National History Day Awards 2010-2011

Students and their sponsors Mrs. Evelyn Quade and Mrs. Janet Casper particpate in National History Day. Students have the option of creating projects on an historical theme individually or in a group. They may elect to enter a historical paper, a documentary, a web site, an exhibit, or a performance. Those receiving a first, second, or third award contine on to the state competition held in Millersville.

Regional Awards

Historical Paper
First Place: The Atomic Bomb: Diplomacy Fails and Debate Continues
Group Web Site
First Place: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall: Diplomacy Fails and Prevails
Group Documentary
Second Place: The Cost of Failed Diplomacy: 199,000 Souls
Individual Performance
First Place: The Giant Killer: Aiming for the Heart and Hitting the Stomach
Group Performance
First Place: Tennessee vs John Scopes: The Debate that Polarized the Nation

Special Awards
The students of all the first place awards and their teachers Mrs. Evelyn Quade and Mrs. Janet Casper each received a special award from the King Family Awards for Excellence in History.  MQA took five history projects to regionals and all five continue on to the state competition in May.

State Awards

Group Performance
First Place:Tennessee vs John Scopes: The Debate that Polarized the Nation
Group Web Site
Second Place: The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall: Diplomacy Fails and Prevails
Historical Paper
Fifth Place: The Atomic Bomb: Diplomacy Fails and Debate Continues
Individual Performance
Sixth Place: The Giant Killer: Aiming for the Heart and Hitting the Stomach

The projects earning a first or second at states continue on to National History Day in Washington, D.C. in June.

National Awards

Fourth Place Group Web Site
Outstanding State Entry for Pennsylvania
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall: Diplomacy Fails and Prevails