Wyoming History Day Winners Selected

April 29, 2008 -- Judges have selected winners in the recent Wyoming History Day competition held at the University of Wyoming.

Participating students in grades 6-12 from throughout the state produced museum-type exhibits, multimedia documentaries, original performances or traditional research papers based on this year's theme, "Conflict and Compromise in History." The top two entries in each category at the state competition advance to the National History Day competition June 15-19, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.

The Wyoming State Historical Society, the Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Department and the UW American Heritage Center support Wyoming History Day.

"Students across the nation compete in local contests," says Kori Livingston, Wyoming History Day coordinator at UW. "Advancement to the national level is based on students' abilities to analyze the topic into a historical perspective and present it skillfully and creatively."

First and second place Wyoming History Day winners in junior and senior categories are:

Senior Papers
1st place: William MacLean, Laramie High School, Laramie, "The Virgin of Guadalupe: Conflict and Compromise in Early Mexico."
2nd place: Emily Rochelle, Kelly Walsh High School, Casper, "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott," teacher Sally O'Brien.

Senior Individual Performance
1st place: Jenny Beiermann, Big Piney High School, Big Piney, "The Colorado River Compact: A Never Ending Source of Conflict and Compromise," teacher Jonita Sommers.
2nd place: Erin Kelly, Natrona County High School, Casper, "Liberte, Equalite, Franternite," teacher Mary Beth Peden.

Senior Group Performance
1st place: Mary Jane Schmidt, Shelby Brown, Big Piney High School, Big Piney, "Little Gray Ghosts," teacher Jonita Sommers.
2nd place: Heather Isabell, Quinn Scicluna, Sara Teter, Savannah Weatherill, Wheatland High School, Wheatland, "Salvation or Suicide: The Conflict and Compromise at Jonestown," teacher Renee McKain.

Senior Individual Exhibit
1st place: Alice Stears, UW Lab School, Laramie, "And She Said, "Come In": The Heroes of Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon," teacher Cynthia Webb.
2nd place: Mady Gerard, Jackson Hole High School, Jackson, "Refusing to Compromise: Martin Luther's Conflicts with the Roman Catholic Church," teacher Jeff Brazil.

Senior Group Exhibit
1st place: Tara Wunsch, Hillary Lavino, Jackson Hole High school, Jackson, "Insanity Grows in Chicago: Al Capone's Corruption of Society," teacher Jeff Brazil.
2nd place: Ashlee Winkler, Stacy Shaver, Greybull High School, Greybull, "The Right to an Education: A Face-Off in Little Rock," teacher Nancy Scott.

Senior Individual Documentary
1st place: Brandon Rosty, Dean Morgan Junior High, Casper, "America's Heritage: A History of U.S. Policies on Immigration," teacher Judy McLellan.
2nd place: Katelyn Gonterman, Big Piney High School, Big Piney, "Compromises Leading to a Conflict Among a Conflict," teacher Jonita Sommers.

Senior Group Documentary
1st place: Nicolas Martinez, Brian Degenfelder, Ian Gibson, Natrona County High School, Casper, "13 Days: The Crisis at Cuba," teacher Jeff Crouse.
2nd place: Jackson Ivey, Zach McLeod, East High School, Cheyenne, "Conflict and Compromise: The 1980 Miracle on Ice," coach Cathy Ellis.

Senior Web site
1st place: Cid Coto, Collin Rudkin, Kelly Walsh High School, Casper, "To Drop or Not to Drop," teacher Sally O'Brien.

Junior Papers
1st place: Jacob Kennedy, Jessup Elementary School, Cheyenne, "Conflicts Related to the Importation and Exportation of Wildlife: The Lacey Act: A Compromise," teacher Bridget Dubberley.
2nd place: Sarah Shader, Spring Creek Elementary School, Laramie, "The Black 14: A Missed Opportunity for Compromise," teacher Koren Burling.

Junior Individual Performance
1st place: Kennedy Thatch, South Elementary School, Lander, "This Beer is Soda-Licious!" teacher Gayla Hammer.
2nd place: Louisa Austin, South Elementary School, Lander, "Ruby Bridges 101: A Story of Discrimination," teacher Gayla Hammer.

