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Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest2011 WinnersIndividual Exhibit Junior1st: Ethan McComb Huntingtown, MD, Plum Point Middle School Teacher(s): Merry Ellen Fallica Entry - The Marshall Plan: America's Soft Power Diplomacy Saves Eruope from Economic & Political Chaos Following World War II 2nd: Jenn Fabian Minneapolis, MN, Breck School Teacher(s): Carrie Lennox, Sarah Flotten Entry - The Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy's Debate Between Diplomacy and War 3rd: Camille Balhorn Robbinsdale, MN, Robbinsdale Middle School Teacher(s): Scott Mattis Entry - The Boundary Waters Treaty: Sustained Diplomacy Senior 1st: Annie Salinas Spring, TX, Salinas Homeschool Teacher(s): Lisa Salinas Entry - Solidarity: From a Polish Shipyard to the Kremlin, the Diplomacy that Shaped Eastern Europe 2nd: Emma deVries Lincoln, NE, Science Focus Program @ The Zoo Teacher(s): B. Briney Entry - The Debate of Desegregation "Not Enough Army to go Around" 3rd: Cooper Self Topeka, KS, Topeka High Teacher(s): Julie Riphahn Entry - The Failure of the Treaty of Paris of 1898: The Absence of the Filipinos in the Negotiations, and the War that Ensued Group Exhibit Junior1st: Danika Tindall, Bailey Davis, Ann Hedlund Akron, IA, Akron-Westfield Community School Teacher(s): Valorie Philips, Colleen Westergard Entry - Wisconsin v. Yoder: Successful Debate of Freedom in Education 2nd: Eve Zelickson, Sophie O'Bryan Minneapolis, MN, Breck School Teacher(s): Carrie Lennox, Sarah Flotten Entry - "Touching Peace:" The Oslo Accord's Diplomatic Effort to Reach Peace Between Palestinians and Israelis 3rd: Mikayla Miller, Gabriel Nesler Copperas Cove, TX, Copperas Cove J H Teacher(s): Danny Corbett Entry - Chamizal Dispute: Redrawing the Line Senior 1st: Stormi Hoebelheinrich, Hiley Cammock Yankton, SD, Yankton High School Teacher(s): Doug Haar Entry - The Dakota Plains: A History of Strained Debate and Diplomacy 2nd: Janal Kim, Keri Ann Nagaishi, Kelly Zakimi Honolulu, HI, Moanalua High School Teacher(s): Angela Brooks Entry - Creation of Pakistan 3rd: Emma Hubner, Taylor Gehrls, Emily Bainter, Cydnie Carmody Eldridge, IA, North Scott High School Teacher(s): Chris Green Entry - Tinker v. Des Moines: Protesting War, Debating the First Amendment Individual Documentary Junior1st: Lauren Collins White Pine, TN, White Pine School Teacher(s): Jack Collins Entry - Eminent Domain: Private Tragedies for the Public Good 2nd: Anna Solomon White Bear Lake, MN, Sunrise Park Middle School Teacher(s): Huy Nguyen Entry - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt's Diplomatic Achievement 3rd: Liam Knox Plainsboro, NJ, Community Middle School Teacher(s): Karen Rosnick Entry - Give Peace A Chance: Kennedy's Peace Corps and the New Diplomacy Senior 1st: Samhita Karnati Redmond, WA, Redmond Junior High Teacher(s): Kimberly Jensen Entry - What Was Promised? Northwest Indian Fishing Rights Debated 2nd: Elizabeth Young Ms Gulf Coast, MS, Coast Christian Home Educators Association Teacher(s): Anne Young Entry - The Louisiana Purchase: Doubling a Nation with the Stroke of a Pen 3rd: Clarissa Guy Denver, CO, Denver School Of The Arts Teacher(s): Ed Glassman Entry - The Nazi Olympics: Diplomacy, Subterfuge, and Debate Group Documentary Junior1st: Kara Kolar, Gwyneth Schuler Wichita, KS, Maize South Middle School Teacher(s): A.C. Poynter Entry - Sweetest Diplomacy of All 2nd: Jonathan Pezzner, Michael Zilberfarb, Zachary McKenna, Eric