Ninth Graders Bring Their Best to National History Day
Ninth Graders Bring Their Best to National History Day
Months of work on National History Day projects culminated in an evening of education, fun and showmanship during Sage Hill’s annual Ninth Grade History Night on February 11. As part of the required Patterns of Civilization class, freshmen plan, research and produce a history project inspired by the National History Day themes of exploration, encounter and exchange.
“It was an enriching experience,” said Sally Sefami, Interim Dean of Faculty and Spanish teacher. “I watched a video on Thor Heyerdahl’s voyage of the Kon-Tiki, listened to students demonstrate their knowledge of subjects from the relationship of faith and science, the development of penicillin to the introduction of KFC in China. Our freshman class was poised and engaged,” she added.
Here are the winners of this year’s event:
Exhibits
1st Ryan Langevin - Looking to the Stars: The Relationships of Faith and Science 2nd Naya Gomez - How the 1700s and 1800s shaped Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein 3rd Daniel Fishman - Ibn Khaldun: Modern Sociologist and Revolutionary Historian 4th Chenghao Meng - It's Finger-Lickin' Good 5th Halah Biviji - Propaganda during the Rwandan Genocide
Documentary
1st Maya Jaffe - Genocide: How the Creation of a Word Became Protection of Humanity 2nd Eliza Feffer - A Film about Films about the Vietnam War 3rd Charlotte Cohen - How Has The Economy Shaped Our Racial Tolerances?
Website
1st Ryan Simpson - From Mali to Mississippi: The Birth of the Blues 2nd Monis Mohiuddin - King Jaja of Opobo: Selfless Leader with a Tarnished History 3rd Nessa Kiani - Politics and Petroleum: Iran in the 20th Century
Creativity
Howard Xuan - Magic in Print: Exploring the Boundaries of Illusions Alice Warden - Why Nonviolence Works
Research
Michelle Hung - Srinivasa Ramanujan: Exploring the World of Mathematics Hannah Romeo - Competition vs. Cooperation during the Space Race
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