CDH Holds Annual History Day Competition
February 7, 2023
CDH students are participating in the annual History Day competition this year, a nationwide contest where students research their chosen topic in history. They have their choice to present their research in an exhibit, paper, performance, documentary, or website.
This year's theme is Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.
Our CDH History Day team includes Ms. Jenn Androsky, Ms. Morgan Lieske, Mr. David Boisclair, Ms. Christina DeVos, Mr. Greg Poferl and Ms. Becca Strauss.
There was an internal competition at CDH and below are the students advancing to the Regional History Day Competition at Augsburg University on Monday March 13 and those who will not advance, but received Honorable Mentions.
Individual Exhibit
Advancing to Regionals
- Drew Brass '25 – The First Skyscraper and the Impact of its Innovations
- Xinyue Cui '25 - Nussi
- Julia Haas '25 – W.A.S.P. and focusing on Betty
- Brooklyn Johnson '25 – Redlining in the Twin Cities
- Skylar McLeod '25 – Women in World War II: Rosie the Riveter
Honorable Mentions
- Penelope Deignan '25 – Mayo Clinic
- Ava Evans '25 – Pearl Harbor
- Kendre Fields '25 – Bill Russell the First Player Coach
- Ricky Hernandez '25 – Pearl Harbor
- Andrew Jensen '25 – Lane Frost’s Bull Riding Career
- David LeClair '25 – The Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Shaolin Qian '25 – Flying Tiger
Group Exhibit
Advancing to Regionals
- Ava Perry '25 & Delaney Schwab '25 – The Match Girl Strike of 1888
- Ben Johnson '25 & Jeremiah Thom '25 – The Viking Age
- Davis Johnson '25 & Garrett Johnson '25 – 1916 Iron Range Strike
- Jackson Werner '25 & John Carney '25 – The Gold Rush
- McKinley Haycraft '25 & Hope Hadac '25 – Amelia Earhart and the First Flight Over the Ocean
- Cece Staples '25 & Marnie McGlinch '25 – Radium Girls
Honorable Mentions
- Anna Caflisch '23 & Maia Bowman '25 – Saturday Night Live
- Brooke Nesdahl '25 & Molly Brost '25 – Auschwitz Concentration Camp
- John King '25 and Owen Nelson '25 – Willie O’Ree
- Lilia Hozza '25 & Finny Downes '25 – Mayo Clinic
- Luke Paar '25 & Ethan Innes '25 – Manhattan Project
- Maeve Johnston '25 & Emily Junker '25 – Seneca Falls Convention
- Stella Hadac '25 & Maeve Stephens '25 - Walt Disney’s Snow White - First full length Animated movie
Individual Website
Advancing to Regionals
- Jake Haider '25 – Penicillin: The First Frontier of Antibiotics
- Ava Merritt '24 – Levittown Beyond the City Limits
Group Website
Advancing to Regionals
- Annika Clift '25 & Annalise Limoges '25 – The Limitlessness of Steel Framing
- Bauer Houge '25 & Emily Boss '25 – The Boundary Waters
- Mick Omosowon '25 & Margaret Marrinan '25 – Alice Paul
- Connor Quinn '25, Nick McQuillan '25, Joe Barrett '25 – Sesame Street
- Ryotaro Jimbayashi '24 & Ehyun Cho '25 – The Turing Project
- Maggie Kocourek '25, Cassidy Taylor '25, Sydney Gerczak '25 – Pankhurts and British Suffrage of 1889-1918
Honorable mentions
- Geno Bieter '25, Evan Stoltz '25 and Jack Kirchberg '25 - Salyut 1; The First Space Station
Individual Documentary
Advancing to Regionals
- Ian Johnson '25 – First Country to Legalize Same Sex Marriage
Group Documentary
Advancing to Regionals
- Emmie Brunette '25, Katie Farrington '25, Amelia Olin '25 – Nadia Comaneci
- Emma Dornan '25, Kate Flynn '25, Stella Hrabe '25 – The Beatles
- Veszi Lippai '25 & Jimmy Dodig '25 – Willie O’Ree
- Yafiet Zemicael '25, Moses Mekonnen '25, Noah Lease '25 – Jack Johnson
Honorable Mentions
- Reagan Langan '25, Bridget Kimlinger '25, Lauren Fisher '25 – Brown v. Board of Education
- Jin Lin '23 & Yifei Lan '24 – Nanjing Massacre
- Jaydn Harris '25, John Mooney '25, Marcus Simmons '25 – Prep to Pro: Kobe Bryant Going to the NBA
Group Performance
Advancing to Regionals
- Zander Coy '25, Brady Stoeklen '25 and Watson Fleming – Curt Flood
