National History Day in South Carolina
2008 State Award Recipients
More than 300 middle and high school students from around the state converged on the S.C. Archives and History Center on April 26 to take part in the National History Day state finals competition. The students competed individually and in groups in four categories: historical papers, exhibits, performances, and documentaries. The two Gold Medalists in each category earned the opportunity to represent South Carolina at the national competition in June at the University of Maryland.
Gold Medalist and Recipient of the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies Award for Best Junior Paper: Wild Horse Annie; Caroline Dillard, League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarracino
Gold Medalist: The Surrender of Bataan; C. Sheldon Davis; Schofield Middle School, Aiken; Teachers: Allison Holliman and Mark Roberts
Silver Medalist: The Orangeburg Massacre; Olivia Felber; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarracino
Gold Medalist: The Scopes Trial of 1925: The Conflict and Compromise; Jake Crouse; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Gold Medalist: Jail, No Bail: The Friendship Nine and Their Refusal to Compromise; Sarah Hicklin; Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Bud Cope
Silver Medalist: Four Days In Orangeburg; Marilyn Malphrus; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dawn Long
Junior Group Documentary
Gold Medalist: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; Chloe Christopher, Logan Gossett; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarracino
Gold Medalist: Cesar Chavez: Leader of Conflict and Compromise; Juan Alfonso, Karen Hernandez, Jose Coronel, Jose Gutierrez, Alonso Santiago; Tanglewood Middle School, Greenville; Teachers: Diane Cantrell, Linda Hardin
Silver Medalist: Capitol to Columbia; Catherine Watson, Eliza Smith; Crayton Middle School, Columbia; Teacher: Mary Ann Odom
Gold Medalist: Nelson Mandella and the Life Conflict over Apartheid: An Unwavering Compromiser; Joshuah Campbell; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Gold Medalist: Angelina Grimke: The Fight Against Slavery; S'ephora L'eon; Michelin French Bilingual School, Greenville; Teacher: Pascal Natiez
Silver Medalist: A Woman Ahead of Her Time: Eleanor Roosevelt's Involvement in Race Relations; Kimberly Varadi; Moultrie Middle School, Mt Pleasant; Teacher: Marsha Beach, Jeffrey Stoloff
Gold Medalist: "You Had Better Get The Woman Vot'en Soon!"; Reagen Welch, Brady Brewster, Samantha Shaw; Starr-Iva Middle School, Starr; Teacher: David Moore
Gold Medalist: The Braceros: How a Compromise Caused Conflict for Migrants; Jesus Guadarrama, Kevin Arechiga, Edith Anastacio, Reyes Esteban, Ester Cruz; Tanglewood Middle School, Greenville; Teachers: Diane Cantrell; Linda Hardin
Silver Medalist: Immigration Museum; Candie Escobar, William Davis, Alyssa McCullough, Nick Hughes, Kierra Young-Gaines; Tanglewood Middle School, Greenville; Teachers: Diane Cantrell, Linda Hardin
Gold Medalist: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: A Spirit of Resistance; Lilli Mack; Moultrie Middle School, Mt. Pleasant; Teacher: Marsha Beach
Gold Medalist: Conflict and Compromise: The Integration of Schools in Chesterfield County; Hayes McLendon; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Silver Medalist: "My Feet is Weary But My Soul is Rested": The Montgomery Bus Boycott; Laura McNeill; New Ellenton Middle School, New Ellenton; Teachers: Mary Johnson, Bonnie McNeill
Gold Medalist: Failure to Compromise Leads to Tragedy in South Carolina: The Orangeburg Massacre; Choles Roddy, Garrett Pickrel, Dylan Bartell, Luke Hammonds; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Gold Medalist: The Santee Cooper Project: The Price of Progress; Rebecca Marsh, Laura Brabham, Alex Lanter, Rachel Marsh, Cameron Eddins; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teachers: Braber Spell, Debra Ballard
Silver Medalist: Sharecropping in South Carolina; Sara Teal, Anna MacGregor; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teachers: Braber Spell
