For Immediate Release
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Contact: Meredith Beatrice
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Secretary Detzner Announces Winners of the 2015 Florida History Fair
Outstanding students and teachers from across the state recognized and presented with awards
TALLAHASSEE –
The Museum of Florida History is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Florida History Fair contest held in Tallahassee May 3–5. More than 60,000 students from around Florida participated in Florida History Fair this year and the top entries from each county competed at the state contest. At the event outstanding history teachers from across the state were also recognized and presented with awards.
“These young historians spend hours researching these topics and their presentations are remarkable,” said Secretary of State Ken Detzner. “Every year I am amazed by their creativity, dedication, and passion for history. These students are shining examples of the young talent in Florida schools and I couldn’t be more proud to have them represent Florida at the National History Day contest.
“I’d also like to thank the dedicated teachers honored with awards this year. It is their passion that inspires students to learn more about history and participate in this history fair year after year.”
PHOTO: Students gather at the annual Florida History Fair. Additional pictures from the event can be found on the Florida History Fair’s Facebook page here.
More than 1,100 middle and high school students presented award-winning research in a variety of mediums including, documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances and websites. The top two placements of each category are invited to represent Florida at the National History Day contest in Washington, D.C. June 14–18.
Listed below are the teachers and students who received awards. Statewide student winners are listed by county. A listing of statewide winners by award category is available on the Florida History Fair website here.
TEACHER AWARD WINNERS:
TEACHER OF MERIT AWARD
Ana Woodbrey, Hoover Middle School, Brevard County
Florida History Fair annually honors an educator with the Teacher of Merit Award for creative history teaching within and outside the classroom. To be eligible, a teacher must have at least three years of experience as an FHF participant. The prize is sponsored by Flagler College Tallahassee based at Tallahassee Community College.
Mrs. Woodbrey teaches U.S. history and is the media specialist for the seventh and eighth grades. Her colleagues acknowledge that she is the reason that Hoover Middle School participates in the Florida History Fair and National History Day.
MAYFLOWER OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD
David Hodgson, Shorecrest Preparatory School, Pinellas County
The Mayflower Outstanding Teacher Award, sponsored by the Florida Society of Mayflower Descendants, honors an exceptional educator.
Mr. Hodgson is a seventh-grade American History teacher at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg. During the last thirteen years, his students have performed well at the Florida History Fair state contest.
PATRICIA BEHRING TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Terry Alexander, All Angels Academy, Miami-Dade County
The Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award is given to an outstanding junior division and senior division National History Day educator. The recipient becomes Florida's nominee for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Awards presented at the national contest.
Mrs. Alexander is the associate head of All Angels Academy in Miami Springs and teaches sixth- and eighth-grade world and U.S. history. She has used Florida History Fair in her classroom for nine years and has served as the Miami-Dade county coordinator throughout that time.
STATEWIDE STUDENT WINNERS BY COUNTY:
Bay County
Andrew Tinch, First Place, Junior Individual Documentary
The Baron of Rhythm: Count Basie's Leadership and Legacy in the Swing Era
Merritt Brown Middle School
Raneem Salman,Third Place, Senior Individual Documentary
Spy Princess: Noor Inayat Khan, An Unlikely Leader
Panama City Advanced School
Sarah Huerta and Aria Delmar, Third Place, Senior Group Exhibit
“Get That Broad the Hell out of Here:” The Leadership and Legacy Dickey Chappelle in Combat Photo Journalism
Rutherford High School
Hania Ikram, Shahd Mohamed and Sohila Elamir, Second Place, Junior Group Web Site
Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist: Nellie Bly
Panama City Advanced School
Broward County
Kaitlyn Seese and Amber Bhutta, First Place, Junior Group Documentary
J. Edgar Hoover: A Benevolent Dictator
American Heritage School Plantation
Elizabeth Garrison, Third Place, Senior Individual Performance
Married to Her Kingdom: The Legacy of Queen Elizabeth I
City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School
Lorraine Angelakos, First Place, Junior Individual Exhibit
Making a Splash Into Jacques Cousteau's Leadership and Legacy
Forest Glen Middle School
Kayla Ruiz and Emme Ham, First Place, Junior Group Exhibit
90 Miles to Freedom
American Heritage School Plantation
Morgan Mullings, Third Place, Senior Individual Exhibit
Sunny Days on Sesame Street
American Heritage School Plantation
Anna Wilson, Erin Young and Lara Rifai, First Place, Senior Group Web Site
South Beach: Art Deco Reborn
American Heritage School Plantation
Brianna Beach and Nicole Fairfoot, Third Place, Senior Group Web Site
A Transcending Transactivist: The Life and Legacy of Sylvia Rae Rivera
City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School
Charlotte County
Emily Shand, Third Place, Junior Individual Performance
Oskar Schindler: Legacy of Life
L. A. Ainger Middle School
Duval County
Grant de la Vasselais, Third Place, Senior Historical Paper
Justinian: The Last of the Roman Emperors—A Political, Legal and Religious Legacy
Stanton College Preparatory School
Mustafa Kamal and Rohit Karnati, Second Place, Senior Group Documentary
Marie Curie: A Leader in Science and Society.
Stanton College Preparatory School
Isabelle Origlio, Meghana Kopparthi and Ryleigh Taylor, Third Place, Junior Group Performance
Juliette Gordon Low: A Legacy of Leadership
James Weldon Johnson College Prepartory Middle School
Margaret Lee, Third Place, Junior Individual Web Site
Henry Klutho Leads the Rebuilding of Jacksonville
James Weldon Johnson College Prepartory Middle School
Wilhelm Willie, First Place, Senior Individual Web Site
Fred Terman: The Father of Silicon Valley
Stanton College Preparatory School
Victoria Mityul, Third Place, Senior Individual Website
Dali: Artistic Pioneer
Stanton College Preparatory School
Escambia County
Madison Mougey, Second Place, Senior Individual Exhibit
President Carter's Call to Action: Saving Silent Slaves
Pensacola Catholic High School
Bryce Cox and Myles Herren, First Place, Senior Group Exhibit
Alfred Hitchcock: E-E-E Enter the World of Alfred Hitchcock, Master of Suspense, Leader of Suspense, Leader on Suspense Style and Legacy of Horror
East Hill Christian School
Zofia Uszok, Second Place, Senior Individual Web Site
Florida's Legacy: Governor Reubin Askew's Leadership through the Golden Age
Pensacola High School
Hernando County
William Simone, Katelyn Harris, Priya Mohan and Paola Perez-Padilla, Second Place, Senior Group Performance
The Global Fight for Women's Education
Frank W. Springstead High School
Leon County
Jennifer Hoeflich, Second Place, Senior Historical Paper
Electrical Visionary: The Leadership and Legacy of Nikola Tesla
Lincoln High School
Cattie Li, Third Place, Junior Individual Documentary
Red Cross Founder Henry Dunant: A Legacy of Compassion
Deerlake Middle School
Achyuta Iyengar, Second Place, Senior Individual Documentary
Mahatma Gandhi: Leadership and Legacy
Lawton Chiles High School
Olivia Saunders, Charitha Moparthy and Hana Kiros, Third Place, Senior Group Performance
Literary Leadership: The Legacy of Florida's First Newspaper
James Rickards High School
Erica Silvey, Third Place, Junior Individual Exhibit
Ludwig Guttman: Founder of the Paralympics
Cornerstone Learning Community
Creed King, Townsend Porcher and Kate Powell, Second Place, Junior Group Exhibit
The Woman Who Redefined Man: Jane Goodall's Legacy of Science, Leadership, and Activism
Fairview Middle School
Anna Kate Daunt and Andrew Daunt, First Place, Junior Group Web Site
William Wilberforce: The Humanitarian with Enduring Influence
Sacred Heart Home Educators
Manatee County
Hannah Arduini, First Place, Junior Historical Paper
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Legacy of Her Leadership in Human Rights
Carlos E. Haile Middle School
Felicia May, First Place, Senior Historical Paper
Jane Addams and the Hull House: Providing Inspiration to Create Settlement Homes for People in Poverty.
State College of Florida Collegiate School
Kaitlin Folsom, Second Place, Senior Individual Performance
John Lennon: Leadership and Legacy Through Imagining Peace
State College of Florida Collegiate School
Zoe Zimmermann, Sara Sutton, Miranda Wolf and Abigail Zion, First Place, Senior Group Performance
WASP: Women in WWII
Manatee School For The Arts
Orange County
Hannah Siegel, Second Place, Junior Individual Documentary
Leni Riefenstahl: Between Hitler and Hollywood
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Kalini Patel, Blaine Zweifel and Grayson Kim, Third Place, Junior Group Exhibit
Admiral Yamamoto: The Mastermind Behind the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Lake Highland Preparatory School
Osceloa County
Melissa Gutierrez and Christian DeJesus, Third Place, Junior Group Web Site
Little Rock: School Integration
Osceola County School of Arts
Palm Beach County
Sareen Junaid, Second Place, Junior Individual Exhibit
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
American Heritage School Boca Delray
Ryan Edelman, First Place, Senior Individual Exhibit
Henry Flagler and the Florida East Coast Railroad
American Heritage School Boca Delray
Alisha Kahn and Alexandra Ramirez, Second Place, Senior Group Exhibit
Marie Curie: An Unprecedented Journey
American Heritage School Boca Delray
Pasco County
Roshan Kumaraswamy and Rohil Tuli, Third Place, Senior Group Documentary
A Lasting Legacy: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Land O' Lakes High School
Pinellas County
Hannah Arthur, Second Place, Junior Historical Paper
The Brightest Light on the Battlefield: The Leadership and Legacy of Clara Barton
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle School
Olivia Olson and Sophie Elwyn, Second Place, Junior Group Documentary
Poynting the Way: The Leadership and Legacy of Nelson Poynter
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Walker Willis, Second Place, Junior Individual Performance
The Pen that Changed the World
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Kristin Shanabrook, Alexandra Shanabrook and Sofia John, First Place, Junior Group Performance
The Zimmerman Telegram and President Woodrow Wilson: Broken Alliances, Espionage, and the Catalyst of World War I
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Caitlin Katz, Jillian Carta and Megan Lobley, Second Place, Junior Group Performance
Harriet Beecher Stowe: The Author of a Long-lasting Legacy
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Santa Rosa County
Ashley Wu, Third Place, Junior Historical Paper
Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal: Leadership and Legacy in Controversy
Gulf Breeze Middle School
Mary Miles Hitchcock, First Place, Senior Individual Documentary
The Powerful Leadership and Legacy of Sir Nicholas Winton
Gulf Breeze High School
Max Mateer, First Place, Junior Individual Performance
The Butterfly Effect: Releasing Two Billion Legacies
Gulf Breeze Middle School
Macy Mateer, First Place, Senior Individual Performance
There's No Need to be Rude: Lindy Boggs' Legacy of Leadership
Gulf Breeze High School
Sarasota County
Ignacio Balasch, First Place, Junior Individual Web Site
Magellan's Journey to the End of the World: The Man that Dared to Go Further
Sarasota Middle School
Aravind Byju, Austin Rockwood, Zach Jordan, Jacob Evans and Aria Pegah, Second Place, Senior Group Web Site
Giving them Hope: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Ongoing Struggle for Equality
Pine View School
Seminole County
Caitlin Chen, Srinija Cherivirala, Richa Bhavsar and Chloe Fawcett, Third Place, Junior Group Documentary
Irena Sendler: An Unsung Heroine
Sanford Middle School
Nikhil Patel and Sapna Patel, First Place, Senior Group Documentary
The Leadership of the United States in the Legacy of International Criminal Justice
Oviedo High School
St. Johns County
Aidan Mather, Second Place, Junior Individual Web Site
Florence Nightingale: A Leader with a Legacy
Switzerland Point Middle School
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About Florida History Fair:
Florida History Fair is part of National History Day (NHD). NHD was established in 1974 to promote history in the classroom by offering students the means and encouragement to research people, ideas, and events of the past. The 2014–15 theme is "Leadership and Legacy in History.” After analyzing and interpreting the information they have gathered, students express their findings in a paper, exhibit, performance, documentary, or website. More than 60,000 students participated in the 2014–15 Florida History Fair. For more information visit: floridahistoryfair.com.