National History Day Winners
Peters
Township’s youngest history enthusiasts made their presence known at the
regional competition of the National History Day contest, known as
NHD-Pittsburgh. Seventeen students from
Peters Township Middle and High Schools competed among more than 400 students
across the region. Entries this year focused on the theme of “Rights and
Responsibilities in History.”
Nine
Peters Township students returned from NHD-Pittsburgh with medals, and in some
cases cash awards and have earned a spot in the national competition.
First Place
Awards:
Nick Larimer & Ryan Williams, Grade 11, Senior
Group Documentary
Entry Title: RES OMNIUM COMMUNES: When is
There Not a Right of Sovereingty?
Sydney Hannah, Angela Roberts and Shreya
Sharma, Grade 9, Senior Group Website
Entry Title: Pioneer to a Medical Career:
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Mekhela Santebennur and Shruthi Shivkumar, Grade 8, Junior Group Performance
Entry Title: Women’s Rights: Striving to
Achieve Equality
Second
Place Awards:
Alex Franco, Grade 11, Senior Individual Performance
Entry Title: American Trusts: The Presidents, The Tycoons and the
Muckraker
Third
Place Awards:
Delaney Wehn, Grade 11, Senior
Historical Paper
Entry Title: A Sobering Realization:
American Prohibition