Many thanks to all who competed in History Day on March 7, 2020 at Western Michigan University.
Next competition date: TBD
Below are the District 6 2020 State qualifiers (State competition results are in bold).
Paper
Youth
- "The Untold Case of Mendez v. Westminster: Breaking Barriers Before They Were Broken" (1st Place)
by Robert Strong-Morse, El Sol Elementary
Junior
- "Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Julia Morgan"
by Elizabeth Fiesbeck, Upton Middle School - "The Girls Were the Right Pick: Crafting Guitars and Breaking Barriers" (National Finalist)
by Mclevy Strong-Morse, Homeschool - "The Duel Victory of the Tuskegee Airmen"
by Jack Dingemans, Providence Christian School
Senior
- "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Breaking the Definition of Gender Equality and Overturning Oppression"
by Garrett Smith, South Haven High School
Performance
Youth Individual
- "The Girls of Summer" (1st Place)
by Tori Smith, The Gagie School - "Flying Solo: Amelia Earhart" (2nd Place)
by Gabriella Splendorio, The Gagie School
Youth Group
- "Breaking the Western Barriers: The Lewis and Clark Expedition" (1st Place)
by Alessandra Curvelo, Maxwell Doepker, Patrick Marks, and Koben Panse, The Gagie School - "Anna Smith Strong: Agent 355" (2nd Place)
by Karli Dechnick, Maisy Newton, and Sofia Wright, The Gagie School
Junior Individual
- "The Bach Cello Suites: Barriers Broken in One Line Polyphony" (National Finalist)
by Braden Miesse, Upton Middle School - "Lakshmibai: The Queen of Jhansi" (National Finalist)
by Ishwari Bhatt, The Gagie School
Junior Group
- "Women's Suffrage: The Procession of Equality" (National Finalist)
by Lila Baliunas, Hannah Hysell, Josephine March, and Mary Catherine Riley, Lake Michigan Catholic Middle School - "Crunching Numbers and Breaking Barriers: The NASA Women Hidden Behind the Figures"
by Erin Bos, Addison Dekoning, Charlotte Knox, and London Pierson, Baseline Middle School - "The Manhattan Project: Atomically Breaking Barriers"
by Elliott Anderson, Roan Burton, Andrew Curvelo, Peter Drelles, and Violet Kaplan-Neumann, The Gagie School
Senior Individual
- "Margaret Sanger: Breaking Barriers and Shaking Beliefs on Reproductive Choices" (National Alternate)
by Kendra Burrows, South Haven High School
Senior Group
- N/A
Exhibit
Youth Individual
- N/A
Youth Group
- "Alice Paul" (1st Place)
by Anna Chmiel, Gabriela Liggett, Reese Matzka, and Lila Nellenbach, The Gagie School - "Eunice Kennedy and the Special Olympics"
by Sophie Amberg, Sylvie Graziano, and Sofia Hameed, The Gagie School
Junior Individual
- "The Limping Lady: How Virginia Hall Broke Barriers to Become WWII's Most Dangerous Spy" (National Finalist)
by Georgia Edmonds, The Gagie School - "Elizabeth Friedman: Code Breaker"
by Alice Harn, The Gagie School - "Elizabeth Blackwell: Breaking Barriers in Medicine"
by Rachel Cox, Upton Middle School
Junior Group
- "Exploring Merze Tate: Breaking Barriers Around the World" (Best Entry in Use of Newspapers)
by Sasha Hollins, Alayna Kuhn, Nya Kuhn, and Aliah Ward, Merze Tate Explorers Organization - "James Hanger's Effect on the Prosthetic History" (Best Entry in Use of Family History)
by Maren Barfuss and Virginia Weykamp, Upton Middle School
Senior Individual
- "A Crack in the WASP's Nest: Women's Attempt at Breaking the Flying Barrier" (National Finalist)
by Isabella Dacoba, Portage Northern High School - "Breaking Barriers: The Tuskegee Airmen"
by Elijah Fenstermaker, Heritage Christian Academy
Senior Group
- "Barriers Broken by 9/11"
by Olivia Calnin, Emma Kilian, and Natalie Weiss, Heritage Christian Academy - "From Bicycles and Birdwatching to Changing the World: The Wright Brothers" (National Finalist)
by Myles Daugherty and Nic Sheppard, South Haven High School - "Turing Broke the Code"
