National History Day in South Carolina
2009 State Award Recipients
Junior Historical Paper
Gold Medalist: Robert Mills: Architect of a Nation, Eleeza Tourigny, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Gold Medalist: Althea Gibson: With a Little Help From My Friends, Laura Davids, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Silver Medalist: The Trials and Triumphs of Eleanor Roosevelt, Sara McCammon, Saluda Trail Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Traci McCoy
Junior Individual Documentary
Gold Medalist: Julius Rosenwald, Alex Hayes, Moultrie Middle School, Charleston; Teacher: Jeffrey Stoloff
Gold Medalist: FDR: A Legacy of Hope, Patrick Williams, Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Thomas Longshaw
Silver Medalist: Althea Gibson: A Woman of Greatness, Amanda Back, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Junior Group Documentary
Gold Medalist: Vivien Thomas: Surgeon Without a Scalpel, Michael Wagnon and Bradley Moore, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Gold Medalist: The Keys to the Sky: The Story of Jacqueline Cochrane, Emily Green and Meghan Althoff, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Silver Medalist: Adolph Hitler and the Legacy of the Holocaust, Olivia Bryant and Maria Bartlett, League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dr. Jeri Sarracino
Junior Individual Performance
Gold Medalist: Oskar Schindler: An Unlikely Hero, Hannah Dresner, Dutchman Creek Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Sharon Mayo
Gold Medalist: Jacquelyn Weddington: A Chance in Chushman Mill, MaKensie Schumaker, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Marthe Bohnenberger
Silver Medalist: Marian Anderson: When Marion Sang, Stacey Clark, Dutchman Creek Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Bud Cope
Junior Group Performance
Gold Medalist: Nobody Knows Nuclear Like Irene and Her Isotopes, Audrey Dangler, Anna Chen, and Nikita Deshpande, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Gold Medalist: The Story of My Life: Helen Keller, SaRita Brewster, Susanna Flint, Grace Masters, Maya Simmons, and Teagin Woodrum, League Academy, Greenville; Teacher: Dawn Long
Silver Medalist: James Naismith: A Man’s Plan for a More Active World, Cameron Ruppe and Christian Ruppe, Dutchman Creek Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Bud Cope
Junior Individual Exhibit
Gold Medalist: Thomas Jefferson’s Legacy of the Louisiana Purchase, Zachary Haynes, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Braber Spell
Gold Medalist: Black Education in the South, Chelsea Maier, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Silver Medalist: Louis Braille: Beacon for the Blind, Lindsay Brille, Schofield Middle School, Aiken; Teacher: Allison Hollimon
Junior Group Exhibit
Gold Medalist: Dizzy With Jazz, Chrisa Murray, Raven Waymeyers, and Erin Rayfield, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Gold Medalist: Roberto Clemente: A Hero’s Legacy, Michael Ballard and Daniel Crawley, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
Silver Medalist: Jane Goodall: No Longer living in the Shadow of Man, Casey Long and Ashley Osborne, Saluda Trail Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Wilson Mew
Junior Website
Gold Medalist: Lasting Legacies of Robert Mills, Jonathon Leach, Thomas Coe, and Dylan Magruder, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
Gold Medalist: Amelia Earhart: Changing History One Flight at a Time, Olivia Newton, Sarah Mitchum, and Hanna Ross, Moultrie Middle School, Charleston; Teacher: Jeffery Stoloff
Silver Medalist: Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears, Matthew Lee, Moultrie Middle School, Charleston; Teacher: Marsha Beach
Senior Historical Paper
Gold Medalist: Ramon Bentances: An Unfulfilled Legacy, Carla Mendoza-Marrero, Ridge View High School, Columbia; Teacher: Dr. G. Michael Bates
Gold Medalist: Andrew Jackson and the Southeastern Tribes, Grace Hanna, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
Silver Medalist: Victory in Europe: The Role of Dwight David Eisenhower in the Allied Victory in WWII, Taylor Murphy, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
Senior Individual Documentary
Gold Medalist: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Jarrett Nixon, Hilton Head Prep, Hilton Head; Teacher: Randy Stroud
Gold Medalist: Rachael Carson and the Environmental Movement, Jake Ross, Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Silver Medalist: Harry Truman, Alex Helms, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
Senior Group Documentary
Gold Medalist: Rigoberta Menchu Tum: Freedom in the Heart of a Maya, Jacob Dustin, Laura George, and Shelby Smith, Academic Magnet High School, Charleston; Teacher: Jason Stackhouse
