Kansas District 3 History Day Competition Results

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Junior Historic Paper

1st  Place

Death of a Killer: The Eradication of Smallpox by Ethan Jackson; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

2nd Place

A Failed New World Order: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Persian Gulf War by Alexis Brosa; Topeka Collegiate:  Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

Slavs on the Slab: An Investigation into the Tragic Loss of Slavic Religious Practices at the Hands of the Triumphant Missionaries of Christian Europe by Charlie White; Topeka Collegiate:  Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

Senior Historic Paper

1st Place

College Students “On Strike!”: The Fight for Democracy in Tinanmen Square and Ethnic Studies in SFSC by Tam Vu; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers     

2nd Place

Triumph and Tragedy in History: Brown v. Board of Education by Sydney Hillmer; Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

3rd Place

The Great American Smallpox Epidemic by Ava Lemon; Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Ascending From the Ashes by Sriya Puvvada; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

2nd Place

One Blood by Allison Reed; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

3rd Place

Behind Every Mask, There is a Story by Aubrie Russell; Royal Valley Middle:  Laura DelToro and Brenda Hainey, teachers

Junior Group Exhibit

1st Place

Tragedy On The Kaw: The 1951 Flood by Rosalie Schneider and Elinor Stallbaumer; Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

The Atomic Bomb: Bringer of Victory and Death by Sarah Schmidt, Ryan Spindler, Morgan Stous and Eli Tanking; Mater Dei Catholic School:  Carolyn Kaberline, teacher

3rd Place

The Triumphant Titanic, Bringer of Tragedy by Emily Ash, Autumn Lane and Alaura Salsbury; Mater Dei Catholic School:  Carolyn Kaberline, teacher

Senior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Shaping Modern Detective Work: Pitezel, Geyer, and the Murders of H. H. Holmes by Alexis Desch; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

Civil Rights at 200 mph: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Wendell Scott by Collin Underwood; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

3rd Place

Black Sites: United States Secret Prisons that Shifted the Anthropological Definition of Torture by Adriana Baker; Hayden High School:  Ron Vinduska, teacher

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place

The Race Against Time by Thomas Doyle and James Gillin; Hayden High School:  Ron Vinduska, teacher

2nd Place

Alice Paul and Women’s Suffrage by Ariana Retana, Karina Short and Nuvia Valadez; Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

3rd Place

We’re in the Pilot’s Seat Now: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the W.A.S.P by Kathryn Dehn, Maddox Gomez and Suzanna Mosqueda; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Junior Individual Performance

1st Place

The Triumphs of William Stokoe: The Father of American Sign Language by Abby Simpson; Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

How the Tragedy of the Apollo 1 Fire Resulted in the Triumphant Apollo 11 Moon Landing by Max Kuhlmann; Wanamaker Elementary: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

Buffalo Jones: Buffalo Hunter to Buffalo Conservationist by Chase Ford; Topeka Lutheran School: Chris Francik, teacher

Junior Group Performance

1st Place

The Honor No Mother Wants: Gold Star Mothers and Their Journey of Tragedy and Triumph by Emma Noble and Natalie Shehi-Ohmes; Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

The Plight of the Peasants in the French Revolution by Addison Gee, Emma Ludlum, Lydia Stockdale and Grace Turner; Robinson Middle School: Jasmine Puderbaugh, teacher

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place

“El Gobierno Tiene Sangre en Sus Manos”: The Government Has Blood On Its Hands by Daniel Cluff; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

“Best of Wives and Best of Women” The Triumphs and Tragedies of Elizabeth Schuyler-Hamilton by Jade Essman; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

3rd Place

Fire’s Outcome by Hannah Hiszcynskyj; Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

Senior Group Performance

1st Place

Evolving Voices: The Impacts of Minority Women of History by Isabel Grimes, Eva Noble and Trinidy Thompson; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

Pierantonio Costa: Guided by His Conscience by Alias Moser and Ahmni Pang-Johnson; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Junior Individual Documentary

1st Place

The Fight Against Termination: Minnie Evans Story by Kendra Hale; Royal Valley Middle:  Laura DelToro and Brenda Hainey, teacher

2nd Place

Black Gloves: The Sports Moment That Changed the World by Evander Davis; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

3rd Place

Saving Wild Horses, The Story of Mustang Annie by Elizabeth Fecteau; Topeka Collegiate: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

Honorable Mention

Father Emil Kapaun: The Sacrificing, Suffering, Servant by Catherine Doyle; Mater Dei Catholic School: Carolyn Kaberline, teacher

Junior Group Documentary

1st Place

“Soil Erosion: A National Menace by Adyson Cashman and Allie Jones; Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

