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Local Students Visit and Win Recognition for Westminster’s National History Day

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Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016

This month, Westminster College hosted neighboring middle and high school students for National History Day, a competition that encourages students in the United States to create unique expressions of history.

Over 75 students in grades 6-12 from a variety of public and private schools in Lawrence, Mercer, and Butler counties competed in National History Day at Westminster College on Thursday, March 17. 

Students from the following schools and districts competed: Neshannock Township, Mars Area, Seneca Valley, South Butler County, St. Michael School (Greenville), Holy Sepulcher Catholic School (Butler), and Shimo Homeschool (Mercer).

This year’s theme, “Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History,” was featured in categories including historical papers, documentaries, exhibits, performances, and websites.

Westminster faculty, staff and students served as judges. The top three entries in each category are eligible to compete at the National History Day in Pennsylvania contest on May 10 and 11 at Millersville University.

For more information about the event, contact Dr. Patricia Clark, associate professor of history, at clarkpg@westminster.edu or (724) 946-7248.

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Westminster College gives a warm congratulations to the following students:

Butler County, PA

Brady Collins and Jay Macri of Holy Sepulcher Catholic School received third place in the junior group exhibit for their project, “Apollo 13 Encounter with Space.”

Gabriella Fisher of Knoch High School received third place in the senior paper category for her paper, “The Coldest Days: An Exchange of Souls.”

Amy Haines, Taura Ivanko, Olivia Beblo, and Shane Frishkorn of Knoch High School received second place in the senior group exhibit for their project, “Jacob Riis: Snapshots of the Progressive Era.”

John Long of Seneca Valley Middle School received third place in the junior paper category for his paper, “Exploration of Nuclear Weapons: Successes and Failures.”

Anabel Stickney and Beatrix Stickney of Holy Sepulcher Catholic School received first place in the junior group exhibit for their project, “Nellie Bly: Encounters with the World.”

Lawrence County, PA

Brandon Acosta and Matthew Ringwelski of Neshannock High School received third place in the senior group website category for their project, “The New Frontier of Space Exploration.”

Angela Barhoum of Neshannock High School received first place in the senior individual exhibit category for her project, “Valentina Tereshkova.”

Nicole Barnes, Erin Lacap, and Aidan Noga of Neshannock High School received first place in the senior group exhibit category for their project, “The Roaring Twenties: A Period of Economical Prosperity and Societal Changes.”

Arianna Brown of Neshanock High School received first place in the senior paper category for her paper, “The Exploration of Medical Research Through Animal Experimentation Throughout History.”

Joseph Carna and Madison King of Neshannock High School received first place in the senior group documentary category for their project, “One People, Two Nations. A Separation of Cultures.”

Sarah Duffy of Neshannock High School received second place in the senior paper category for her paper, “Sacajawea’s Impact on Exploration.”

Jessica Fellion of Neshannock High School received first place in the senior individual website category for her project, “The Life of Mr. Fred Rogers, a Beloved Neighbor.”

Sadie Flecher and Catherine Kwiat of Neshannock High School received third place in the senior group exhibit for their project, “The Effect of the Mongolian Empire.”

Juliana McGaffic and Rebecca Parry of Neshannock High School received first place in the senior group website category for their project, “The Thrilling Adventures and the Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.”

Katey McVay of Neshannock High School received second place in the senior individual category for “The Musical Revolution of the 1960’s.”

Jessica Schaville, Miranda Thomas, and Katrina Weingart of Neshannock High School received second place in the senior group website category for their project, “The Journey of Lewis and Clark.”

Mercer County, PA

Brenda Shimo of Mercer County received third place in the senior individual exhibit for her project, “America: The Land of Milk and Honey.”

Ryan Campbell of Saint Michael School received second place in the junior individual exhibit category for his project, “The Wright Brothers: The Age of the Air.”

Anna Cooper and Kayley Tatta of Saint Michael School received second place in the junior group exhibit for their project, “Lewis and Clark: The Explorers of the West.”

Luke Faber of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior individual exhibit category for his project, “The Rock and Roll Era: It’s Here to Stay.”

Sophia Geving of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior individual performance category for her project, “Brigham Young and the Early Mormons.”

Alaina Harpst of Saint Michael School received second place in the junior individual documentary category for her project, “Building Dams and Breaking Treaties.”

Jacob Johnson of Saint Michael School received second place in the junior paper category for his paper, “The Wright Journey for Success.”

Julianne Johnson of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior individual documentary category for her project, “The Wright Way to Control an Airplane.”

Hannah Leonard of Saint Michael School received third place in the junior individual exhibit category for her project, “Peloponnesian War.”

Madison Murphy and Katie Addison of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior group documentary category for their project, “Mother Nature’s Medicine.”

Joseph Pfleger of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior paper category for his paper, “The Brain Behind the Bomb.”

William Toth and Evan Cianci of Saint Michael School received first place in the junior group performance category for their project, “D-Day A Personal Story.”

John-Michael Yurisic of Saint Michael School received third place in the junior individual documentary category for his project, “The Internal Combustion Engine.”