Maryland Honorees at National History Day

Each year over 3,000 students from around the world advance to the National History Day® Contest in College Park, MD.

See which Maryland students and teachers were honored, who walked away with with special prizes, and which projects were awarded with medals at the 2017 National History Day® competition in College Park, MD.

Maryland Winners and Honorees at National History Day

Silver Medalist, Second Place, Junior Individual Website
Student: Abigail Setzfand
Category: Junior Individual Website
Topic: Lewis Hine: Focusing the Lens on Child Labor
School: Northern Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Devin Page
Bronze Medalist, Third Place, Junior Paper
Student: Bronwyn Patterson
Category: Junior Paper
Topic: Trees Not Tyranny: The Stand of Wangari Maathai
School: Annapolis Middle School
County: Anne Arundel
Teacher: Philip Casolo
Bronze Medalist, Third Place, Senior Individual Documentary
Student: Jake Blum
Category: Senior Individual Documentary
Topic: Beyond the Shadow of Agent Orange: Veterans Stand for Justice
School: Howard High School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Danelle Brennan
Outstanding State Entry Award - Junior Division
Students: Tyler Cassidy and Edward Williams
Category: Junior Group Website
Topic: Brown v. Board of Education of Calvert County: Taking a Stand for African-American Teachers
School: Plum Point Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teachers: Merry Ellen McGown and Susan Cox
Outstanding State Entry Award - Senior Division
Student: Matthew Palatnik
Category: Senior Papers
Topic: Jane Jacobs: People-Centered Cities and the Fight for Social Justice in Urban Planning
School: Poolesville High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Allison Wilder
Selected to display project at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History
Students: Na Hye Kim and Theresa Dollar
Category: Senior Group Exhibit
Topic: Alfred Wegener and His Stand for Continental Drift
School: Poolesville High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Daniel McKenna
Selected to show documentary at the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Student: Jason Taylor
Category: Junior Individual Documentary
Topic: Coach Lincoln Phillips: Taking a Stand against the NCAA
School: Ellicott Mills Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Cindy Waugh
Selected to represent Maryland at National Endowment for the Humanities ``Day on the Hill``
Student: Tejal Schwartz
Category: Junior Individual Performance
Topic: Project C and the Birmingham Children’s Crusade: How the Children Marched to End Segregation
School: Roland Park Elementary Middle School
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Alexandra Fleming
Special Prize - Equality in History Award
Students: Nicole Bachman, Sonia Goyal, and Sydney Shin
Category: Junior Group Documentary
Topic: Justin Dart Jr.: The Father of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Category: Junior Group Documentary
School: Lime Kiln Middle School
County: Howard County
Scholarship to the University of Maryland, College Park
Student: Na Hye Kim
Category: Senior Group Exhibit
Topic: Alfred Wegener and His Stand for Continental Drift
School: Poolesville High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Daniel McKenna
Finalists
Student: Emmeline Murphy
Category: Junior Paper
Topic: Taylor Manor: Taking a Stand for Mental Health
School: Ellicott Mills Middle School
County: Howard County
Teachers: Gregory Mushro and Kathy Manley

Students: Na Hye Kim and Theresa Dollar
Category: Senior Group Exhibit
Topic: Alfred Wegener and His Stand for Continental Drift
School: Poolesville High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Daniel McKenna

Student: Matthew Heymann
Category: Senior Individual Website
Topic: E. Cuyler Hammond: The Stand against Cigarettes
School: Bullis School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Sara Romeyn

Students: Christopher Pondoc and Jamie Roan
Category: Senior Group Website
Topic: The Inability to Take a Stand: The Navajo Nation and the Need for Uranium
School: Frederick High School
County: Frederick County
Teacher: Beth Strakonsky

Students: Alice Walker and Maria Phelps
Category: Senior Group Documentary
Topic: Candace Lightner: She Got M.A.D.D.
School: Poolesville High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Allison Wilder