PMHS Students Excel in National History Day Competition

Press release from Pelham Public Schools:

June 12, 2021

Congratulations to juniors Jack Anderson, Mark Tarazi, and Stephen Liaskos who won 1st place
in the Senior Division, Group Website category of the New York State National History Day
competition and sophomore Julia Meyerson who won Outstanding Entry in Native American or
Ethnic History for her individual documentary titled “Navajo Code Talkers: The Impact of
Unbreakable Communication.”

Anderson, Tarazi and Liaskos, whose project is titled “Television’s Role in the Civil Rights
Movement: Shedding Light on Unseen Problems and Causing Social Change,” now advance to
the National History Day Competition where they will compete against their peers from across
the U.S.

Each year, PMHS students compete in National History Day, conducting research and
formulating projects in a variety of mediums, including individual or group documentaries,
historical papers, exhibits, websites, and more. The annual competition focuses on a central
theme, which this year was: “Communication in History: The key to understanding.” Students
first submit their projects to a regional competition with winners advancing to the state
competition.

Learn more about National History Day.

This press release was produced by Pelham Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.