Congratulations to the 2017 National History Day Maritime History Prize Winners California Senior 1st Place-Documentary: The Port Chicago Mutiny Trial: Standing Against the Tide ofRacism Students: Mike Finnessey and Shannon Zheng Teachers: Julian Pont and Howard Bechler, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA Senior 2nd Place-Exhibit: Louis Zamperini: Taking a Stand for Forgiveness Students: Jason Diaz, Darius McLaurin and Collin Yamada Teacher: Dan Hynes, Upland High School, Upland, CA Junior 1st Place-Documentary: The Port Chicago Disaster Students: Damarione Moore and Nolan Obinyan Teacher: Kelly Le, Making Waves Academy, Richmond, CA Junior 2nd Place-Website: Taking a Stand for Urban Conservation Student: Ian McKernan
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Teacher: Fred Morris, Shorecliffs Middle School, San Clemente, CA
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Connecticut Senior 1st Place-Exhibit: The Amistad: Parting the Seas of Slavery Student: Kevin Vasquez Teacher: Rachel Brendean, Norwich Technical School, Norwich, CT Junior 1st Place-Paper: Survival of the Fittest: How Darwin's Theory ofEvolution Eroded His Faith Student: Connor Farquhar Teacher: Mrs. Martinez, Talcott Mountain Academy, Avon, CT Delaware Senior 1st Place-Website: Olaudah Equiano's Influence ofAbolitionism in Great Britain Students: Mimi Diani, Ashley Ndikum, and Peace Osinubi Teacher: Brent Freccia, Newark Charter Jr./Sr. High School, Newark, DE
Mimi Diani, Ashley Ndikum, and Peace Osinubi ofNewark Charter ]r./Sr. High School, Newark, Delaware, put together an impressive website on "Olaudah Equiano's Influence ofAbolitionism in Great Britain." You can find the link online at www.seahistory.org. Delaware continued
Junior 1st Place-Exhibit: Robert Fulton & the Steamboat Students: Sarah Bock and Macy Zack Teacher: Howard Bechler, Talley Middle School, Wilmington, DE Florida Senior 1st Place-Exhibit: A More Perfect Union: The Anaconda Plan Student: Zachary Brown Teacher: Rachael Stern, Classical Preparatory School, Spring Hill, FL
Connor Farquhar of Talcott Mountain Academy, Avon, Connecticut won the National Maritime Historical Society's special prize for his paper, "Survival ofthe Fittest: How Darwin's Theory ofEvolution Eroded His Faith." 42
Junior 1st Place-Performance: Boston Harbor: A Teapot Tonight Student: Katelynn Turney-Rudisill Teacher: Erin Pickard, Bay Charter Academy, Panama City, FL SEA HISTORY 160, AUTUMN 2017