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Farrell Teacher of Merit Award presented by National History Day.   Jump to a category to view medalists and finalists Junior Group Exhibit Senior Group Exhibit Junior Individual Documentary Senior Individual Documentary Junior Paper Senior Paper Junior Group Performance Senior Group Performance Junior Group Documentary Senior Group Documentary Junior Individual Exhibit Senior Individual Exhibit Junior Individual Performance Senior Individual Performance   Junior Group Exhibit   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 16092 College Station, TX, Brazos Area Home Schoolers, Melanie Welch T. Kenneth Welch If the Berlin Wall Could Talk Jessalyn Welch Cody Welch 2 16019 Bothell, WA, Canyon Park Junior High, Dori Wuepper A Concrete Divide: The Contrasting Outcomes of the Grand Coulee Dam Katherine Lacy Brianna Lacy 3 16091 Scottsdale, AZ, Mountainside Middle School, Lois Sugar Hoover Dam: Human Spirit and Ingenuity Mackenzie Hagan Mitali Kini 4 16020 Kutztown, PA, Kutztown Area Middle School, Betty Imboden Death without Warning: The Tragedy and Triumph of the Radium Girls Ellen Underwood Claire Connor 5 16072 Starr, SC, Starr-Iva Middle School, Christy Dodd Sheryl Bobo Dana McMullan "Strike: The Tragedy of Chiquola Mill and the Triumph of the American Worker" Emily Hendrix Erica Powell Lauren Heaton 6 16013 Stanwood, WA, Port Susan Middle School, Sabrina Rode Pearl Harbor: The Tragic Setting of the Rising Sun Nicolas Jensen Madalyn Schei Emily Najar 7 16056 Conway, AR, Bob Courtway Middle School, Joy Meriwether Sherry Holder Triumph to Tragedy to Triumph: The Saga of the Dust Bowl Sydney Taylor Lindsey McKee 8 16050 Brooklyn, NY, Genesis at Xaverian, Valerie Gilson The Trials and Tribulations of the Riverkeeper's Fight to Protect the Hudson River Kristie Coleman Kaitlyn Coleman 9 16010 Minneapolis, MN, Breck School, Robin Ferguson Great Snow Blockade: The Triumph and Tragedy of the 1888 Blizzard Paige Burgeson Kayla Mork 10 16068 Morgantown, IN, Helmsburg Elementary School, Therese Burton Tacoma Narrows Bridge Danielle Ryan Ben Shauger 11 16046 Buxton, ME, Bonny Eagle Middle School, Cory Abbott Nicole Poliquin Triumph or Tragedy? The 1918 Spanish Flu: A Killer Worse than War Erika Stevens Catherine Patchell 12 16030 Marshalltown, IA, Home School, Diane Blagg Karen Hassman NUNNA DAUL TSUNY The Trail of Tears: Tragedy and Triumph of the Cherokee Nation Brianne Hassman Sara Blagg 13 16076 Danvers, MA, Clark School, Sharon Clark Alexander the Great: Triumph and Tragedy Joseph Gentile P. Alexander Olapade 14 16038 Washington, DC, Alice Deal Junior High School, Yvette Simpson-Wayne Brown v. Board of Education Makonnen Kush Eugene Kinlow Junior Group Documentary   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 12075 Redmond, WA, Redmond Junior High School, Kaylee Kolrud The Great Seattle Fire: Phoenix of the Northwest Anand Raghuraman Anthony McNicoll Jacob Levin Arjun Narayanan 2 12081 Redmond, WA, Redmond Junior High School, Kaylee Kolrud Galloping Gertie: The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Raluca Ifrim Koyo Kim 3 12042 Aiken, SC, Schofield Middle School, Mark Roberts Voices of Mauthausen: Tragedy of a Concentration Camp and the Triumph of the Human Spirit Rachael Perkins Kari Mahannah Annalise Eberhard 4 12040 CONWAY, AR, Carl Stuart Middle School , Kaye McMillian Sherry Holder Poliomyelitis: The Tragedy of an Epidemic and the Triumph of an Eradication Maleah Bowles Ashley Steiner Lindsey Rasmussen 5 12009 White Bear Lake, MN, Sunrise Park Middle School, Huy Nguyen The Doolittle Raid: The Triumphant Bombing of Japan Ryan Solomon Justin Buhl 6 12055 Lawrence, KS, Central Junior High School, Tari Perdue Andrea Giles Cold Blooded Murder : The Tragedy of the Soweto Uprising; A Triumph Against the South African Apartheid Zoe Limesand Alyson Frydman Liza Farr 7 12021 ARLINGTON, TX, Gunn Junior High School, Lauri Rule Reaching for the Stars but Falling Short Elizabeth M. Spence Hannah Leffingwell 8 