The One Who Stayed: The Triumph and Tragedy of Carl Wilkens by Megan Christensen and Meredith Kucera; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

3rd Place

Operation Overlord: A Triumph in Military Engineering by Brayton Dorsey, Maren Proplesch and Bryson Vawter; Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Documentary

1st Place

Please Help Us: New Orleans Recovering From Hurricane Katrina by Joshua Duncan; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

David Harris and the Draft Resistance by Maria Kennedy; Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

3rd Place

The Most Merciful Thing: The Story of Margaret Sanger by Morgan King; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Senior Group Documentary

1st Place

Angels of Bataan and Corregidor: The Struggle of Surviving Japanese Imprisonment During WWII by Katelyn Glenn and Alyson Shehi; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

William D. Matthews: A Cure for Rebellion by Taegan Loy and Trent Powell; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

3rd Place

The Wilhelm Gustloff: A Tragic Hour by Molly McLaughlin and Olivia Romig; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Honorable Mention

Systems of Logic Based on Bias: Decoding the Father of Artificial Intelligence by Reagan Dailey and Sofia Portillo; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Junior Individual Website

1st Place

Roe v. Wade: The Supreme Court Case that Put a Finish to Dangerous Illegal Abortion (http://67243371.nhd.weebly.com) by Abby Boyd; Topeka Collegiate: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

2nd Place

The Osage Indians: Rags to Riches to Graves (http://92189124.nhd.weebly.com) by Jaiden Wen; Topeka Collegiate, Ashley Beason-Manes teacher

3rd Place

Tiny Stitches: The Triumph and Tragedy of Vivien Thomas (http://48364035.nhd.weebly.com) by Annika Peterson; Washburn Rural Middlel: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

Junior Group Website

1st Place

A Tribal Cause: The Unification of Gaul (http://89034979.nhd.weebly.com) by Pierce Romine and Joshua Zyzak; Washburn Rural Middle: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

2nd Place

Triumph of Independence; Tragedy of Partition (http://27966523.nhd.weebly.com) by Mridula Boopeshkumar and Aditi Nimishakavi; Topeka Collegiate: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

Senior Individual Website

1st Place

My Enemy, My Savior: Mamoru Shinozaki (http://45092098.nhd.weebly.com) by Heavan Fowler; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

2nd Place

Triumph and Tragedy of the First Philippine Republic (http://17481187.nhd.weebly.com) by Nicholas Navarro; Washburn Rural High: Brian Meredith, teacher

3rd Place

Reshaping the Message: The Triumph and Tragedy of Mass Media (http://59056563.nhd.weebly.com) by McKenzie Szopinski; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

Senior Group Website

1st Place

Under Siege: Elihu Washburne in Paris (http://61668318.nhd.weebly.com) by Callyn Anderson and Kaleigh Blades; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister teachers

2nd Place

The Equal Rights Amendment (http://97583371.nhd.weebly.com) by Trinity Barnett and Ananya Vasu; Washburn Rural High School: Zach Raugewitz, teacher

3rd Place

Brains Over Beauty: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Hedy Lamarr (http://64304270.nhd.weebly.com) by Katie Lemon and Kelsie Lemon; Seaman High: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAlister, teachers

"Conflict & Compromise"

(2018 National History Day Theme)

Congratulations to these students who competed in District Three and placed at Nationals in 2018:

SECOND PLACE IN JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

The Treaty of New Echota, the Lynchpin of Nvnadaulatsvyi (The Trail Where We Cried) by Thomas Schmidt

Teacher: Ashley Beason-Manes, Topeka Collegiate School

THIRD PLACE IN SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE

The Standard Dilemma by Cade Dennis, Brett Funk, James Nioce and Jack Ossello

Teacher: Ron Vinduska, Hayden Catholic High School

TOP TEN IN JUNIOR HISTORICAL PAPER

The Skyes-Picot Agreement: How An Influential Compromise Has Led To Ongoing Conflict by Samuel DeLong

Teacher: Ashley Beason-Manes, Topeka Collegiate School

District Three 2018 History Day Competition Results

Phil Morse Scholarship

Mikaela Miller, Seaman High School, Historical Paper "The Versailles Treaty: The Product of One War, The Cause of Another"

Admissions Award Scholarship

Nicolas Navarro, Washburn Rural High School, Senior Individual Website "Conflict and Compromise in Michelangelo's Judgment"

Junior Historical Paper

1st Place

Ivory, Keratin, and Trophies: The Conflicted Compromise of Sacrificing a Few to Save Many by Elena Pacioianu - Topeka Collegiate School, Ashley Beason-Manes teacher

