Northshore Students Excel At Washington State History Day Contest

From the Northshore School District:

May 14, 2021

Congratulations to Northshore’s middle and high school students who competed virtually in the 2021 Washington state History Day Contest on May 1. Students who placed first or second will advance to the National Contest, which will be held virtually in June. Students were also recognized through special awards, given by the event sponsors.

Students chose a historical topic related to this year’s theme: Communication in History: The Key to Understanding. Once their topic was selected they conducted primary and secondary research to analyze and draw a conclusion about the significance of their chosen topic. They presented their work at the state competition in one of five ways: a paper, exhibit, performance, documentary or website. There were 233 entries from 8 regional contests, and 365 students and 57 teachers participated. Of the 233 entries, 38 were from Northshore.

Students were judged on two main criteria: historical accuracy and relation to theme, as well as clarity of presentation. Students were also required to follow the rules requirements for each category such as word counts and time restrictions.

Special Awards

Naval Order of the US, Pacific Northwest Commandery Naval History Award (Junior Division)

Owen Felt and Anthony Zhang Miracle at Midway: How Communications Changed the Course of a War Timbercrest Middle School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

Lyle L. Nelson Research Award (Junior Division)

Brandon Nie and Bryan Nie Tap Code: Ciphering Communication to Survive Skyview Middle School, Teacher: Nicole Maleki

National Maritime Historical Society Award (Senior Division)

Second Place Vibhaakshayaa Sathish Kumar The Stained Paintbrush North Creek High School, Teacher: Rhonda McGee

Chinese or Chinese American History Award (Junior Division)

Cindy Liang When Communication Breaks Down: Gunboat Diplomacy and the Opium Wars Leota Middle School, Teacher: John Moore

Chinese History Merit Award (Junior Division)

Ryan Pascual The Tiananmen Square Massacre: Silencing the Cries for Freedom Leota Middle School, Teacher: John Moore

Washington State Archives Regional/Local History Award (Junior Division)

Kimberly Ortman, Kavin Palanisamy, and Trisha Pokkuluri Native American Boarding Schools: A Struggle to Communicate Through History Canyon Park Middle School, Teacher: Craig Tupper

Washington State Historical Society Award (Junior Division)

Kimberly Ortman, Kavin Palanisamy, and Trisha Pokkuluri Native American Boarding Schools: A Struggle to Communicate Through History Canyon Park Middle School, Teacher: Craig Tupper

Washington State NHD Outstanding School Award (Junior Division)

Timbercrest Middle School

• This award is based on the highest average finishes of all participants from a school. All students in the Timbercrest team placed first, second, or won a special prize at the state competition. Timbercrest Team: Sarah Vannoy, Sarah Krug, Matthew Ng, Anthony Zhang, Owen Felt, and Katie Ng.
  

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Ainsley Mann Leota Middle School, Teacher: John Moore
2nd Sarah Krug Timbercrest Middle School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

Junior Individual Documentary

1st Katie Ng Timbercrest Middle School, Teacher: Kim Matthews
2nd Faraz Naqi Northshore Middle School, Teacher: Corey Martin

Junior Group Documentary

1st Kimberly Ortman, Kavin Palanisamy, Trisha Pokkuluri Canyon Park Middle School, Teacher: Craig Tupper
2nd Bryan Nie, Brandon Nie Skyview Middle School, Teacher: Nicole Maleki

Senior Individual Documentary

2nd Amelie Fry Innovation Lab High School, Teacher: Dori Wuepper

Junior Individual Performance

2nd Sarah Vannoy Timbercrest Middle School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

Senior Group Performance

1st Megumi Okamoto, Noor Khalidi Woodinville High School/Innovation Lab High School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

Junior Paper

1st Matthew Ng Timbercrest Middle School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

Senior Paper

1st Andrew Da North Creek High School, Teacher: Rhonda McGee

Junior Individual Website

2nd Ishitha Arekapudi Northshore Middle School, Teacher: Corey Martin

Senior Group Website

2nd Alex Dimov, Samarth Venkatesh, Nathan Hendrickson Bothell High School, Teacher: Kim Matthews

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