12002 COLUMBUS, NE, St. Isidore Elementary School, Mary Lou Green Jo Sokol Heroism Has No Color: The Tuskegee Airmen Austin Wendt Nicholas Pandorf 9 12056 Tampa, FL, Farnell Middle School, Gene Hazel Speed Kills Sarah Shields Elizabeth Shields 10 12084 Brookings, SD, Brookings Middle School, Mary Scarbrough Carole Chell Steve Scarbrough Destination Unknown: The Triumph and Tragedy of the St. Louis Jenna Scarbrough Molly Scarbrough Margaret Chell 11 12028 WEST NYACK, NY, Felix V. Festa Middle School, Paul Clemente David Hoefer Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Bruce Rubin Jordan Naft Matt Kigler 12 12027 Seneca, MO, Seneca R-7 School, Karen Grimmett San Francisco's Death, Destruction, & Rebirth Joshua Souder Eli Stubblefield 13 12024 Canton, OK, Canton Junior High School, Penny Heath Let All That is Indian Within You Die: Native Americans and The Boarding School Experience Kayla Mitchell Jessie Sutton Kayla Carrasco 14 12069 Minco, OK, Minco Junior High School, Tracy Allen Fear Itself: The Triumph and Tragedy of FDR and Polio Ben Justus Kale Vickrey Junior Individual Documentary   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 11060 SUGAR LAND, TX, Sartartia Middle School, Candice Hermansen Damien Bassett Gabriel Bearden From Ashes to Moon Dust: Apollo 1 Tragedy Steers Man to the Moon and Beyond Shruti Varadharajan 2 11078 Crawford, NE, Independent Learning, Moni Hourt Defining Triumph Luke Prosser 3 11075 Stamford, CT, Turn of River Middle School, Jed Simmons Apollo 13: An Incredible Journey in Space, A Race Against Time Anika Advani 4 11023 Atascadero, CA, Atascadero Junior High School, Amelia Sherman Triumph and Tragedy in a Case of Man Versus Environment: The Damming of the Hetch Hetchy Valley Brett Buckingham 5 11080 Tucson, AZ, Arizona Virtual Academy, Mary Reed Triumph & Tragedy of an Investigative Reporter: The Don Bolles Story Emma McMahon 6 11041 Bakersfield, CA, Fruitvale Junior High School, Rowena Moore The Iran Hostage Crisis: The Triumphs within the Tragedy Sarah Moore 7 11010 Chicago, IL, St. Luke Academy, Laura Abrahamson Taxation Without Representation: A Chicago Tragedy Sparks Statewide Scandal Amanda Walsh 8 11064 Coupeville, WA, Coupeville Middle School, Wilbur Purdue Triumph from the Ashes of the Triangle Tragedy: Women's Wear, Women's Work, Women's Will Laura Harkins 9 11013 Kutztown, PA, Kutztown Area Middle School, Betty Imboden Epiphany in the Gulag: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Journey from Tortured Soul to Triumphant Spirit Ian Snyder 10 11027 ALMA, AR, Alma Middle School, Nicole Williams Tuskegee Airmen: The Red-Tailed Angels of World War II Breanne Witherspoon 11 11073 , DODEA, Vincenza Middle School/High School, Debra Wilson Leni Riefenstahl: Triumphal Artist or Tragic Propagandist April Petersen 12 11042 Warwick, RI, Aldrich Junior High School, James Hovey Diane Henderson Fallout of 1945 Evan Chomka 13 11015 Hannibal, MO, Hannibal Middle School, Brian Baker Mark Twain's Triumphs over Samuel Clemens' Tragedies Kori Caswell 14 11035 Columbia, SC, Hand Middle School, Carolyn Donchatz "Immunized or Paralyzed" - Triumphs and Tragedies of the Polio Vaccine Jackie McSorley Junior Individual Exhibit   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 15042 Brooklyn, NY, Genesis at Xaverian, Valerie Gilson Willowbrook State School: From Atrocities to Sweeping Reforms James Marlow 2 15077 Washington, DC, Alice Deal Junior High School, Kathy Dryden No Accident: Tragedy at Farmington Reforms Coal Mining Della Romano 3 15055 Corona, CA, River Heights Intermediate, Charles Wilkins "Excess Military Equipment or America's Forgotten Heroes?" The Triumph and Tragedy of Vietnam War Dogs Ariannah Retamoza 4 15092 Kutztown, PA, Kutztown Area Middle School, Betty Imboden "A Fight Against Wrong:" The Story of Mother Jones in Pennsylvania Amy Summer 5 15026 Redmond, WA, Sunrise Elementary School, Paula Cautrell Patti Kalinski The Triangle Factory Fire: Tragedy and Triumph for the American Worker Helen Lee 6 15005 Le