Grayson Cherry Hill, NJ, Rosa International Middle School Teacher(s): Christy Marrella-Davis, Steven Davis Entry - The Road To A More Perfect Union 3rd: Elizabeth Perrotta, Laura Jennings South Hamilton, MA, Miles River Middle School Teacher(s): Tyler Walker Entry - Capital Punishment: A Life or Death Debate Senior 1st: Matt Mariutto, Nicole Mariutto Plantation, FL, American Heritage School Teacher(s): Leslie Porges Entry - The Gay Rights Debate of 1977: Successes, Failures & Consequences 2nd: Maya Balakrishnan, Tara Balakrishnan, Anand Raghuraman, Tian Kisch, Raluca Ifrim Redmond, WA, Redmond High School Teacher(s): Kimberly Jensen, Lesley Cordell Entry - From Isolation to Empire: The Aftermath of the Spanish American War 3rd: Daniel Kubishta, Brendan Decicio 22043 Helix, OR, Helix High School Teacher(s): Lorin Kubishta Entry - Pierce v. Society of Sisters: Oregon Debates Education Individual Performance Junior1st: Matthew Broussard Baytown, TX, Gentry J H Teacher(s): Jody Roberts Entry - The Treaty of Paris: The Ultimate Game of Chess 2nd: Julia Veitinger Milwaukee, WI, University School Of Milwaukee Teacher(s): Chuck Taft Entry - Why Really the Moon? 3rd: Adam Dietrich Greenville, NC, St. Peter's Catholic School Teacher(s): Joe Hughes Entry - William Eaton: Rowdy Diplomat vs. the Barbary Pirates Senior 1st: Patrick Bond Charlottesville, VA, Monticello High School Teacher(s): Madeline Michel Entry - One War at a Time: The Diplomacy that Saved Democracy 2nd: Zachary Litner Boulder, CO, Fairview High School Teacher(s): Leigh Campbell-Hale Entry - Prohibition: Moral Debate, Unexpected Consequences 3rd: Riya Mehta Kansas City, MO, Pembroke Hill School Teacher(s): Dan O'Connell Entry - The Forgotten War: A Diplomatic Failure Group Performance Junior1st: Mikela Chatfield, Alfreda Shelton, Nick Young, Maxwell Major, Thomas Day Alpine, CA, Day-McKellar Preparatory School Teacher(s): Hillary Gaddis Entry - Preserving Olympic Principles: The 1980 Moscow Games 2nd: Carly Zimmerman, Maggie Schmidt St. Paul, MN, Cyber Village Academy Teacher(s): Cherie Neima Entry - Civilize or Demoralize: The Dawes Act of 1887 3rd: Steven Mathew, Christian Isenhour, Jonathan Holle, Cyrus Wasrebi, Luke Victor Austin, TX, Noel Grisham Middle Teacher(s): Todd Stovall, Sheryl Rank Entry - The 1979 Iranian Hostage Crisis: Epic Fail of 20th Century Diplomacy Senior 1st: Michela Rodriguez, Jasmine Anklesaria, Sabrina Devereaux, Gwendolyn Gardiner San Diego, CA, Francis Parker School Teacher(s): Cherie Redelings Entry - One War at a Time: Debate & Diplomacy of the Trent Affair 2nd: Darren Chai, Eliana Keinan, Marlee Szabo, Li Shan Wee Shanghai, SH, Concordia International School Shanghai Teacher(s): Mark Johnson, Mike Burns Entry - A Light Piercing the Darkness: Dr. Feng Shan Ho's Life-saving Diplomacy 3rd: Elaissia Sears, Angelique Guerrero, Matthew Fichtemaier Mesa, AZ, Red Mountain High School Teacher(s): Julienne Collums Entry - Integration Altercation Paper Junior1st: Hannah Anderson North Layton, UT, Thomas Edison Charter School North Teacher(s): Jeff Low Entry - That Settles It: The Debate and Consequences of The Homestead Act of 1862 2nd: Stacey Olson Santa Rosa, CA, Santa Rosa Middle School Teacher(s): Whitney Olson Entry - The Camp David Accords: A Triumph of Diplomacy 3rd: Finnian Bender Edmond, OK, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Teacher(s): Sherri Tero Entry - St. Louis Refugees Face Consequences of Failed Diplomatic Debate Concerning Their Fate Senior 1st: Gabe Schroeder