nhd utah virtual 2021 state contest results

NHD Utah Virtual 2021State Contest Results

April 28, 2021

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#LearnHistoryMakeHistory #NHDUtah

In Grateful Recognition

NHD Utah Mike Johnson Teacher of the Year

Elizabeth HalloranWestland Elementary

By seeing our past, we’re building the future…

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She makes it fun to learn history because she tells so many stories…

History is just fun to learn…

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Mrs. Halloran tries to show every point of view…

Erasing history is erasing us…

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If we didn’t study history, we might not know how other people feel… because history is written from multiple perspectives…

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IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE…

1. Youth Division Awards

2. Junior Division Awards

3. Senior Division Awards

4. Special Awards

5. What’s Next for Junior/Senior Award Recipients

YOUTH DIVISION AWARDS

6 Competition Categories

2 State Champions

1 Honorable Mention

YOUTH GROUP DOCUMENTARY STATE CHAMPION

Charlotte Christiansen, Emma StaufferThe Pony Express

Diamond Valley Elementary School

YOUTH GROUP DOCUMENTARY STATE CHAMPION

Eli Ridges John Smith

Kays Creek Elementary

YOUTH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY HONORABLE MENTION

Sophie PearsThe Beatles


YOUTH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY STATE CHAMPION

Enoch GrowSecrets of Hangar 7

Park Lane Elementary

YOUTH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY STATE CHAMPION

Drew WilsonThe Miracle Worker


YOUTH GROUP EXHIBIT STATE CHAMPION

Cruz Krebs, Cy StapleyIt's Greek To Me!

Diamond Valley Elementary

YOUTH GROUP EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Lincoln Nelson, Sione ThorntonThe Navajo Code


YOUTH INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITHONORABLE MENTION

Benjamin SnappWanted: Limping Lady


YOUTH INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Ada HansenCommunication on the Underground Railroad


YOUTH INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Alexa AndersonPetroglyphs


YOUTH GROUP PERFORMANCE STATE CHAMPION

Emma Pratt, Lila Call"Like A Good Neighbor...Commercials Are There"

Communicating Through Commercials: Key to Understanding Our Culture

YOUTH GROUP PERFORMANCE STATE CHAMPION

Asher VanKomen, Fischer Leonard, Gracie Leonard, Ruby Harris, Scott Edie

Communication from East to West, Ridin' The Pony Express


YOUTH INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Link WilsonThe Evolution of the Radio

Castle Heights Elementary

YOUTH INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Reed McKinleyGeorge Washington's Farewell Address for Us

Burton Elementary

JUNIOR DIVISION AWARDS


2 State Champions

1 Honorable Mention

JUNIOR PAPERHONORABLE MENTION

Zachary ChristensenCommunication on Horseback: How Paul Revere’s

Ride Affected the American Revolution

Lakeridge Junior High

JUNIOR PAPERSTATE CHAMPION

William Harrison The Power of Television: How Televised Presidential

Appearances have Shaped American HistoryDraper Park Middle School

JUNIOR PAPERSTATE CHAMPION

Halle CowanCommunication by Action: The Montgomery Bus Boycott - How Protesting Gave African

Americans a Voice

Lake Mountain Middle School

JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYHONORABLE MENTION

Jacob Kessel, Kynlee McClellanCodes to Freedom


JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Anna Jackman, Cairo EvansPainting a Voice: Norman Rockwell and the Civil

Rights Movement


JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Gideon Anderson, Jaxon FellowsSigns and Sign Stealing: Communication In Baseball

Thomas Edison Charter School North

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYHONORABLE MENTION

John TaylorThe Road that United the World

Timberline Middle School

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Carly AndrewsHoming Pigeons in WWI and WWII

Frontier Middle School

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Luke LatvakoskiNavajo Code Talkers:

The Key to Winning World War II


JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBITHONORABLE MENTION

Cole Sudduth, Ethan Stauffer, Ian SchadeUnlocking the Written Word:

The Power of the Printing Press

Central Davis Junior High

JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Allie Murray, Ellie Glover, Sara RussellWomen's Suffrage

Union Middle School

JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Bradley Sweeney, Leah SweeneyA Battle Turned Massacre: Communication the Key in

Determining the Legacy Left at Bear River

Helper Middle School

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITHONORABLE MENTION

Hannah HarrildGeneva Conventions: Blood and Broken Promises


JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Lydia Garza"Ask Not"

Communicating Through Speeches

Central Davis Junior High

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Keanan BartlettCarrier Pigeons: Heroes of World War I

