Southeast Announces History Day District 9 Winners
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., March 15, 2011 -- About 500 junior high and high school students from across the region participated in the National History Day in Missouri District 9 Context March 11 at Southeast Missouri State University.
Students Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, St. Francois, Stoddard, Washington and Wayne counties competed for the chance to advance to the state National History Day competition April 9 at the University of Missouri.
The theme for History Day 2011 was “Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences,” and students competed in one of five categories: exhibit, media, performance, historical paper or websites.
An awards ceremony was held at the end of the day’s events.
For information, contact District 9 coordinator Dr. Joel Rhodes, Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University, at (573) 651-2715 or e-mail: jrhodes@semo.edu.
| Junior Paper | |
| Third Place |
"Scope's Monkey Trial" |
| Second Place |
"The Women's Suffrage Movement: Going Against Tradition Establishing Civil Rights for Women" |
| First Place |
"Revolution! The Easter Rising of 1916" |
| Junior Individual Exhibit | |
| Third Place | "They're Drowning a Town to Save a Million Arkansas Acres from Flood" Allison Hughey Teacher: April Wilder Greenville Junior High |
| Second Place |
"Women in the Military" |
| First Place | "The Debate Between the Catholic Church/Luther" Emily Diamond Teacher: Terry Maire Cape Christian School |
| Junior Group Exhibit | |
| Third Place | "A 'Trist' in Time: Negotiating an End to the War With Mexico" Corey Cradduck and Trevor Mims Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "Mount Rushmore: Who's the Indian Giver?" Cole Mayberry and Spencer Slavings Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "Iranian Hostage Crisis: 444 Days to Freedom" Shelby Martin and Blakely Bradshaw Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Junior Individual Performance | |
| First Place | "The Wizard of Oz Allegory" Olivia Bess Teacher: Emily Goode Central Junior High School |
| Junior Group Performance | |
| Third Place | "Imagine It ... Brown vs. Board of Education" Brook Lawson, Kimberly Marlow, Courtney Peters and Camille Randolph Teacher: Denise Yount Gideon Junior High |
| Second Place | "Vive le Republicae Americaine! The Story of the Statue of Liberty" Allen Earnheart, Caleb Buchanan, Ciara Muse and Allison Sharp Teacher: Denise Yount Gideon Junior High |
| First Place | "McCarthyISM: Investigation or Persecution" Kason Lawrence, Cassidy Robinson and Joselyn Riggs Teacher: Denise Yount Gideon Junior High |
| Junior Individual Documentary | |
| Third Place | "Diplomacy During America & France During the Revolutionary War" John Paul Goodman Teacher: Terry Maire Cape Christian School |
| Second Place | "Segregation" Lance Pruden Teacher: Shelly Bohn Scott City Middle School |
| First Place | "League of the Iroquois" Coulton Becker Teacher: April Wilder Greenville Junior High |
| Junior Group Documentary | |
| Third Place |
"Thirteen Days in October: The Cuban Missile Crisis" |
| Second Place | "Black Stork: A Gene War in America" Sara Landers and Brook Earnheart Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| First Place | "The Mysterious Moe: The Spy Behind the Mask" Ethan Pipkin and Drew Fortner Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Junior Individual Website | |
| Third Place | "Color Coded" Brooke Anderson Teacher: Emily Goode Central Junior High School |
| Second Place | "Evolution on Trial" Gabriela Vieira Teacher: Emily Goode Central Junior High School |
| First Place | "The Battle of Dien Bien Phu: A Decision That Changed A War" Wade Slaughter Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden High School |
| Junior Group Website | |
| Third Place |
"Forced Human Sterilization |
| Second Place | "The Louisiana Purchase: An Act of Diplomacy" Lari Jean Spitzer, Caleb Ellenburg and Login Wood Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "Historical Debate: Lincoln/Douglas" Dillan Huckstep and Dylan Pinkston Teacher: Shelly Bohn Scott City Middle School |
| Senior Paper | |
| Third Place | "Diplomatic Negotiations: The U-2 Incident" Andrew Rinehart Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Second Place | '"American Alcohol Prohibition: What Was, Is, and Is Yet to Come" Kayla Uhles Teacher: Terry Carmack Richland R-1 School |
| First Place | "You and I, We Must Change the World: The Life and Diplomatic Legacy of Raphael Lemkin" Carissa McDonald Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Senior Individual Performance | |
| Third Place | "Debating The Noble Experiment" Justin Shock Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Second Place | "Between Two Worlds" Amanda Walton Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| First Place | "Welcome to Hooverville: Debating Seattle's Shantytown" Slayton Boone Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Senior Group Performance | |
| Third Place | "The Marriage of Politics: Cleopatra and Marc Antony" Darrian Tyra, Paige Vandeveer, Nikki King, Dylan Vincent and Nathan Vincent Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Second Place | "Integration: Changing Color in America's Schools" Kari Muse and Krista Riggs Teacher: Denise Yount Gideon Junior High |
| First Place | "Kill The Indian, Save The Man" Kassie Lawrence, Hannah Moore, Alexa Grissom and Morgin Marcus Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Senior Individual Documentary | |
| Third Place | "Classified: Top Secret" Kassidy Murphy Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "The Evian Conference: A Diplomatic Betrayal" Andrea McCord Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| First Place | "Beyond the Dust of Our Times: The Diplomatic Triumph of Konrad Adenauer" Rebecca Hayes Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Senior Group Documentary | |
| Third Place |
"Slavery By Another Name" |
| Second Place | "The Parody on Populism: We're Not In Kansas Anymore!" Audi Guined, Karen Cooper, Abby Lancaster and Ronna Reaves Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden High School |
| First Place | "Day of Deceit" Aubree Harris, Kyle Lemarr and Jodi Hendrickson Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden High School |
| Senior Individual Website | |
| Third Place | "Israeli Icon: The Diplomacy of Golda Meir" Emily McCord Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "John Lennon & the Beatles Against Jesus" Seth Dowdy Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "Mission to the Manchu: Caleb Cushing and the Opening of China" Caleb McCord Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Senior Group Website | |
| Third Place | "To Poke or Not to Poke?: Child Immunizations and Autism" Morgan Riley, Rachel Tilmon and Colten Mayberry Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| Second Place | "The Cuban Missile Crisis" Tori Lowrey, Bryan Jennings and Taylor Wilhite Teacher: Kristy Barnes Bernie High School |
| First Place | "A Blank Check: The Tonkin Gulf Debate" Luke Bixler and Austin White Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Senior Group Exhibit | |
| Third Place | "Bridging the Prejudice; Little Ruby's Story" Jana Stanfield, Tessa Huchison and Beth Thompson Teacher: James Breece Gideon High School |
| Second Place | "Index Librorum Prohibitorum" Katherine Krupinski, Dylan Rawlings, Hunter Golden and Andrew Stroup Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden High School |
| First Place | "The Simple Messiah" Dylan Stevens, Logan Page and Dustin Moore Teacher: Paul Arnold Malden High |
| Senior Individual Exhibit | |
| Third Place | "Like a 'Good Neighbor:' Debating Lend-Lease Hunter Knight Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| Second Place | "The Young, The Restless ... The Rich?" Dylan Kennedy Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |
| First Place | "Kennan and Containment: Architect of America's Cold War Diplomacy" Zachary Woods Teacher: Michael Murphy Risco R-2 Schools |