Area entries qualify for National History Contest
Six entries that were winners at the Western Nebraska History Day hosted by Chadron State College on March 18 placed first or second at the recent state contest in Lincoln and are eligible to advance to the national competition at College Park, Md., in June. Four of the western Nebraska entries won firsts at the state contest, which took place April 16 at Nebraska Wesleyan, and two more placed second.
Three of the first place entries at the state contest were from the Glen School, located west of Fort Robinson and taught by Moni Hourt.
Those winners were:
--Historical paper, junior division---Nick Buckley, “George Catlin’s Images of the American Indian.”
--Individual exhibit, junior division---Travis Johnson, “Wanted Posters: The Bulletin Everyone Understands.”
--Individual documentary, junior division—-Luke Prosser, “The Key That Turns Both Ways,” dealing with the role of the press in the American society.
Also winning a first at state was the junior division group exhibit prepared by Erin Dunn and Kami Epke of the Kewanee School east of Valentine. It is entitled “Trapped in the Ghetto: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandies and the Children of Terezin.”
The second place entry in junior division group exhibit at the contest at CSC also placed second at the state contest and is eligible for the national event. It was prepared by the eighth grade girls at the Harrison Elementary School and is titled “Tobacco’s KOOL Propaganda.” The girls are Elizabeth Ellicott, Kody Nunn, Ariel Skavdahl, Jodi Stangle and Sarah Windsor. Their teacher is Daniel Valenta.
Also qualifying for the national contest was the entry prepared by two students in the Ainsworth Elementary School, Claire Kozisek and Cirara Philben, entitled “African-American Spirituals.” It placed second in the junior division group documentary at the state contest.
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