Maryland Honorees at National History Day

Each year over 3,000 students from around the world advance to the National History Day® Contest

See which Maryland students and teachers were honored, who walked away with special prizes, and which projects were awarded medals at the 2025 National History Day® competition.

Maryland Winners and Honorees at National History Day

  • First Place, Junior Individual Performance

    Students: Franka Hebisch
    Category: Junior Individual Performance
    Title: Corporate Tyranny: How the Match Girls Lit the Flame of Change for Workers in 1888
    School: Eastern Middle School
    County: Montgomery
    Teacher: Abigail Petit

  • Third Place, Senior Group Performance and Selected for Performance Showcase at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

    Students: Surie Zhang, Annabelle Wu, and Tirzah Chan
    Category: Senior Group Performance
    Title: The Lasting Impact of Forever Chemicals: How the DuPont Case Altered Corporate Responsibility and Consumer Rights
    School: River Hill High School 
    County: Howard
    Teacher: Callie Casper

  • Junior Outstanding Entry

    Student: Laila Asamoah
    Category: Junior Individual Website
    Title: The Price of Silence: How the Pentagon Papers Changed America’s Right to Know
    School: Middletown Middle School
    County: Frederick
    Teacher: Magdalene Monahan

  • Senior Outstanding Entry and Finalist

    Students: Jacob Frias, Nikhil Pandey, Nuaimaan Tewfik, and Emmanuel Getahun
    Category: Senior Group Website
    Title: The Salute that Changed the World: The 1968 Black Power Salute
    School: Poolesville High School
    County: Montgomery
    Teacher: Stephanie Gomer

  • U.S. Women's History Special Prize and Finalist

    Students: Genevieve Lichtenberger and Lydia Garside
    Category: Junior Group Exhibit
    Title: Women’s Right to Vote: Before and After the 19th Amendment
    School: Sligo Middle School
    County: Montgomery
    Teacher: Jason Smith

  • Discovery or Exploration in History Special Prize and Finalist

    Students: Maya Mourshed
    Category: Junior Individual Performance
    Title: Hello, Dolly! How a Sheep Provoked Debate About the Implications of Breakthrough Scientific Advancements on Society
    School: Francis Scott Key Middle School 
    County: Montgomery
    Teacher: Steve O’Shaughnessy

  • Finalists

    Student: Hemant Kantheti
    Category: Senior Individual Exhibit
    Title: Stamp of Silence: How the Comics Code Authority of 1954 Redefined Rights and Responsibilities in Pop Culture
    School: Howard High School
    County: Howard
    Teacher: Danelle Brennan

    Student: Sravya Annappareddy
    Category: Senior Individual Performance
    Title: Autonomy Under Attack: Rights and Responsibilities in Roe
    School: Guilford Park High School
    County: Howard
    Teacher: Allison Miller

    Student: Chloe Chang
    Category: Senior Individual Website
    Title: Making WAVES: The First Women’s Reserve in the Navy
    School: Poolesville High School
    County: Montgomery
    Teacher: Stephanie Gomer

  • Selected for Documentary Showcase at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Student: Christopher Hill
    Category: Senior Individual Documentary
    Title: The Fight for The Right of Flight: The Tuskegee Airmen
    School: Oxon Hill High School
    County: Prince George’s
    Teacher: Adam Thomas

  • Selected for Exhibit Showcase at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

    Students: Shiven Trambadia and Justin Wang
    Category: Senior Group Exhibit
    Title: Blood Behind Bars: The Attica Prison Riot
    School: Howard High School
    County: Howard
    Teacher: Danelle Brennan