State Contest Results April 16, 2016 Hillcrest Junior High School
JUNIOR HISTORICAL PAPER: Third Place Title: Journey of the Corps of Discovery Students: Mitch Carter School: Thomas Edison Charter School North, North Logan Teacher: Jeff Low Second Place Title: When Portugal Ruled the Seas: How Exploration Led to Encounters and Exchanges with Brazil Students: Taylor Fang School: Mount Logan Middle, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas First Place Title: We Can Do It!: American Women and Their Unforgettable Encounter with the Military and Workforce in WWII Students: Ella Sjoblom School: Olympus Junior, Salt Lake City Teachers: Brittani Murray JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY: Third Place Title: New Zealand: James Cook's Exploration and Encounters in the Maori Homeland Students: Grayson Hardman, School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie
Second Place Title: Archimedes: The Greatest Mathematician of all Time Students: James Taylor School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie First Place Title: St. Eustatius: The Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange that Won the Revolution Students: Jacob Simmons School: Albion Middle School, Sandy Teacher: Alison Keddington JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY: Third Place Title: The Apollo Program: An Exploration from the Earth to the Moon Students: Emma Palmer, Mattie Jones School: Alice C. Harris Intermediate, Tremonton Teacher: Julia Wilcox Second Place Title: Sputnik: Exploration of Space Students: Nichols Taylor, Josh Jex School: Lakeridge Junior High School, Orem Teacher: Blake Longmore First Place Title: The Long Walk of the Navajo Students: Kami Atcitty, Esperanza Lee, Kaia Jay School: Albert R. Lyman Middle, Blanding Teacher: William Musselman JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE: Third Place Title: Steven Sondheim Students: Matt Rees School: Taylor Canyon, Ogden Teacher: Claire Miller Second Place Title: The Tale of Attu: An Island, A People, A Battle Students: Asher Ireland School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie First Place Title: Encountering the New Negro in the Harlem Renaissance Students: Alivia Erickson School: Mount Logan Middle, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE: Third Place Title: On Safari: The Exploration, Encounters, and Exchanges of Osa Johnson Students: Kya Christiansen, Avery Mitchell, Jacob Webb, Mauren Puffer School: Beaver High, Beaver Teacher: Tina McMullin Second Place Title: Antonio Vivaldi: Never to be Forgotten Again Students: Annie Spach, Abigail Blanchard, Ellie Hubbard School: Mount Logan Middle, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas First Place Title: Blood Works: Dr. Emil J Freireich's Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in Leukemia Research and Treatment Students: Candace Anderson, Brooklyn Anderson School: Thomas Edison Charter School North, North Logan Teacher: Jeff Low JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: Third Place Title: Munson Report During WWII: An Impact on Japanese Americans Students: Christian Hill School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie Second Place Title: Erie Canal Students: Simeon Bates School: Lakeridge Junior High School, Orem Teacher: Blake Longmore First Place Title: Behind the Scenes of the Forgotten War Students: Tanner Bone School: Thomas Edison Charter School South, Nibley Teacher: JoLyne Merchant JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBIT: Third Place Title: Women Pilots in WWII Students: Amanda Means, Kya Butner School: Union Middle School, Sandy Teacher: Taylor Brooks Second Place Title: Exploring the New Game of Basketball That Will Eventually Encounter the World Students: Dixon Berry, Myles Hancock School: Thomas Edison Charter School South, Nibley Teacher: JoLyne Merchant First Place Title: The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History Students: Daniella Meneses, Saige Hinds, Eliza Lewis School: Thomas Edison Charter School North, North Logan Teacher: Jeff Low JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE: Third Place Title: The Man of Inquiries and Ideas: Aristotle Students: Hsar Sar Lwin Maung Cho School: Mount Logan Middle, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas Second Place Title: Charles Darwin Students: Melissa Ogden School: Lakeridge Junior High School, Orem Teacher: Blake Longmore First Place Title: Columbian Exposition Students: Lucy Myers School: Clayton Middle School, Salt Lake City Teacher: Kim Perry JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITE: Third Place Title: History of Food Students: Zac Colter, Zane Colter School: Lakeridge Junior High School, Orem Teacher: Blake Longmore Second Place Title: Jackie Robinson Students: Gabby Proctor, Regan Turner, Angel Lui School: Kennedy Junior High, West Valley City Teacher: Stasha Wheeler First Place Title: Helen Foster Snow: American Journalist in the Chinese Revolution Students: Daniel Nelson, Spencer Standing School: Lakeridge Junior High School, Orem Teacher: Blake Longmore SENIOR HISTORICAL PAPER: Third Place Title: From Thrilling Discovery to Subjugation and Ultimate Genocide: Economic Pressures in the California Gold Rush Students: Raymond Li School: Logan High, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas Second Place Title: The War on Drugs in the United States: A New Colombian Exchange Students: Jacob McShane School: Ogden High School, Ogden Teacher: Angie Woodring First Place Title: China-US Ping-Pong diplomacy: The beginning of a new era Students: Mia Yu School: West High, Salt Lake City Teacher: Teri King SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY: Third Place Title: Harvey Cushing: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange in the Life of "The Father of Neurosurgery" Students: