Raiders Excel at Regional History Day

 

On Monday, March 9, sophomores competed at the Metro Senior Regional History Day Competition at the University of Minnesota, West Bank Campus. All CDH students did a great job and it was a very tough competition.

 

The following students were chosen to advance to the State Competition on Saturday, May 2 at the University of Minnesota, East Bank. If you have special knowledge of one of these topics and would like to help the students proceeding to state, let us know at news@c-dh.org.

Individual Exhibit

Ellen Murphy – Anesthesia
David Jun – Korean War: The Scar Across the Korean Peninsula

Individual Documentary

Payton Intihar – US Women’s Soccer Team

Group Documentary

Michael Wang and Joy Zhou – The Silk Road
Erin Hannon, Anna Zastrow, Karina Keis, and Tiffany Granis – Ellen DeGeneres

Individual Website

Bryn Hansen – Coya Knutson
Jacob Reid – Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution
Wyatte Nissen - Sputnik

Group Website

Ann Caruso, Leah Hausmann, and Aimee Fielder – Penicillin Breaks Barriers
Saela Schwab, Anabel Pritchard, Ava Berger, and Sofia Heer – Apple Macintosh 1984
Theresa Wang and Bill Chu – The First Opium War
Ann Zhou and Iris Xiao – The Chinese Exclusion Act 

The following students received an Honorable Mention.

Individual Exhibit

Drew Fisher – Death of Knut Jensen

Group Exhibit

Ryan Courtney and Olivia Hunt – The Fighting for Children’s Rights: Breaking Barriers in Child Labor

Group Documentary

John Berry, Wil Beaudette, Max Graf and Marko Belak – World of Hockey

Group Website

James Morrison and Remi Pye – Nelson Mandela Shatters the Barriers of South African Apartheid

 

Great job, Raiders!