Mars, IA, Le Mars Community Middle School, Jeanne Rust Flying High and Clipped Wings: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots Rachel Meredith 7 15089 Pella, IA, Pella Middle School, Jan Van Hemert WASP: Flying to Help Jessica Salpor 8 15069 Warwick , RI, Winman Junior High School , Teresa Murray Matthew Eisenhower The Triangle Factory Fire Brian Levy 9 15023 WACO, TX, Lake Air Middle School, Cecile Michelotti Karen McDonald Galveston Hurricane of 1900: Tragic Disaster, Triumphant Response David Miller 10 15003 Pensacola, FL, PATS Center, Connie Brown Linda Fussell A Fire You Can't Put Out Jalen Benson 11 15065 Canton, OK, Canton Junior High School, Penny Heath Wa ** a Jessica Chantnacran 12 15043 Aiken, SC, New Ellenton Middle School, Bonnie McNeill Jim McNeill The Day the Clowns Cried Laura McNeill 13 15028 Crawford, NE, Independent Learning, Moni Hourt The Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers' Triumph Geoffrey Ledbetter 14 15034 Boise , ID, RiverStone Community School, Josh Udesen "I Am Become Death:" The Rise and Fall of J. Robert Oppenheimer Paul Martin Junior Paper   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 10044 Clovis, CA, Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Carole Smoot Jon Smoot Rob Darrow Linda Linder The Triumphs and Tragedies of Japanese Women in America: A View Across Four Generations Taylor Sakamoto 2 10023 Fountain Hills, AZ, Fountain Hills Middle School, Adrienne Larsen The Triumph of Emancipation but the Tragedy of Reconstruction Kalyn Behnke 3 10017 Columbia, SC, Hand Middle School, Carolyn Donchatz From Civil War Hero to Convicted Congressman: The Triumph and Tragedy of Robert Smalls Sarah Rhu 4 10046 Stamford, CT, Rippowam Middle School, Jennifer Hofmann The Rwandan Genocide: How the World Fiddled While Rwanda Burned Dash Jepsen 5 10078 Britton, SD, Britton-Hecla School, Jeanette Remily A Sacrifice to Save Lives, A Triumph Amidst Tragedy: The Story of Chiune Sugihara Katie Sorensen 6 10094 Palatine, IL, Quest Academy, Andrew Shilhanek Angela Carr High Hopes to Combat Zone Katelyn Suchyta 7 10028 Edmond, OK, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Sara Harjo Disaster on a Sunny Day: The Burning of the SS General Slocum Patrick Bender 8 10073 Boulder, CO, Summit Middle Charter School, Mary Katherine Wood The Welfare System of the Great Depression: A Tragic Situation and a Triumphant Solution Kelsey Piper 9 10029 Ft Wayne, IN, Canterbury School, Lynnette Wallace Remember the Ladies: Carrie Chapman Catt and Her Fight for Women's Suffrage Brigitte Hackler 10 10063 Pago Pago, AS, South Pacific Academy , Alex Baker The Tragedies and Triumph of American Samoa's Political Status Lepetia Cazna Aga 11 10007 Easton, MA, Easton Junior High School, Bryan McSheffrey Larry Erickson The Black Death of 1348 Rachel Kline 12 10012 CONWAY, AR, Carl Stuart Middle School , Kaye McMillian Sherry Holder The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: The Tragedy Before the Triumph Amy Anderson 13 10066 Monticello, GA, Jasper County Middle School, Jean Brumfield Marie Curie Phillips Workman 14 10082 Las Vegas, NV, Hyde Park Middle School, Theresa Hancock Hiroshima: Triumph and Tragedy of the First Atomic Bomb Matthew Young Junior Individual Performance   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 13052 AUSTIN, TX, O Henry Middle School, Duane Devereaux Ryan Hopkins Paul Stearns Douglas MacArthur and Harry Truman: Changing Perceptions of Their Triumphs and Tragedies Jonathan Box 2 13044 Cincinnati, OH, Mercy Montessori School, Sr. Mary Aloyse Gerhardstein Charlotte Foppe The Triumph and Tragedy of the Ohio Canal System Emily Cosco 3 13083 WEST NYACK, NY, Felix V. Festa Middle School, Paul Clemente David Hoefer Philippines Rachel Aguilar 4 13039 Harrisburg, PA, Holy Name of Jesus School, Frank Kramer Hershey's Bittersweet Legacy Alessandro DiSanto 5 13013 Sioux Falls , SD, Patrick Henry Middle School, Collette Gesinger Shirley Mauss Freedom from Fear: Triumphing over the Tragedy of Polio