Students Advance to State Competition for History Day 2025

Each year, students at Cretin-Derham Hall take on the challenge of History Day, conducting in-depth research and creating projects that align with the National History Day theme. After weeks of preparation, the History Day Team had several projects advance to the regional competition and several of those will represent CDH in the State Competition on Sunday April 27 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The selected projects span multiple categories, including Individual and Group Exhibits, Websites, Documentaries, and Research Papers. Each project reflects students' hard work, historical analysis, and creativity in presenting their topics.

 Individual Exhibit

• Adeline Althaus-Kotila '27 - The Dakota Massacre (State Qualifier)
• Ellie Hellickson '27 - Elizabeth Blackwell (State Qualifier)
• Grace Clarke '27 - The Great Chicago Fire (State Qualifier)
• Dan Hawkins '27 - Black Sox scandal (State Qualifier)
• Kara Callahan '27 - The rights and responsibilities of US citizens and healthcare professionals regarding HIPAA (State Qualifier)
• Isla Johnson-Grass '27 - The Queen of Quick and Tasty: Betty Crocker (Regional Qualifier)
• Rainer Kallok '27 - Prince, and his battles with censorship and his freedom of expression and speech (State Qualifier)

Group Exhibit

• Katia Miketin-Rush '27, Olivia Perry '27 - Ryan White Case (State Qualifier)
• Yolanda Xu '26, Sammy Wang '26 - The Dressing Revolution in Republican Era China (State Qualifier)
• Greta Johnson '27, Mary Timmers '27 – From Ether to Innovation: The evolution of Anesthesia and the Right to Pain Relief (State Qualifier)
• Ethan Bao '27, Jerry Rui '27 - Korean War (Regional Qualifier)

Individual Website

• Keagan Corcoran '28 - Hot Off the Press: Eva Gay Writing for Rights, Responsibilities, & Reform (State Qualifier)
• Julia Cooper '27 - Surgery With Kitchenware (State Qualifier)
• Kyla Laguda '27 - Brown V. Board of Education (State Qualifier)
• Luna Sangster '27 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (State Qualifier)

Group Website

• Jake Palen '27, Torin Tompkins '27 - Willie O'Ree (State Qualifier)
• Nathan Harris Mason '27, Ben Salvato '27 - Jackie Robinson (State Qualifier)
• Haoyang Zhang '27, Allan Ma '27, Yulia Ge '27 - Chernobyl (State Qualifier)

Individual Documentary

• Tyson Miller '27 - The 6888th Central Postal Battalion (State Qualifier)

Group Documentary

• Lily Grassman '27, Anna Penz '26 - Vietnam war protest music (State Qualifier)
• Cale Newman '27, Patrick Bruns '27 - Willy O’Ree (State Qualifier)

Research Paper

• Lucia Mellum '27 - The Tylenol Murders and Johnson & Johnsons Response (Regional Qualifier)
• Gino Charging Bear '27 - The American Indian Movement and the Second Wounded Knee: How Indigenous Activists Fought for Their Rights in the 20th Century (Regional Qualifier)

The History Day Team - comprised of faculty members Jenn Androsky, Tiffany Rosen, Mikhail Faulconer, and Becca Strauss - has guided students through the research and project development process, ensuring they meet the rigorous standards of the competition.