Students advance to state History Day competition
Charles County Public Schools hosted the 2016 History, Industry, Technology & Science Expo last month at St. Charles High School, during which students presented History Day entries. First and second place category winners advance to the state competition on May 7 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competition.
Historical Paper, junior division
Sara Jarboe, first place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen Middle School, “Exploritis”: Roy Chapman Andrews — Leader of the Central Asiatic Expeditions
Kylee Flint, second place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Amelia Earhart: An Explorer of Gender Roles and New Worlds for Women
Casey Pham, third place, seventh grade, Milton M. Somers Middle School, Glenn Curtis and the Wright Brothers: The Patent War and Its Impact
Historical Paper, senior division
Cedric Holley, first place, sophomore, St. Charles High School, Heroes, Villains, or Neither? The Axis Powers During World War II
Individual Performance, junior division
Brynna Bode, first place, seventh grade, General Smallwood Middle School, Bacon’s Rebellion
Marissa Parks, second place, seventh grade, Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, The Sinking of the Titanic
Individual Performance, senior division
Cheyenne Scott, first place, senior, North Point High School, Technology: The Next Frontier
Group Performance, junior division
Finnely Brakke and Sahana Venkatesh, first place, seventh graders, Smallwood, The Spark
Kori Adams, Garrison Brown and Lanny Weese, second place, seventh graders, Smallwood, The Expedition of Lewis and Clark
Morgan Jones and Alexandra Winkler, third place, seventh graders, Somers, Abigail and John Adams: Intimate Exchange
Individual Documentary, junior division
Jordan Homan, first place, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, Jacques Cousteau: Explorer of the Seas
Emily Belson, second place, seventh grade, Somers, A Holiday Miracle: The 1914 Christmas Truce
Cole Schubert, third place, seventh grade, Somers, Yuri Gagarin: Man in Space
Individual Documentary, senior division
Jordan Queen, first place, senior, Westlake, When Terrorism Encounters Heroism
Individual Website, junior division
Katarina Lile, first place, seventh grade, Matthew Henson Middle School, Caroline Herschel
Matthew Hale, second place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Jackie Robinson and America’s Favorite Pastime: Conquering Racism in America
Masia Vicente, third place, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, The Harlem Renaissance: Exploring African American Culture
Group Website, junior division
Abby Hays and Jasmyn Simmons, first place, seventh graders, Smallwood, The Little Rock Nine
Lila Flores and Ajay Hill, second place, seventh graders, St. Mary’s Bryantown School, Jonas Salk: Exploration of the Polio Vaccine
Jahari George and Takiyah Roberts, third place, seventh graders, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, Who Was Here First?
Group Website, senior division
Zeles Amoah and Mehar Malik, first place, juniors, Westlake High School, Moon Exploration: Apollo 11
Individual Exhibit, junior division
Eyana Dixon, first place, eighth grade, Somers, The Harlem Renaissance
Christian Merchant, second place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, General George S. Patton
Lilly Bull, third place, eighth place, St. Mary’s Bryantown, The American Dream
Individual Exhibit, senior division
Jasmine Andrade, first place, senior, Westlake, The Evolution of Hip Hop
Jayla Gray-Thomas, second place, sophomore, St. Charles, The Atlantic Slave Trade
Group Exhibit, junior division
Lena DeFilippo and Alexis Gray, first place, seventh graders, John Hanson Middle School, Martha Graham: Changing Dance Forever
Madyson Ferrer and Erika Quenano, second place, sixth graders, St. Mary’s Bryantown, Sacagawea and her Expedition with Lewis and Clark
The following students received special awards:
Aidan Hoffman and Logan Hoffman, seventh graders, Somers, Sigmund Freud: The Father of Psychology, award from the African American Heritage Society of Charles County
Masia Vicente, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, The Harlem Renaissance: Exploring African-American Culture; and Matthew Hale, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Jackie Robinson and America’s Pastime: Conquering Racism in America, awards from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Nu Zeta Omega chapter
Eyana Dixon, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, Somers, The Harlem Renaissance; Arianna Hawkins, seventh grade, Mattawoman Middle School, Encounter in Little Rock: Desegregating Central High School; and Jasmine Andrade, senior, Westlake, Evolution of Hip Hop, awards from Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Sigma Alpha Lambda chapter
Lena DeFilippo and Alexis Gray, seventh graders, Hanson, Martha Graham: Changing Dance Forever, award from the Charles County Antique Arts Association
Jacob Elder, seventh grade, General Smallwood, Mallows Bay, award from the Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland
Caleb Wiggins, seventh grade, Henson, Exploring and Encountering the Devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the Charles County, Maryland Geological Society
Jayla Gray-Thomas, sophomore, St. Charles, The Atlantic Slave Trade; and Mitchell Park, seventh grade, Hanson, Armed with Oars, awards from the Charles County Heritage Commission Ashley Park, seventh grade, Somers, Lewis and Clark Expedition, award from the Charles County Historic Trust
Kylee Flint, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Amelia Earhart: An Explorer of Gender Roles and New Worlds for Women, award from the Charles County Commission for Women
Abi Rogalski, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Martha Graham’s Movement, award from Daughters of the American Revolution, Port Tobacco chapter
Sara Jarboe, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, “Exploritis”: Roy Chapman Andrews Jacques Cousteau: An Inventor, Filmmaker, Explorer and Environmentalist; and Tierra Rush, seventh grade, Hanson, She’s Not Ditzy, She’s Not Dumb: She’s a Cheerleader, awards from the Friendship House Foundation
Collin Hicks, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Salvador Dali; Matthew Hale, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Jackie Robinson and America’s Favorite Pastime: Conquering Racism in America; Yachi Madaan, seventh grade, Hanson, Guru Nanak Dev Ji; Gwyneth Luster, seventh grade, St. Mary’s Bryantown, Juan de Ornate: La Ultima Conquistador; and Madyson Ferrer and Erika Quenano, sixth graders, St. Mary’s Bryantown, Sacagawea and her Expedition with Lewis and Clark, awards from the Historical Society of Charles County
K’Rissa Moore, seventh grade, Smallwood, The Harlem Renaissance, award from the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Southern Maryland
Amari Hale, seventh grade, Smallwood, Minersville School District v. Gobitis: When Idolatry Encounters Patriotism, award from Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Omicron Delta Sigma chapter
Cheyenne Scott, senior, North Point, Technology: The Next Frontier; and Brynna Bode, seventh grade, General Smallwood, Bacon’s Rebellion, awards from the Port Tobacco Players
Kayla Jones, seventh grade, Stoddert, The Evolution of Harlem Renaissance, award from the College of Southern Maryland (Talent Search)
Katarina Lile, seventh grade, Henson, Caroline Herschel, award from the United States Daughters of 1812, Ella Virginia Houck Holloway chapter
Catherine Sylvain, seventh grade, Henson, Charles Darwin: The Theory of Evolution; and Brianna High, eighth grade, Somers, awards from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Eta Omicron Sigma chapter