National History Day

Winners from Kansas in 2007

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2007 MEDALIST

Samuel Huneke received a gold medal for his senior individual documentary,"Democracy in the Heart of Europe: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Czechoslovak Republic." Huneke is a student at Lawrence High School, Lawrence, teacher Mike Ortmann. He receives The History Channel Award of $5,000.

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2007 SPECIAL HONORS

Outstanding State Entry Senior Division:
Courtney Boyd, Jessica Schoof, Kolton Schoof, and Kylie Shepard, for senior group exhibit, "This Little Light of Mine," Uniontown High School, Uniontown, teacher Norm Conard.

Outstanding State Entry Junior Division:
Zoe Limesand, Alyson Frydman, and Liza Farr, Junior Group Documentary, "Cold Blooded Murder - The Tragedy of the Soweto Uprising; A Triumph Against the South African Apartheid," Lawrence Central Junior High, Lawrence, teacher Tari Perdue, sixth place.

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2007 OTHER FINALISTS

Shelby Carpenter, junior individual performance, "One Woman's Voice from the Oregon Trail: Abigail Scott Duniway's Traumatic Journey and Triumphant Fight for Women's Suffrage in the New Frontier," Topeka Collegiate, Topeka, teacher Travis Lamb, eleventh place.

Soren Lamb and Nyalia Lui, junior group performance, "Unshackling the Mind of the Oppressed: Biko's Black Consciousness and the Triumphant Downfall of Apartheid," Topeka Collegiate, Topeka, ninth place.

National History Day 2007

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