Junior Group Performance
1st place: Gabe Setling, Cameron Skinner, UW Lab School, Laramie, "The Troubles," teacher Cynthia Webb.
2nd place: Shannon Barrett, Amber Lemaster, McCormick Junior High School, Cheyenne, "Conflict and Compromise: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and the Congressional Medal of Honor," teacher Jennifer Calvetti.

Junior Individual Exhibit
1st place: Rachel Graham, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Wyoming vs. Montana Water Conflict: 1893 Legal Compromise Prevents a Gun Fight," teacher Randy Weber.
2nd place: Jaimie Lee, Dubois Middle School, Dubois, "Healing the Wounds of Conflict, Scars and Compromise in a Veteran's Mind," teacher Rosey Graff.

Junior Group Exhibit
1st place: Gard Evans, Tyler Graham, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Crash of the Sharazad: Was Compromised Training a Factor?" teacher Randy Weber.
2nd place: Ali Wadsworth, Quinn Farrand, Pinedale Middle School, Pinedale, "John Brown: The Great Abolitionist," teacher Mitch Irrgang.

Junior Individual Documentary
1st place: Baylee Colton, Big Piney Middle School, Big Piney, "To Bomb or Not to Bomb," teacher Jonita Sommers.
2nd place: Jacob Zumo, McCormick Junior High School, Cheyenne, "Courage of Convictions: The Conflict of The Black 14," teacher Jennifer Calvetti.

Junior Group Documentary
1st place: Conner True, Andrew Belveal, Casper, "The Half-Hearted War," teacher Michele Belveal.
2nd place: Dominic Cancino, Micah Apodaca, Fiona Jones, Aya Mistica, Wheatland Middle School, Wheatland, "Behind Barbed Wire," teacher MaryJo Birt.

Junior Web site
1st place: Nateal Hemingway, Aspen Hemingway, South Elementary School, Lander, "Got Land? We Need It. Hunters Search for Compromises to Public Land Access," teacher Gayla Hammer.
2nd place: Madeline Smithbaker, South Elementary School, Lander, "A Land Divided, A World United - The Panama Canal," teacher Gayla Hammer.

Special Award Winners
American Heritage Center Primary Sources Award -- Gabe Selting, Cameron Skinner, UW Lab School, Laramie, "The Troubles," teacher Cynthia Webb.

Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation Award -- Katie Kempema, UW Lab School, Laramie, "Conscience, Community, and Country: Heart Mountain's Draft Resistance," teacher Cynthia Webb.

Clara Jensen Award -- Jacob Zumo, McCormick Junior High School, Cheyenne, "Courage of convictions: The conflicts of The Black 14," teacher Jennifer Calvetti.

William H. Barton Award -- Montana Sannes, South Elementary School, Lander, "Shades of Gray: History of the Wolf," teacher Gayla Hammer.
Fred & Flossie Graves Homestead Award -- Adam Christiansen, Burlington Jr. High, Burlington, "Conflict with Water Rights: A Neverending Need for Compromise," teacher Ryan Olson.

Wyoming Pioneers Association Awards -- Junior award: Kori Steinle, Poison Spider Elementary School, Casper, "Butch Cassidy, In the Eyes of an Outlaw," teacher Dana Curtis; Senior award: Rudi Hanekamp, UW Lab School, Laramie, "Farmer in the Dust," teacher Cynthia Webb.

UW College of Health Sciences Award -- Amber Lemaster, Shannon Barrett, McCormick Junior High School, Cheyenne, "Conflict and Compromise: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and the Congressional Medal of Honor," teacher Jennifer Calvetti.

Roger Williams International History Award -- Briana Hamilton, South Elementary School, Lander, "Gandhi: A Founding Father that Tried to Bring Peace to India," teacher Gayla Hammer.

UW History Department Writing Skills Award -- Jacob Kennedy, Jessup Elementary School, Cheyenne, "Conflicts Related to the Importation and Exportation of Wildlife: The Lacey Act: A Compromise," teacher Bridget Dubberley.

UW Women's Studies History Award -- Michaela Ellingson, Jackson Hole High School, Jackson, "Broken Ballerina," teacher Jeff Brazil.