by Eleanor List and Clara Smith, Kalamazoo Central High School
Documentary
Youth Individual
- "The Life of Frida Kahlo" (1st Place)
by Jiya Singh, The Gagie School - "Breaking Barriers: Texas Western Basketball"
by Jake Gagie, The Gagie School
Youth Group
- "Sir Edmund Hillary: The Climb that Broke Many Barriers" (1st Place) (Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources)
by Jordynn Dolbee, Oliva Storteboom, and Reese Storteboom, The Gagie School - "The Elizabeth Coleman Story: How Breaking Barriers Earned Her Name, Brave Bessie"
by Ian Micallef and Paul Rzepka, The Gagie School - "Motown: Changing the World One Hit at a Time" (2nd Place)
by Oliver Anderson, Hendrix Tapper, and Ian Wesselhoff, The Gagie School
Junior Individual
- "Terezin and the Boys of Home One: L-417"
by Scarlett Hinbaugh, The Gagie School - "Breaking Barriers On the Road to Independence" (National Alternate)
by Parker Hosner, Kazoo School - "The Wright Brothers: Creating Flight through Plane Curiosity"
by Carmine Saracina, Kazoo School
Junior Group
- "The Transcontinental Railroad: Breaking Barriers and Connecting the Country"
by Giovanni Brosco, Mason Ray, Veer Singh, and Andrew Williams, The Gagie School - "Katherine Johnson: The Barrier Breaking Computer" (National Finalist)
by Mya Panse and Ava Storteboom, The Gagie School - "Julia Child: Cracking Eggs, Breaking Barriers"
by Lauryn Daugherty and Tessa Hosier, Baseline Middle School
Senior Individual
- "Motown: The Tempo Behind the Change" (National Finalist) (Best Entry in Michigan History)
by Tabitha Newberry, South Haven High School
Senior Group
- "Nicole Malachowski: An Unscripted Life" (National Alternate)
by Avery Daugherty and Jessica Ford, South Haven High School
Website
Youth Individual
- "Breaking Barriers: The Transcontinental Railroad"
by Zachary Shaman, The Gagie School
Youth Group
- "Wallbusters" (1st Place)
by Emery Blaine and Toby Harper, The Gagie School
Junior Individual
- "Breaking Gender Barriers: A History of Women in Orchestras"
by Kalan Ashby-Wade, Kazoo School - "Billie Jean King - Changing a Culture" (National Alternate)
by Chloe Nellenbach, The Gagie School - "Orphans Preferred: How the Pony Express Broke Communication Barriers"
by Gabriel Feffer, Kazoo School
Junior Group
- "The 1969 Moon Landing"
by Ezra Ambs, Rohit Bobba, Sam Gagie, Rowan McKinley, and Leah Smith, The Gagie School - "High-Speed Trains in China: Speeding into the Future"
by Jackson Galsterer and Aaron Teng, Upton Middle School - "Victoria Woodhull: Paving the Path to Equality"
by Zoe Jiang and Samantha Zelenock, Upton Middle School
Senior Individual
- "Amelia Earhart: Her Mission Beyond Aviation"
by Caroline Beckrow, Lakeshore High School
Senior Group
- "Tiananmen Square"
by Lily Dykgraaf and Sam Dykgraaf, Heritage Christian Academy - "The 19th Amendment" (National Alternate)
by Ashley Barker and Kayla Bartell, Heritage Christian Academy
Special awards for the 2020 state finals competition
Best Entry in Michigan History - Sponsored by Meijer, Inc.
- "Motown: The Tempo Behind the Change"
by Tabitha Newberry, South Haven High School
Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources - Sponsored by the Michigan Archival Association
- "Sir Edmund Hillary: The Climb that Broke Many Barriers"
by Jordynn Dolbee, Olivia Storteboom, and Reese Storeboom, The Gagie School
Best Entry in Use of Family History - Sponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council
- "James Hanger's Effect on Prosthetic History"
by Maren Barfuss and Virginia Weykamp, Upton Middle School
Best Entry in Use of Newspapers - Sponsored by the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University
- "Exploring Merze Tate: Breaking Barriers Around the World"
by Sasha Hollins, Alayna Kuhn, Nya Kuhn, and Aliah Ward, Merze Tate Explorers Organization