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History Day
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Continued from page 1A A Library of Congress online database of newspaper archives was his best source of information, James said. Not all of his research was done online, however. Books about Roosevelt found by his brother at a recent Ramsey County Library book sale for just a few dollars also were valuable research aids, he said. Human rights When Megan Sulej and Allison Zarling decided they wanted to learn more about another notable Roosevelt, Nguyen suggested they study Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Roosevelt was leader of the international commission charged following World War II with creating the first global declaration of rights to which all people are entitled. The girls said in starting their research they were shocked by the prevalence and severity of human rights injustices that were occurring at that time. In addition to reading Roosevelt's biography and using other written sources, Megan and Allison conducted interviews with the assistant commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and the director of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Program. Allison said the most challenging part of their display has been finding images and quotes that matched well together and communicated as much information as possible in a finite amount of space. History Day displays
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Sunrise Park Middle School eighth-grader James Williams won first place Minnesota History Day honors with a display about President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy in Latin America. have a maximum size limit and cannot contain more than 500 words of student-written narrative; there is no limit to the number of quotations and photographs. At the advice of the state judges, Megan and Allison are redoing their display to include fewer quotations and more photographs. Child labor Eliza Angellis and Lydia Jungmann studied a preeminent example of the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Lewis Hine was a photographer whose photographs of children working in factories, mills and mines in the early 1900s helped spur the establishment of laws protecting children. “If it wasn't for him, we might be working today and losing body parts,” Eliza said. Lydia said she was most surprised to learn that the first federal law prohibiting child manu-
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Central Middle School seventh-graders Katie Hall and Riley Gent made a website about Julia Child that won top honors at Minnesota History Day.
facturing workers in 1916 was later found unconstitutional. Most states by then had, however, enacted their own laws. The girls said they chose to make a documentary because it was the medium that allowed them to share the greatest number of Hine's photographs. Their documentary also includes video clips they found online of Hine, of a child labor expert and a former child laborer. While conducting research they interviewed the administrator of a website devoted to telling the stories of some of the children Hine photographed. In addition to their teacher, Eliza and Lydia said Alex Westad was a significant help with their project. The White Bear alumnus is a former National History Day competitor who now works for the historical society as a History Day mentor. Joys of cooking Riley Gent and Kate Hall love to bake and to watch the Food Network. The friends haven't had much time to do either lately, because they've devoted hundreds of hours to learning about and making a website about the legacy of one of the most notable chefs of the 20th century: Julia Child. They planned to celebrate completion of the final version of their website this week by trying some of Child's recipes. Child was a cookbook author and host of one of the first television cook-
Although they didn't advance to National History Day, a number of additional District 624 students earned recognition at the Minnesota History Day competition. From Sunrise Park Middle School: • Mariana Dopkins: fourth-place junior individual performance about Nicholas Steno • Carly Evgen and Samantha Widner: fifth-place junior group exhibit about Dorothea Dix • Samantha Larson: honorable mention junior individual exhibit about Daisy Bates • Andrew Kolb, Logan Tanttu and Paige Tanttu: honorable mention junior group exhibit about Walt Disney • Elaine Franta: honorable mention junior paper about Eleanor Roosevelt From Central Middle School: • Ryan Pedersen, Collin Sibik, Paul
ing programs in the 1960s. When they started their research they didn't realize that the chef profession was once very maledominated, Riley said. They were drawn to study Child because she broke through the gender barrier, they said. “She led the way for other women to believe that they could also be great chefs,” their website states. Kate said she was most impressed by Child's ability to break down complicated dishes into stepby-step recipes that an average cook can make. “Introducing French cooking to Americans created the lasting legacy that anyone can cook and it’s okay to make mistakes in the kitchen,” their website states. Ensuring they properly cited every source of information, photos and multimedia in a bibliography was the most challenging component of their project, the pair said. Their principal source was the Julia Child Foundation. To learn more about Child's legacy, they also conducted email interviews with local and celebrity chefs and with Child's grandnephew who helped Child write her memoir. To view their website go to http://43963432.nhd. weebly.com.
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Moris and Isaac Maruyama: thirdplace junior group performance about Clair Patterson's crusade • Chloe Schwieger: fifth-place junior individual performance about Susan B. Anthony Ethan Andrekus and Kirby Masso: honorable mention junior group exhibit about Henry Ford's assembly line • Julia Thomalla: honorable mention junior individual performance about Abby Kelley Foster • Kaitlyn Maher: honorable mention junior individual website about women in the workforce during World War II From White Bear Lake Area High School-North Campus: • Sarah Hirsch: honorable mention senior paper about the Mayo brothers • Lauren Whalen: honorable mention senior paper titled “Summit of Success”
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Sunrise Park Middle School seventh-graders Eliza Angellis and Lydia Jungmann finished second place in their division at Minnesota History Day with a documentary about photographer Lewis Hine.
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Sunrise Park Middle School seventh-graders Megan Sulej and Allison Zarling’s exhibit about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights received top honors at Minnesota History Day.
