More than 3,000 students participated in New Jersey History Day, an academic program for students in grades 6 to 12. Five finalists and four special honorees hailed from the WW-P district.
Student awards in the Junior Division from Grover Middle School, under the direction of teacher Debra Cohen, include:
Anika Prakash, a finalist for her website: “On the Assembly Line: Unionization at the Ford Motor Company and the Fight for Workers’ Rights.”
Elizabeth Johnson for her individual performance: “The Doctor Will See You Now: The Evolution of Rights and Responsibilities in Medical Care.”
Student awards in the Junior Division from Community Middle School, under the direction of teacher Karen Rosnick, include:
Alexander Li, a finalist for his paper “Fighting for their Rights: Chinese-American Organizations.” Li also received the New Jersey State Prize for the Junior Division.
Student awards in the Senior Division, from High School South, under the direction of teacher Michael Garzio, include:
William Jiao for his website “Operation Moonlight Sonata: Pitting Government Responsibility Against Citizen Rights.”
Allison Chen for her documentary “Clear and Present Danger: Schenck v. United States and the Rights and Responsibilities of Free Speech in Wartime.”
Giovanni DiRusso for his paper “A Nation Against One Man: The Dreyfus Affair.”
Student awards in the Senior Division from High School North, under the direction of teacher Chris Bond, include:
Sara Duane, Alexandra Burke, Caroline Charles, and Sara Gostomski, finalists for their group performance “Hypocrisy or Democracy: Japanese Internment During WWII.” The performance was also awarded the Asian American History Prize, an award for the project that best represents significant Asian American History.
Liam Knox, a finalist for his documentary “A Felony for Freedom: The Citizens Commission To Investigate the FBI.” Knox also won the New Jersey State Prize for the Senior Division.
Suntharam Soli was a finalist for performance “Linguicide: The Rights and Responsibilities of Cultural Imperialism.”
Ashrita Raman, Amy Jian, Kimberly Ding, and Kriti Devasenapathy for group website “Proprietary Rights Versus Government Responsibilities: The Displacement in Shenandoah National Park.”
