History Day 2023 Results

Results for National Qualifiers:

Aliah Mohmand of Kalamazoo Central High School, sponsored by Bradley Ihrcke, placed third in the nation for the Senior Division Individual Exhibit category. Her entry was titled "Afghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontier." Aliah's third-place finish was the highest for any 九一麻豆制片厂 entry in this year's National History Day competition.

State History Day Results for District 6 Qualifiers

Youth Division (Grades 4 & 5)

Group Documentary

First Place: Addison Williams, Noah Dubbink, Ella Cook (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥淩ailroads: A New Frontier in War鈥濃擳he Sam Breck Award for Best Entry in Railroad History

Second Place: Gwen Spencer, Annika Chalupa, Haven Spencer (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥淭he Buckeye Bullet: Breaking Racial Barriers through a New Frontier鈥濃擝est Entry in African-American History

Third Place: Loralye Chmiel, Grace Gagie, Harper Trevino (The Gagie School), 鈥淩achel Carson and Her Powerful Pen鈥

Individual Exhibit

First Place: Alec Perski (The Gagie School), 鈥淐aptain Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Pioneer and Explorer鈥濃擝est Entry in Naval or Maritime History

Group Exhibit

First Place: Omarion Robinson, Joshua Grimes (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥淔rom Slave to Soldier鈥

Second Place: Mackenzie Lepisto, Anya Oostveen, Carsyn VanderMolen (The Gagie School), 鈥淓lizabeth Blackwell: A Medical Pioneer鈥

Third Place: Starlin Trafton, Ellie Priebe (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥淭errorism on Our Turf: September 11th鈥擜 New Frontier鈥

Individual Performance

First Place: Tenley Klock (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥溾楤ird Woman鈥 Sacagawea and Her Legacy in Exploring the New Frontier鈥濃擳he Adler Award for Best Entry in Woman鈥檚 History

Second Place: Skylar Venick (The Gagie School), 鈥淐oco Chanel鈥

Group Performance

First Place: Cooper Priebe, Everly Strebeck (North Shore Elementary School), 鈥淎pollo 13: The Unplanned New Frontier in a New Frontier鈥濃擝est Entry in Use of Primary Sources

Individual Website

First Place:  Roger Bao (The Gagie School), 鈥淭he White Rose鈥

Group Website

First Place: Ian Anderson, Alexander Glista (The Gagie School), 鈥淗enry Ford鈥檚 Big Ideas: Shaping a Car Industry鈥濃擝est Use of Economic History or Impact

Junior Division (Grades 6-8)

Individual Documentary

National Finalist: Cadence Phillips (Baseline Middle School), 鈥淭he Stonewall That Didn鈥檛 Fall鈥

Group Documentary

National Finalist: Charlie Toy, Lucy Sikkema (The Gagie School), 鈥淲omen in Space鈥

National Finalist: Tori Smith, Sarah Hudson (The Gagie School), 鈥淧rivate Citizens in Space: A New Frontier for Teachers鈥

Individual Exhibit

National Alternate: Gertrude Hermann-Wilmarth (Kazoo School)

Individual Performance

National Finalist: Hayden Washegesic (Baseline Middle School), 鈥淎mericanization: 鈥楰ill the Indian, Save the Man鈥欌

Group Performance

National Finalist: Ty Anderson, Drew Olney (Baseline Middle School), 鈥淚t All Started with a Mouse: Disney and the New Frontiers in Animation鈥

Group Website

National Alternate: Jenessa Kleyn, Allyson Rose, Reagan Schipper, Charity VanBrugge, Madison DeVries (Providence Christian School)鈥擝est Use of Economic History or Impact

Senior Division (Grades 9-12)

Individual Documentary

National Finalist: Tabitha Newberry (South Haven High School), 鈥淓verybody Dance Now: Martha Wash鈥擝ringing Diversity and Positive Body Image to the Forefront鈥

Group Documentary

Lauryn Daugherty, Lauren Bartlett (South Haven High School), 鈥淎n American First: A War Made for TV鈥濃擩ames Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History

Individual Exhibit

National Finalist: Aliah Mohmand (Kalamazoo Central High School), 鈥淎fghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontier鈥濃擝est Entry in Use of Family History

National Finalist: Georgia Edmonds (Loy Norrix High School), 鈥淭he Lady Doctors: How the Blackwell Sisters Extended the Frontiers of the Medical Field鈥

Group Exhibit

National Finalist: Andrew Deem, Molly Kramer, Ethan Davis (Heritage Christian Academy), 鈥淭he Existentially Exquisite Technological Innovations of Apple鈥

Individual Paper

National Finalist: Mclevy Strong-Morse (Homeschool), 鈥淭asting the Beginnings of Freedom: L茅on Lacombe鈥檚 Struggle to Further the French Revolutionary Frontiers of Feminism鈥濃擳he Adler Award for Best Entry in Women鈥檚 History

Individual Performance

National Alternate: Ruby Peterson (South Haven High School), 鈥淰ietnam: The War That Changed Wars鈥

Group Website

National Alternate: Carter Barker, Josh Beck, Ezekiel Fenstermaker, Elliana Fenstermaker (Heritage Christian Academy), 鈥淐ompany K: 九一麻豆制片厂鈥檚 Native Americans鈥 Influence on the Civil War鈥濃擝est Entry in 九一麻豆制片厂 History