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Two photos next to each other in one. The first (on the left) is of Stephanie Gomer, a white woman with dark curly hair worn down and glasses. She wears a gray t-shirt with a "P" on it, showing a falcon mascot, the mascot for Poolesville High School where she teaches. The second is of Erin Spahr, a blonde/dirty blonde-haired white woman wearing her hair down. She smiles and wears a long blue t-shirt. She is in in a classroom and on the wall is a bulletin board that says "American Studies 1."
Problem-Solving & Finding Human Connection Through History Day
Erin Spahr, Social Studies Teacher at Urbana Middle School and Stephanie Gomer, English Teacher at Poolesville High School, were named this year’s Maryland History Day Statewide Middle and High School Teacher of the Year, respectively. The teachers discuss the impact of Maryland History Day program on students.
April 16, 2024
Teens and kids mostly stand in pairs as part of a dance. There is one not in a pair. Almost all of the teens and kids are Black.
Dignity and Community Through Movement
Breai Mason-Campbell is the Artistic Director of Moving History, what she calls Kinetic African American History. Kids and teens involved with Moving History learn dance, cooking, musicianship, and/or visual art. The organization, a recipient of one of our Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity (SHINE), started when Mason-Campbell reflecting about poverty.
June 9, 2023
Two young Black teens and one white teen in the State House in Annapolis. One Black teen wears a black-and-white houndstooth jacket, the other a red blazer and slacks and the white girl wears a dress and cardigan.
From Accokeek to Annapolis: Behind the Scenes with National History Day Gold Medalists
Lillian Merrill, Saniya Pearson, and Aliyah Smith placed second at the 2022 Maryland History Day State Contest. They advanced to National History Day, where they won the Gold Medal in their category. In 2023, along with other national honorees, they visited the State House. We spoke with them about their experience.
May 2, 2023
2 combined photos. The one on the left is Denise Kresslein, a white woman with straight (or straightened) brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a turquoise blouse. On the right is Thomas Stavely, a white man with glasses and brown hair. He wears a yellow polo.
Making History Personal
Denise Kresslein, Advanced Academics Teacher at North Carroll Middle School and Westminster East Middle School and Thomas Stavely of  Parkdale High School were named this year’s Maryland History Day Statewide Middle and High School Teacher of the Year, respectively. The teachers discuss the impact of Maryland History Day program on students.
April 18, 2023
Education of Cloistered Women in Colonial Latin America
February 28, 2018