Contra Costa County Office of Education

 

 

Elementary Division

Runner-up - Individual Poster

Kai Tye, Bella Vista ES (Teacher: Sunny Kim) Project Title: "There is no Earth 2.0 - The Endangered Species Act of 1973"

Runner-up - Group Poster

Samantha Yeh, Alex Freedman, Bella Vista ES (Teacher: Brian Dea) Project Title: "The Peace Treaty of 1621"

Runner-up - Group Poster

Huakai Shao, Alex Louie, Bella Vista ES (Teacher: Brian Dea) Project Title: The Xinhai Revolution"

Junior Division

CHAMPION ADVANCING TO NATIONALS - Individual Documentary

Sahana Datla, Windemere Ranch MS (Teacher: Courtney Fradelis)

Project Title: "The Nuremberg Trials"

Honorable Mention - Individual Dramatic Performance

Shreya Malhotra, Windemere Ranch MS (Teacher: Tracy Harrelson)

Project Title: "Securing Women's Right to Vote: The Fight and Responsibility Behind the 19th Amendment"

Senior Division

Honorable Mention - Individual Documentary

Akanksh Borah, Dougherty Valley HS (Teacher: Andrew Wengel)

Project Title: "Balancing Workforce Rights and Responsibilities: The Lasting Legacy of the Wagner Act"

Special Topic Award - Group Website

California Foundation for History Education - Labor History Prize

Vishnu Satyanarayana, Smayna Kasibhotla, Aarav Vignesh, Nikhil Mantramurti, Dougherty Valley HS (Teacher: Andrew Wengel)

Project Title:"Undermined Miners: The Battle of Blair Mountain and How It Catalyzed Federal Responsibilities and Labor Rights"

Special Topic Award - Individual Website National Maritime Historical Society - First Place and Naval Order of the U.S. San Francisco Commandery - Naval/Maritime History Award Fangyuan (Sam) Cao, Contra Costa Home School (Teacher: Charles Cao) Project Title: "No Prey, No Pay, No Tyranny: Pirate Democracy During the Golden Age of Piracy"

 

 

National History Day, is a year-long educational program that encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics' significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. Specifically, National History Day - California is one of the largest state History Day competitions, takes place in 34 counties and reaches some 44,000 students each year, culminating in an annual state-wide contest with nearly 1,000 participants. National History Day - California provides an enhanced History Day program, including the elementary student 2-dimensional display category and the website category, which has become part of the national competition.

• American Association for State and Local History
• American Historical Association
• Federation of State Humanities Councils
• Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation