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 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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