2nd Place

The Sykes-Picot Agreement: How an Influential Compromise Has Led To Ongoing Conflict by Sam DeLong - Topeka Collegiate: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

Richard Feynman: The Decision NOT to Drop the Bomb by Victoria Wagner - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place

The Versailles Peace Treaty: The Product of One War, the Cause of Another by Mikaela Miller - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

2nd Place

The Rising Conflicts of Genetically Modified Organisms in the American Society by Taylor Russell - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

3rd Place

On Track to a Better Nation: The Pullman Strike by Jenna Lenherr - Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher  

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Midnight Massacres: The Rush to Form a Country by Arushi Garg - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

2nd Place

An Insurrection for Independence: American's Involvement and Influence in the Philippines by Donna Jalosjos - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

3rd Place

Minors Mining: Trippers, Nippers and Spraggers by Annika Peterson - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

Junior Group Exhibit 

1st Place

The Four-Day War: The Battle of Marathon by Chloe Wolgast and Perry Payne - Topeka Collegiate School: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

2nd Place

The Wars of the Roses: The Conflict That Created the Tudor Dynasty by Elizabeth Fecteau and Rose Sorrenti - Topeka Collegiate School: Ashely Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

A Fashion Evolution: Who Wears the Pants Now? by Katie Fritz and Megan Fawl - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

Senior Individual Exhibit   

1st Place

The Compromise Hub of Ellis Island by Jennifer Bayless - Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place

The Unknown Epidemic by Isabelle Pryor, Chelsea Hernandez and Katherine Davidson - Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

2nd Place

The 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act: Canning the Pest of the American Dinner Table by Michael Navarro and Brittney Wilson - Washburn Rural High School: Brian Meredith, teacher

3rd Place

Gas in Exchange for Blood: Chemical Weaponry WWI by Jacob Miller and Brenna Langdon - Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

Junior Individual Performance 

1st Place

The Treaty of New Echota, The Lynchpin of Nvnadaulatsvyi (The Trail Where We Cried) by Thomas Schmidt - Topeka Collegiate School: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

2nd Place

It's Not Always "Oh What a Beautiful Morning": conflict and Compromise in Musical Theatre by Natalie Shehi-Ohmes - Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself: Franklin Roosevelt's Empowering Words During the Great Depression by Isaac James Mead - Mater Dei Catholic School: Carolyn Kaberline, teacher 

Junior Group Performance   

1st Place

Galileo vs. The Catholic Church by Cassie Amrein, Paige Falley and Abby Ferrell - Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School: Maria Arnold, teacher

2nd Place

The Versailles Treaty by David Berry-Hertlein, Ruben Cruz, Elektria Hinton, Caroline Braden, and Aubrey Coleman - Chase Middle School: JoAnn Bock, teacher

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place

Home of the Brave? Challenging Military Service Standards by Kale Michael - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

2nd Place

The Potsdam Conference by Daniel Madsen - Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

Senior Group Performance

 1st Place

And You Thought I Was Just a Pretty Face by Jade Essman and Abigail Noyes - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers 

2nd Place

The Standard Dilemma by Cade Dennis, John Ossello, Brett Funk and James Nioce - Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

Junior Individual Documentary  

1st Place

Breaking Barriers-The Raye Jean Montague Story by Alexandra Cannon -  Royal Valley Middle School: Brenda Hainey, teacher

2nd Place

Science vs. Religion: The Battle Between Fact and Faith by Jaiden Wen - Topeka Collegiate School:  Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

The Light that Does Not LIe by Andy Busch - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

Junior Group Documentary 

1st Place

"All Hell Broke Loose": Conflict and Compromise Over Coal-fired Power by Laura Beatty and Alexis Brosa - Topeka Collegiate School:  Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

2nd Place

Rights Below Ground: The Salina Burial Pit by Taylor Tenpenny and Kevin Nguyen - Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Operation Underworld by Elizabeth Meier and Ellie Noble - Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Honorable Mention

Conflict and Compromise: Title IX Put Into Effect by Megan Carr, Maribelle Belaire Serna and Miranda Hillebert - Mater Dei Catholic School: Carolyn Kaberline, teacher

Senior Individual Documentary 

1st Place

Saving the "Boat People": The United States and Vietnam's Compromise on Vietnamese Refugees With the Orderly Departure Program by Kim Vu - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

2nd Place

The Invisible Man of the Civil Rights Movement by Destiny Cole - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

3rd Place

Women Fighting Their Way to Gender Equality by Teagan Kress - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

Senior Group Documentary 

1st Place

Reverend T.J. Jemison: Breaking Barriers in Baton Rough by Madeline Hulsing and Xianne Williams - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