Serina Robinson 6 13034 Big Piney, WY, Big Piney Middle School, Jonita Sommers Turning Tragedy into Triumph: The Fight to Eradicate Poliomyelitis Jenny Beiermann 7 13012 Cleveland, OH, Birchwood School, Connie Miller Operation Dynamo: Transforming Tragedy to Triumph on the Beaches of Dunkirk Margret Erlendsdottir 8 13070 St. Anthony, MN, St. Anthony Middle School, Steve Baxa They Called Her Tokyo Rose: The Tragedy and Triumph of Iva Toguri Brynna Wilken-Resman 9 13085 Akron, IA, Akron-Westfield Community School, Valorie Philips "Deterred But Not Defeated:" The Duluth Tragedy and Triumph Over Racial Hatred Katherine Tindall 10 13003 Clovis, CA, Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Carole Smoot Jon Smoot Rob Darrow Linda Linder Taking the Lid Off a National Scandal: Teapot Dome and the Politics of Power Natalie Meier 11 13017 Topeka, KS, Topeka Collegiate, Travis Lamb Lanny Moyer One Woman's Voice From the Oregon Trail: Abigail Scott Duniway's Traumatic Journey and Triumphant Fight for Women's Suffrage in the New Frontier Shelby Carpenter 12 13062 Whitehall, MI, Whitehall Middle School, Jan Klco Play Ball! A Triumph for Women Begins Amidst the Tragedy of World War II Alayna Klco 13 13026 Washington, DC, Alice Deal Junior High School, Yvette Simpson-Wayne The Color of Blood: The Tragic Effect of Racial Barriers on Dr. Charles R. Drew's Triumphant Innovations Ally Mutnick 14 13068 Casper, WY, Home School, Michele Belveal Is the Night too Dark? Ashlee Belveal Junior Group Performance   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 14084 BAYTOWN, TX, Baytown Junior High School, LeRonda Smith LaJena James Wilda Neal Emmett Till: The Sacrificial Lamb of the Civil Rights Movement Olivia Richard Imani Lee Demontrey Mitchell Candice Archangel Khrys King 2 14037 Cleveland, OH, Birchwood School, Connie Miller The Building of the Central Pacific Railroad: A Tragic Yet Triumphant Conquest Henna Tzeng Eileen Johnson 3 14009 Bakersfield, CA, Columbia Elementary, Michelle Olinger Lasting Valor: the Triumph and Tragedy of Vernon J. Baker Ricky Sottile Madison Olinger Dylan Gonzales 4 14064 Salt Lake City, UT, Bryant Intermediate School, Roland Dearden Betty Fairbanks The Attack and Capture of U-505: A Treasure Submerged in Code John Bergquist Ridley Heyrend Matt Miller Chris Carpenter 5 14051 CONWAY, AR, Carl Stuart Middle School , Kaye McMillian Sherry Holder The Triumph and Tragedy of the USS Indianapolis Doug Roisen Seth Gilleran Janna Alexander 6 14020 Kissimmee, FL, Horizon Middle School, Susan Moore Children's Tragedy, Mother's Triumph Victoria Johnson Erynne Bowers Spencer Wahlton 7 14049 Bradenton, FL, Bradenton Christian School, Lois Van Beek A Triumph Over Tyranny: The Legacy of the Mirabal Sisters Kate Michaelsen Melissa McCoy Sydney Dixon Sarah Capps 8 14023 Denver, CO, Denver School of the Arts, Barbara Allen Rosie the Riveter: "We Can Do It" Julianna Pullis Jaime Midgyett Peyton Lucey Matthew Lewis Kristina Aasheim 9 14067 Topeka, KS, Topeka Collegiate, John MacDonald Unshackling the Mind of the Oppressed: Biko's Black Consciousness and the Triumphant Downfall of Apartheid Soren Lamb Nyalia Lui 10 14027 Minneapolis, MN, Breck School, Robin Ferguson Housewife vs. Hooker Chemical Company: Lois Gibbs' Triumph Over the Love Canal Tragedy Sally Caruso Gracie White 11 14006 plainsboro, NJ, Community Middle School, Karen Rosnick Locked Doors, Tragic Scores Varnika Atmakuri Ananya Yalamanchi Aneesha Raghunathan 12 14045 CONWAY, AR, Carl Stuart Middle School , Kaye McMillian Sherry Holder Rhythms of Sadness: Drummer Boys of the Civil War Aspen Madrid Jennie Corbitt Annie Browne 13 14053 Akron, IA, Akron-Westfield Community School, Valorie Philips Poster Children, Marching Mothers, and Polio Pioneers: A Tragic Disease and a Nation's Triumph Jaclyn Smith Jayde Ostermyer Emily Miller Katlyn Mace Haley Coyle 14 14077 O'NEILL, NE, O'Neill High School, Karen Scott A Hospital for All: The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte Jennifer Bosn Morgan Devall Haley