A-W, Storm Lake students advance in National History Day competition
By Jenny Welp Journal staff writer | Posted: Sunday, May 20, 2007
Akron-Westfield and Storm Lake high schools had success recently at the senior division of the National History Day in Iowa competitions in Des Moines.
They had students qualify for the national competition, to be June 10-14 at the University of Maryland, and Akron-Westfield tied for third place in the School of the Year competition.
National History Day is an academic-enrichment program that helps students learn about historical issues, ideas, people and events. Working individually or collaboratively in groups of two to five, students compete in a variety of categories, including papers, individual exhibits, group exhibits, individual documentaries, group documentaries, individual performances, group performances and Web sites.
The yearlong academic adventure fosters students' enthusiasm for learning and encourages them to use primary, secondary, community and statewide resources on a subject of their choice related to an annual theme. This year's theme is "Triumph & Tragedy in History."
There were 184 high school students who participated in the competition at the State Historical Building.
Students from Northwest Iowa who qualified for the national competition include Christopher Reis, Storm Lake, individual documentary titled "Apollo 13: A Successful Failure"; Erica Kjar, Akron-Westfield, individual documentary titled "Howard Hughes the Aviator: A Lifetime of Triumph and Tragedy"; and Annie Kjar and Jesa Wolthuizen, Akron-Westfield, group performance titled "Triumph Over Troubles: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, Bringing Peace to a Country Lost in Tragedy."
Selected as an alternate for their group documentary were Kelly Evans and Kristi Davis, Storm Lake, "The 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre: Triumph or Tragedy?"
The National History Day in Iowa program has been coordinated by the State Historical Society of Iowa since 1994 and is sponsored by the State Historical Society of Iowa, State Historical Society Inc., American Legion of Iowa Foundations, Oberman-Beck Foundation and the Polk County Historical Society.
They had students qualify for the national competition, to be June 10-14 at the University of Maryland, and Akron-Westfield tied for third place in the School of the Year competition.
National History Day is an academic-enrichment program that helps students learn about historical issues, ideas, people and events. Working individually or collaboratively in groups of two to five, students compete in a variety of categories, including papers, individual exhibits, group exhibits, individual documentaries, group documentaries, individual performances, group performances and Web sites.
The yearlong academic adventure fosters students' enthusiasm for learning and encourages them to use primary, secondary, community and statewide resources on a subject of their choice related to an annual theme. This year's theme is "Triumph & Tragedy in History."
There were 184 high school students who participated in the competition at the State Historical Building.
Students from Northwest Iowa who qualified for the national competition include Christopher Reis, Storm Lake, individual documentary titled "Apollo 13: A Successful Failure"; Erica Kjar, Akron-Westfield, individual documentary titled "Howard Hughes the Aviator: A Lifetime of Triumph and Tragedy"; and Annie Kjar and Jesa Wolthuizen, Akron-Westfield, group performance titled "Triumph Over Troubles: Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, Bringing Peace to a Country Lost in Tragedy."
Selected as an alternate for their group documentary were Kelly Evans and Kristi Davis, Storm Lake, "The 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre: Triumph or Tragedy?"
The National History Day in Iowa program has been coordinated by the State Historical Society of Iowa since 1994 and is sponsored by the State Historical Society of Iowa, State Historical Society Inc., American Legion of Iowa Foundations, Oberman-Beck Foundation and the Polk County Historical Society.
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