Gold Medalist: The Uprising of 1934; Gracie Strawhorn; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarracino
Gold Medalist: Fort Sumter: A History of Conflict and Compromise; Zach Gore, Zach Waldowski, Matt Martel, Mike Crumpler; St. James Middle School, Myrtle Beach; Teachers: Stephanie Shirley, W. Ross
Silver Medalist: Sometimes You Have to Sit Down to Stand Up; Jonathan Leach, Thomas Coe, Dylan Magruder; Sterling School - Charles Townes Gifted Center, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Gold Medalist: The Sinking and Cover-Up of the S.S. Leopoldville; Eliza Still; Academic Magnet High School, Charleston; Teacher: Jason Stackhouse
Gold Medalist and Recipient of the Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies Award for Best Senior Paper: The Yamasee War of South Carolina 1715-1717: A Clash of Cultures that Ended with No Compromise; Leah F. Bush; Pilgrim Path Academy, Columbia; Teacher: Kathy Bush
Silver Medalist: Women in the Military: Conflict and Compromise; Emily Cinquemani; St. Joseph's Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
Gold Medalist: Conflict in Orangeburg ; David Petty; Spartanburg Christian Academy, Spartanburg; Teacher: Thurston Faulkner
Gold Medalist: U-2 Pilot Rudolph Anderson: Instrument of Conflict; Inspiration for Compromise; Ramsey Hardin; Greenville High School, Greenville; Teacher: Linda Hardin
Silver Medalist: Images of War: The Media Coverage of Vietnam; Diana Nguyen; Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Caroline Yetman
Gold Medalist: The Soviet Occupation of Lithuania: A Study of the Effects of Undue Annexation; Tiernan Garsys, Luke Barker; Academic Magnet High School, Charleston; Teachers: Jason Stackhouse, Frank Flanigan
Gold Medalist: Mustang Annie; Julia Carpenter, Kaleb Nation, Alyssa Moore; Walhalla High School, Walhalla; Teacher: Lori Norton
Gold Medalist: Delusion of Satan: A Study of the Salem Witchcraft Trials; Julia Moss, Medha Chandorkar; Academic Magnet High School, Charleston; Teacher: Jason Stackhouse
Silver Medalist: The Battle of the Bulge; Cliff Powell, Garret Kelly, Jared Douglas, John-David Long, Ryan McDonald; Walhalla High School, Walhalla; Teacher: Lori Norton
Gold Medalist: Seeing In Only Black and White: The Conflict of Color in America; Bianca Hankinson; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart, Jim McNeill
Gold Medalist: The Morgan Affair and Anti-Masonry in America (Morgan! The Musical); Barry Brannum; Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Silver Medalist: Quit Monkeying Around: The Scopes Monkey Trial ; Jessica Timmerman; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart; Jim McNeill
Gold Medalist: Monkeys and Missionaries; Joshua Rooks, Rhett Allen, Wil Moorhead; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart, Jim McNeill
Gold Medalist: "Jefferson's Compromise"; John Ott, Jr., Kyndra Mack; Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Silver Medalist: Disease and Despair of the Divine; Grayson Panetti, Bax Burnette; Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Caroline Yetman
Gold Medalist: The Orangeburg Massacre; Caroline Matthews; Blythewood High School, Blythewood; Teacher: Marc Turner
Gold Medalist: The Story of Ellenton: How One Town Saved America; Colleen Welch; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart; Jim McNeill
Silver Medalist: The 1919 Paris Peace Conference: How Compromise in Paris Created a Legacy of Global Conflict; Amanda H. Bush; Pilgrim Path Academy, Columbia; Teacher: Kathy Bush
Gold Medalist: The Berlin Wall: Actung Sie Varlassen jetzt West-Berlin; Christina Vereb, Demmie White; Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Haley Whyte
Gold Medalist: Title IX: Leveling the Playing Field for Women; Katherine Jans, Madison Martin, Miranda Martin; Hilton Head Preparatory School, Hilton Head; Teacher: Randy Stroud
Silver Medalist: Roe v. Wade; McKay Hamblen, Nicole Wentzel; Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Haley Whyte; Tina Janus
Gold Medalist: The Peshigo Fire and The Hinckley Fire; Caitlyn Wolfe, Hannah Costner; Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Caroline Yetman