2nd Place

A Handshake in Space: Orbital Detente and the Apollo Soyuz Test Project by Trent Cox and Joseph Crome - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

3rd Place

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue: The Fight for Equality in the United States Military by Michael Conaway and Noah Belt - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

Honorable Mention

Giving Peace A Chance: Creating "Peace with Honor" in Vietnam by Mason Clark and Cole King - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

Junior Individual Website 

1st Place

Emmett Louis Till: Conflict in Black America by Kathryn Githinji - Topeka Collegiate School: Ashely Beason-Manes, teacher

2nd Place

Darwin v. Wallace: Who Gets the Glory? by Hope Oswald - Washburn Rural Middle School: Lindsey Dowell and Alice Bertels, teachers

3rd Place

Maya Lin: Conflict and Compromise of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Kyla Bryant - Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

Junior Group Website

1st Place

Three Strikes and I'm Not Out: The Raye Jean Montague Story by Henry Mitchell, Olivia Flowers and Morgan Davis - Royal Valley Middle School: Brenda Hainey, teacher

2nd Place

Japanese-American Internment Camps During WWII by Taylor Rantz and Lydia Etzel - Topeka Collegiate School: Ashley Beason-Manes, teacher

3rd Place

"The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Ike Cobb, Braden Colley and Jackson Stuewe - Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Website  

1st Place

Conflict and Compromise in Michelangelo's Last Judgment by Nicolas Navarro - Washburn Rural High School: Brian Meredith, teacher

2nd Place

The Hidden Civil Rights Movement: American Indian Movement by Bailey Wright - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

3rd Place

The 13 Days of Crisis by Jodi Kern - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers 

Senior Group Website

1st Place

Irene Sendler: Risking Personal Welfare in Order to Rescue Jewish Children by Abigail Wendlandt and Sarah Forrer - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

2nd Place

The Korean Armistice: The Ceasefire That Became a Peace Treaty by August Chapas and Hayden Wells - Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer and Nathan McAllister, teachers

3rd Place

District Three 2017 History Day Competition Results

Junior Historical Paper

1st Place

The "Tank Man" Taking a Stand in Tiananmen Square
by Elena Pacioianu
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, teacher

2nd Place

Operation Gunnerside: Taking a Stand Against Nukes, Nazis and Norweigian Occupation in World War II
by Samuel DeLong
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, teacher

3rd Place

London Takes a Stand: The Great Dock Strike of 1889
by Sonya Doubledee
Washburn Rural Middle School

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place

Loving v. Virginia: Taking a Stand Hand in Hand
by Emily Stanley
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: An Influential Dissent Against Nazi Germany
by Sami Reed
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Irene Morgan: Standing Up for the Right to Sit
by Kaylee Berroth
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher  

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Permission to Pass: Sugihara's Actions to Protect the People
by Donna Jalosjos
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

2nd Place

I Had to Use a Rock: Carry Nation Standing Over Broken Glass
by Elizabeth Fawl
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

John Ritchie - The Fight for Freedom
by Elizabeth Fecteau
Topeka Collegiate: Briana Jackson, teacher

Junior Group Exhibit 

1st Place

Seeing is Believing: Lewis Hine's Fight to End the Injustice of Child Labor
by Molli Christensen and Rachel Osborn
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

2nd Place

Samuel J. Crumbine: Taking a Stand for Your Health
by Ivy Fink and Karlie Albright
Royal Valley Middle School: Nathan McAlister, teacher

3rd Place

Muhammad Ali: Fight for the Fight
by Martin Gray, Iysis Salazar and Abigail Scritchfield
Mater Dei Catholic School: Andrew Hillebert, teacher

Senior Individual Exhibit   

1st Place

Arthur Capper: Champion of the Disabled
by Emily Swanson
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Warren County: The Emergence of the Environmental Justice Era
by Austin Kruse
Seaman High Schooll:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

The New Face of Feminism: Kurt Cobain
by Haley Warbritton
Silver Lake High School:  Steven Meier, teacher

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place

Mother Jones: A March in the Stand for Workers' Rights
by Emily Burd and Trinity Morris
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Hitting the Color Barrier Out of the Park
by Jadyn Jay, Ceci Schmitz, Breanna Morrissey, Caroline Gatschet and Isabella Hubbell
Hayden High School: Ron Vinduska, teacher

3rd Place

National Women's Suffrage Association: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
by Aubrey Dick and Claire Austin
Silver Lake High School:  Steven Meier, teacher

Junior Individual Performance 

1st Place

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. Vs. The Great Depression
by Thomas Schmidt
Topeka Collegiate:  Briana Jackson, teacher