Thomas Edison Charter School South

JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCEHONORABLE MENTION

Ericsson Ansah-Antwi, Jonah IsaacsonCode Talkers: Forgotten Heroes

Vista Heights Middle School

JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Ava Murset, Cade VanKomen, Ethan VanKomen, Gabriella Bowler, Natalie Edie

Communication Gets Wet

Dixie Middle School

JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Elsie O’Barr, Taya WaiteThe Culper Spy Ring: Undetectable Communication

in the Revolutionary War


JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCEHONORABLE MENTION

Noah MillingtonTelstar: The Satellite That Changed The World


JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Isabella ToledoQuipus

Union Middle School

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Cora PriceSuffrajitsu: How the Suffragettes Communicated the

Absolute Necessity for the Vote Using Jiu-Jitsu


JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITEHONORABLE MENTION

Jack Piercy, Nathan CrossleyThe Enigma Code

Vista Heights Middle School

JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Braden Perry, Nathan Kelley, Seth AsieduThe Communication Satellites of the Space Race


JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Ava Kishpaugh, Ellen Walsh, Nina AuThe Female Codebreakers:

Behind the Scenes of WWII


JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITEHONORABLE MENTION

Edith RoyerHow the Other Half Changed: Communicating

Poverty Through Photography

Thomas Edison Charter School South

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Owen ClarkeThe Transatlantic Telegraph Cable


JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Oliver DownenThe Navajo Code Talkers:

How Oral Traditions and Culture Influenced the Construction of an Unbreakable Code and Helped the

United States Win WWII

Salt Lake Arts Academy

SENIOR DIVISION AWARDS


2 State Champions

1 Honorable Mention

SENIOR PAPERHONORABLE MENTION

Austenne Van ValkenburghHow England Suppressed Scotland

Mountain Heights Academy

SENIOR PAPERSTATE CHAMPION

Elsie Grow“For the Advancement and Betterment of Humanity:”

The Fight for Women’s Suffrage at Utah’s Constitutional Convention

Jordan High School

SENIOR PAPERSTATE CHAMPION

Makenna SheppardElizebeth Smith Friedman: Breaking Codes and

Creating U.S. Cryptology

Skyline High School

SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYHONORABLE MENTION

Bryce Spencer, Ellery KingstonApollo 11

Vanguard Academy

SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Kate Topham, Kate Willis, Paige TophamAbsence of Understanding: Consequences of

Miscommunicating the Native American Experience

Timberline Middle School

SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

George Blue, Henry ScheullerOperation Castle:

The Untold Tragedy of Bikini Atoll

Davis High School

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYHONORABLE MENTION

Kallie BittonVirginia Hall: The Enemies' Worst Nightmare

Syracuse Arts Academy

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Liesel SappingtonKoko's Story - The Importance of Communication

With Animals


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARYSTATE CHAMPION

Nathan FloresThe Politics Within: A Comparison of 20th Century

Immigration Policy

Salt Lake Center For Science Education

SENIOR GROUP EXHIBITHONORABLE MENTION

Dana Cheon, Hansheng ZhangWhere Western Cultures Meet

Traditional Japan: Ukiyo-e

Layton Christian Academy

SENIOR GROUP EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Brenda Jimenez, Jorge RenteriaThe Navajo Code

Granger High School

SENIOR GROUP EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Eliza Hunter, Fa GorhamCommunication through the Declaration of

Independence

Skyline High School

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITHONORABLE MENTION

Olivia HoughtalenGreat Exhibition of 1851


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Tilly WenkWe Shall Overcome


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITSTATE CHAMPION

Madeline ChristiansonFake News

Orem High School

SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCEHONORABLE MENTION

Alexandre Andtbacka, Ashley Peterson, Gwen McConkie

How Advancements in Communication Changed the American Beauty Standard

Skyline High School

SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Cannon Morris, Kimball MorrisThe Sideshow Attraction that Changed the

Medical World

SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Jordyn Robinson, Shailynn SpanglerAxis Sally and Tokyo Rose:

The Decrescendo of Propaganda


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCEHONORABLE MENTION

Maddie MorrisListening to Everyone: Hindhede and Denmark and

the Starvation of World War I

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Jocelyn MillingtonGrace Hopper: The Admiral Who First Sailed

the Cyber Sea

Westlake High School

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCESTATE CHAMPION

Elizabeth McClellanWest Side Story:

Communication in Musical Theater


SENIOR GROUP WEBSITEHONORABLE MENTION

Gage Hall, Trevin ShawThe Importance of the Telephone


SENIOR GROUP WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Ellis Chalker, Lukas MesicekCatholicism in the Middle Ages

