St. Rose of Lima School had seven entries qualify for the State History Day Contest following competition at the District Contest March 9 at Northeast Community College, Norfolk.
Seventh and eighth-grade students participating at the District Contest included (back row) Payge Goeken, Charlee Wiebelhaus, Hadley Kuchta, Ella Pokorny, Emma Arens, Layla Foxhoven, Zoey Wieseler, Wil Kleinschmit, Harrison Poppe, (front row) Alexis DeRoos, Grace Morrison, Meredith Wortmann, Leo Reifenrath, Ethan Buschkamp, Logan Guenther, Jake Jackson.
History Day is a 3-month process involving extensive research, analysis, and creativity to design an entry (exhibit, performance, paper, website, or documentary) to showcase student learning. The State Contest will be held April 25 at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln.
1st place Individual Website: Jake Jackson, “The Manhattan Project: The Reaction that Reformed History.”
1st place Group Website: Ethan Buschkamp, Logan Guenther, and Leo Reifenrath, “The History & Reactions of Auschwitz.”
1st place Individual Exhibit: Alexis DeRoos, “Amelia Earhart.”
1st place Individual Documentary: Grace Morrison, “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History: The September 11 Attacks.”
1st place Group Exhibit: Payge Goeken and Charlee Wiebelhaus, “How Radiology has Reformed Over the Years.”
2nd place Group Exhibit: Emma Arens, Hadley Kuchta, and Ella Pokorny, “Alexander Fleming’s Revolution of Antibiotics.”
2nd place Individual Performance: Meredith Wortmann, “Rheta Child Dorr: A Born Debater.”
Also competing:
3rd place Group Exhibit: Layla Foxhoven and Zoey Wieseler, “Agriculture During the Great Depression.”
4th place Group Exhibit: Wil Kleinschmit and Harrison Poppe, “The Reign of Terror: The Reaction to the French Revolution.”