2nd Place

Lise Meitner: Reaching Selflessly for Truth and Objectivity
by Zosia Stottlemire
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Aldeburgh's First Lady
by Mary Paige Bramlett
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Junior Group Performance   

1st Place

The Railroad to Freedom
by Sophia Friess, Miranda Hillebert, Isaac James Mead and Gabbi McCarthy
Mater Dei Catholic School: Andrea Hillebert, teacher

2nd Place

The Life of Alice Paul
by Rhen Calhoon, Riley Cowan and Sarah Latendresse
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

A Good Man in Evil Times: The Heroic Actions of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
by Alivia Cook and Tabitha Hilton
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place

Swingin' to a Stand
by Nick Brady
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Senior Group Performance

 1st Place

Lyudmila Pavlichenko: Taking a Stand for the Allied Forces
by Kathryn Dehn, Jade Essman and Molly Biggs
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

2nd Place

Odette Sansom: Standing Up to Nazi Germany
by Sophia Wahwassuck and Peyton Sannan
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Junior Individual Documentary  

1st Place

Every Patient is My Brother
by Molly McLaughlin
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Albert Goering: History's Disregarded Hero
by John Theodore Wagnon
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

More Than Just a Person: The Greatest Achievements of Nelson Mandela
by Andy Busch
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher 

Honorable Mention

Match Point: The Life and Legacy of Billie Jean King
by Molly Peterson
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

Junior Group Documentary 

1st Place

Native Americans Taking a Stand in History
by Mae Joslin and Stella Rector
Royal Valley Middle School:  Nathan McAlister, teacher

2nd Place

Irene Sendler: Savior in the Sea of Blood
by Keeley Gaer and Ali Reed
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Eliza Potter: Taking a Stand in the Heart of the Confederacy
by Lilly Rooks and Emma McKinsey
Royal Valley Middle School:  Nathan McAlister, teacher 

Senior Individual Documentary 

1st Place

Standing Up for the "Bui Doi": U.S. Representative Robert J. Mrazek's Impact on Vietnamese Americans with the American Homecoming Act
by Kim Vu
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Wes Jackson: Taking a Stand for the Land
by Natalie Ford
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

3rd Place

Taking a Stand by Taking a Seat: Claudette Colvin's Commitment to Racial Inequality in Regards to Bus Segregation
by Grace Anderson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Senior Group Documentary 

1st Place

Standing Up for the Workforce: Frances Perkin's Strides Towards Humane Labor Laws
by Lauren West and Ashlyn Schuetz
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

A Champion for the Working Class: Theodore Roosevelt's Stand Against Monopolization
by Tara Foster and Lucas Anderson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Jacob Riis: Champion for the Poor
by Emily Jowers and Shelby Willmer
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Honorable Mention

The Stand for Equality: Chief Justice Earl Warren's Leadership and His Fight for Desegregation
by Trey Shepard and Jordan Frickey
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

The Battle for Equality: Representative John Lewis's Lifelong Legacy of Standing Up Against Injustice
by Kyser Dougan and Jacob Wildeman
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Taking a Stand for the Mentally Impaired Community
by Jackson Cobb and Garrett Polter
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Junior Individual Website 

1st Place

Desmond T. Doss: Far Above and Beyond - For God and Country
by Nicolas Navarro
Christ The King:  Nick Anderson, teacher

2nd Place

Muhammad Ali: Taking a Stand Against the Vietnam War
by Kathryn Githinji
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, teacher

3rd Place

Branch Rickey - Improving a Team, Changing a Sport
by Lukas Brennan
Topeka Collegiate: Susan Christensen, teacher

Junior Group Website

1st Place

The NAACP's Involvement in School Segregation
by Trinity Barnett and Ananya Vasu
Topeka Collegiate: Susan Christensen, teacher

2nd Place

The Double Cross System: Espionage and Counterespionage
by Tyler Parkhurst, Taylor Tenpenny and Landon DiLeonardo
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

The Stonewall Rebellion
by Kyla Bryant and Zoe Roth
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Website  

1st Place

Standing Up for the Rights of Others: The Life of Father Emil Kapaun
by Lucas Hurla
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

A Couple's War Against the Nazis
by Tyler Beavers
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

A Significant Hero of the Holocaust: Oskar Schindler's Fight Against the Nazi Regime
by Haley Bitner
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Senior Group Website

1st Place

Waris Dirie: Taking a Stand Against Female Genital Mutilation
by Mackenzie Moylan and Rylee Harrelson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer

2nd Place

Jenson v. Eveleth:  Taking a Stand Against Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
by Avery Bocquin and Mason Loy
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Larry Kramer: Taking a Stand Against AIDS Intolerance
by Yahaira Saliceti and Karson Reimer
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

District Three 2016 History Day Competition Results

Junior Historical Paper

1st Place

Bartolome de las Casas
by Petre Dimitriu
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, Teachers

2nd Place

From Barnstormer to Land Surveyor: The Exploration of Pilot Elrey Jeppesen
by Tyler Hausthor
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

The Monroe Doctrine: Its Uses in American Policy
by Lucas Sands
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place

Don't Drink the Kool-Aid: How the People's Temple Changed the Way Cults are Encountered
by McKynley Larson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Martha Graham: A Revolutionary in Dance and Modern Art
by Tira Haag
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Jacobites and the Act of Union: The Encounter that Damaged Scottish Identity
by Claire Reinert
Hayden High School: Mike Zeleznak, teacher  

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Bobby Fischer and the Cold War
by Sho Glashausser
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

2nd Place

Apollo 13: A Successful Failure
by Christopher Hargreaves
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

3rd Place

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919
by Graham Grecian
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

Honorable Mention

Ralph Waldo Gerard: Encountering, Exchanging and Exploring the Brain
by Caroline Little
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

Junior Group Exhibit 

1st Place

Exploring Democracy in Ancient Athens
by Nathan Bearman, John Cordova and Zooey McDonald
Landon/Robinson Middle Schools: Alan Bearman, teacher

2nd Place

Exploring New Heights: The Engineering Behind the Skyline
by Connor Duffens and Landon Pyko
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

Senior Individual Exhibit   

1st Place

Through Pen and Lens: Gordon Parks Encountering Inequality
by Frances Befort
Hayden High School:  Mike Zeleznak, teacher

2nd Place

More Than Bones: The Mistreatment of the Smith Sound Inuits
by Marissa Christensen
Washburn Rural High Schooll:  Lindsey Dowell, teacher

3rd Place

Financier of the American Revolution: Haym Salomon and His Heroic Actions
by Bethany Piel
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Senior Group Exhibit

(No Entries This Year)

Junior Individual Performance 

1st Place

The Space Race: Exploration of the Final Frontier
by Taman Kanchanapalli
Topeka Collegiate:  Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

2nd Place

"Traveling Down Freedom's Main Line"
by Kale Michael
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Trekking In and Out
by Emily Mead
Mater Dei Catholic School: Andrea Hillebert, teacher 

Junior Group Performance   

1st Place

Susan B. Anthony: Exploring Women's Rights
by Aubrianna Thurlow and Peyton Sannan
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Miracles Out of Nowhere: Exploring the KANSAS Legacy
by Rachel Meyer and Olivia Medrano
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

Exploring the Life of Nellie Bly
by Jade Essman, Kathryn Dehn and Maddox Gomez
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Performance 

(No Entries This Year)

Senior Group Performance

 1st Place

Beatlemania
by Reese Emert, Dalton Cowan, Michael Latendresse, Walker Bassett and Andrew Gill
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Junior Individual Documentary  

1st Place

The Knox Coal Mine Disaster: Exploring the Consequences of Greed
by Molly Biggs
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Exploring Severe Weather With the Legendary Mr. Tornado
by Joshua Duncan
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Tragedy and Greatness: The Encounters of Ron Klerk de Reus
by Lilly Rooks
Royal Valley Middle School:  Nate McAlister, teacher 

Honorable Mention

Title IX: Exploring Equality on the Playing Field
by Alexis Desch
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

Junior Group Documentary 

1st Place

"The Americans Are Very Strong"
by Molly McLaughlin and Olivia Romig
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Heroes Don't Always Wear Capes: Dr. Frances Kelsey's Exploration and Determination
by Molli Christensen and Rachel Osborn
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

Polio: Outbreaks in America
by Ali Reed and Keely Gaer
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Honorable Mention

Alan Turing: Exploring the Enigma
by Micah Kobuszewski and Isaac Prengel
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Documentary 

1st Place

Ex Parte Endo: A Journey Towards Justice for Japanese Americans
by Avery Munns
Washburn Rural High School: Lindsey Dowell, teacher

2nd Place

Hallelujah, I'm a Travelin': The Freedom Rider's Exploration of the Deep South
by Emily Stanley
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

3rd Place

Encountering Controversy: Juniperro Serra: A Man on a Mission
by Anna Doyle
Hayden High School: Mike Zeleznak, teacher 

Senior Group Documentary 

1st Place

Splitting the Atom: How the Largest Secret Research Program in History Ended the Second World War and Changed the Planet's Military and Science Forever
by Aaron House and Conner Matthews
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

