WINNERS & Press Releases

National History Day PARTICIPANTS June 2009

The Heart of Texas Regional History Fair would like to recognize the great accomplishment of seven HOTRHF students who qualified to compete at National History Day, presenting six outstanding projects. They advanced from state-level competition to National History Day 2009, held June 14 to 17, at the University of Maryland.
The students and their teachers deserve to be commended for their achievement and a job well done!

Legend: read from left to right: Student –NHD standing (if any) - Title – School - Teacher

JUNIOR HISTORICAL PAPERS
Corey Roberts; 5th Place Finalist at National History Day
"Beyond the Great Debaters: Melvin Tolson--Professor, Coach, Journalist, Poet, and Father of the Civil Rights Movement"; LAKE AIR MIDDLE; Mary Duty
Ashley Kaul; "Mary Breckinridge: An Individual Who Changed Rural Healthcare"; HOME SCHOOL-McGREGOR; Corina Kaul

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS
Kennedy Sam; "Sgt. Rodney M. Davis: Beyond the Call of Duty"; TENNYSON MIDDLE; Sherry Mullins
Melvin Wall; "The Navajo Coders: The Silent Heroes of World War II"; TENNYSON MIDDLE; Sherry Mullins

JUNIOR GROUP EXHBITS
Austin Gorham & Joshua Owens; "Sanford Fleming: The Man of the Hour"; TENNYSON MIDDLE; Sherry Mullins

JUNIOR WEB SITES
Katherine Parker; 8th Place Finalist at National History Day
"Something for All Girls: Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts"; TENNYSON MIDDLE; Sherry Mullins

The Director of National History Day, Dr. Cathy Gorn, announced that some six hundred thousand students participated in some level of history fair offered by all fifty states in the U.S.A., Guam, American Soma, and Department of Defense Europe Schools.

The Coordinator for Texas History Day, Mr. Steve Cure, issued the following press release:
"COLLEGE PARK, MD-Thirteen students from Texas won top honors while 24 others placed 12th or higher at the 29th Annual National History Day, a five day history event for students in grades six through twelve. By winning first or second place at the state level competition, these students advanced to the national level where they represented Texas well during the National History Day contest held from June 14-18, 2009.

We are so proud of the 68 students who represented Texas. All had very strong showings and the fact that almost 50% of their entries ranked 12th in the nation or better is an amazing achievement," said Stephen Cure, Director of Educational Services for the Texas State Historical Association, a sponsor of Texas History Day. "Forty-five thousand students across Texas competed at the local level in 2009 to win the opportunity to represent Texas in this contest, which sees nearly 2,700 hundred students from 49 states, 2 territories, the District of Columbia, and several other affiliates in foreign countries compete to see who has the best history research and presentation skills. These 37 students triumphed over tremendous competition."