Congratulations to Andrew Chipman and AJ Adams, our History Fair coordinators, who had 2 students qualify to go on to the national round. Here are the two NHD (National History Day) qualifiers, who will compete at the University of Maryland on June 15:
--Lena Brün for her documentary: Herbert Brün's Worlds of Sound: How a Composer Advanced Musical Science
--John Blalack for his paper: From Prairie to Powerhouse: How the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Spurred Chicago Onward
Awards:
--Olivia Fergus-Brummer received the Illinois Labor History Society Award for her performance: The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Why the Leadership and Legacy of Mother Jones Sparked A Labor Rights Revolution
--Julia Carlson received the Illinois History Expo Performances Award for her performance: There's Poison in the Air: How Alice Hamilton Sparked the Toxicological Reform in America
--Maya Levine, Charlotte Manier, Imani Whitfield received the Illinois History Expo Media Award for their documentary: The Most Dangerous Woman in America: How Jane Addams Strived to Reach Equality in the World
--Lena Brün received the Illinois History Expo Media Award for her documentary: Herbert Brün's Worlds of Sound: How a Composer Advanced Musical Science
Students who competed at the state level:
Performance: Julia Carlson, Olivia Fergus-Brummer, Lauren Marut
Documentary: Lena Brün, Maya Levine, Charlotte Manier, Imani Whitfield
Exhibit: Abigail Hower
Website: Trinity Chen, Kathryn Fong, Daniyal Latif
Paper: John Blalack, Natalie Loos, Michael Puczko, Morgan Ziegelski
