CDH Makes Good Showing at State History Day

Revised 6/8/17
June 8, 2017

More than 1300 students from across the state, including 15 CDH Sophomores, competed in State History Day on April 29. This year's theme was "Taking a Stand in History." Students began working on their projects during first trimester.

 

Congratulations to CDH award winners and their topics:

Karissa Tschida - Nellie Stone Johnson- Individual performance

Earned Honorable Mention and the Minneapolis History Topics Award

Sam Harris and Abe Schwinn - 1968 Olympics protest - Group Exhibit                                        Earned Honorable Mention.  

The complete list of CDH student competitors and their projects is:

Individual Performance Karissa Tschida on Nellie Stone Johnson

Individual Exhibit Allie Kelly on Paul Rusesagavbin (Hotel Rwanda), Grace Kohanek on Betty Friedan, Gina Neumann on The Red Barn Protest in Dinkytown,

Group Exhibit Steven Budka, Sean Tyler and Jack McGrath on Nelson Mandela, Sam Harris and Abe Schwinn on the 1968 Olympics,

Group Documentary Lily Brielmaier and Carolina Schuster on Betty Freidan,

Individual Websites Adrienne O’Shea on the Easter Uprising in Ireland, Jordan Penson on Curt Flood,

Group Website Truman Stewart and Riley Christiansen on Gandhi.

All of these projects were begun in November, competed in our CDH competition in February to advance to regionals at Augsburg College.  The next level was the Augsburg Regionals in March for the state competition. After each competition students did additional revision and work to improve their projects for the next level of competition.

-Revised 6/8/17-