University Announces History Day District 9 Winners
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., March 15, 2010 -- About 500 junior high and high school students from across the region participated in the National History Day in Missouri District 9 Contest March 12 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Students from Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne counties completed for the chance to advance to the state National History Day competition April 10 at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The theme for History Day 2009 was “Innovation in History: Impact and Change,” and students competed in one of five categories: exhibit, media, performance, historical paper or Web sites.
An awards ceremony was held at the end of the day in Academic Hall Auditorium.
For information, contact the District 9 coordinator Dr. Joel Rhodes in the Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University at (573) 651-2715, or e-mail jrhodes@semo.edu.
| Elementary Exhibit Individual | |
| Third Place | |
| Second Place |
"Chicago: Rising From the Ashes" |
| First Place |
"Invention of an Icon: One Toy's Story" |
| Elementary Exhibit Group | |
| Third Place | "From Caramels to Kisses" McKenn Green and Allison Stephens Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "The Innovation of the Millennium" Katie Halford and Autumn Rock Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| First Place | "From Butter Churns to Baseball Bats" Drew Fortner and Ethan Pipkin Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| Junior Paper | |
| Third Place | "Up in the Air: Amelia Earheart and How the Innovation of the Air Plane Forever Changd Her Life" Destiney Hill Teacher: Cindy Whitaker Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield, Mo. |
| Second Place | "The Cinema: How it Changed the World" Luke Voyles Teacher: Karen Wood Twin Rivers R-10 |
| First Place | "The Marsyas of the Marking Board: The Architectural Innovations of Frank Lloyd Wright" Paige Medlin Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| Junior Exhibit Individual | |
| Third Place | "The Man, The Music, The Moment" Dylan Kennedy Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "Penicillin: The Future Drug Yesterday" TessaValleroy Teacher: Emily Goode Central Junior High School |
| First Place | "The Innovation that Changed the Way We Believe" Corinne Rose Teacher: April Wilder Greenville Junior High School |
| Junior Exhibit Group | |
| Third Place | "Out of the Darkness: The Beginning of Braille" Tim Fox and Ryan West Teacher: Cindy Whitaker Bloomfield Middle School |
| Second Place | "Chemotherapy: Saving One Life at a Time" Blakely Bradshaw, Lari Spitzer and Shelby Martin Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "The Sweetest Place on Earth: The Innovative Mind of Milton Hershey" Erika Woods and Kelli Walls Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| Junior Performance Individual | |
| Third Place | "The Impact and Change of Poetry As Told By Ella Wheeler Wilcox" Shelby Hamilton Teacher: Cindy Whitaker Bloomfield Middle School |
| Second Place | "Riding for Change: The Freedom Riders Creating a World of Equality" Maya Kelch Teacher: Emily Goode Central Junior High School |
| First Place | "Out of Darkness" Justin Shock Teacher: James Breece Gideon |
| Junior Performance Group | |
| Third Place | "The Accidental Discovery that Revolutionized the World!" Tiffany Wood and Shelby Schaefer Teacher: Gladys Hency St. Ambrose |
| Second Place | "Be a Good Little Soldier: The Wonder Drug is Born" Joselyn Riggs, Kari Muse and Krista Riggs Teacher: James Breece Gideon |
| First Place | "Sports Broadcasting: Innovation in Entertainment" Kason Lawrence and Cassidy Robinson Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Junior Media Individual | |
| Third Place | "Konrad Zuse and his Amazing Invention" Javin Thomas Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Second Place | "The Coveted Cadillac: Mary Kay-Innovations in Marketing Cosmetics Emily McCord Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 Schools |
| First Place | "Freedom From Famine: Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity" Becca Hayes Teacher: Melanie Tipton Risco R-2 School |
| Junior Media Group | |
| Third Place | "Atom Bomb" Cody King, Bailey Muse and Karley Wright Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Second Place | "Over the Horizon: The Wright Brothers & the First Airplane" Drew Bond, Morgan Wilkinson and Kendra Elder Teacher: Cindy Whitaker Bloomfield Middle School |
| First Place | "Fran Liszt" Coulton Becker and Collin Luke Teacher: April Wilder Greenville Junior High |
| Junior Web Site | |
| Third Place | "Dynamite: Blasting Off With Alfred Nobel" Shane Stockton Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Second Place | "Keepin' It Cool: Invention of the Air Conditioner" Seth Dowdy Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "The Camera: Oh, Snap!" Trever Glaus and Mackenzie Chapman Teacher: Gladys Hency St. Ambrose |
| Senior Paper | |
| Third Place | "Honky Tonk Angels: Female Country Musicians' Impact and Change on Women in Society" Rheana Moore Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| Second Place | "Revolution: The Beatles' Impact on Music and Culture" Jerika Phelps Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| First Place | "Success Sealed with a 'Kiss'": The Innovative Spirit of Milton Hershey Anna Godbey Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Senior Performance Individual | |
| First Place | "The Walmart of the Roadway" Amanda Walton Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| Senior Performance Group | |
| Second Place | "Bullet Proof" Zach Smiley, Jordy Smart, Preston Dabbs, Terrell Dodd and Matt Horton Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie |
| First Place | "Deadly Glow" Taylor Robinson, Alexa Grissom, Kassidy Lawrenceand Hanna Moore Teacher: James Breece Gideon |
| Senior Media Individual | |
| Third Place | "We Conquer Men and Mountains: The 10th Mountain Division" Billy Goldsmith Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| Second Place | "Room for the Book: William Levitt and the Birth of Suburbia" Zack Williams Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| First Place | "From Pencils to Pixels" Kassidy Murphy Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| Senior Media Group | |
| Third Place | "The Great Elijah Muhammad" Patrick Wilson, Kyeon Stone and Raymond Kimble Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| Second Place | "The Sanger Solution: Innovation in Population Control" Ashlyn Harrod, Eric Pipkins and Shayna Rodgers Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| First Place | "Seeing Past the Human Eye" Jerra Ingle and Tesla Ingle Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie, Mo. |
| Senior Web Site | |
| Third Place |
"The Genius of Jarvik" |
| Second Place | "Breathe In, Breathe Out: The Iron Lung" Keisha Hess, Jessica Hunt and Alicia Rassmussen Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie, Mo. |
| First Place | "Innovation With Indigo: Eliza Lucus Pinckney and Plantation Agriculture" Brittany Burnett and Grace Powell Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| Senior Exhibit Group | |
| Third Place | "Cha Cha Cha" Helenia Jones and Jimmic Farmer Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| Second Place | "Welcome to Walmart" Danielle Stokes and Castaneda Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| First Place | "Finley's Follies: The Rise and Fall of a Baseball Innovator" Hunter Knight, Luke Bixler and Austin White Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| Senior Exhibit Individual | |
| Third Place | "The Miracle Drug" Taylor Shelton Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden, Mo. |
| Second Place | "The Hostess with the'Mostest'" Sierra Earnheart Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| First Place | "Guaranteed by Guillotine: A 'Humane' Innovation in Execution" Carissa McDonald Teacher: Mike Murphy Risco |
| Outstanding Regional Project 2010 | |
| "Whitetail Deer Conservation" Elizabeth Hefner Teacher: April Wilder Greenville Junior High | |
| Sweepstakes Trophy | |
| Risco | |