Hull Beau Schueth Heidi Hostert   Senior Group Exhibit   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 26034 Fridley, MN, Fridley High School, Steve Holt Tania Wolverton-Falk Livelihoods vs. Lives: Reserve Mining Controversy Mikhail Mack Kiehlor Mack 2 26041 Sacramento, CA, Valley High School, Chris Hardwicke Daniel Lane Flu Kills 20 Million Khanh Nguyen Ashleen Kishore Nazeela Sabir 3 26073 FALFURRIAS, TX, Falfurrias High School, Sharon Wilson Karmen Huerta Grace Arguijo Hernandez v. Texas: A Milestone in Civil Rights Cassandra Pena Shanna Cadena Andrea Garcia Iris Navarro Kendra Garza 4 26064 Kutztown, PA, Kutztown Area High School, Amy Howard My Day: The Tragedies & Triumphs of Eleanor Roosevelt Marina Lynch Cassandra Callmann 5 26024 Denver, CO, George Washington High School, Bonnie Guggenheim Carrie Lamitie Hitler's Triumph, Germany's Tragedy, 1932-1945 Meghan Kleinsteiber Schuyler Gibson 6 26037 Pensacola, FL, Pensacola High School, Michael Jones Linda Fussell Questioning America: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Jenny Zeng Rachel Jones 7 26022 New Hampton, NH, New Hampton School, Derek Parker Oskar Schindler: A Thousand Individual Triumphs from the Tragedy of the Holocaust Kiersten Williams Kendall Storms Hillary Burrows 8 26002 Stanwood, WA, Stanwood High School, Sabrina Rode The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Neil Carlson Shona Voelckers 9 26089 Canton, OK, Canton High School, Penny Heath Saving Soil: Saving Souls Marcus Autry Will Robinson 10 26060 COOPERSTOWN, NY, Cooperstown Central High School, Mary Murdock John Brotherton Airlift Saves a City Dieter Ulken Yale Weiss 11 26050 Keaau, HI, Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii, Tony Hynes They Prevailed : Japanese Americans during World War II Kaliloa Lee Loy Christian Kahookaulana 12 26067 COOPERSTOWN, NY, Cooperstown Central High School, Mary Murdock John Brotherton Tibet and the Dalai Lama: Triumph and Tragedy in the Himalayas Kim Leon Katie Anania 13 26013 Indianapolis, IN, School of Knowledge, Jo Thomas Nimr This is My Land, This is Your Land: Agrarian Reforms Under Egypt's Nasser Heba Elantably Safaa Aref 14 26083 Chicago, IL, Lincoln Park High School, Alicia Donald Memorial Day Massacre Rebecca Kuhn Sandra Peters Elise Croteau-Chonka Senior Group Documentary   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 22016 Clovis, CA, Buchanan High School, Linda Linder Jon Smoot Carole Smoot Rob Darrow An Unlikely Hero: Japanese Visas to Save the Jews Kimi Ibello Chelsea Gonzales 2 22003 Waialua, HI, Waialua High and Intermediate School, Mark Nakamura Polio: Triumphs over the Virus that Crippled America Mikia Weidenbach Klleirr Tuyay 3 22023 Shaker Heights, OH, Shaker Heights High School, Dann Parker "Tears, Fire and Blood:" Patrice Lumumba and the Congolese Struggle for Independence Daniel Strassfeld Alex Grossman-McKee Juliet Kibbe Patrick White 4 22084 Shoreline, WA, Shorewood High School, Mikael Christensen The High Cost of a Low Population: The Triumph & Tragedy of China's One-Child Policy Wilfred Chan Tim Tan 5 22074 CONWAY, AR, Conway High School East, William Richardson Beverly Sutterfield Robert Wills John Walsh: Unbearable Tragedy, Unwavering Triumph Kaitlyn Osborn Lauren Hogue 6 22010 WEST NYACK, NY, Clarkstown South Senior High School, Laurie Young Jacklyn Marzigliano Saved from the Ashes: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Kindertransport Aliyana Gewirtzman Jessica Seminelli 7 22058 Des Moines, IA, Central Academy, Tom Forsgren Reinhard Heydrich: Assassination Jane Hommerding Max Hawkins 8 22049 HOUSTON, TX, Carver High School for Applied Technology, Engineering, and Arts, Todd Gonion Justin Singleton Bill Kimbel Truth and Denial Linda Mai Sarai Myers Ian Reese Yolanda Vazquez 9 22061 Kahuku, HI, Kahuku High and Intermediate School, Lorey Ishihara The Battle of Stalingrad Jeremiah Thee John Nielson Jonathan Lautaha 10 22034 LINCOLN, NE, Lincoln East High School, Kevin Rippe The Rape of Nanking Salome Viljoen Callie