid
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Senior Group Documentaries
Reservoir High School
Flower Language Mila Cho, Heidi Herschbach, and Alanna Ro Teachers: Jan Edlowitz and Jennifer Coker
Senior Individual Performances
Marriotts Ridge High School
The Pentagon Papers: How a Leak Altered the Future of Communication Archisha Saxena Teachers: Richard Malt and Lynn Rashid
Senior Papers
Centennial High School
Songs of Slavery: How an Oppressed Peoples Found Their Voice Michelle Bank Teachers: Toni Ireland, Beth Berkeley, and Robyn Page
Marriotts Ridge High School
The Fall of the League of Nations: How the Lack of Communication Shattered the Fragile Dream for World Peace Joel Kim Teachers: Richard Malt and Lynn Rashid
Reservoir High School
The Congress of Vienna Casey Moquin Teachers: Jan Edlowitz and Jennifer Coker
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The Spanish Flu David Okonkwo Teachers: Jan Edlowitz and Jennifer Coker
River Hill High School
From Fizzle to Burn: The Failure of Sino-British Diplomatic Communication in the 1834 Napier Fizzle Nathan Zhong Teacher: Amanda Brong
Senior Group Websites
Reservoir High School
The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich: Communication Under Soviet Suppression Allison Faith Comising and Joshua Strohmayer Teachers: Jan Edlowitz and Jennifer Coker Senior Papers
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