History Day 2016 Results

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District #6

Thank you to all 244 student competitors in this year's District 6 Competition on March 5, 2016.

Next competition dateMarch 4, 2017

Previous results: 2015

Below are the 2016 State qualifiers (state results are in bold).

Documentaries

Youth Individual Documentary

  1. 鈥淣耻苍苍补-诲补-耻濒-迟蝉耻苍-测颈鈥
    by: Colin Feucht, Kazoo School (3rd Place)
  2. 鈥淎be Lincoln鈥
    by: Piper Balmer, Gordon Elementary
  3. 鈥淛onas Salk: Exploring Disease and Defeating Polio鈥
    by: Julia Mosier, Gagie (1st Place - Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources - Sponsored by the Michigan Archival Association)

Youth Group Documentary

  1. "Jamestown"
    by: Killiam Bies, Brayden Goss, Kooper Lewis, Josh Pugh, Marshall
  2. "Exploring Submarines"
    by: Connor Conklin, Ashton Fields, South Haven (Third Place)
  3. "Amelia Earhart"
    by: Jenna Rissi, Nora Nash, Marshall

Junior Individual Documentary

  1. 鈥淪tory of Kalsec鈥
    by: Caroline Krell, Kazoo School
  2. 鈥淐ures for Pneumonia鈥
    by: Max Todas, Kazoo School
  3. 鈥淔inal Exit: Story of Heaven's Gate鈥
    by: Laryn Kuchta, Kazoo School

Junior Group Documentary

  1. 鈥淟ewis and Clark鈥
    by: Ryan Peterson & Kyle Lewis, South Haven History Club
  2. 鈥淔loat Like a Butterfly, Sting like a W.A.S.P.鈥
    by: Avery Daugherty & Jessee Ford, South Haven History Club (National Finalist)
  3. 鈥淓xchange with the Devil鈥
    by: Maeve Crothers & Eva Metro-Roland, Kazoo School

Senior Individual Documentary

  1. Instant Cure: The Encounter that Changed Psychology鈥
    by: Hannah Lane-Davies, Home School (National Finalist - Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources - Sponsored by the Michigan Archival Association) Placed fifth in the nation for Senior Individual Documentary.
  2. "The Battle of New Orleans: The Exchange of Pirates for Victory"
    by: Claire Holley, Gagie

Senior Group Documentary

  1. 鈥淏reaking Racial Barriers Through Classical Music in the 1920's鈥
    by: Isabel Holton & Madeline Hinkley, Gull Lake

Exhibits

Youth Individual Exhibits

  1. 鈥淟ewis & Clark: How their Exploration Changed the Nation鈥
    by: Keegan Hammond, Gagie (2nd Place)
  2. 鈥淭he Conservation President: Theodore Roosevelt's Legacy of Exploration and Preservation鈥
    by: Sean Durbin, Kazoo School (1st Place)
  3. 鈥淣elson Mandela鈥
    by: Turab Alam, Gagie

Youth Group Exhibits

  1. 鈥淣ellie Bly鈥
    by: CoraBelle Churchill & Shawn Brophy, Gordon Elementary
  2. 鈥淛ane Goodall鈥
    by: Chelci Northern & Jaiden Weitting, Gordon Elementary
  3. 鈥淎pollo 11鈥
    by: Micah Stover & Aidan Zajac, Kazoo School

Junior Individual Exhibits

  1. 鈥淩osie the Riveter and the Impact of Women on America's Workforce during World War II鈥
    by: Isabella Dacoba, Gagie (Kalamazoo) (National Finalist)
  2. 鈥淭he Space Race: Competition to Exchange & Collaboration鈥
    by: Nicholas Sheppard, South Haven History Club
  3. 鈥淏attle of Brandywine鈥
    by: Samuel Nieuwenhuis, Providence Christian

Junior Group Exhibits

  1. 鈥淐ircumnavigation - Magellan's Goal鈥
    by: Jalyn Dubois, Liam Fagan & David Harn, Gagie (Kalamazoo)
  2. 鈥淢atthew A. Hensen鈥
    by: Grant Doolittle & Lydia Holbrook, Marshall Middle (National Finalist)
  3. 鈥淭he Transcontinental Railroad: Uniting a Nation鈥 
    by: Reese Kerschner & Caden McKinley, Gagie (Kalamazoo)

Senior Individual Exhibits

  1. 鈥淏reaking Barriers - Women in Journalism鈥
    by: Sydney Rodigel-Finegan, Gull Lake High School (National Alternate)

