HISTORY AWARDS: Bay City Students Among National History Day Competitors
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Michigan students competing in the National History Day competition represented several cities, including Ada, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Grand Rapids, Gobles, Holland, Kalamazoo, Owosso, South Haven, Traverse City, Troy and Whitehall.
Michigan students were among the thousands of participants from across the United States and several territories competing in the 2014 National History Day Contest, which took place June 15 - 19, in College Park, MD.
"This year's theme 'Rights and Responsibilities in History' was a wonderful platform for our students to examine some interesting subjects," said Tamara Barnes, State Coordinator for Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan). "We are very proud of the work presented by our students throughout the History Day program."
Michigan students competing in the National History Day competition represented several cities, including Ada, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Grand Rapids, Gobles, Holland, Kalamazoo, Owosso, South Haven, Traverse City, Troy and Whitehall.
Junior Division group website state winners and national finalists were Allyson Hill and Emily Kato, T.L. Handy Middle School, "Children March for Their Rights."
Zach Czinder of Central High was a state winner and national finalist for his individual website, "Dred Scott's Fight for African Americans.
Mariah Olsson from Montague School in Montague, Mich., was selected to represent Michigan at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History with her exhibit, "Exploiting A Culture, Exploding the Land: Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands." Mariah was sponsored by Jan Klco.
Caroline Yapp of Hackett Catholic High School in Kalamazoo, parent Petra Jodelis, placed fifth in the nation for Senior Individual Exhibit with her entry "Men Behind Barbed Wire: Rights of POWs During World War II and the Geneva Convention." Yapp also received the Senior Division Outstanding State Entry Award, designating her as best-in-state.
Katie Chung, Lauren Wojciechowski and Kellie Zhou, of Forest Hills Northern Middle School in Grand Rapids, teacher Mary Beth McMahon, placed sixth in the nation for Junior Group Exhibit with their entry "Ellis Island: The Right to a Right Start." Chung, Wojciechowski and Zhou also received the Immigration History Award.
Alex Vonhof of Kazoo School in Kalamazoo, teacher Robert Bradford, placed eighth in the nation for Junior Papers with his entry "Plessey v. Ferguson Court Case of 1896." Vonhof also received the Junior Division Outstanding State Entry Award, designating him as best-in-state.
TEACHER AWARDS
The Patricia Behring Award recognizes two teachers from each state, one at the junior level and one at the senior level. Traci Welch from Hancock High School in Hancock, Mich., received the senior division award, and Abby Kuhn from Ann Arbor Learning Community in Ann Arbor, Mich., received the junior division award. The teachers selected have shown outstanding creativity, commitment, and inspiration in developing student interest in history. Each teacher will receive a cash award of $500 in honor of their contributions to history education through the National History Day program.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National History Day in Michigan -- known statewide as Michigan History Day -- is an educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan, the state's oldest cultural organization. Major sponsors of Michigan History Day are the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Meijer Inc., the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, and Amway.
The Historical Society of Michigan (HSM) announced that it has been awarded a grant by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to achieve its project "Expanding the Story: Engaging Michigan's Urban, Minority, and Underserved Communities."
This $300,000 grant will allow HSM to accomplish two significant objectives: 1) to continue the work of its original Kellogg Foundation grant to more fully engage Michigan?s minority and underserved communities in the appreciation of state history, and 2) to begin a new initiative to re-launch Michigan History for Kids magazine. The grant period will be from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2016.
?We are very happy that a major element of this grant will enable us to bring back Michigan History for Kids," said Larry J. Wagenaar, Executive Director of the Society.
"Besides being an important tool for the study of history for elementary-age children, this magazine will feature lessons in history that reflect the diversity of our state."
Geared toward students in the third and fourth grades, Michigan History for Kids will be launched in several stages. "We will be working from the ground up on this magazine," continued Wagenaar. "From hiring a new Education Outreach Director and Editor of Michigan History for Kids who will oversee the project to developing content that reflects the stories of all Michigan peoples, Michigan History for Kids and its related efforts will be a huge undertaking, but one we are looking forward to bringing to fruition."
The Education Outreach Director and Editor of Michigan History for Kids will also assist with education outreach by developing curriculum, in tandem with teachers, that ties together school requirements with content from the magazine, the Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) competition, and other educational initiatives of the The Historical Society of Michigan.
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