The Washburn University History Department held the Kansas District 3 History Day 2009 contest Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Memorial Union Building on campus (see links to campus and Topeka maps, below). The 2009 competition theme was The Individual in History . The Department plans to host the Kansas District 3 History Day contest on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Memorial Union Building on ccampus. The 2010 theme will be Innovation in History: Impact and Change.

Kansas District 3 is now made up of the following counties: Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Lyon, Nemaha, Osage, Shawnee and Wabaunsee. (Also see Map of Kansas Districts)

Following is a list of 2009 State winners from our district who are going on to National competition:

Senior Historical Papers:

1st: Kate Ruoff, "Elizabeth Van Lew," Seaman High
2nd: Evan Arnold, "Margaret Sanger," Seaman High

Junior Individual Exhibits:

1st: Cooper Self, "Harry Colmery Writes the First GI Bill: The Making of the American Middle Class
Topeka Collegiate

Junior Group Exhibits:

2nd: Makayla Gentine and Amanda Pierson, "The Heroism of Rebecca Wright"
Washburn Rural Middle School

Senior Individual Exhibits:

1st: Clint Kimsey, "John Paul Jones: Hero of the Sea," Seaman High School

Junior Individual Performances:

1st: Ella Brown Richards, "Chanel's Suit: A Reflection of Ambition and Achievement"
Topeka Collegiate

Junior Group Performances:

1st: Sydney Nelson, Moriyah Ramberg, Kayla Marple, "Clarina Nichols," Washburn Rural MS
2nd: Karly Hann and Cara Wedeking, "And Then There was Huck...The Literary Legacy of Mark Twain," Jardine Middle School

Junior Group Documentaries:

1st: Robert Horton and Trenton Miller, "Billy Mills: Every Passion Has Its Destiny," Seaman Middle School

Senior Individual Documentaries:

1st: Sjobor Hammer, "'With Dignity and Purpose: Ron Walters and the Sit-in at Dockum Drug Store," Topeka High

Senior Group Documentaries:

2nd: Kalen Symonds and Rachael Henderson, "Shirley Temple Black: Creating a Dream Out of Reality," Seaman High

Good luck to all of you!

2010 District Three History Day: February 27
Tentative Theme: Innovation in History: Impact and Change

 

For more information, contact the History Department. Our street address is Department of History, Suite 311-C, Henderson Center, Washburn University, 1700 S. College Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66621. Telephone us at 785-670-2060 or email us at history@washburn.edu.




 



History Day Campus Map with History Department building (HC) and event locations highlighted in red: http://www.washburn.edu/cas/history/WUcampusmap06.gif
Driving Directions to the WU Campus: http://www.washburn.edu/washburn/gen/washburn_generated_pages/Driving_Directions_m32.html WU Visitor's Page with various useful links:
http://www.washburn.edu/washburn/gen/washburn_generated_pages/Visiting_Campus_m37.html

• National History Day Homepage: http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/
• History Day Contest Rule Book  (formerly Student Contest Guide): http://www.nhd.org/Rules.htm
• H-History Day: http://www.h-net.org/~histday/
• Kansas State Historical Society History Day Page: http://www.kshs.org/teachers/historyday/about.htm
  

 

Send comments or queries to Professor Kerry Wynn, kerry.wynn@washburn.edu