Salt Lake Center For Science Education

SENIOR GROUP WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Lucas Blauser, Samuel PehrsonThe Telegraph in the Civil War


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITEHONORABLE MENTION

Abigail AtkinsonArt as Propaganda in the French Revolution


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Collin ThompsonDrummer Boys' Importance in the Civil War


SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITESTATE CHAMPION

Victor Perez BautistaThe Delano Grape Strike

Granger High School

SPECIAL AWARDS

Cash Prizes & Recognition

Eight Sponsoring Organizations

WOMEN’S HISTORY PRIZESponsored by Better Days

Ava Murset, Cade VanKomen, Ethan VanKomen, Gabriella Bowler, Natalie Edie

Communication Gets Wet

Junior Group Performance

WOMEN’S HISTORY PRIZESponsored by Better Days

Jocelyn MillingtonGrace Hopper: The Admiral who First Sailed the Cyber Sea

Senior Individual Performance

AMERICAN WEST PRIZESponsored by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, BYU

Daniella LopezStereotypes: The Key to Understanding the Mexican

American Experience

Junior Individual Documentary


McKayla Paulino, McKenzie Paulino, Natalie Ramption

The Black Hawk War of 1865-1872

Junior Group Website




Senior Paper


Victor Perez BautistaThe Delano Grape Strike

Senior Individual Website

MILITARY HISTORY PRIZESponsored by Fort Douglas Military Museum



Senior Group Documentary


Michael HancockAlan Turing and the Enigma Code



Luke LatvakoskiNavajo Code Talkers:

The Key to Winning World War II




Senior Paper

GLEN & CAROLINE MINER PRIZE IN UTAH HISTORY

Sponsored by Smith-Pettit Foundation

GLEN & CAROLINE MINER PRIZE IN UTAH HISTORY

Sponsored by Smith-Pettit Foundation

Camie Yuan, Acacia YuanHelen Foster Snow:

The Bridge Connecting the U.S. and China


TRAILS & RAILS PRIZESponsored by Oregon California Trails Association,

Utah Crossroads Chapter

Bradley Sweeney, Leah SweeneyA Battle Turned Massacre: Communication the Key in

Determining the Legacy Left at Bear River

Junior Group Exhibit



Hannah Cecil, Maile GonzalezThe Pony Express: The Most “Note”able Men

Junior Group Documentary



Aeris Lau, Cody Su, Jacob Nelson, KimiyaMavaddat, Max McFarland

Pony Express




Amy Reyes RenovaThe Pony Express and the Evolution of

Communication

Senior Individual Exhibit

SOCIAL & CIVIL RIGHTS PRIZESponsored by University of Utah Department of History

Anna Jackman, Cairo EvansPainting a Voice: Norman Rockwell and the Civil

Rights Movement


SOCIAL & CIVIL RIGHTS PRIZESponsored by University of Utah Department of History

Jocelyn HadleyKarl Heinrich Ulrichs and Gay Activism

Senior Paper

WORLD HISTORY PRIZESponsored by University of Utah Department of History

Malia ChayaThe Camera Throughout History:

Vietnam War – Media Communication


WORLD HISTORY PRIZESponsored by University of Utah Department of History

Jordyn Robinson, Shailynn SpanglerAxis Sally and Tokyo Rose:

The Decrescendo of Propaganda

Senior Group Performance

HISTORY IN GOVERNMENT PRIZESponsored by Utah State Archives & Records Service

Cambria MerrillLeading the Way to Women’s Suffrage


HISTORY IN GOVERNMENT PRIZESponsored by Utah State Archives & Records Service




HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & MEDICINE PRIZE

Sponsored by Utah STEM Action Center

Noah MillingtonTelstar: The Satellite that Changed the World

Junior Individual Performance

HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & MEDICINE PRIZE

Sponsored by Utah STEM Action Center

Liesel SappingtonKoko’s Story – The Importance of

Communication with Animals

Senior Individual Documentary

This Concludes the Awards

Youth Division: Congratulations! See you next year!

Special Award Winners: We will connect you with your sponsors!

Junior & Senior Division:

State Champions à National Qualifiers

Honorable Mention à Alternates for Nationals

If You Qualified for Nationals…

• Look for an Email from NHD Utah!

• National Qualifiers Meeting: Friday, April 30 @ 4:00

• Commit to Compete By: May 2

• Winners Workshop: May 7-8

• Projects & Registration Due: May 18

• Drive-Through Prize Pickups: June 1-5

• National Contest: June 13-19

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