Connecticut History Day 2022
Two of our 8th students, Molly Beach and Faith Kalisz, took 4th place overall for the state of Connecticut with their group website. They also won a Special Prize for Outstanding Entry in Women's History Junior Division. Their research focus was on Sister Kenny, a forgotten hero of the battle against paralysis during the devastation of polio. Her clinic, which we would now call physical therapy, led to great success in the treatment of the impact of polio.
We also have to honor of having two of our 7th-grade students win second place in each of their categories and will be moving on to the National Competition, which will take place virtually in June! Only 18 categories are awarded this opportunity. Kaelyn Cambi created a documentary about the potential boycott of the 1936 Olympics held in Germany. She discovered through her analysis the role of the unintentional consequences of the United States' choice to attend the games. and the impact it had on the progression of the Holocaust. Kira Rand created an exhibit about the Radium Girls. She investigated and learned how the role of the worker and the rights that were violated by using radium led to the role that the Environmental Protection Agency that protects workers today. They will have the next month to improve their projects in order to compete against the best of the best from all 50 states. National History Day has over a half a million children across the country participate every year with the focus on inquiry-based learning, understanding and applying the research process for both secondary and primary sources, and creating their own product based on student choice-student voice.
Norwich Regional Contest Results
Category: Junior Papers
Rowan Vitali - First Place: 32 vs 33, Saviors of the NBA: An Examination of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson’s Impact on the NBA
Category: Junior Individual Documentary
Kaelyn Cambi - First Place: The Olympic Boycott Debate of 1936: Changing the Face of Discrimination Through Diplomacy
Lily Jahne - Second Place: Eunice Kennedy Shriver: The Creation of the Special Olympics as an Outlet for Athletic Equality
Category: Junior Individual Exhibit
Kira Rand - Second Place: The Debate of Radium and Diplomacy of its Evil
Lia Scott - Third Place: The Black 14 Lia Scott
Category: Junior Group Website
Molly Beach and Faith Kalisz - First Place: Sister Kenny: The Debate Over the Kenny Method
Madilyn Curtis and Lauren Drozd - Third Place: Title IX
Category: Junior Individual Website
Arwen Little - First Place: To Drink or Not to Drink: The Debate Over Prohibition
Jackson Libero - Second Place: Malcolm X vs. J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI
Isabella Laban - Third Place: The Debate Around Working Women and Our Continuous Attempts at Diplomacy