Several students from Maysville High School competed and earned honors at the National History Day State Competition held Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University yesterday
Eleven MHS students competed in this round of the competition - a capstone for months of historical writing and research. Students analyzed primary and secondary sources, conducted personal interviews with experts, and spent significant time in museums and archives to create their original projects in the various categories, all tied to this year’s theme of “frontiers in history.”
In order to compete at this round, students had to qualify by finishing first or second at the regional contest held at Muskingum University last month. The competing students include: Sophomores, Emma Rush and Scarlet Price (group website), Arion Yost, Zach Howell (individual website), Will Stoepfel, Maya Johnson (individual documentary), Claire Heiney (individual exhibit). Juniors: Abby Fracker and Jacklynn Watts (group website), Autumn Barrows (individual website) and Tillman Hawk (individual paper).
Receiving recognition on the day:
- Tillman Hawk won the “America’s Founding” award which included a cash prize.
- Sophomores Will Stoepfel and Maya Johnson both placed in the top six in the state for their individual documentaries.
- Junior Autumn Barrows placed fourth in the state for her website.
- Sophomores Emma Rush and Scarlet Price received the “Ohio Pride” award which comes with a cash prize AND the pair was recognized as the winners of the group website category. As a result of their first place finish, the group is now eligible to join the Ohio delegation and represent the state at the National History Day competition in June held at College Park Maryland, just outside of Washington DC.
The NHD program reaches nearly half a million American and international students every year so to make it this far is quite a success. Congratulations to all of the Maysville students who competed and good luck to those moving on to the next round.
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