Feingold 11 22032 Lakeland, FL, McKeel Academy of Technology, Dennis Dill Music or Mortality: The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz Abby Fishburn Kent Stephan 12 22070 Canton, MI, Salem High School, Carrie Chobanian Soweto 1976: A Turning Point in Apartheid Linda Ling Corinne Ghastin 13 22050 Asheville, NC, A.C. Reynolds High School, Jim Goode Operation Auca: The Waodani Learn to Forgive Luke Wander Devon Suskauer 14 22090 Shaker Heights, OH, Shaker Heights High School, Dann Parker Alone in the Shadows: The Triumph of Larry Doby Adam Ratner Jacob Hutt Gabe Pincus Senior Individual Documentary   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 21041 Lawrence, KS, Lawrence High School, Mike Ortmann Democracy in the Heart of Europe: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Czechoslovak Republic Samuel Huneke 2 21063 MASSAPEQUA, NY, Massapequa High School, Dana Robbins Writing History With Lightning: The Triumph and Tragedy of America's First Blockbuster Charlotte Burger 3 21061 Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Catholic High School, Judy Buscetta The Clinton Twelve Triumph Despite The Tragedy of Racism Caroline Holland 4 21015 HOUSTON, TX, Carver High School for Applied Technology, Engineering, and Arts, Todd Gonion Justin Singleton Bill Kimbel Nanjing Da Tu Sha: Triumph and Tragedy in Nanjing Molly Sun 5 21019 OMAHA, NE, Central High School, Scott Wilson Courage, Carnage and Conquest: The Bloody Battle for Iwo Jima Michael Walsh 6 21081 Huntingtown, MD, Huntingtown High School, Jonathan Moreland The Hiroshima Maidens Project: A Triumph for Humanity in the Tragic Aftermath of War Lauren White 7 21038 Mankato, MN, Mankato West High School, Robert Ihrig The Tragedy of Post-World War II Jewish Displaced Persons and the Triumph of Resettlement Adriane Otopalik 8 21029 Bainbridge Island, WA, Bainbridge High School, Loanne Harmeling Charles Wilkes and the United States Exploring Expedition Luke Jensen 9 21005 Shaker Heights, OH, Shaker Heights High School, Dann Parker Remember Oradour-sur-Glane: A Village Twice Sacrificed Thomas Neil 10 21004 Spartanburg, SC, Spartanburg Christian Academy, Thurston Faulkner The Hope for Triumph and the Ultimate Tragedy at the Honea Path Textile Strike David Petty 11 21078 , PA, Lancaster Catholic High School, Daniel Martin Equality of Man Before His Creator: Thaddeus Stevens and the Fourteenth Amendment Margaret Larkin 12 21025 Bedford, MA, Bedford High School, James Sunderland Haussmannization: Urban Renewal in Second Empire Paris Alexandra Ulsh 13 21056 Waipahu, HI, Waipahu High School, David Jakahi The Hukbalahap: Peasants, Communism, Triumph and Tragedy Arbie Campuspos 14 21049 Woonsocket, RI, Mount St. Charles Academy, Joseph O'Neill Carol Smith Phoenix Out of the Ashes: The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire of 1942 Daniel Webb Senior Individual Exhibit   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 25076 Holmen, WI, Holmen High School, Mary Nugent The Abraham Lincoln Battalion Cody Haro 2 25064 Stanwood, WA, Stanwood High School, Sabrina Rode Out of the Ashes - A Cry for Reform: The Tragic Fire that Sparked Progressive Triumphs Ashley Hall 3 25021 Chandler, AZ, Basha High School, Julienne Collums In the Wake of Colonialism: France, Algeria, and the Aftermath of Independence Jessica Filon 4 25027 North Attleboro, MA, North Attleboro High School, Kathleen Wilkerson Personal Tragedy, National Triumph: Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts, 1786-1787 Mary Lou Hedberg 5 25045 Upland, CA, Upland High School, Dan Hynes Marilyn Lubarsky Triumph and Tragedy--The Swiss Neutrality Lie: Greed Knew No Bounds Sanjana Marpadga 6 25016 North Smithfield, RI, North Smithfield High School, Harold Demers Out of the Ashes: The Cocoanut Grove Fire Cassandra Braley 7 25066 , PA, William Penn Charter High School, Lee Payton Rosalind Franklin and the Secret of Life Eamon Ronan 8 25034 Newport News, VA, Hampton Roads Academy, Spencer Dicks One Nation's Triumph, One Man's