Gold Medalist: Maj. John James.com; Trey Parker, Stewart Yates; Carolina Academy, Lake City; Teacher: Kent Daniels
Silver Medalist: Scopes Trial: Blasphemy or Constitutionality; Chase Hawes; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart, Jim McNeill
The Columbia Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina Award presented to a Midlands student(s) representing South Carolina at the National Contest: The Yamasee War of South Carolina 1715-1717: A Clash of Cultures that Ended with No Compromise; Leah F. Bush, Pilgrim Path Academy, Columbia; Teacher: Kathy Bush
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission Award for Best Entry on African American History: Jail, No Bail: The Friendship Nine and Their Refusal to Compromise; Sarah Hicklin; Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Bud Cope
The University South Caroliniana Library Award for Best Entry on the History of South Carolina: Junior Division: The Santee Cooper Project: The Price of Progress; Rebecca Marsh, Laura Brabham, Alex Lanter, Rachel Marsh, Cameron Eddins; Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teachers: Braber Spell, Debra Ballard
The University South Caroliniana Library Award for Best Entry on the History of South Carolina: Senior Division: The Story of Ellenton: How One Town Saved America; Colleen Welch; Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teachers: Donna Eisenhart, Jim McNeill
The South Carolina Bar Association Award for Best Entry on the History of Legal Justice:
"My Feet is Weary But My Soul is Rested";" The Montgomery Bus Boycott; Laura McNeill; New Ellenton Middle School, New Ellenton; Teachers: Mary Johnson, Bonnie McNeill
The Wil Lou Gray Award for Outstanding Entry On Women’s History: Junior Division: The 19th Amendment; Kelsey A. Prince; Kelly Mill Middle School, Blythewood; Teacher: Harmonica Hart
The Wil Lou Gray Award for Outstanding Entry On Women’s History: Senior Division: "Ma" Rainey: Mother of the Blues; Annie Teague; Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
The Jimmy Doolittle Award for Outstanding Entry on Military History, Junior Division: Fort Sumter's Involvemnet in the Civil War: Compromise Leading to Conflict; Caitlin Armstrong; Laing Middle School, Mt Pleasant; Teacher: Lisa Seeber
The Jimmy Doolittle Award for Outstanding Entry on Military History, Senior Division:
The Tuskegee Airmen; Austin Cox; Walhalla High School, Walhalla; Teacher: Lori Norton
The Textile Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Labor, Junior Divison: The Honea Path Textile Strike; Keri Rousey; Starr-Iva Middle School; Starr; Teacher: Rebecca McJunkin
The John C. West Award for Outstanding Entry on World History, Junior Division: Holocaust Resistance; Julia Hogan; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Donna Coker
The John C. West Award for Outstanding Entry on World History, Senior Division:
The Wannsee Conference: A Genocidal Compromise; Marie Plante; Blythewood High School, Blythewood; Teacher: Marc Turner
The Charles Woodmason Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Religion, Junior Division: Arab-Israeli Conflict; Madison Smith; Sterling School - Charles Townes Gifted Center, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
The Julia Peterkin Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Arts and Entertainment, Junior Division: The Acceptance of Modern Dance; Rosemary Ballentine, Ashton Getchell, Kris Bultz, Hannah Winton; League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarricino
The Charles Townes Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Technology, Invention, and Innovation, Junior Division: Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla: The First Standards War; Ben Walker; Kelly Mill Middle School, Blythewood; Teachers: Harmonica Hart, Bruce Davis, Chad Bridges
The Charles Townes Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Technology, Invention, and Innovation, Senior Division: Biochemical Warfare and The Nuclear Arms Race; Nicolas Pascual, Catherine Peacock; Governor's School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
National History Day in South Carolina Teacher of Merit 2008: Mary Ann Odom, Crayton Middle School