Press Release - Thursday, June 08, 2006
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Students qualify for National History Day competition during annual Illinois History Expo
SPRINGFIELD - Junior and senior high school students from across Illinois have qualified to compete in the National History Day competition to be held June 11 - 15, 2006 in College Park, Maryland. These students were chosen from more than 1,400 students who competed in the Illinois History Expo held May 3 in Springfield.
"These students stand an excellent chance of taking home awards at National History Day," said Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) Director Robert Coomer. The Agency sponsors Expo in cooperation with the Chicago Metro History Education Center.
The Illinois History Expo is coordinated by the IHPA's Education Services Program, which also publishes the on-line student history magazine Illinois History, and Illinois History Teacher, which contains teaching materials. For more information on the program, visit www.Illinois-History.gov.
AURORA
· Aracelli Gonzales, Aracely Gutierrez, Eliseo Martinez, Sarah Peara and Felipe Rodriguez, East Aurora High School. Senior Performance: "Refugio Martinez: Taking a Stand in the Packinghouses." Teacher: Cathy Bednar.
CHICAGO
· Chelsea Farmer, Ogden Elementary School. Junior Paper: "Architectural Preservation Pioneer: Richard Nickels' Fight to Save Chicago's Historic Buildings." Teacher: W. Eric Calderon.
· Sofia Gomez-Doyle and Olivia Jackson Daniels, Ogden Elementary School. Junior Documentary: "Dance Revolution: How Martha Graham Expanded the Boundaries of Dance." Teacher: W. Eric Calderon.
· Deen Rosenberg and Rachael Brown, Ogden Elementary School. Junior Performance: "Jewish Labor Committee and their Efforts to Save European Jews from Nazism." Teacher: W. Eric Calderon.
· Torry Walker, Malcolm Bailey and Lamar Gary, Newberry Math and Science Academy. Junior Performance: "Hip Hop History." Teacher: Gina Cipriani.
· Omar Mesina, Orozco Academy. Junior Documentary: "C.O.R.E." Teacher: Andre Lemoine.
· Keli Walsh, St. Luke School. Junior Documentary: "Standing Up for Chicago." Teacher: Laurie Abrahamson.
· Ishmael Smith, Earhart Elementary. Junior Exhibit: "Brown v. Board of Education." Teacher: Stacy Stewart.
· Peter Contos, Polymath Academy. Junior Exhibit: "Faces of Aunt Jemima." Teacher: Leslie Contos.
· Josh Baker, Lincoln Park High School. Senior Documentary: "Taking a Stand by Taking the Stand." Teacher: Mark Rasar.
· Chris Ciszynski, Brian Lis, Adrien Mitzocowicz and Jonathan Taub, Lincoln Park High School. Senior Documentary: "Maxwell St. Market: Taking a Stand for Preservation." Teacher: Jennifer Johnson.
· Elise Croteau-Chonka, Sandra Peters and Zachary Stenberg, Lincoln Park High School. Senior Exhibit: "Red Summer of 1919: Taking a Stand Against Segregation." Teacher: Ayesha Ahmad.
· Ivan Favelevic and Montana Young, Lincoln Park High School. Senior Exhibit: "Blacks in the White City: Taking a Stand at the Fair." Teacher: Ayesha Ahmad.
· Shantel Jarmon, Morgan Park High School. Senior Documentary: "Reflections in a Black Mirror." Teacher: Steven Mulhooly.
· Anthony Williams, Brooks College Prep School. Senior Performance: "Guilty Until Proven Innocent." Teacher: Elizabeth Robbins.
· Lydia Landor, Decatur Classical School. Junior Performance: "The Little Giant and Long Abe." Teacher: Elizabeth Allegretti.
ELGIN
· Ophelia Swanson, St. Thomas More School. Junior Performance: "Jane Addams and the Founding of Hull House." Teacher: Melissa Craig.
EVANSTON
· Jonathan Spalding, Martin Luther King Jr. Lab School. Junior Paper: "J. Robert Oppenheimer: His Fight Against Nuclear Proliferation." Teacher: Jennifer Tobey.
LINCOLNSHIRE
· Rahul Gorawara, Stevenson High School. Senior Paper: "Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority: How Gautreaux's Attempt to Desegregate Public Housing Provided an Effective Means for Reducing Urban Decay." Teacher: Christopher Salituro.
· Mona Ghadiri, Callie McCune and Agnes Mazur, Stevenson High School. Senior Media: "Carrying the Burden: The Story of Clyde Kennard." Teacher: Barry Bradford.
MENDOTA
· Madeline Piller, Isaac Piller, Abigael Morris, Haley Sack and Stevie Croisant, Mendota High School. Junior Performance: "Radium Girls." Teacher: Susan Sack.
· Megan Sack, Mendota High School. Senior Exhibit: "We Couldn't Win Without Them." Teacher: Susan Sack.
OAK FOREST
· Gian Santos, Oak Forest High School (independent study). Senior Exhibit: "Justice Through Science."
SKOKIE
· Vi Nguyen, Robin David and Rebecca Lisitza, East Prairie School. Junior Exhibit: "Hidden Heroines: Soldiers Stand in Secret." Teacher: Suzan Bates.
· Ammar Ikanovic, Konrad Sniezek and John Sherman, East Prairie School. Junior Exhibit: "Black Hawk Down: Taking a Stand to Live on his Tribal Land." Teacher: Suzan Bates.
WILMETTE
· Katherine Kinnaird, Regina Dominican High School. Senior Paper: "Reverend Christopher Moore and the Founding of the Chicago Children's Choir." Teacher: Mike Small.
WOODSTOCK
· Patrick Murray, Patrick Carpenter, Andrew Shirman, Andrew Medvecz and Anthony Buralli, Marian Central High School. Senior Performance: "The Call of a Generation." Teacher: Glenn Pinnau.
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