Tragedy Anneliese Marty 9 25048 Eldridge, IA, North Scott High School, Chris Green Billie Holiday: Triumphing Over Social Tragedies by Singing the Blues Justine Jackovich 10 25058 Hingham, MA, Hingham High School, Leah Dunay Shawn Nugent The Tragedy of the Halifax Explosion and the Triumph of the Massachusetts Relief Ben McGuiggan 11 25081 Mililani, HI, Mililani High School, Amy Boehning Andre Trocme and People of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Triumph in Protecting Rebecca Wedge 12 25087 Asheville, NC, A.C. Reynolds High School, Jim Goode Triumph Out of Ashes: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 Alice Keyes 13 25011 Kirtland, NM, Kirtland Central High School, RJ Macsalka The Triumph of the Native American Church Ashkii Hatathlie 14 25007 Yankton , SD, Yankton High School, Doug Haar Triangle, the Tragic Fire that Triumphantly Changed America: A True Phoenix Story Benjamin Hanson Senior Paper   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 20079 Bothell, WA, Bothell High School, Dori Wuepper Saving the Dust Bowl: "Big Hugh" Bennett's Triumph over Tragedy Rebecca Smith 2 20046 Natrona Heights, PA, St. Joseph High School, Rosanne Pucciarelli Ignaz Semmelweis and Childbed Fever: Turning the Tragedy of Untimely Death into the Triumph of Regained Life Ariel Schroeder 3 20084 Gallipolis, OH, Gallia Academy, Pam Wiseman Ellen Brasel Canadian Caper: Triumph in the Midst of the Iran Hostage Crisis Andrew Walker 4 20045 , OH, Ursuline Academy, James McCarthy The Sixteenth Amendment: Triumph and Tragedy of Competing Interests Lisa Guay 5 20001 Winchester, MA, Winchester High School, Christopher Kurhajetz Treatment Through Starvation: De Hongerwinter and Celiac Diseases Lauren Libby 6 20072 Eldridge, IA, North Scott High School, Chris Green "We Lead, Others Follow:" Buxton, Iowa--Its Triumph over Racial Inequality Diane Ferry 7 20089 Ham Lake, MN, Home School - John Paul II, Deb Nelson Stained by the Blood of our Children Jacob Nelson 8 20026 Chicago, IL, Payton College Prep High School, Kyle Westbrook Shorebank: The Triumph of Community Development Banking Rebecca Cholst 9 20023 Rockville, MD, Richard Montgomery High School, Peter Beach The March First Movement: A Supressed Movement That Made Its Mark in History Rosanna Kim 10 20029 NEW YORK, NY, Hunter College Campus Schools, David Joffe Terence MacSwiney: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Hunger Strike Jason Perlman 11 20055 Irvine, CA, Woodbridge High School, Joan Malkin Maximilien Robespierre: The Triumph of Idealism and the Tragedy of the Reign of Terror Patience Haggin 12 20010 ALBANY, NY, Academy of Holy Name Upper School, David Veeder Tragedy in Armenia: The Forgotten Genocide Mattea Cumoletti 13 20064 Radford, VA, Radford High School, Darden Freeman Midowei Kaisen: The Japanese Side of Midway William Scott 14 20028 HARRISON, NE, Sioux County High School, Barry Swisher Popular Sovereignty: Friend or Foe Nickolas Buckley Senior Individual Performance   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 23070 Riverside, CA, Riverside Polytechnic High School, Allison Blythe The Man Who Redeemed the Promise of America: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ryan Williams-French 2 23034 Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll High School, Suzanne Ransleben Sydna Arnold Jeffrey Hagen Saladin: The Struggle for the Kingdom of Heaven Brooks Benadum 3 23017 LORENA, TX, Lorena High School, Greg Blanchard Robin Holt Larry Havard Truth Beyond the Lens Whitney Gafford 4 23002 CONWAY, AR, Conway High School East, William Richardson Beverly Sutterfield Robert Wills Emmeline Pankhurst: Triumphantly Winning the Vote While Tragically Losing A Family Morgan Hill 5 23063 Allentown, PA, Parkland High School, Art Smith The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Triumph of Resistance Steven Rosen 6 23047 Chicago, IL, Lincoln Park High School, Lauren Hooberman Memorial Day Tragedy and the Triumph of Unions Chelsea Farmer 7 23071 Alexandria, VA, Edison