USC announces History Day - state
competition results, 2003
Pueblo -- For the second year running,
students from a District 70 charter school placed at the state level for the
National History Day competition at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and
are eligible to participate in national competition at the University of
Maryland, College Park, June 15-19.
Connect School students Ashley Barker, Shaina Beaudin, and Raquel Fuentes earned
second place at the junior level (grades 6-8) for their group exhibit
"Mining: Mineral Rights and Responsibilities to the Environment."
The three students follow in the footsteps of Amy Jo Wiley, a Connect School
student who placed second last year at state and went on to national competition
with her individual exhibit, "Mill Girls Revolution."
Several other entries were recognized for high quality at this year's state
competition. Third place winners were Kristen Stephens, for a junior-level
paper, and Marc Luce, T.C. Harrison, and Daniel Kinnett, for a junior-level
group exhibit. In addition, Honorable Mentions were awarded to Lauren Emory,
Devin Alfonso, and Wesley Reed for a junior-level group exhibit, and to Zach
Collier for a junior-level individual media entry.
Students competed based on their research into a topic of their choosing,
related to the national theme this year of "Rights and Responsibilities in
History." They presented their research as a paper, and exhibit, or a
documentary.
An additional 21 students, from Connect School, Canon City Middle School, La
Junta Middle School, and Granada High School, who had been winners in the
History Day competition in Pueblo in March presented individual or group entries
at state: Anna Boyd, Brooks Brumfield, Dan Cleaver, Brian Cordova, Tyler DuVall,
Hannah Evans, Jaclynn Gazette, Emma Goerlich, Mark Grasmick, Leah Jarvis, Kazia
Marshall, Kenny Medina, Mitch Montoya, Marie Newby, Alison Panza, Cody Smith,
Tyler Spinuzzi, Mick Stachler, Kyle Torres, Amanda Van Dyke, and Zack Vencius.
For further information about the regional History Day program sponsored by the
University of Southern Colorado, contact the History Department at 549-2417.
The University of Southern Colorado is a regional, comprehensive university
emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying
excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and
outreach, USC is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality
of services provided to its students.