Natrona Heights, PA, St. Joseph High School Teacher(s): Michael Stitt Entry - "Just Plain Murder": Public Debate and Corporate Diplomacy in Donora's Fight for Clean Air 2nd: Joan Thompson Shaker Heights, OH, Shaker Heights High School Teacher(s): Dann Parker, Timothy Mitchell Entry - The Emperor Has No Clothes: How Hubris, Economics, Bad Timing, and Slavery Sank King Cotton Diplomacy with England 3rd: Michael Keen Bethesda, MD, Homeschool Teacher(s): Christine Keen Entry - Lost Opportunities for Peace: Vietnam, 1945-1950 Group Web Site Junior1st: Kamaile Aluli, Kaylee Alana Miller, Truman Spring Laie, HI, Laie Elementary Teacher(s): Serena Tuliloa, Colleen Spring Entry - Between a Rock and a Hard Place: the Battle over Hetch Hetchy http://44897478.nhd.weebly.com 2nd: Hanna Zerdo, Rachel Lahowetz Baytown, TX, Cedar Bayou Junior School Teacher(s): Caren Miller Entry - Debate, Diplomacy, and Free Speech: The Skokie Case http://36241345.nhd.weebly.com 3rd: Justine Nguyen, Ellen Wu Marlboro, NJ, Marlboro Middle School Teacher(s): Barbara Gallo Entry - DDT: Miracle Pesticide or Deadly "Biocide"? http://96907153.nhd.weebly.com Senior 1st: Jessica Jin, Anastasiya Kirichuk Kirkland, WA, International Community School Teacher(s): Mark Bach Entry - Freeing the Elwha: Debating the Future of America's Watersheds http://99084313.nhd.weebly.com 2nd: Molly Fox, Michaela Burns Raleigh, NC, Sturbridge Academy Teacher(s): Elizabeth Fox Entry - "But Mama, There's a School Next Door!" : The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Busing Debate http://50279824.nhd.weebly.com 3rd: Kate Lemberg, Katherine Owens, Audrey Yang, Arielle Swedback San Diego, CA, Francis Parker School Teacher(s): Cherie Redelings Entry - "On the Brink": Debate & Diplomacy in the Cuban Missile Crisis http://68419288.nhd.weebly.com Individual Web Site Junior1st: Nathaniel Larson Minneapolis, MN, Lake Harriet Community School Teacher(s): Debra Krawetz Entry - Debate and Diplomacy: Panama Canal Treaties http://15787595.nhd.weebly.com 2nd: Kamran Kelly St. Paul, MN, Capitol Hill Middle School Teacher(s): David Howard Entry - A Debate Distilled: The Consequences of Prohibition and the Volstead Act http://33212321.nhd.weebly.com 3rd: Megan Messer Woodinville, WA, Timbercrest Junior High Teacher(s): Paula Cautrell Entry - The Treaty of Versailles http://59339578.nhd.weebly.com Senior 1st: Lukun Zhang Shaker Heights, OH, Shaker Heights High School Teacher(s): Dann Parker, Timothy Mitchell Entry - "Kennedy's Kiddie Korps": Diplomacy by the Best and the Brightest http://75103799.nhd.weebly.com 2nd: Anirudh Dasarathy Gates Mill, OH, Hawken School Teacher(s): Doug Smith Entry - The Kansas-Nebraska Act: The Debate Over the Expansion of Slavery http://57894123.nhd.weebly.com 3rd: Katelyn Ford Topeka, KS, Seaman High Teacher(s): Susan Sittenauer Entry - Against Prevailing Winds: The Debate Surrounding the Women's Airforce Service Pilots of World War II http://63982142.nhd.weebly.com |
Awards
At the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest winners receive monetary awards and medals in each category.
- Gold medalists receive $1,000*
- Silver medalists receive $500
- Bronze medalists receive $250
*The gold medal winning projects in the senior division individual and group documentary categories receive The History Channel Award of $5,000 in place of the National History Day $1,000 prize.
National History Day also recognizes one Outstanding State Entry from each state in the junior and senior divisions.