15 MPS students headed to National History Day competition

15 MPS students are headed to the National History Day competition after placing at the State event on April 27. Several students received Topical Awards and Honorable Mentions, and two MPS educators were also honored with special awards.

Here are the MPS National Qualifiers:

Senior Division

• Paper (2nd Place): Evelyn Lornston – Roosevelt High School
  • Jane C. Wright: How One Doctor Changed the Landscape of Patient Rights and Ethical Responsibilities
• Individual Exhibit (1st Place): Zoey Dahl – Roosevelt
  • The Right to Remain, The Responsibility to Honor: The 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act

Winners of the Minnesota State History Day competition on April 27

Junior Division

• Paper (1st Place): Lila Travis – Sanford Middle School
  • “The Strike for Better Schools”: Fighting for Teachers’ Rights, Taking Responsibility for Public Education
• Group Documentary (1st Place): Helen Collins, Sara Rosenthal – Sanford
  • Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: How the Right to Access News Fueled the Responsibility to Provide It
• Individual Performance (2nd Place): Jack Grauman – Sanford
  • Action or Identity: How Frank Kameny Fought for Gay Rights to Ensure the Responsibility to Federally Serve
• Group Exhibit (2nd Place): Maddie Cowan, Molly Hanson, Violet Hess– Sanford
  • The Love Canal Tragedy: Governmental Responsibility to Protect the Right to a Healthy Living Environment
• Individual Website (1st Place): Theo Jodzio – Sanford
  • Interstates and Inequity: The Dual Legacy of Eisenhower's Federal Highway Act of 1956
• Group Website (1st Place): Cullen Pilon, Theo Roark – Sanford
  • From Behind Barbed Wire: Taking Responsibility when Rights were Revoked
• Group Website (2nd Place): Grace Berseth, Milija Halvorson, Sonora Brandt – Sanford
  • Failed Rights for All: The Equal Rights Amendment

Topical Awards

• Junior Paper – Minnesota History award ($150 prize): Lila Travis – Sanford
  • “The Strike for Better Schools”: Fighting for Teachers’ Rights, Taking Responsibility for Public Education
• Junior Group Website – Minnesota Historical Society Collection ($200 prize): Cullen Pilon, Theo Roark – Sanford
  • From Behind Barbed Wire: Taking Responsibility the Rights were Revoked
• Junior Individual Performance – LGBTQ History ($150 prize): Jack Grauman – Sanford
  • Action vs. Identity: How Frank Kameny’s Campaign for Gay Rights Ensured the Responsibility to Federally Serve
• Junior Individual Website – Africa Studies ($150 prize): Adelle Harvieux – Sanford
  • Taking Responsibility for the Violation of Human Rights: South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Senior Group Documentary – Humanitarian History (Raoul Wallenberg $100 prize): Celia Fay, NJ Speed Johnson – Roosevelt
  • Shelly vs. Kraemer: A History of Redlining

Teacher Awards

• Teacher of the Year, Junior Division: Alicia Juárez – Andersen United Middle School
• NHD Teacher Award Nominee, Junior Division: Jennifer Monroe – Sanford Middle School