Local History Day Fair
January 31, 2020
Nevada Middle School
Nevada, Iowa
January 31, 2020
Nevada Middle School
Nevada, Iowa
District Qualifiers
Front row, left to right: Will Bauman, Kira Brockman, Sarah Mehari, Kylie Taylor, Tori Meinecke, Olivia Axmear, Ria Patel, Taylyn Angus, and Matt Sallee.
Second row, left to right: Kaden Weber, Lynze Geerdes, Leah Geerdes, Josie Farmer, Graci Schiller, Dylan Edwards, Tucker Ambrose, Mel Khounsourath, August Martinez, Kaelyn Banks, Abbigale Holm, and Gwen Zrostlik.
Back row, left to right: Hayden Cheek, Ian Thomas, Mady Gibson, Reagan Davis, Emma Strottman, Frank Engstrom, Rowan Steele, Carter Holland, and Nick Larson.
Not pictured: Garrett Barber, Gavin Skaggs, Rhett Harter, Reagan Schmidt, Danny Lindemann, and Jacob Rhoden.
“Breaking Barriers in History” was on display at the local History Day Fair as eighth-grade students presented their National History Day projects on January 31 at Nevada Middle School.
The local fair included 44 exhibits, 11 websites, three documentaries, four historical papers, and one performance.
Several entries qualified for the District History Day scheduled for March 25 at Central College in Pella. The following students are district qualifiers:
Individual Exhibit— Frank Engstrom (Navajo Code Talkers); Olivia Axmear (AAGPBL); and Kaelyn Banks (“First Lady of Song”)
Group Exhibit— Reagan Davis, Josie Farmer, and Kylie Taylor (All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League); Garrett Barber and Gavin Skaggs (Janet Guthrie); Will Bauman, Rhett Harter, and Rowan Steele (Conquering the Barkley Marathons); Tucker Ambrose, Dylan Edwards, and Kaden Weber (Beatles); Graci Schiller and Reagan Schmidt (Manon Rheaume); Leah Geerdes and Sarah Mehari (Mia Hamm); and Tori Meinecke and Emma Strottman (Billie Jean King)
Individual Website— Mel Khounsourath (Fred Korematsu)
Group Website-- Lynze Geerdes and Mady Gibson (The 99ers); Hayden Cheek and Nick Larson (Curt Flood); Carter Holland and Ian Thomas (The War of the Currents); and Abbigale Holm and Gwen Zrostlik (Nellie Bly)
Group Documentary— Taylyn Angus and Ria Patel (The Deaf President Now Protest) and Danny Lindemann and Matt Sallee (Alan Shepard)
Historical Paper—August Martinez (The Paralympic Games) and Jacob Rhoden (The Internet)
Individual Performance--Kira Brockman (Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell)
The local fair included 44 exhibits, 11 websites, three documentaries, four historical papers, and one performance.
Several entries qualified for the District History Day scheduled for March 25 at Central College in Pella. The following students are district qualifiers:
Individual Exhibit— Frank Engstrom (Navajo Code Talkers); Olivia Axmear (AAGPBL); and Kaelyn Banks (“First Lady of Song”)
Group Exhibit— Reagan Davis, Josie Farmer, and Kylie Taylor (All-American Girls’ Professional Baseball League); Garrett Barber and Gavin Skaggs (Janet Guthrie); Will Bauman, Rhett Harter, and Rowan Steele (Conquering the Barkley Marathons); Tucker Ambrose, Dylan Edwards, and Kaden Weber (Beatles); Graci Schiller and Reagan Schmidt (Manon Rheaume); Leah Geerdes and Sarah Mehari (Mia Hamm); and Tori Meinecke and Emma Strottman (Billie Jean King)
Individual Website— Mel Khounsourath (Fred Korematsu)
Group Website-- Lynze Geerdes and Mady Gibson (The 99ers); Hayden Cheek and Nick Larson (Curt Flood); Carter Holland and Ian Thomas (The War of the Currents); and Abbigale Holm and Gwen Zrostlik (Nellie Bly)
Group Documentary— Taylyn Angus and Ria Patel (The Deaf President Now Protest) and Danny Lindemann and Matt Sallee (Alan Shepard)
Historical Paper—August Martinez (The Paralympic Games) and Jacob Rhoden (The Internet)
Individual Performance--Kira Brockman (Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell)