2020 Tennessee History Day Virtual Contest

Awards Ceremony II Exhibit, Performance, Special Awards

Saturday, April 11, 2020 4:00 pm CT/5:00 pm ET

Thank You!

Tennessee Department of State

Secretary of State The Honorable Tre Hargett

Thank You! Ella Marie Sullivan Patrick Shaffner Hollie Cummings Susan Houston Rachel Agee Erin Adams Teresa Whitesell Allen Forkum Charles Chadbourn Kira Duke Timothy Donahoo Rob DeHart Caroline Eller Tori Mason Michael Bertrand Celia Walker Linda Barnickle Claire Meyer

Casey Lee Lauren Grizzard Gordon Belt Casey Gymrek Janis Perry Bethany Hawkins Patrick Martin Grace Allen Alexis Stevens Amanda Carter Katie Yenna Jessica Reeves Carol Ponder Robert Kiefer Graham Perry Sharon Wilharm Susan Gordon Jessica Opalinski

Jami Awalt Jessica Jain Elizabeth Dachowski Patsy Mitchell Greg Hammond Cassandra Minutillo Claudette Stager Rebecca Price Paige Silcox Stephanie Adams Amy Williams Susan Knowles Marisa Richmond Jarrett Robinson Scott McMillan Matthew Gailani John Broadwell Hannah Hogan

National History Day in Tennessee

SPECIAL AWARDS

Patricia Behring Educator of the Year

Junior Division

• Rebecca Verner • Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School • Nashville, Davidson County

Hannah E. (Liz) Macgregor Educator of the Year Senior Division

• Calvin Shaw • Pleasant View School • Memphis, Shelby County

Best Project in Tennessee History, Junior Division

• Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society

• The Perfect 36: Tennessee Burns Down Barriers in History Junior Group Documentary Zayyan Chaudhry, Ryon Ghodoussi, Connor Magdovitz, Krishnav Manga Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis, Shelby County Educator: Catherine Hammons

Best Project in Tennessee History, Senior Division

• Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society

• The Railroads of Memphis: Breaking Barriers Senior Individual Paper Simeon Betapudi Memphis University School, Memphis, Shelby County Educator: Jonathan Jones

Best Project in African American History, Junior Division

• Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society

• Promises of Change: Jo Ann Allen and the Clinton 12’s Fight for Equal Education Junior Group Performance Bergen Erickson, Keya Patel Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Best Project in African American History, Senior Division

• Sponsored by the Tennessee Historical Society

• Sheriff W.T. Cate and the Knoxville Riot of 1919: Breaking Social and Racial Barriers through Courageous Service

Senior Individual Paper Eden Carnes Disco Institute, Friendsville, Bount County Educator: Elithe Carnes

EXHIBIT CATEGORY

Junior Individual Exhibit

• 3rd place • Susan la Flesche : Defy Gender and

Cultural Expectations • Trish Zheng

Gladeville Middle School, Lebanon, Wilson County Educator: Katy Mosley

Junior Individual Exhibit

• 2nd place • Educator, Astronomer, Activist: This is

Maria Mitchell • Ashlynn York

Northeast Middle School, Clarksville, Montgomery County Educator: Ryan Darling

Junior Individual Exhibit

• 1st place • Junko Tabei: The Mountain Queen • Reese Ottinger

Nolachuckey Elementary School, Greeneville, Greene County Educator: Joshua Arrowood

Junior Group Exhibit

• 3rd place • Zamrock: Zambia's Rock Rebellion • Carson Donoho, Cayden Hundley, Jaise

King, Hudson Murphy, Lukas Varden Spring Station Middle School, Spring Hill, Williamson County Educator: Christopher Harrod

Junior Group Exhibit

• 2nd place • The Navajo Code Talkers: Breaking

Barriers With the Unbroken Code • Kat McBride, Elika Eshraghi, Clara Wilson

Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School, Nashville, Davidson County Educator: Stephanie Clemson

Junior Group Exhibit

• 1st place • "Pushing Barriers for Equality's Sake":

Theotis Robinson Jr. and the Integration of the University of Tennessee

• Molly Bohanan, Evan White New Center Elementary School, Sevierville, Sevier County Educator: Rebecca Byrd

Senior Individual Exhibit

• 3rd place • Breaking Barriers: Crossing The Color

Line • Xavier Shaw

Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Williamson County Educator: Raymond Blair

Senior Individual Exhibit

• 2nd place • Filthy as Charged: The Civil Sickness

of Mary Mallon • Kirby Renalds

L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville, Knox County Educator: Derek Griffin

Senior Individual Exhibit

• 1st place • Mendez v. Westminster: The Trailblazer

that Led the Way to School Desegregation

• Alicia Dinwiddie Summit High School, Spring Hill, Williamson County Educator: Jackie Zigelsky

Senior Group Exhibit

• 3rd place • "An American Maestro" Leonard

Bernstein's Barrier Breaking Musical Career

• Kara England, Rachel England Spring Hill High School, Columbia, Maury County Educator: Scott Johnson

Senior Group Exhibit

• 2nd place • The Erie Canal: Breaking the Barrier to

the West • A.J. Camacho, Campbell Koella, Hannah

Rasmussen Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Senior Group Exhibit

• 1st place • All Power to the People: The Black

Panther Party Breaking the Barriers of Social Injustice

• Kennede Boyd, Shalynn Matlock Northeast High School, Clarksville, Montgomery County Educator: Lisa Casey

SPECIAL AWARDS

Award for Archival Research, Junior Division

• Sponsored by the Society of Tennessee Archivists

• Promises of Change: Jo Ann Allen and the Clinton 12’s Fight for Equal Education Junior Group Performance Bergen Erickson, Keya Patel Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Award for Archival Research, Senior Division

• Sponsored by the Society of Tennessee Archivists

• Appalachian Voices and Visions: 50 Years of Breaking Barriers Through Film

Senior Individual Documentary Tate Greene Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount

County Educator: Liz Shugart

Mitchell Mielnik Memorial Prize for the Best Project in Sports, Recreation,

or the Environment • Sponsored by the Friends and Family of

Mitchell Mielnik • "Go Home Grandma!": The First Woman

to Solo Hike the Appalachian Trail Senior Group Performance Kaley Hunter, Lillian Trout, Rylan Vickers, Aliyah Wenneker HUB Homeschool Co-Op, Lynnville, Giles County Educator: Tammy L. Vickers

Oral History Association Award

• Sponsored by the Oral History Association • WASP: The Program That Helped

Women's Rights Take Flight Senior Group Exhibit Jackie Dinwiddie, Eli Martin, Morgan Schelling Summit High School, Spring Hill, Williamson County Educator: Jackie Zigelsky

PERFORMANCE CATEGORY

Junior Individual Performance

• 3rd place • Nellie Bly: Breaking Barriers Worldwide • Helen Liulevicius

St. John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville, Knox County Educator: Joe Caldwell

Junior Individual Performance

• 2nd place • Fertility Breakthrough! IVF and The

First Test Tube Baby • Mackenzie Egan

Gladeville Middle School, Mount Juliet, Wilson County Educator: Amy Wilken

Junior Individual Performance

• 1st place • Helen Keller: No Boundaries to

Courage and Faith • Eve Hutchinson

Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Junior Group Performance

• 3rd place • Getting Past the Nazis: The Story Of

Irena Sendler And The Warsaw Ghetto • Ainsley Bronze, Emerson Couch, Lucie

DeGaetano, Bella Durst Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, Hamilton County Educator: Ralph Covino

Junior Group Performance

• 2nd place • The Eradication of the Invisible Disease

(Smallpox) • Gina Harjani, Diya Patel

Beta Phi Elementary School, Gatlinburg, Sevier County Educator: Cindy Flynn

Junior Group Performance

• 1st place • Promises of Change: Jo Ann Allen and

the Clinton 12’s Fight for Equal Education

• Bergen Erickson, Keya Patel Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Senior Individual Performance

• 3rd place • The Untold Story of Cornelia Fort:

Breaking Through the Clouds for Women Military Pilots

• Harlee Taylor Cosby High School, Cosby, Cocke County Educator: Hillery Griffin

Senior Individual Performance

• 2nd place • Nashville Sit-Ins: Breaking Barriers at

Lunch Counters • Nia Yusuf

Pleasant View School, Memphis, Shelby County Educator: Andre Clarke

Senior Individual Performance

• 1st place • Memphis Sanitation Strike: Breaking

Barriers Towards Equality • Samit Ahmed

Pleasant View School, Memphis, Shelby County Educator: Andre Clarke

Senior Group Performance

• 3rd place • Riding Towards Freedom • Kendall Rizer, Anabel Wilson

Girls Preparatory School, Chattanooga, Hamilton County Educator: Reed Dillard

Senior Group Performance

• 2nd place • "Go Home Grandma!": The First

Woman to Solo Hike the Appalachian Trail

• Kaley Hunter, Lillian Trout, Rylan Vickers, Aliyah Wenneker HUB Homeschool Co-Op, Lynnville, Giles County Educator: Tammy L. Vickers

Senior Group Performance

• 1st place • The Tennessee Convict Lease System:

Abolishing Slavery by Another Name • Cailin Brown, Dalia Chemaitilly, Ali Devji,

Jad Hamze, Isabel Kagoo Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis, Shelby County Educator: Christopher Sutton

SPECIAL AWARDS

The Age of Jackson Award • Sponsored by the Andrew Jackson

Foundation • The Erie Canal: Breaking the Barrier to the

West Senior Group Exhibit A.J. Camacho, Campbell Koella, Hannah Rasmussen Clayton-Bradley Academy, Maryville, Blount County Educator: Liz Shugart

Margaret Lindsley Warden Prize for the Best Project in Woman Suffrage,

Junior Division • Sponsored by the 2020 Women’s Vote

Centennial Initiative • The Perfect 36: Tennessee Burns Down

Barriers in History Junior Group Documentary Zayyan Chaudhry, Ryon Ghodoussi, Connor

Magdovitz, Krishnav Manga Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis,

Shelby County Educator: Catherine Hammons

Margaret Lindsley Warden Prize for the Best Project in Woman Suffrage,

Senior Division • Sponsored by the 2020 Women’s Vote

Centennial Initiative • Yellow Roses, White Ribbons and Oak

Leaves: Tennessee Women Break Barriers During the Progressive Era Senior Group Exhibit Kaylei Malone, Haylin Ownby Sevier County High School, Sevierville, Sevier County Educator: Rebecca Byrd

Evaluation Sheets

• Judges turned them in today

• Will be emailed to students, parents/guardians, and educators

How to Access Awards: Three Ways

• Go to State Contest webpage and look for the Awards button

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How to Access Awards: Three Ways

• Go to State Contest webpage and look for the Awards Ceremony buttons

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How to Access Awards: Three Ways

• Go to State Contest registration page • Look for Contest tab • Select Contest Results from drop down menu

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National History Day

• 1st and 2nd place medalists qualify • 3rd place medalists are alternates • Deadline to commit is Friday, May 1, 2020,

10:59 am CT/11:59 am ET • Webinar is Thursday, May 7, 2020, 10:00

am to 3:00 pm CT/11:00 am to 4:00 pm ET • NHD Registration deadline (payment and

entry are due) is Friday, May 22, 2020, 10:59 am CT/11:59 pm ET

Medalists

• Medal • T-shirt • Button

Congratulations!

2020 Tennessee History Day�Virtual ContestThank You!Thank You!National History Day in TennesseeSPECIAL AWARDS�Patricia Behring Educator of the Year�Junior Division����Hannah E. (Liz) Macgregor Educator of the Year�Senior Division��Best Project in Tennessee History, Junior DivisionBest Project in Tennessee History, Senior DivisionBest Project in African American History, Junior DivisionBest Project in African American History, Senior DivisionEXHIBIT CATEGORYJunior Individual ExhibitJunior Individual ExhibitJunior Individual ExhibitJunior Group ExhibitJunior Group ExhibitJunior Group ExhibitSenior Individual ExhibitSenior Individual ExhibitSenior Individual ExhibitSenior Group ExhibitSenior Group ExhibitSenior Group ExhibitSPECIAL AWARDSAward for Archival Research, Junior DivisionAward for Archival Research, Senior DivisionMitchell Mielnik Memorial Prize for the �Best Project in Sports, Recreation, �or the EnvironmentOral History Association AwardPERFORMANCE CATEGORYJunior Individual PerformanceJunior Individual PerformanceJunior Individual PerformanceJunior Group PerformanceJunior Group PerformanceJunior Group PerformanceSenior Individual PerformanceSenior Individual PerformanceSenior Individual PerformanceSenior Group PerformanceSenior Group PerformanceSenior Group PerformanceSPECIAL AWARDSThe Age of Jackson AwardMargaret Lindsley Warden Prize for the �Best Project in Woman Suffrage, �Junior DivisionMargaret Lindsley Warden Prize for the �Best Project in Woman Suffrage, �Senior DivisionEvaluation SheetsHow to Access Awards:�Three WaysHow to Access Awards:�Three WaysHow to Access Awards:�Three WaysNational History DayMedalistsCongratulations!