Results for National Qualifiers:
Aliah Mohmand of Kalamazoo Central High School, sponsored by Bradley Ihrcke, placed third in the nation for the Senior Division Individual Exhibit category. Her entry was titled "Afghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontier." Aliah's third-place finish was the highest for any Michigan entry in this year's National History Day competition.
State History Day Results for District 6 Qualifiers
Youth Division (Grades 4 & 5)
Group Documentary
First Place: Addison Williams, Noah Dubbink, Ella Cook (North Shore Elementary School), “Railroads: A New Frontier in War”—The Sam Breck Award for Best Entry in Railroad History
Second Place: Gwen Spencer, Annika Chalupa, Haven Spencer (North Shore Elementary School), “The Buckeye Bullet: Breaking Racial Barriers through a New Frontier”—Best Entry in African-American History
Third Place: Loralye Chmiel, Grace Gagie, Harper Trevino (The Gagie School), “Rachel Carson and Her Powerful Pen”
Individual Exhibit
First Place: Alec Perski (The Gagie School), “Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Pioneer and Explorer”—Best Entry in Naval or Maritime History
Group Exhibit
First Place: Omarion Robinson, Joshua Grimes (North Shore Elementary School), “From Slave to Soldier”
Second Place: Mackenzie Lepisto, Anya Oostveen, Carsyn VanderMolen (The Gagie School), “Elizabeth Blackwell: A Medical Pioneer”
Third Place: Starlin Trafton, Ellie Priebe (North Shore Elementary School), “Terrorism on Our Turf: September 11th—A New Frontier”
Individual Performance
First Place: Tenley Klock (North Shore Elementary School), “‘Bird Woman’ Sacagawea and Her Legacy in Exploring the New Frontier”—The Adler Award for Best Entry in Woman’s History
Second Place: Skylar Venick (The Gagie School), “Coco Chanel”
Group Performance
First Place: Cooper Priebe, Everly Strebeck (North Shore Elementary School), “Apollo 13: The Unplanned New Frontier in a New Frontier”—Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources
Individual Website
First Place: Roger Bao (The Gagie School), “The White Rose”
Group Website
First Place: Ian Anderson, Alexander Glista (The Gagie School), “Henry Ford’s Big Ideas: Shaping a Car Industry”—Best Use of Economic History or Impact
Junior Division (Grades 6-8)
Individual Documentary
National Finalist: Cadence Phillips (Baseline Middle School), “The Stonewall That Didn’t Fall”
Group Documentary
National Finalist: Charlie Toy, Lucy Sikkema (The Gagie School), “Women in Space”
National Finalist: Tori Smith, Sarah Hudson (The Gagie School), “Private Citizens in Space: A New Frontier for Teachers”
Individual Exhibit
National Alternate: Gertrude Hermann-Wilmarth (Kazoo School)
Individual Performance
National Finalist: Hayden Washegesic (Baseline Middle School), “Americanization: ‘Kill the Indian, Save the Man’”
Group Performance
National Finalist: Ty Anderson, Drew Olney (Baseline Middle School), “It All Started with a Mouse: Disney and the New Frontiers in Animation”
Group Website
National Alternate: Jenessa Kleyn, Allyson Rose, Reagan Schipper, Charity VanBrugge, Madison DeVries (Providence Christian School)—Best Use of Economic History or Impact
Senior Division (Grades 9-12)
Individual Documentary
National Finalist: Tabitha Newberry (South Haven High School), “Everybody Dance Now: Martha Wash—Bringing Diversity and Positive Body Image to the Forefront”
Group Documentary
Lauryn Daugherty, Lauren Bartlett (South Haven High School), “An American First: A War Made for TV”—James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History
Individual Exhibit
National Finalist: Aliah Mohmand (Kalamazoo Central High School), “Afghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontier”—Best Entry in Use of Family History
National Finalist: Georgia Edmonds (Loy Norrix High School), “The Lady Doctors: How the Blackwell Sisters Extended the Frontiers of the Medical Field”
Group Exhibit
National Finalist: Andrew Deem, Molly Kramer, Ethan Davis (Heritage Christian Academy), “The Existentially Exquisite Technological Innovations of Apple”
Individual Paper
National Finalist: Mclevy Strong-Morse (Homeschool), “Tasting the Beginnings of Freedom: Léon Lacombe’s Struggle to Further the French Revolutionary Frontiers of Feminism”—The Adler Award for Best Entry in Women’s History
Individual Performance
National Alternate: Ruby Peterson (South Haven High School), “Vietnam: The War That Changed Wars”
Group Website
National Alternate: Carter Barker, Josh Beck, Ezekiel Fenstermaker, Elliana Fenstermaker (Heritage Christian Academy), “Company K: Michigan’s Native Americans’ Influence on the Civil War”—Best Entry in Michigan History