LOOKINGBACK
May 17 – May 23, 2015
Mahtomedi School Board Notes Actions taken by the District 832 School Board at its May 14 meeting included: • Hired the lowest-bidding contractor to replace the roof at Mahtomedi High School at a cost of $255,000. The work will commence in early July and should be completed before school resumes. Roof replacement was originally planned as part of other school improvements in 2011 but was postponed due to cost overruns. A combination of capital and deferred maintenance funds will be used. • Approved a revised policy governing “protection and privacy of pupil records.” Most of the content is unchanged and/or dictated by state and federal law. One notable change is the addition of parent email addresses to the information that the district will provide about students upon request to organizations or individuals. Parents can request that their information and their child's information not be released. • Held first and second reviews on a number of proposed policy updates. The board held discussions on provisions in two policies that aren't presently always being observed. Members discussed whether all donations made to the school district need to be approved by the board. Current policy requires that donations of all sizes be approved by the board, but that requirement isn't always followed for small and time-sensitive donations. The board will further discuss the policy at its next study session. A policy involving school board meeting procedures currently states that the board will only hear public comment about issues that are on the agenda for that meeting; that restriction is, however, not enforced. The proposed revised policy gives the board chairperson the discretion whether to hear comments on nonagenda topics.
• Accepted two donations: $1,500 from American Legion Post 507 to the senior program and $1,000 from Jane and Peter Strauman to the high school drama program. • Approved termination of two nontenured teachers at the end of the school year: Rebecca Arco and Amy Winter. • New Community Education Director Cathy Wyland reported that installation of a new baseball field in the district's athletic campus is complete. The $35,000 field was funded with support from the Mahtomedi Youth Baseball association and the Wildwood Lions Club. • Coordinator Kim O'Connor reported that 276 elementary and middle school students are receiving supplemental math and reading support this school year that is funded by a state grant called the Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services program. The goal of the state initiative is to provide support early to struggling students in order to reduce the number of students needing more costly special education services. The district is receiving $220,000 from the state this year and has applied for additional funds for the next two years. • During the public comment period, three parents protested administration's plans to reduce the number of kindergarten open enrollment students the district will accept next year. The decision is in response to a recent trend of increased resident enrollment at Wildwood Elementary School. The speakers, who had hoped to open-enroll their incoming kindergarteners, expressed frustration that they were not notified sooner that it was less likely that their children would be admitted. Several parents also spoke in protest at last month's board meeting. — Kristine Goodrich
1915 The Golden Glow Branch of Sunshine is growing so much, that it feels it is expedient to have a certain place for headquarters. Mrs. J. Chisholm, the chairman of our Work department, has kindly offered her house for this purpose. We feel this is a great help to our Branch and we are much indebted to her for this last favor and for her ever-ready help and interest. If anyone cares to help the society with quilt pieces, or material which would be made into garments of any kind, they will be most gladly received by Mrs. Chisholm for the society…. 1940 Two or three years ago Walter Berg violated the edict of The Press to “paint it white” and painted his grocery – Birch Lake and Bald Eagle avenues yellow. It was so yellow you could almost smell it. Now Walt has a nice store, is a nice fellow and all that but when he saw everybody else painting it white his conscience hurt. He couldn’t sleep or have any piece of mind until one day he engaged Art Renquist to paint it white and now his nice store is nicer, his con-
– Photo courtesy of the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
Linden Pharmacy, south side of Third Street, White Bear Lake science is at ease, he sleeps well and all goes smooth as a wedding bell and Walt is happy… 1965 The Ramsey County Board of Commissioner approved a resolution that could pave the way for a county beach and picnic area on Bald Eagle Lake, according to Roy Nadeau, County Commissioner. The board voted to seek the services of an appraiser to appraise the land on the northwest corner of Bald Eagle Lake and lies south and west of Overlook Road and Hugo Road. The county is presently considering the purchase of five and half acres…. 1990 Linden Pharmacy in White Bear Lake has changed hands and changed names. Greg Kaasa, owner of three other pharmacies in the Twin Cities area, took over the store May 1, from Randy Schaeffer, who had operated the pharmacy for about six and half years. White
Bear Drug and Gift is the new name. 2005 For sale – 4854 Cook Avenue, $184,900, charming two bedroom, one bath, 2 car garage, only blocks from the lake. 1,088 square foot finished… Looking Forward to the Past - Upcoming Historical Society Events Gangster Bus Tour Saturday, June 27th Tours depart at 10 am AND 11:30 am Come along for an adventurous outing to explore the hideouts and haunts of the 1930s era gangsters who laid low in the cottages around White Bear and Bald Eagle Lakes. Sights include a Mahtomedi speakeasy and the location of a notorious dance club. $20/$15 WBLAHS Members. Reservations Required: 651-407-5327 Bus departs from the White Bear Lake Armory, 2228 Fourth St
– Compiled by Gloria Tessier, Meg Todd and Sara Markoe Hanson at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, 651-407-5327