The Crisis at Central High: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine
by Ethan Sparks and Simeon Sykes
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Eugene Lazowski the Unsung Hero of WWII: Initiating a Private War on Typhus to Save Thousands
by Natalie Brodine and Jeremy Wells
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Honorable Mention

Cuban Missile Crisis: To the Brink of War
by Noah Siebert and Noah Wells
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of the Double-Helix
by Reagan Calhoon and Lacey Dell
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Future for the Modern Farmer
by Matthew Christman and Isaac Schreiner
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Junior Individual Website 

1st Place

Clyde Tombaugh's Exploration: The Encounter with Pluto and Beyond
by Nicolas Navarro
Christ The King:  Kelly Kelley, teacher

2nd Place

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Impact on America's Culture and Literature
by Gerod Shaffer
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Jesse Owens: The Buckeye Bullet
by Nathan Swaffar
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley &  Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers 

Junior Group Website

1st Place

Exploring the Study of Viruses: Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
by Brooklyn Campbell, Raina Peter and Grace Kessler
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

2nd Place

Sally Ride: The Woman Who Changed Space Exploration
by Trinity Barnett and Jessica Wu
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Kevin Hensley & Mary Beth Marchiony, teachers

3rd Place

Stan Herd: Exploring Art Through Botanical Beauty
by Jacob Voigt and Aum Parikh
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

Senior Individual Website  

1st Place

Saving Infants One Score at a Time: The Exploration of Neonatal Care Through the Eyes of Virginia Apgar
by Faith Traver
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

"Dr Livingstone, I Presume?": His Final Expedition
by Michael Navarro, Jr.
Washburn Rural High School:  Lindsey Dowell, teacher

3rd Place

Overcoming Societal Views: Journey of War Brides During WWII
by Bailey Chinn
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Senior Group Website

1st Place

Cochlear Implants: Hope for the Hearing Impaired
by Conner Poteete and Braxton Huff
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer

2nd Place

The Office of Strategic Services: Exploration Into a World of Espionage
by Madison Russell and Dawson Podlena
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Rachel Carson and Her Fight for Environmental Change
by Katherine McLaughlin and Melissa Bryan
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

District Three 2015 History Day Competition Results

Junior Historical Paper

1st Place

Evolution of the Lobotomy: Martin Freeman's Controversial Procedure
by Claire Schmidt
Mater Dei Catholic School: Nancy Kennedy, Teacher

2nd Place

Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom
by Keith Traylor
Mater Dei Catholic School:  Nancy Kennedy, teacher

3rd Place

"Her Deepness": Life and Leadership of Dr. Sylvia Earle
by Rachel Grollmes
Mater Dei Catholic School: Nancy Kennedy, teacher

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place

Adolphus Busch: "Raise Your Glass to the King of Beer"
by Scott Monk
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Abe Fortas: Directing Justice
by Cassidy Harden
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Crazy Bet: A Yankee Spy in Richmond
by Leann Isaacson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher  

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place

Cyrus K. Holliday: The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway
by Baker Valley
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers

2nd Place

The Leadership and Legacy of Nikola Tesla
by Trey Etzel
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers

3rd Place

The Halo of Freedom and Light: The Leadership and Legacy of Kim Dae Jung
by Jimin Park
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

Junior Group Exhibit 

1st Place

Corie ten Boom: "The Measure of a Life in Not Its Duration, But Its Donation"
by Kydee Barbee and Abigail Noyes
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Right Along Side: Ludwig Guttman and the Paralympic Games
by Marissa Christensen and Haley Kucera
Washburn Rural Middle School: Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

Jackie Robinson
by Sho Glashausser and Isaiah Huckins
Topeka Collegiate:  Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers

Senior Individual Exhibit   

1st Place

Gloria Steinem: A Feminist's Tale
by Mollie Wendlandt
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Harvey Milk's Legacy on Equality for Gay Rights
by Gabbi Rollins
Seaman High Schooll:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Timothy Leary: The Idea Man
by Frankie Finan
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place

Charles Loring Brace: The Father of Foster Care 
by Nicole Sowards and Stephanie Nelson 
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Dorothy Harrison Eustis: Founder of the Seeing Eye 
by Megan Harwood and Mallory Lantz
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Phillip K. Wrigley: Preserving Baseball One Pitch at a Time
by Erin Boyd and Chelsea Lake
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Junior Individual Performance 

1st Place

MLK Leadership Through Legacy
by Taman Kanchanapalli
Topeka Collegiate:  Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers

2nd Place

Leadership and Legacy: An Alvin Alley Experience
by Tierra Jones
Jardine Middle School, Judy Pierson, teacher

3rd Place

Marie Curie's Legacy 
by Catherine Wools
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Junior Group Performance   

1st Place

"The Children of Silence Must Be Taught to Sing Their Own Songs"
by Olivia Romig and Kale Michael
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Elizabeth Blackwell: A Leader in the Medical Field
by Sidney Lopez and Mikaela Miller
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Dorothea Dix: A Legacy for the Mentally Insane
by Nora Billings, Tyjennae Gay, Amanda Small, Kelci Stansbury and Ryeann Steinhoff
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

Senior Individual Performance 

1st Place

Gloria Steinem: Jumping the Gender Gap 
by Maggie Puderbaugh
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Senior Group Performance

 1st Place

Nothing But Magic: The Incredible Story of Earvin "Magic" Johnson
by Dameon Boland, Coby Worcester and Brendan Fosse
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

2nd Place

Robert Oppenheimer, Shatterer of Worlds
by Ryan Brown and Andrew Gill
Seaman High School:  Susan Sittenauer, teacher

Junior Individual Documentary  

1st Place

The Antiquities Act: An Act of the Past For the Future 
by Richard Peterson
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Bob Dole: Bringing Equality to the Lives of All Americans with Disabilities 
by Molly Biggs
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Bill Snyder: Mentoring Leadership, Creating a Legacy
by Joshua Duncan
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Junior Group Documentary 

1st Place

The Last of the Beautiful in Midwestern Psychology
by Erin Hebert and Maesey Meier
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher

2nd Place

Success is Not Final, Failure is Not Fatal: The Words of Winston Churchill 
by Mason Clark and Cole King
Seaman Middle School:  Kyle Johnson, teacher

3rd Place

Robert Crippen: Leading the Space Shuttle Program to Success 
by Tristan Hahn and Carter Sandall
Seaman Middle School: Kyle Johnson, teacher 

Senior Individual Documentary 

1st Place

Fighting to Feed the World: Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution 
by Emily Stanley
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

Establishing Equal Opportunities for All Genders: The Life and Legacy of Patsy Mink
by Kaylee Snell
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

3rd Place

James Lane: Pioneering Patriot
by Avery Munns
Washburn Rural High School: Alice Bertels, teacher 

Senior Group Documentary 

1st Place

Tran Ngoc "Harry" Hue: Steadfast Leader for Liberty 
by Hailey Reed and Andrea Sodergren
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

A Champion of the Disabled: Senator Bob Dole's Leadership Towards a Passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act and Its Historic Legacy 
by Bailey Bushnell and Kendall Leatherman
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Jacob Riis: Illuminating the Other Half 
by Brett Broadbent and Molly Mulqueen
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Junior Individual Website 

1st Place

Harry Colmery and the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944" (G. I. Bill of Rights)
by Nicolas Navarro
Christ the King:  Kelly Kelley, teacher

2nd Place

Walt Disney: Pioneer of Animation 
by Jay Ram
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers 

3rd Place

Sam Walton and His Legacy 
by Jacob Gernon
Topeka Collegiate: Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers 

Junior Group Website

1st Place

Advancing Treatment, Transforming Lives: The Legacy of the Menninger Clinic 
by Raina Peter and Grace Kessler
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

2nd Place

From a Small Town to the Big Screen: The Legacy of Hattie McDaniel
by Olivia Medrano and Lauren Meier
Washburn Rural Middle School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

The Leadership of James Naismith, the Legacy of Basketball 
by Nathan Spruill and Lukas Brennan
Topeka Collegiate:  Gail Franklin, Mary Beth Marchiony and Laura Morris, teachers

Senior Individual Website  

1st Place

Dr. Jonas Salk: The Father of Vaccination
by Joseph Ginzel
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

2nd Place

"And That's the Way It Is": The Leadership and Legacy of Walter Cronkite
by Michael Navarro, Jr.
Washburn Rural High School:  Alice Bertels, teacher

3rd Place

Henrietta Lacks: The Immortal Woman
by Rachel Hamilton
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher 

Senior Group Website

1st Place

Dr. Alfred Blalock: Healing the Blues 
by Michelle Anderson and Marcy Anderson
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer

2nd Place

"Rabble Rouser" Clair Cameron Patterson and the Fight Against Tetrethyl Lead 
by Nathan Henderson, Katelyn Hersh and Ray Newins
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher

3rd Place

Fundi: The Lasting Legacy of Ella Baker 
by Alix Fisk and Ian Clarke
Seaman High School: Susan Sittenauer, teacher