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2024 National Finals Results

Hayden Washegesic from Baseline Middle School in South Haven finished in fifth place in the Junior Individual Performance category. His entry title was "AIM: The Natives Fight Back." Hayden also was named the Outstanding Affiliate Junior Division, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Performance Showcase.

Kate VandenBogerd, Macy VanDyke, Madison DeVries, and Maybelle Schipper from Providence Christian School in Kalamazoo placed in the top 30 in the Junior Group Website category. Their entry title was "Florence Nightengale: The Lady with the Lamp."

Aliah Mohmand from Kalamazoo Central High School placed in the top 30 in the Senior Individual Website category. Her entry title was "The Jonestown Tragedy: A Turning Point in Society's Perception of New Religious Movements."

State Qualifiers

Note: State History Day Results and State Special Awards are noted in bold.

Youth Individual Documentary

Caleb Sherburne, 鈥淭he Bombs That Silenced the World鈥 (Third Place; Best Entry in Naval or Maritime History)

Jamesetta Crider, 鈥淭he Phonograph: The Invention That Made Recording Sounds Possible鈥

Peyton Washegesic, 鈥淕ettysburg: The Battle That Turned the Tide鈥

 

Youth Group Documentary

Charlotte Foley, Mackenzie Lepisto, 鈥淭he Transcontinental Railroad鈥 (First Place)

Grayson Barnes, Silas Vanlandingham, Nolan Barnes, 鈥淕oal! How a Hockey Game Inspired America (Second Place)

Elijah Classen, Lennon Cole, Oliver Dickens, 鈥淭he Fab Four: How a Group Called the Beatles Changed Music (Third Place)

 

Youth Individual Exhibit

Alec Perski, 鈥淛apanese Internment Camp: A Personal Family Journey of Freedom Lost and Hope Found鈥 (First Place; Best Entry in Use of Family History)

Eloise Mott, 鈥淭he Stonewall Uprising鈥 (Second Place)

Lucia Kukarik, 鈥淭he Lifesaving Light: How a Blink of Light Saves Lives鈥 (Third Place)

 

Youth Group Exhibit

Quinn Johnson, Annabel Loeser, Lillian Smith, 鈥淒NA: A Turning Point in Forensics鈥 (First Place)

Aubrey Bray and Ellie Priebe, 鈥淎 Turning Point for Equality: Marching Toward the 19th&苍产蝉辫;础尘别苍诲尘别苍迟鈥 (Second Place; The Adler Award for Best Entry in Women鈥檚 History)

Anya Oostveen and Carsyn VanderMolen, 鈥淩osa Parks: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement鈥 

 

Youth Paper

Phillip Myklebust, 鈥淭he Great Wall of China鈥 (First Place)

 

Youth Individual Performance

Starlin Trafton, 鈥淧unching Dots into Braille鈥 (Second Place)

Noah Saucedo, 鈥淏ruce Lee: Punching Chinese Culture into America鈥 (Third Place)

Patrick Marks, 鈥淐ornelius Vanderbilt and His Railroads鈥

 

Youth Group Performance

Anna Dozeman, Ayse Lent, Madeline Trichler, 鈥淭he Seneca Falls Convention鈥 (First Place)

Kathryn Ahrens, Grace Klein, 鈥淎 Turning Point in History: Harriet Tubman and the Fight for Freedom鈥 (Second Place)

Colten Monaghan, Cameron Venick, 鈥淭he Wright Brothers鈥 (Third Place)

 

Youth Group Website

Loriann Soileau, Sydney Soileau, 鈥淟ady Lighthouse Keepers of the Great Lakes鈥 (Second Place; Best Entry in 麻豆传媒应用 History)

 

Junior Group Documentary

Annika Chalupa and Addison Williams, 鈥淲ind Talkers: The Hidden Voices Behind Victory鈥 (National Finalist)

Lucy Sikkema, Charlie Toy, 鈥淕erm Theory"

Caroline Zarotney, Sylvie Moersch, Jenna Jasheway, 鈥淢r. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall: The Berlin Wall and Reunification of Germany鈥

 

Junior Individual Exhibit

Madeleine Duhn, 鈥淧enicillin: A Turning Point in Medical History鈥

Gertrude Herman-Wilmouth, 鈥淗ow Dr. Harvey Cushing Created a Turning Point in Neuroscience History鈥

Abram Lee-Gardner, 鈥淣ine Hours of Sorrow: Omaha Beach D-Day鈥

 

Junior Group Exhibit

Aurora Quinn, Maisy Newton, 鈥淰anderbilt and the Erie Railway War鈥

 

Junior Paper

Bodie Bencik, 鈥淲orld War II: Strategic Victory in the Pacific Theater鈥

 

Junior Individual Performance

Hayden Washegesic, 鈥淎IM: The Natives Fight Back鈥 (National Finalist)

Oliver Sparling, 鈥淲illiam Shakespeare鈥

Patrick Marks, 鈥淐ornelius Vanderbilt and His Railroads鈥

 

Junior Group Performance

Ben Ambs, Max Doepker, 鈥淭he Manhattan Project鈥

 

Junior Individual Website

Aaron Crider, 鈥淥dyssey: The History of the Magnavox Odyssey鈥 (National Alternate)

Simon Garyet, 鈥淭he Korean War: The Turning Point of Two Nations鈥

 

Junior Group Website

Madison DeVries, Maybelle Schipper, Kate VandenBogard, Macy VanDyke, 鈥淔lorence Nightengale: The Lady with the Lamp鈥 (National Finalist)

Eloise Christian, Savanna DeVisser, Natalie Dingemans, Reagan Schipper, 鈥淩ogues Gallery: A Snapshot of the Future鈥 (National Alternate)

Marten Kleppe, Charity VanBrugge, Jedidiah VanBrugge, 鈥溌槎勾接τ免檚 Miraculous Manufacturing鈥

 

Senior Individual Documentary

Jacob Kaczmarek, 鈥淥peration Barbarossa: How Hitler Turned the War on Himself鈥

 

Senior Individual Exhibit

Aliah Mohmand, 鈥淭he Jonestown Tragedy: A Turning Point in Society鈥檚 Perception of New Religious Movements鈥 (National Finalist; James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History)

Ezekiel Fenstermaker, 鈥淲hy Did James Longstreet Support Reconstruction?鈥 (National Finalist)

Owen Burleson, 鈥淭ruman Doctrine: A Stance Against Communism鈥

 

Senior Group Exhibit

Gabriella Duron, Ellie Fenstermaker, 鈥淭he Impact of Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥

Aryn Ortiz, Lydia Miner, 鈥淭he Influence and Fall of the Roman Empire鈥

 

Senior Paper

Natalee Faulker, 鈥淐hemotherapy: A Turning Point in the Fight Against Cancer鈥

Morgan Harmon, 鈥淭he Effects of the War on Drugs on the American Prison System鈥

 

Senior Individual Performance

Ruby Peterson, 鈥淭he Jazz Age: The Music That Changed America鈥 (National Finalist)

 

Senior Group Website

Carter Barker, Josh Beck, Nolan Sempert, Sam Hruska, 鈥淭he Dot-Com Dilemma鈥

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