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ALL SAINTS’ DAY STUDENT SAM SCHAEFFER WINS AT CALIFORNIA HISTORY DAY; ADVANCES TO NATIONALS AT OF MARYLAND IN JUNE

ALL SAINTS’ STUDENTS TYLER IMAMURA AND WILL HAND ALSO RECEIVE AWARDS

CARMEL, CA • MAY 7, 2018 • All Saints’ Day School seventh grader Sam Schaeffer ‘19 is a California History Day winner. Sam is the fifth All Saints’ student in eight years to advance to the National History Day competition.

Schaeffer was named California State Co-Champion in the 2018 NHD-CA in Rocklin, May 5-6, for his project “Rioting for Reform: The 1971 Attica Prison Riot Conflict & Compromise in Prison Reform” in the individual junior documentary category. Over 1,000 students from all over California participated in the NHD-CA state contest this weekend. Sam will represent the state of California and All Saints’ Day School in Maryland June 10-14, 2018, at the National History Day Competition at the University of Maryland, Park.

Tyler Imamura was named Runner Up for his project “The 442nd Regimental Combat Team: Fighting Injustice and the Enemy” in the individual junior historical paper category. He also received a special award from the Japanese American National Museum. Will Hand received an Honorable Mention for his project “The Norwegian Resistance during WWII” in the individual junior website division. He was also awarded the European History Award.

Fellow All Saints’ students Alex-Gianola Cook and Jim Moreau were also finalists.

Forbes Keaton and Kevin Day, the History Day Advisors at All Saints’ Day School, both recognized and applauded the wide variety of projects, the depth of research conducted, and the eagerness of the students to further improve on their chosen topics.

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National History Day (NHD) is a yearlong academic program focused on historical research for 6th to 12th grade students. Each year, more than half a million students participate in the NHD contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history, interviews, the Internet, and historic sites.

After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances, and documentaries. Projects are entered into competitions in the spring at local, state, and ultimately national levels and are evaluated by professional historians and educators.

In 2012 President Barack Obama awarded the prestigious “National Humanities Medal” to NHD.

The of Monterey County organizes the History Day competition in Monterey County.

For more information about All Saints’ Day School, contact Kristin Templeman, Communications Director, at 831 624 9171 ext. 14, or [email protected].

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