Senior Group Exhibits

  1. 鈥淟ewis & Clark: Journey to the Pacific鈥
    by: Nadia Escandon, Laura Graves & Sarah Pelyhes, Gull Lake High School
  2. 鈥淐lara Barton鈥
    by: Courtney Pedersen, Quinn Scheller & Annie Thorne, Gull Lake High School (National Alternate)
  3. 鈥淩ace to the South Pole鈥
    by: Noah Kitzman, Kaleb Petersen, Elijah Simpson & Isaac Wallace, Heritage Christian

Papers

Senior Papers

  1. 鈥淲ernher von Braun: The Nazi Who Sent Us to the Moon"
    by: Hayden Lane-Davies, Home School (National Finalist)
  2. "Women on the Oregon Trail"
    by: Elizabeth Stout, Gull Lake High School

Performances

Youth Individual Performances 

  1. 鈥淎lexander Hamilton: The Orphan Encounters Fame鈥
    by: Taye Bradford, Kazoo School (1st Place)

Youth Group Performances

  1. 鈥淲ho Deciphered Hieroglyphics?鈥
    by: Riley Em Van DeVelde & Lana Nehme, Home School (2nd Place)
  2. 鈥淟ife of the Bronte Sisters鈥
    by: Sloan Markin & Elle Ahrens, Gagie (1st Place)
  3. 鈥淭rail of Tears: The Controversial Legacy of Andrew Jackson鈥
    by: Gabe Naylor, Ariya Grimes, Lucy DeMorrow, Mataya Williams & Steven Rogers, Milwood Elementary (3rd Place)

Junior Individual Performances

  1. 鈥淕loria Steinem鈥
    by: Emerson Wesselhoff, Gagie (Kalamazoo) (National Finalist)
  2. 鈥淗arriet Tubman's Quest for Freedom鈥
    by:Ashley Woytal, Gagie (Kalamazoo)
  3. 鈥淐lara Barton's Life Adventures鈥
    by: Diya Singh, Gagie (Kalamazoo)

Junior Group Performances

  1. 鈥淓volution of Criminal Investigation鈥
    by: Elise Postuma & Avery Ansinn, South Haven
  2. 鈥淥rphan Train鈥
    by: Anna Leach, Kennedy Brooks, Keith Porter & Jadin Wolfe, Cassopolis (National Finalist - James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History, Sponsored by the MI Oral History Assoc)
  3. 鈥淢ichigan Fur Trade鈥
    by: Liam Smith & Gracen Martini-Zeller, Kazoo School

Senior Individual Performances

  1. 鈥淓xploring the World of Pirates: An Encounter with Sir Francis Drake鈥
    by: Emma Simon, South Haven History Club (National Alternate)

Senior Group Performances

  1. 鈥淭he Struggle and Strength of Marie Curie鈥
    by: Elizabeth Carpenter & Nolani Schnable, Heritage Christian (National Finalist)
  2. "The History of Rock & Roll in America"
    by: Robert Lovely, Kaden Patrick, Jacob Ragotzy & Spencer Schewe, Gull Lake High School
  3. "Liberation of Arts in the 1920's"
    by: Tova Carter & Anastasia Chubb, Gull Lake High School (National Alternate)

Websites

Youth Individual Websites

  1. "The Cherokee Nation"
    by: Alex Patel, South Haven (1st Place)
  2. "The Inuit"
    by: Teah Hilliard, Kazoo School

Junior Individual Websites

  1. 鈥淓mily Wilding Davison, A Suffragette Martyr鈥
    by: Ava Apolo, Kazoo School (National Alternate)
  2. 鈥淢artha Graham: Exploring Modern Dance鈥
    by: Simone Marshall, Kazoo School (National Finalist)
  3. 鈥淟ouisiana Purchase鈥
    by: Jina Patel, South Haven

Junior Group Websites

  1. 鈥淢辞迟辞飞苍鈥
    by: Annie Betts, Gus Crothers & Elliot Russell, Kazoo (Kalamazoo) (Best Entry in Use of Arts/Music - Sponsored by Merze Tate Travel Writers)
  2. 鈥淔rancis Drake鈥
    by: Arden Hermann-Wilmarth & Ian Woodruff, Kazoo (Kalamazoo)

Senior Individual Websites

  1. 鈥淓xploring Policy Change: NSC 68 Report鈥
    by: Noah Taylor, Heritage Christian (National Alternate)

Senior Group Websites

  1. 鈥淯.S. Encounter and Exchange: The Space Race鈥
    by: Autumn Guffey, Leo Cooper & Nate Thorn, Gull Lake High School (National Finalist)
  2. "The Wright Brothers: Exploring American Aviation鈥
    by: Madeline Graff, Rianca Godinez & Mia Graff, Gull Lake High School
  3. "The Santa Fe Trail"鈥
    by: Sam Christensen, Parker Feraco, Skyler Flietstra, Gull Lake High School (National Finalist)