Alan K. Simpson Institute for Politics and Western Leadership Awards -- Junior award: Sally Sanders, Carey Junior High School, Cheyenne, "Votes for Women," teacher Chelle Dixon; Senior award: Senior Award: Erin Kelly, Natrona County High School, Casper, "Liberte, Equalite, Fraternite," teacher Mary Beth Peden.

Wyoming State Museum Volunteers Awards -- Junior award: Tyler Graham, Gard Evans, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Crash of the Sharazad: Was Compromised Training a Factor?" teacher Randy Weber; Senior award: Alice Stears, UW Lab School, Laramie, "And She Said, "Come In": The Heroes of le Chambon-Sur-Lignon," teacher Cynthia Webb.

George M. Nelson Aviation Award -- Tyler Graham, Gard Evans, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Crash of the Sharazad: Was Compromised Training a Factor?" teacher Randy Weber.

Ft. Laramie National Historic Site Awards -- Sarah Scott, Alliyah Lopez, Dean Morgan Junior High School, Casper, "Lewis and Clark," teacher Mike Weiss.
Wyoming State Archeological Society Award -- Tessa McCardell, Poison Spider Elementary School, Casper, "Civilian Conservation Corps," teacher Dana Curtis.

Wyoming Association of Professional Archeologists Award -- Isaac Bryant, Spring Creek Elementary, Laramie, "Jackson and Georgia vs. The Cherokee Nation," teacher Koren Burling.

Wyoming Public Employees Association Award -- Katie Casdorph, Melissa Ferrel, Husenjan Khan, Worland High School, Worland, "Cesar Chavez (A Hero Remembered)," teacher Nick Moyte.

Glendoline Myrtle Kimmel Award -- Heather Loraas, Kailey Richner, Kala Schmidt, Lauren Hedges, Courtney Stratton, Poison Spider Elementary, Casper, "The Johnson Country Range War of Wyoming," teacher Dana Curtis.

Jurisprudence Awards -- Junior Award: Tomara Conrad, Pinedale Middle School, Pinedale, "The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire," teacher Mitch Irrgang; Senior Award: Talysa Stockert, Greybull High School, Greybull, "The Fair Play Committee: A Battle for Equality in Wyoming," teacher Nancy Scott.

The National Society of Colonial Dames of America Award -- Rachel Graham, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Wyoming vs. Montana Water Conflict: 1893 Legal Compromise Prevents a Gun Fight," teacher Randy Weber.

Liz Byrd Cultural Diversity Awards -- Lilly Wasser, UW Lab School, Laramie, "Tikkun Olam: To Repair the World When Humanity is Compromised," teacher Cynthia Webb.

UW American Indian Studies Award -- Amanda Matthews, South Elementary School, Lander, "Let All the Indian Within You Die," teacher Gayla Hammer.

Gerald and Jessie F. Chambers Awards -- Junior award: Gabe Selting, Cameron Skinner, UW Lab School, Laramie, "The Troubles," teacher Cynthia Webb; Senior award: Brandon Rosty, Dean Morgan Junior High School, Casper, "America's Heritage: A History of U.S. Policies on Immigration," teacher Judy McLellan.

Wyoming State Historical Society Scholarship -- Emily Rochelle, Kelly Walsh High School, Casper, "Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott," teacher Sally O'Brien.
Taco John's, International Scholarship -- William MacLean, Laramie High School, "The Virgin of Guadalupe: Conflict and Compromise in Early Mexico."

UW American Heritage Center and The UW Office of Academic Affairs Scholarship -- Ashlee Winkler, Stacy Shaver, Greybull High School, Greybull, "The Right to an Education: A Face-Off in Little Rock," teacher Nancy Scott.

The Florence Sommers Jensen History Award -- Rachel Graham, Riverton Middle School, Riverton, "Wyoming vs. Montana Water Conflict: 1893 Legal Compromise Prevents a Gun Fight," teacher Randy Weber.

The Wyoming Partnership for Civic Education Award -- Andree McKee, H.E.M. schools, Hanna, "Pursuit to Equality," teacher Russ Wiggam.

Photo
Casper Kelly Walsh High School students presented "Lindy Hop vs. Contra: The Social Conflict of the 1920s" in the senior group performance category during History Day at the University of Wyoming. From left are Joseph Butler, Brittany Bennion, Ethan Harris and Sheridan Murray. (American Heritage Center)

Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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