2008 NHDMO State Winners
First and second place winners in each category are Missouri’s delegates to National History Day, April 12, 2008 at the University of Missouri - Columbia (Special Prize Winners Follow)
Junior Historical Papers
1. Ryan Link of New Mark Middle School, Kansas City, teacher Julie Goldsberry for his paper entitled Brown vs. Board of Education. 2. Michael Doman of Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, teacher Susan Hazen for his paper entitled Conflict and Compromise: The Navajo Code Talkers. 3. Bendetto Colagiovanni of Wydown Middle School, Clayton, teacher Janet Baldwin for his paper entitled Cold War, Hot Topics: Conflict, Compromise, and Evolution during the Kennedy Administration.
Junior Individual Exhibits
1. Mikayla McGoldrick of Hollister Junior High School, Hollister, teacher Charlene Free for her paper entitled The Bald Knobber: Citizens Committee or Ozark Vigilantes? 2. Billiy Swift of Columbia Catholic School, Columbia, teacher Widget Ewing for his paper entitled Lloyd Gaines: Paving the Way to Integrated Schools. 3. Zachary Aldrich of Neosho Middle School, Neosho, teacher Julia Hulley for his paper entitled Led by the Game from Conflict to Compromise.
Junior Group Exhibits
1. Xiayoa Wu and Di Luo of Wydown Middle School, Clayton, teacher Janet Baldwin for their exhibit Twin Twain: The Conflict and Compromise Between Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain. 2. Erin Marston and Janene Inman of Carthage Junior High, Carthage, teacher Sue Pitts for their exhibit Religious Conflicts of 1947: Creating India’s Compromise. 3. Haley Brownfield, Kendace Patterson and Libby Shannon Carthage Junior High, Carthage, teacher Kathleen Swift for their exhibit A Conflict of Bread and Roses: The Lawrence Strick of 1912.
Junior Individual Performances
1. Nidhi Khurana of Gentry Middle School, Columbia, teacher Cathy Libey for her performance entitled Golda Meir: A Pursuit for Everlasting Peace in Palestine. 2. Gabrielle Lachtrup of Wydown Middle School, Clayton, teacher Janet Baldwin for her performance entitled Jefferson Davis: compromise in the Face of Southern Conflict. 3. Patrick Lawhorn of Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, teacher Dan O’Connell for his performance entitled The 1707Act of Union: Was Scotland Bought and Sold for English Gold.
Junior Group Performances
1. Melissa Stallbaumer, Christine McCoy and Randol Batts of East Buchanan Middle School, Easton, teacher Shawn Purl for their performance entitled Rosie the Riveter: America’s Rebel Sweatheart. 2. Taylor Robinson, Hannah Moore and Alexa Grissom of Gideon Junior High, Gideon, teachers James Breece and Micah Breece for their performance entitled Above and Beyond with Flying Colors. 3. Kristyn Sanders, Ellie Kidd, Faith Reynolds and Lizzie Nussbaum of Central Junior High School, Cape Giradeau, teacher Emily Goode for their performance Women of the Civil War.
Junior Individual Documentaries
1. Mitchell Leippert of New Mark Middle School, Kansas City, teacher Julie Goldsberry, for his documentary entitled Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. 2. Jocelyn Lee of Wydown Middle School, Clayton, teacher Janet Baldwin for his documentary entitled The Little Rock Nine: A Struggle for Intergration. 3. Kassidy Murphy of Risco R-2 Schools, Risco, teacher, Michael Murphy, Kim Powell, Casey Lewis and Melanie Tipton for her documentary entitled To Gaze Idly at a Crime.
Junior Group Documentaries
1. Daniel Galazra and Nabeel Chowdhury of Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, teachers Cynthia Felts, Mary Mueller and Janiece Mulia for their documentary entitled Conflict From Within: Malcom X v. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Raylynn Charlton, Melanie Blasé and Gabbie Wiley of Hannibal Middle School, Hannibal, teacher Terry Trullinger for their documentary entitled From the Supreme Court to American’s Hometown: The Conflict, Compromise and Triumph of School Desegregation through the Eyes of a Hannibal High Pirate. 3. Benjamin Goldsmith and Zachary Praiss of Wydown Middle School, Clayton, teacher Janet Baldwin for their documentary entitled An Evolving Conflict With No Compromise In Sight.
