Glen Cove Students Compete in National History Competition

Glen Cove, N.Y. — Recently, students from Glen Cove High School in the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, advised by Mrs. Danielle Corrigan, participated in the Long Island National History Day virtual competition. National History Day (NHD) is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students.

This year's theme was Communication in History: The Key to Understanding. Students choose historical topics related to the theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries.

The participating students and their project titles are as follows:

Arianna Farro - Women's Suffrage/ Women's Rights in the 19th century

Dana Levy and Teresa Melfi - Lewis and Clark Expedition

Sofia Garcia and Melissa Herrera - FDR's Fireside Chats

Elana Greim - Printing Press

Evelyn Sullivan and Lily Hoffman - Communication in the World Wars

Winners from the Long Island competition may go on to the New York State and the National History Day competition.

Each year, National History Day® frames students' research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past.

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