MARCH 14, 2012 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NORTHERN CURRENTS, SECTION B - PAGE 9
Fourth-annual National History showcase GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg’s fourth-annual National History Day fair showcased the work of 250 students in 130 entries. “The National History Day fair showcases the academic excellence of our students and clearly demonstrates the great support our schools enjoy from the community of Grantsburg,” stated teacher Allissa Koenen. The fair, held on Wednesday, March 7, was attended by over 500 community members who came to see the work of the middle and high school students. National History Day is a truly nationwide event that has been going on in schools across the United States since 1974. Its primary purpose is to get students excited about all types of history while developing skills in the areas of research, writing, and critical thinking. This year’s National History Day theme is Revolution, Reaction, and Reform History. Under the guidance of teachers Grachia Solie and Allissa and Matthew Koenen, students researched and presented topics that ranged from Ayn Rand’s creation of objectivism and Luther’s 95 Theses to Chicago’s Haymarket Affair of 1886 and yellow journalism.
“We are very proud to see this growing program here in its fourth year at Grantsburg,” stated teacher Matthew Koenen, “and we look forward to attending the regional event in Eau Claire later this month.” Project Citizen was also present at the National History Day fair and displayed over 20 exhibits showcasing middle school student research upon a wide variety of social concerns. Winning students involved with this year’s Project Citizen program will advance to Madison on May 9. Winners list Below are the groups and individuals that placed at the local fair and will compete at the 2012 NHD regional event on Thursday, March 29, at the University of Wis-
Sophomores Jaicee Bowman and Haley Larsen won first place for their Senior Group project Web site, “Sputnik and the Technological Revolution.”
Grantsburg Middle School eigthgrade students Megan Rod, Johnnie May Moritz and Brie Jensen won first place in the Junior Category Group Exhibit for their National History Day project, “Escape from Altatraz.” – Photos submitted
Sophomore Gus Johnson won first place for his documentary “Musical Reaction to the Vietnam War.”
consin-Eau Claire. Over 100 entries competed this year at Grantsburg’s local fair and nearly 50 will proceed to the next level. Junior Division: Junior individual Web site: First: Mason McEvers Second: Jesse Lerud Third: Danielle Luck-Peehl Junior individual exhibits: First: Cassidy Lee Second: Delia Labatt Third: Amber Rose Pederson Fourth: Violet Ohnstad Fifth: Cassidy Quimby Junior group exhibits: First: Livi Tucker and Drew McNally – “Triangle Shirtwaist Fire” Second: Maria Oachs and Madison Oachs – “Feminine Mystique” Third: Johnnie Mae Moritz, Meg Rod and Brienna Jensen - “Escape from Alcatraz” Fourth: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” – Brett Anderson, Chaz Norenberg and Kevin Vollendorf Fifth: “Revolution of the Panzer Tank”– Jase Quimby and Jaxon Jones Project Citizen finalists First: Nicholas Larsen and Tyler Peterson Second: Cassidy Lee, Austin Olson, Avery Fagerberg, Walker Louis and Claire Palmquist Third: Kathryn Curtin Fourth: Whitney Gaffney, Kayla Glover, Katie Tendrup and Kaylea Nelson Fifth: Hallie Jensen, Maria Oachs, Madeline Duncan and Alyssa Swenson Senior Division: Performances: First: Whitney Oachs Second: Stephanie Miklya Senior group Web sites First: Haley Larsen and Jaicee Bowman Second: Kate Rod and Raelyn Pochman Third: Austin Handy and Brooke Roufs
SCF Forensics team takes championship at New London NEW LONDON – The St. Croix Falls High School Forensics team took first place in the middle size team division at the highly competitive New London Forensics Tournament this past Saturday, earning the second highest average team score of the 38 teams participating. St. Croix Falls students also earned eight individual and one group placements. Two of the individual placements resulted in a category championship. Senior and team captain Cyrus Aluni earned a championship in poetry interpretation, while the team of Dylan Norgard and Cyrus Aluni captured fourth place in the event of playacting. Hayley Jaremczuk, a junior, gained placement in both the categories of farrago (fourth) and prose (fifth). Emily Kessler, a sophomore, earned a championship placing in the novice poetry and
junior Gabriel Francis placed third in extemporaneous speaking. New member Madi Neuman earned second in the category of novice prose. Thomas Foss, freshman and neophyte, captured second place in the category of public address, while sophomore Sally Sutton took second place in storytelling. Members of the St. Croix Falls Forensics team will now be preparing for the National Forensics League national qualifiers with aspirations of attending the NFL National Tournament in Indianapolis this June. Qualifiers will begin on March 30, in Appleton. The team will then be competing at the Wisconsin Forensics Coaches Association State Tournament at Ripon College in Ripon on April 21. - submitted
“Second Red Scare” was the title of sophomores Hope Tucker and Abby Stevens' National History Day project. Fourth: Richard Berry and Joe Dumas Fifth: Ryan Rauchbauer and Keith Vollendorf Senior individual Web sites: First: Samantha Scribner Second: Dan Biorn Third: Ben Dorff Fourth: Travis McDaniel Senior individual exhibits: First: Becca Curtin Second: Wendy Roberts Third: Bethany Segner Fourth: Mary Ludden Fifth: Kayla Casey Senior group exhibits: First: Mariah Zastrow and Johanna Lauer Second: Jacob Ohnstad and Austin Thoreen Third: Zach Joachim and Summer Anderson Fourth: Macy Hanson and Rheanna Johnson Fifth: Brittany Butler and Tiffany Peterson Senior documentaries: First: Gus Johnson Second: Daniel Larson Third: Thomas Labatt Senior papers: First: Jenna Michel Second: Kali Fleischauer Third: Devin McDaniel Fourth: Haley Burkhardt Fifth: Lucas Henneman
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Sophomore Whitney Oachs won first place for her Senior Catepergory formance. The title of Oachs' performance piece was “Paralyzed and PowerThe less: Polio Epidemic of 1952.”
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