National History Day, a year-long education program that culminates in a national contest, engages students in grades 6 to 12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries and research papers based on research related to an annual theme.##M:[more]##
Winners from WW-P schools include the following:
High School North
Individual Documentary: Ingrid Ma, grade 9; Carolyn Lipka, grade 10; and Diana Mayorga and Diana Befi, grade 9.
Community Middle
Papers: Emma McGregor, grade 8, “Stonewall: Conflict and Compromise with Gay Rights in America;” Nicholas Sun, grade 8, “The Great Wall of France: A Compromise in Security;” Brian Yuan, grade 8, “The Fourth Crusade. A Series of Compromises;” Rohan Agrawal, grade 6, “Burma’s Conflict: Quest for Compromise: A New Beginning.”
Exhibits: Abinav Janakiraman, grade 8, “Cuban Missile Crisis;” Ben Zhang and Chris Perron, grade 7, “The Compromise of 1850;” and Yubel Tang, Meea Yim, and Sammi Jeng, grade 8, “Conflict Strikes the Heart of the Killing Grounds.”
Documentaries: Thea Ma, grade 7, “Stride Toward Freedom: The 381 Days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott;” Keshav Prasad, Richard Wang, and Matt Greenberg, grade 7, “Race to Destruction: The Cost of American Pride;” and Tejasvi Gowda and Payal Marathe, grade 8, “A Crisis Conflict: China’s Government Oversteps Its Bounds.”
Website: Felix Su, grade 6, “Conflict and Compromise in a World Bathed in Oil.”
Grover Middle
Junior Individual Exhibits: Cathy Han, grade 8, “Title IX: No Compromise, Many Conflicts, Radical Change for Women’s Sports.”
Junior Individual Performance: Arianna Sjamsu, grade 8, “Releasing the Power of the Savant: Aspergians and Society Reach for Understanding Through Compromise.”
Junior Individual Documentary: Neha Rauf, grade 7, “Kicking Over the Wall: “Punk Rock Sparks a Musical Revolution that Ultimately Liberates the ‘Flowers in the Dustbin;’” and Varsha Sundararaman, grade 8, “Music Was the Compromising Force in the Ebonics Conflict.”
Junior Individual Website: Mahima Sukumar, grade 8, “A Successful Compromise: Seabrook Farms, NJ, Provides a Safe Haven from the Indignities of the Internment Camps for the West Coast Japanese;” and Julia Yang, grade 8, “Formosa Strait Conflict: Compromises in the Past Offer a Guide for Peace Today.”
