Handy Girls Successful at National History Day Event
Ellie DuRussel & Victoria Wooley Shine at University of Maryland
June 22, 2016
By: MyBayCity Staff
Ellie DuRussel and Victoria Wooley
T.L. Handy Middle School, the City of Bay City, and the State of Michigan can be proud of Ellie DuRussel and Victoria Wooley who took outstanding honors last week at the National History Day competition held at the University of Maryland.
The girls project was a website they created titled: World War II War Brides. Ellie and Victoria's journey started months ago when they, along with several other Handy students from Mr. Robert Pawlak's Honors Social Studies classes, competed in the local history day on March 12th, at the Delta Planetarium.
Students had to choose a history-related topic that fit into this year's theme: Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History.
Students had a choice of formats: Written paper, Exhibit, Performance, or Website.
Ellie and Victoria, by successfully placing at the state level were able to go on to the National History Day finals at the University of Maryland from June 12th through the 16th.