CONGRATULATIONS to all the CHS students that participated at the State History Day competition held at the University of Scranton on May 7th and 8th. We had 22 students competing in nine different categories, and the Thundering Herd stampeded the state competition!! The following students placed at the competition and those in 1st and 2nd place will now advance to compete in the National level of History Day in June. Please congratulate these students on all their hard work over the past few months and wish them well at nationals!
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL MEDIA
2nd Place - Carter Martin – “Censored: How the Diplomacy of the Hay’s Code Gave Rise to the Debates Over the 1st Amendment’s Place in Art”
SENIOR GROUP EXHIBIT
2nd Place - Atticus Renault, Benjamin Howland, & Boden Griffith – “The Immediate and Lasting Impacts of the Treaty of Waitangi”
3rd Place - Sarah & Elisabeth Forrester – “Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: How FDR’s Inner Debate Affected Yalta”
SENIOR GROUP MEDIA
3rd Place - Graham & Aroostine Lively – “A Forgotten Conflict: The Impact and Importance of the Aroostook War”
SENIOR HISTORICAL PAPER
3rd Place - Lydia Ring – “Legislating the End: Pennsylvania’s Act for Gradual Abolition”
And special recognition to the following student who made it to the run-offs, placing in the top six in the state:
Joshua Meert – “Sudetenland: Appeasing Hitler” (Senior Individual Documentary)