Students Advance in History Day Competition
updated 4/26/2023
March 24, 2023
CDH had a spectacular State History Day Competition on April 22 at the University of Minnesota. Five out of seven projects earned awards. Two of them earned the opportunity to represent the State of Minnesota and CDH at the National Competition in June in Washington D. C.
The students are lead by a team of faculty: Jenn Androsky, Morgan Lieske, David Boisclair, Greg Poferl and Becca Strauss.
Below are the results of the State Competition:
Group Website
1st Place – Connor Quinn '25, Nick McQuillan '25, Joe Barrett '25 – Sesame Street - Advancing to the National Competition
2nd Place – Bauer Houge '25 & Emily Boss '25 – Struggling to Protect the Frontier of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness – Advancing to the National Competition
Individual Exhibit
Honorable Mention – Xinyue Cui '25 – Nushu: The Language Only for Women
Honorable Mention – Julia Haas '25 – Into the Wild Blue Yonder: The Women’s Airforce Pilot Service (WASP)
Group Performance
Honorable Mention – Brady Stoeklen '25, Watson Fleming '25, Zander Coy '25 - Curt Flood Crossing the Frontier for Free Agency
Topical Prize for Environmental History
Bauer Houge '25 & Emily Boss '25 – Struggling to Protect the Frontier of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Two other projects represented CDH at State and though they did not earn an award they had an excellent project and represented CDH well.
- McKinley Haycraft '25 & Hope Hadac '25 – Amelia Earhart and the First Flight Over the Ocean
- Veszi Lippai '25 and Jimmy Dodig '25 – Willie O’Ree: Skating Beyond Barriers
Below are the results of the previous Metro Senior History Day Competition:
Individual Exhibit – Advanced to State
Xinyue Cui '25 – Nushu: The Language Only for Women
Julia Haas '25 – Into the Wild Blue Yonder: The Women’s Airforce Pilot Service (WASP)
Group Exhibit – Advanced to State
Ava Perry '25 & Delaney Schwab '25 – The Match Girl Strike: It Only Takes One Flame to Start a Fire
McKinley Haycraft '25 & Hope Hadac '25 – Amelia Earhart and the First Flight Over the Ocean
Group Website – Advanced to State
Bauer Houge '25 & Emily Boss '25 – Struggling to Protect the Frontier of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Connor Quinn '25, Nick McQuillan '25, Joe Barrett '25 – Sesame Street
Group Performance – Advanced to State
Brady Stoeklen '25, Watson Fleming '25, Zander Coy '25 - Curt Flood Crossing the Frontier for Free Agency
Group Documentary
Veszi Lippai '25 and Jimmy Dodig '25 – Willie O’Ree: Skating Beyond Barriers
Honorable Mention
Individual Website
Ava Merritt '24 – Levittown Beyond the City Limits – Honorable Mention
Group Website
Mick Omosowon '25 and Margaret Marrinan '25 – Alice Paul – Honorable Mention
