Kansas History Day

2009 Results

These images were taken at the Awards Ceremony on Kansas History Day, Saturday, April 25, 2009, at the Washburn University in Topeka. Larger images are available by clicking on these thumbnails.

Junior Historical Papers

Gold: Sierra Lekie, "Tina Stobos: Holocaust Heroine," Westridge Middle, Shawnee Mission, teachers Vonda Morris and Benita Holder. $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies.	Silver: Kirk Bado, "The Third Colonel," Hocker Grove Middle, Shawnee, teacher Pam Chandler.
Junior Individual Exhibits

Gold: Cooper Self (not pictured), "Harry Colmery Writes the First G.I. Bill: The Making of the American Middle Class," Topeka Collegiate, Topeka, teachers John Macdonald and Scott Shipman and Lanny Moyer (accepting award.) $100 travel stipend from the Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.	Silver: Kristin Ralphs, "Nikola Tesla: Wizard of Electricity," Westridge Middle, Shawnee Mission, teachers Vonda Morris and Benita Holder.
Junior Group Exhibits

Gold: Minh-Chau Johnson, Matthew McCormick, and Emma Wingert, “Frederick Banting,” Wilbur Middle School, Wichita, teacher Barbara Brotton. $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Association of Historians and Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.	Silver: Mikayla Gentine and Amanda Pierson, “Traitor or Patriot: The Heroism of Rebbeca Wright,” Washburn Rural Middle School, Topeka, teacher Alice Bertels.
Junior Individual Performances

Gold: Ella Brown Richards, “Chanel's Suit: A Reflection of Ambition and Achievement,” Topeka Collegiate, Topeka, teachers John Macdonald and Scott Shipman and Lanny Moyer. $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Heritage Center.	Silver: Mary Fishburn, “Katharine Wright; The Forgotten Wright,” Partridge Grade School, Partridge, teacher Chris Terrill.
Junior Group Performances

Gold: Sydney Nelson, Moriyah Ramberg, and Kayla Marple, “Clarina Nichols: What is Life Without Rights?” Washburn Rural Middle School, Topeka, teacher Alice Bertels. $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies.	Silver: Karly Hanna and Cara Wedeking, “And Then There Was Huck...The Literary Legacy of Mark Twain,” Jardine Middle School, Topeka, teacher Judy Pierson.
Junior Individual Documentaries

Gold: Elsa Latare, “Lewis Hine, Photographer,” Central Junior High School, Lawrence, teacher Christine Conner. $100 travel stipend from the Fort Larned Old Guard.	Silver: Emily Davis, “Carl Jung,” Robinson Middle School, Wichita, teacher Kate Sims.
Junior Group Documentaries

Gold: Robert Horton and Trenton Miller, “Billy Mills: Every Passion Has Its Destiny,” Seaman Middle School, Topeka, teacher Kyle Johnson. $300 travel stipend from the Polly Ogden Daughters of the American Revolution and Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.	Silver: Ella Gore, Lidia Strecker, and Gaia Morgan, “Billie Jean King,” Central Junior High School, Lawrence, teacher Christine Conner.
Junior Websites

Gold: Eric Prockish (not pictured), Christopher Willette, and Chayanon Chuwonganant, “Sitting Bull: Lakota Chief,” Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Manhattan, teacher Terry Healy. $100 travel stipend from the R. A. Long Historical Society.	Silver: Marilyn Morton, “Wilma Rudolph,” Haven Middle School, Haven, teacher Chris Terrill.
Senior Historical Papers

Gold: Kate Ruoff, “Elizabeth Van Lew: The Legacy of a Spy,” Seaman High, Topeka, Susan Sittenauer. $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Corral of Westerners.	Silver: Evan Arnold, “Margaret Sanger: Pioneer of the Future,” Seaman High, Topeka, teacher Susan Sittenauer.
Senior Individual Exhibits

Gold: Clint Kimsey, “John Paul Jones: Key to Victory,” Seaman High, Topeka, teacher Susan Sittenauer. $100 travel stipend from the Kansas City Area Archivists.	Silver: Megan Walden, “Audie Murphy: Definition of Courage,” Bishop Carroll Catholic High, Wichita, teacher Janet Berry (accepting award.)
Senior Group Exhibits

Gold: Anna Stone and Lindsay Frank, “Gavrilo Princip: Forgotten Man, Unforgettable Legacy,” Ottawa Senior High, Ottawa, teacher Candie Campbell. $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies.	Silver: Kaitlyn Arnold, Alex Arnold, and Beth Hill, “Barney Ford:The Black Baron of Colorado,” Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott, teacher Maria Bahr.
Senior Individual Performances

Gold: Kristen Gish, “Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War,” Lawrence High, Lawrence, teacher Mike Ortmann. $100 travel stipend from the Fort Larned Old Guard.	Silver: Brooke Fox, “Ayn Rand: Founding Objectivism,” Lawrence West Junior High, Lawrence, teacher Joan Parr.
Senior Group Performances

Gold: Kai Mims, Reanda Mims, Grant Stucky, and Keenan Gregory, “A Recipe for Legacy: 35 MM and a Wide Angle Lens,” Fort Scott Senior High, Fort Scott, teacher Megan Felt (accepting awards.) $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council for History Education.	Silver: Theresa Schafer, Elizabeth Wallace, David Cox, and Marcus Page, “Cyclone in Calico: The Nation in Her Wake,” Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott, teacher Maria Bahr.
Senior Individual Documentaries

Gold: Liza Farr, “Rise Up and Walk: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement,” Lawrence Free State High, Lawrence, teacher Jason Springer. $100 travel stipend from the Lawrence – Kaw Valley Corral of Westerners.	Silver: Sjobor Hammer, “‘With Dignity and Purpose’: Ron Walters and the Sit-In at Dockum Drug Store,” Topeka High, Topeka, teacher Harry M. Peterson, Jr.
Senior Group Documentaries

Gold: Carolyn Roederer and Trent Rhodes, “Ahead of his Time: J. M. Keynes and his Economic Legacy,” Haven High, Haven, teacher Vicki Galloway. $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies.	Silver: Kalen Symonds and Rachael Henderson, “Shirley Temple Black: Creating a Dream Out of Reality,” Seaman High, Topeka, teacher Susan Sittenauer.
Senior Websites

Gold: Austin Hansen, Nathan Davolt, and Jacob Hansen, “Henryk Slawik: The Man That Saved Thousands,” Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott, teacher Maria Bahr. $100 travel stipend from the Smoky Hill Museum.	Silver: Brandon Martin, “Caesar Rodney: The Other Midnight Ride,” Bishop Carroll Catholic High, Wichita, teacher Janet Berry (accepting award).
Teacher of the Year
	Chris Terrill was named Kansas History Day Teacher of the Year. Terrill is a gifted facilitator in Reno County and has encouraged students to expand participate in History Day since she began teaching in the Wichita Public School system in 1985. She will be nominated for the National History Day Richard Farrell Teachers of Merit Award.