High School, Julie Carpenter Singing What We Cannot Say: Verdi's Requiem in Terezin Emily Wolfteich 8 23020 Bainbridge Island, WA, Bainbridge High School, Loanne Harmeling Through the Tragedies of War, Triumphs of Character are Born: The Story of Mary Boykin Chesnut Anya Eber 9 23036 Port Orange, FL, Spruce Creek High School, Deb Dailidonas The Image of Another Brush: Triumph and Tragedy in the Life of Mary Todd Lincoln Cassandra Rasmussen 10 23044 Derwood, MD, Perdue Academy, Susan Perdue Marie Curie and the Cure that Killed Caitlin Perdue 11 23054 Upland, CA, Upland High School, Marilyn Lubarsky Dan Hynes Theresienstadt: Triumphs through Tragedies; Drawing What They Saw Elisabeth Wroth 12 23023 CONWAY, AR, Conway High School East, William Richardson Beverly Sutterfield Robert Wills The Unsinkable Activist: Margaret Brown Triumphs Over Social Tragedies of Inequalities and Unacceptance Marrett Laney 13 23028 Lincolnshire, IL, Stevenson High School, Barry Bradford Crazy Charlie Gitout Sneha Elango 14 23005 South Hamilton, MA, Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, Kevin O'Reilly Mohammed Mossadegh: The Tragic Downfall of the People's Hero Charlotte Karrlsson-Willis Senior Group Performance   [back to top]   Entry # City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title Student(s) 1 24058 Des Moines, IA, Central Academy, Tom Forsgren Something Good, Something Sad: The Legend of the Cherry Sisters Caitlin Hillyard Amelia Browning 2 24049 St. Paul, MN, Christ's Household of Faith School, Pamela Alsbury Dennis Simonson USO: A Home Away from Home Hilary Geerdes Iris Fricke Georgia Simonson Kelsey Geerdes Callie Sacarelos 3 24073 Charlottesville, VA, Monticello High School, Madeline Michel Aliyah, Al-Nakba: Zionist Return, Palestinian Exile Mohammad Rasool Paul Michel Samantha Lin Mona Hovaizi Arthur Conley 4 24007 HOUSTON, TX, Eisenhower High School, Debra Brown Sandra El-Gamil Mari Glamser Carol Michael Lotus Blossoms of Iron Sylvia Gonzalez Patricia Morales Jonathan Montoya Denise Trujillo Joseline Herrera 5 24005 Akron, IA, Akron-Westfield Community School, Valorie Philips Triumph Over the Troubles: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, Bringing Peace to a Country Lost in Tragedy Jesa Wolthuizen Annie Kjar 6 24031 SAN ANTONIO, TX, Health Careers High School, Rachel Hernandez Sisterly Discord: The Triumph of Elizabeth I's Religious Settlement Lauren Zook Richelle Trube 7 24016 Denver, CO, Denver School of the Arts, Barbara Allen The Misnomer of An Gorta Mor Maggie Thulson Gwenllian Kern-Allely Kristian Cowden Clare Barrett Emily Barrett 8 24037 NEW HYDE PARK, NY, Herricks High School, Melissa Jacobs Samantha Gerantabee Lessons From the Past, Opportunities For the Future: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic Preeti Kohli Marianne Jacob Nandini Venkateswaren 9 24063 Lincolnshire, IL, Stevenson High School, Barry Bradford Charles J. Guiteau Stephanie Coon Alex Petti Carly Penzik Geneva Costopulos 10 24023 St Petersburg, FL, Gibbs High School, Michelle Hoffman We Shall Overcome Siobhan Roland Angelique Allen Ashley Donald Actavia Cardona 11 24072 Mililani, HI, Mililani High School, Amy Perruso Women and Reconstruction Amendments: A Triumphant Struggle Leads to a Tragic End Veronica Griffin Angelie Cook Stephanie Collins 12 24043 CONWAY, AR, Conway High School East, William Richardson Beverly Sutterfield Robert Wills Mirrored Lives: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Civil War's First Ladies Sara Hales Annie Corbitt 13 24064 Brockton, MA, Brockton High School, William Szachowicz The Role of Women in World War II: Triumph for Some Tragedy for All Ketiana Bastia Michelle Dang Brianna Medeiros Debbie Nguyen 14 24029 Bradenton, FL, Bradenton Preparatory Academy, Diane Small Funerals Instead of Birthday Parties: The Tragedy to Triumph Story of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Rebekah Small Justine Rizzo Ashley Laney Elora Czaia Devon Bonner
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