Special to the HT
MEEKER | Every year, Barone Middle School eighth graders participate in National History Day, a nationwide history competition that develops research, writing skills and oral presentation skills. This year’s theme is “Rights and Responsibilities.” Students spent time in and out of the classroom researching, writing and creating projects ranging from exhibit boards, websites, documentaries and live performances. In January, a team of local volunteers judged their projects, evaluated them and interviewed students about their work. Local judges spent an afternoon with students and helped determine who would move on to the next competition, regionals.
Regionals were held at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction in February. Two high schoolers also competed at the regional competition, Sienna Rolen and Iris Holmes. Barone Middle School students had a fantastic showing and multiple students advanced to the final round of judging for exhibits. At the end of the competition, finalists were announced for the state competition, and Meeker will be bringing nine projects to state. Here are the state-qualifying projects and their placements at the regional competition.
Group Exhibits:
1st Place: Alexandria Trout and Kate Sanders: “Coco Chanel: Rights & Responsibilities on the World of Women’s Fashion”
2nd Place: Talen Walker and Mason Newman: “The Fall of the Berlin Wall”
3rd Place: Cienna Rogers and Raegan Clatterbaugh: “Title IX”
Individual Exhibit:
2nd Place: Jenna Pelloni: “The Nuremberg Trials”
Group Documentary:
3rd Place: Jake Greiser and Kael Overton: “The Foundations of Freedom”
Group Performances:
1st Place: Teagan Smith and Sebastian Baumgart: “Dakota Wars”
2nd Place: Meg Piper, Azalia Bresnak, MacKenzie Denney: “Freedom Riders”
Group Website:
3rd Place: Colton Ruder and Obed Soto: “Radium Girls, The Girls that Glow”
High School:
Individual Website:
2nd Place: Iris Holmes: “Fast Fashion’s Impacts Reaching Across the World”
On Sunday, April 13, state-qualifying NHD students presented to the local Historical Society. They will be competing at the state competition in Denver on Saturday, April 26.
History Day in Meeker would not be possible without the support of the Meeker Education Foundation and local judges: Brooke Mantle, Bill DeVergie, Mandi Etheridge, Carly Thomson, Peggy Strate, Janelle Urista, Alica Watt, Shawn Luce, Niki Turner, J.C. Watt, Suzan Pelloni and Ann Franklin.
