Area Schools Compete at Oklahoma History Day

TAHLEQUAH Several are middle schools and high schools received awards in different events at Oklahoma History Day at Northeastern State University on April 7.

Eight schools participated in the regional competition which was held in the University Center. The theme for this years History Day was The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.

It gives kids an opportunity to expand their minds, said Dr. Billy Joe Davis, professor of history.

The following winners get to go on to the state competition May 6.

Tahlequah Middle School

Jr. Historical Papers

1st place
Rachel Proctor
Sequoyah: Cherokee Hero

2nd place
Jesse Kelley
The Lifetime of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Jr. Group Exhibit

2nd place
Alicia Molina, Pamela McKee, Rebecca DeMoss, Hannah Leach, Asia Thompson
Anna Frank: Perseverance of the Human Spirit

3rd place
Zac Armstrong, Connor Mutzig, William Woodward
Dr. Seuss

Jr. Individual Media

1st place
Kailey Perry
Jehanne d Arc: Leader, Saint, Hero

Jr. Group Media

1st place
Chenez Tschirhart, Yecenia Gonzales, Marissa Mindiola
Mozart

2nd place
Laurn Walker, Phil Halpern, Hunter Manes, Logan Lewis, Crystal Espinel
Simon Estes

Jr. Web sites

1st place
Isaac Burk
Topic of Yesla

2nd place
Jared Bush
The Legacy of Fumihiko Maki

3rd place
Karson Heist, Emily Pippin and Carly Gipson
Bill Pickett

Sweepstakes Awards

Junior Division
Sarah Richards, Tahlequah Middle School

Tahlequah Catholic Home School Association

Jr. Group Exhibit

1st place
Isaac Owen, Ryan Alexander
Daniel McConnell: Irish Civil Rights Hero

Eufaula Middle School

Jr. Group Media

3rd place
Anna Park, Tierra Williams
Jackie Robinson

Teacher Awards

Jayme Sears and Hannah Rippy, Eufaula Middle School

Ben Franklin Middle School

Jr. Individual Exhibit

1st place
Cheyenne Nichols
Sacagawea

2nd place
Elijah Simpson
Henry Ford

3rd place
Sam Stratton
Little Big Man

Jr. Group Performance

1st place
Bailey Robinson, Ashley Stewart
Sisters of the Heart (Oklahomas Women)

Teacher Awards

Mattie Dragoo, Ben Franklin Middle School

Muskogee High School

Sr. Historical Papers

1st place
Blane Burge
Henry Ford: Ordinary BirthExtraordinary Legacy

2nd place
Rachel Bingham
SGT. York: The Hero Who Didnt Want to Fight

3rd place
Harrison Dragoo
A Tale of Two Prisons

Sr. Individual Exhibit

1st place
Kelsey Humphrey
Eleanor Roosevelt

2nd place
Janelle Horn
Maya Angelou: A Voice of Inspiration

3rd place
Ervin McCoy
Bass Reeves

Sr. Group Exhibit

1st place
Evantis McCoy. Elasha Craine, Alane Vann, Lesley Stevens
A Vote for Women
(Rougher Alternative and Muskogee High School)

2nd place
Brayhane Harrison, Lament Lee, Lamiah Smith and Shakira Bryant
A Voice for Freedom

3rd place
Shaunte Lenzy, Candis Gross, Morgan Walker
Bessie Coleman

Sr. Individual Documentary

1st place
Whitney Lund
The Wanted Hero

2nd place
Adrienne Mayfield
Ada Lois, Woman of Pride

Sr. Group Documentary

1st place
Clarissa McJunkins, Michaela Morrison
Mahattma Ganji: Soldier of Peace

Sweepstakes Awards

Senior Division
Dianne Hill, Muskogee High School

Teacher Awards

Jacorie Maxwell, Muskogee High
Tierra Anderson and Kierra Williams Muskogee High School

4/20/2009

Published: 2009-04-20 00:00:00