Junior Web Site
1. Lindley Round of Barstow School, Kansas City, teacher Sarah Knopik for her Web Site entitled Murderous Conflict and a Partial Compromise in Osage Nation. 2. Spencer Lowden, Jeremy Robbins and Micha Alford of Diamond Middle School, Diamond, teacher Heather Asbell for their Web Site entitled Conflict and Compromise: The World Near Nuclear War. 3. Katrina Hauser of Holy Infant School, Ballwin, teacher Robert Stevens for her Web Site Japanese-American Interment in WW II.
Senior Historical Paper
1. Joshua Windsor of Central High School, Springfield, teacher Ken Elkins for his paper entitled The Jay Treaty. 2. Christian Johns of Carthage High School, Carthage, teacher Caroline Tubbs for his paper entitled “I Dissent”: The Supreme Court and Japanese American Interment.
3. Henry Shull of Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg teacher Matthew Bax for his paper entitled The Rise and Fall of the Oath of Loyalty: Conflict and Compromise in Missour During the Civil War Era.
Senior Individual Exhibits
1. Olivia Atkinsonof Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass for her exhibit entitled Monkey Business. 2. Gabriela Fonseca of Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, teacher Stephen Platte for her exhibit entitled The Struggle of Citizenship. 3. Adam Divis of Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, teacher Cynthis Felts for his exhibit entitled The U-2 Incident.
Senior Group Exhibits
1. Matt Prince, Emily Robinson and Christian Shade of Central High School, Springfield, teacher Molly Gray, for their exhibit entitled The Rise and Fall of Al-Andalus. 2. Silvina Roman and Justine Leiser of Carthage High School, Carthage, teacher Caroline Tubbs for their exhibit entitled James Milton Turner: Overcoming Conflict to Promote Compromise for His People. 3. Erica Westenberg, Laura Daily and Andrea Rolufs of Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, teachers Cynthis Felts and Mary Mueller for their exhibit Conflict and Compromise: Christianity and World War II.
Senior Individual Performances
1. Kate Baue of Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, teacher Stephen Platte, for her performance entitled What did they every do? 2. Christian Davis of Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass, for his performance entitled A Battle Within the Brotherhood: M.L. King vs. Malcolm X. 3. Chris Ghan of Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, teacher Marilyn Toalson, for his performance entitled Spirit of Liberty: Benjamin Franklin and Slavery.
Senior Group Performances
1. Lucy Egan and Grace Johnson of Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass, for their performance entitled The Man Who Sank Slave Ships. 2. Ashley Moore and Anna Godbey of Risco R-2 Schools, Risco, teachers Michael Murphy, Casey Lewis and Melanie Tipton, for their performance entitled “The Broken Pane of Glass: Conflict and Compromise in the Women’s Movement”. 3. Ashley Segrave and Mallory Alpert of Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass, for their performance entitled Newsboys Strike of 1899.
Senior Individual Documentaries
1. Krystle Wright of Risco R-2 Schools, Risco, teachers Michael Murphy, Casey Lewis and Melanie Tipton, for her documentary entitled “444: A Campaign of Terror”.
2. Amanda Williams of Waynesville High School, Waynesville, teacher Kelly Tillot for her documentary entitled The Building of Fort Leonard Wood: Conflict and Compromise of Eminent Domain. 3. Kelsey Murphy of Risco R-2 Schools, Risco, teachers Michael Murphy, Casey Lewis and Melanie Tipton, for his documentary entitled “Great People Do Not Always Do Great Things”.
Senior Group Documentaries
1. Sarah Fleming and Emily Sherman of Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass for their documentary entitled The Glorious Revolution. 2. Ellie Hart, Allison Pericich and Jessica Ann of St. Teresa’s Academy, Kansas City, teacher Karen Johnson for their documentary entitled The One Child Policy: The Conflict of the Cultural Revolution that Lead to a National Compromise. 3. Nick Arnold and Jacob Dahl of Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, teacher Bob Vass for their documentary entitled The Conflicts and Compromises of the Constitution.
Senior Web Site
1. Amelia Jester of Liberty Junior High School, Liberty, teacher Penny Holm for her web site entitled Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. 2. Chi Zeng of Clayton High School, Clayton, teacher Joshua Meyers for his web site entitled Nixon’s 1972 Visit to China: Compromise Across a 23 Year Ocean of Conflict. 3. Daniel Lappin of Rockhurt High School, Kansas City, teacher Chris Elmore for his web site entitled Apollo-Soyuz Test Projects: The End of the Space Race.