Katrina Le School: Academy for Math, Engineering and Science, Salt Lake City Teacher: Janna Martin Second Place Title: Exploration of Heart Surgery in Utah Students: Britlie Sharp School: Carbon High, Price Teacher: Chris Sweeney First Place Title: Chivalry in the Air: a WWII Encounter Students: Diana Baird School: Orem High School, Orem SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY: Third Place Title: The Development of Aspirin: The First Modern Pain Reliever Students: Mason Rogers, Abby Robertson School: Carbon High, Price Teacher: Chris Sweeney Second Place Title: The Folk Process: Exchanging Stories through Song Students: Owen Sidwell, Elise Idso School: Skyview High School, Smithfield First Place Title: Unity Between Two Different Worlds Students: Taylor Ashment, Kymberlin Andrade School: Ben Lomond High School, Ogden Teacher: Miguel Aguilar SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE: Third Place Title: Natalia Makarova: Exploring the World, Encountering the System, Exchanging her Culture Students: Katerina Excell School: Washington Online School, St. George Teacher: Matt Anderson Second Place Title: Into the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's Exploration of the Colorado River Students: Bethany Thackeray School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie First Place Title: Encounter and Exchange with England: Joan of Arc's Journey Students: Kate De Groote School: Churchill Jr. High, Salt Lake City Teacher: Michelle Chester SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE: Third Place Title: Explore, Encounter, and Exchange in Colonial America Students: Luke Hansen, Kanyon Beecher, Logan Engar, Paul Bryner, Mckenna Sorenson School: Carbon High, Price Teacher: Cami Carlson Second Place Title: Alien Encounter Students: Michaela Wolford, Millie Boyle School: Monticello High, Monticello Teacher: Lynda Boyle First Place Title: The Rebirth of Literature: Shakespeare’s Encounter, Exploration, and Exchange of Ideas Students: Mersedez Clifford, Tyler Pierce, Katie Snow, Tessa Atwood, Zoey Kourianos School: Carbon High, Price Teacher: Chris Sweeney SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: Third Place Title: George Catlin's Native American Encounters: A Gift of Artistic Preservation Students: Maren Burgess School: Lone Peak High School, Highland Second Place Title: The Exploration of Women's Rights During WWII: The Manti Parachute Factory Students: Sadie Crompton School: Carbon High, Price Teacher: Cami Carlson First Place Title: Money, Power, Prestige Students: Maren Dawson School: Central Davis Junior High, Layton Teacher: Jennica Brocious SENIOR GROUP EXHIBIT: Third Place Title: Space Exploration: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Students: Miranda Mugleston, Kenadee Clark School: Timberline Middle, Alpine Teacher: Laura Lefler, Cali Dansie Second Place Title: B-29 Super Fortress Students: Tavy Gale, Cooter Gale School: Beaver High, Beaver Teacher: Tina McMullin First Place Title: Exploring the Escape Routes Students: Isis Tupola, Camille Wilkins School: Hunter High, West Valley Teacher: Jennifer Liddell SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE: Third Place Title: The Korean Cold War Encounter Students: Hani Lee School: Layton Christian Academy, Layton Teacher: Aaron Schrader Second Place Title: Encountering Combat: How D-Day Affected Soldiers and Society Students: Alana Young School: Layton Christian Academy, Layton Teacher: Aaron Schrader First Place Title: The Space Race: Exploring a New Tool of Foreign Policy Students: Gareema Dhiman School: Logan High, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas SENIOR GROUP WEBSITE: Third Place Title: Japanese American Internment: Nativism at it's "Finest" Students: Ashwaq Abdi, Gilbert Lopez, Emiko Church, Sophia Wrathall School: Salt Lake Center For Science Education, Salt Lake City Teacher: Kelly Haakenson Second Place Title: Fighting Fire with Fire: The Development and Distribution of the Smallpox Vaccine Students: Rachel Handy, Ammon Jensen, Hanull Albert Kim School: Logan High, Logan Teacher: Tacy Hymas First Place Title: The Great Pandemic: Influenza 1918 Students: Megan Royer, Blakely Harris, Kennady McCaul School: Snow Canyon Middle, St. George Teacher: Ronda Taylor
SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS Glen and Caroline Miner Utah History Prize Sponsored by the Smith-Pettit Foundation The Long Walk of the Navajo, by Kami Atcitty, Esperanza Lee, Kaia Jay (Albert R. Lyman Middle, Blanding) Let's Be Frank; The Fate of One Town's Resident and His Role in the Founding and Settlement of Franklin Idaho, by Jayden Coombs (Mount Logan Middle School, Logan) History of the American West Sponsored by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, BYU From Thrilling Discovery to Subjugation and Ultimate Genocide: Economic Pressures in the California Gold Rush, by Raymond Li (Logan High School) Into the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's Exploration of the Colorado River, by Bethany Thackeray (Timberline Middle School, Alpine) Polly Bemis: An Extraordinary Chinese-American Pioneer, by Haley Stafford (Mount Logan Middle School, Logan) Opening the eyes of the public to the wonders of Yellowstone the art of Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran, by Laurie Reeve (Mount Logan Middle School, Logan) History of Science, Technology & Medicine Sponsored by the Department of History, University of Utah Where No Probe has Gone Before: The Interplanetary Exploration of Voyagers I and II, by Edward Pollei (Lakeridge Junior High, Orem) Military History Sponsored by the Fort Douglas Military Museum Names on the way! World History Sponsored by the Department of History, University of Utah Behind the Scenes of the Forgotten War, by Tanner Bone (Thomas Edison Charter School South, Nibley)