Special to the HT
MEEKER | On Saturday, Feb. 21, students traveled to Caprock Academy to compete at the Western Slope Regional History Day competition. This year’s annual theme is Revolution, Reaction, Reform. Students were able to choose a topic of their choice to research under the broad theme and create an exhibit, website, performance, documentary, or historical paper. Students have been researching, analyzing, writing and creating their projects for several months.
Middle school students initially competed at our local competition in January, 23 students qualified for the regional competition. Three high school students also participated in the regional competition. At the regional competition, projects were reviewed and students were interviewed by judges about their research. Local judge, Kathy deVergie, also participated and helped judge exhibits in the Senior Division.
Meeker students had some amazing projects and 14 students will be moving forward to the State competition in April. The following students placed at the competition and qualified for state.
Junior Division:
Individual Exhibit:
• 1st place: Alise Massey ‘Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall’
• 3rd place: Addi Shonk ‘Seneca Falls Convention’
Group Exhibit:
• 2nd place: Brenili Ruiz-Serna and Lianaha Thomas ‘Sanger’s affect on the women of America’
• 3rd place: Dillon Koenig, Miles Franklin, Isaiah Gianinetti ‘Why is the invention of the snowmobile relevant’
Individual Website:
• 1st place: Charlee Bennett ‘The Germ Theory’
Group Website:
• 1st place: Harper Ducey and Zoe Holt ‘Martha George Ripley’
• 2nd place: Cora Lewis and Graysie Coryell ‘ Early Years of the NCAA’
Senior Division:
Historical Paper:
• 1st place: Iris Holmes ‘Fine Art Responses to Social Revolutions of the Mid-twentieth Century’
• 2nd place: Norah Loar ‘The Protestant Reformation’
(Left) Meeker students at regional History Day competition. (Center) High school students participating in the regional competition. (Right) The 14 state qualifiers.