Gold Medalist: Genghis Khan, James Near, Joseph West, Davis Michaelson, and Michael Brown, Academic Magnet High School, Charleston; Teacher: Jason Stackhouse
Silver Medalist: Joseph Chamberlain, Casey Baker, Brittney Parker, Caroline Santorum, and Reid D’Amico, Hilton Head Prep, Hilton Head; Teacher: Randy Stroud
Senior Individual Performance
Gold Medalist: The Legacy of Emmett Till: A Martyr for a Movement, Joshua Campbell, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram
Gold Medalist: Elizabeth Blackwell: “Who Better Than I To Change the World”, Corissa Brock, Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teacher: Jim McNeil
Silver Medalist: Eliza Lucas Pickney’s Experiments with Indigo, Chandler West, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
Senior Group Performance
Gold Medalist: Cleopatra, Andrew Anderson, Amy Hase, Jessica Peck, Mitchell Jones, and Eric Spears, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
Gold Medalist: A Tribute to Peg Leg Bates, Danielle Peters and Erin Lusk, Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Silver Medalist: Taking a Stand in American History, Jordan Lesko, Collins Gundling, Nash Underwood, Bentz Toutellott, and Zack Loucks, Camden Military Academy, Camden; Teacher: John Heflin
Senior Individual Exhibit
Gold Medalist: Upton Sinclair and The Jungle, Judith Carlisle, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
Gold Medalist: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio, Sara Teal, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram
Silver Medalist: John Scopes and the Greatest Trial of the 20th Century, Shannon Holmes, Silver Bluff High School, Aiken; Teacher: Jim McNeil
Senior Group Exhibit
Gold Medalist: Julius Rosenwald: A Jewish Philanthropist’s Action and Legacy for African-Americans, Laura Brabham, Rachel Marsh, and Rebecca Marsh, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram
Gold Medalist: Journey to America: The Legacy of Katheren Grishas Clark, Garrett Pickrel, Zach Keefe, and Joel Keefe, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram
Silver Medalist: Joan Ganz Cooney, Miranda Martin, Madison Martin, and Katherine Jans, Hilton Head Prep, Hilton Head; Teacher: Randy Stroud
Senior Website
Gold Medalist: Mark Twain: The Father of American Literature, Cannon Spradley, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
Gold Medalist: Andy Warhol, Emily Sizemore and Terrence Shepard, Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Silver Medalist: Lizzie Borden, Sara Parker, Governor’s School for the Arts, Greenville; Teacher: Rusty Godfrey
Special Awards
The Will Lou Gray Award for Outstanding Entry on Women’s History: Althea Gibson: A Woman of Greatness, Amanda Back, Sterling School, Greenville; Teacher: Martha Bohnenberger
The Jimmy Doolittle Award for Outstanding Entry on Military History: Stauffenberg: Architect of the Valkyrie Project, Joshua Schammel, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
The Textile Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Labor: The Andersen’s: Built to Achieve, Erin Andersen, Hilton Head Prep, Hilton Head; Teacher: Randy Stroud
The John C. West Award for Outstanding Entry on World History: Elie Weisel: Those Who Fail to Learn from Past Mistakes are Doomed to Repeat Them, Sarah Clemens, Dutchman Creek Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Bud Cope
The Charles Woodmason Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of Religion: Anne Boleyn: Wife of the Anglican Church, Jenna Singleton, Maggie Westbrooke, and Lindy Clark, Walhalla High School, Walhalla; Teacher: Cindy Keese
The Julia Peterkin Award for Outstanding Entry on Arts and Entertainment: Dorthea Lange: Voice of the Great Depression, Dani Inglesby, St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Greenville; Teacher: Kevin Stanton
The James F. Byrnes Award for Outstanding Entry on American Political History: Harry Truman, Alex Helms, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
The William Barrett Travis Award for Outstanding Entry on the History of the American West: Tecumseh, JulieAnne Bennet, Blythewood High School, Blythewood; Teacher: Marc Turner
The Eliza Lucas Pickney Award for Outstanding Entry on Colonial History: Eliza Lucas Pickney’s Experiments with Indigo, Chandler West, Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill; Teachers: Katie Jenkinson and Haley Whyte
Charles Townes Award for Outstanding Entry on History of Technology, Invention, and Innovation: John Gary Anderson: A Rock Hill Industrial Pioneer, Wesley Turner, Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill; Teacher: Thomas Longshaw
The SC Bar Award for Outstanding Entry on Legal History: The Legacy of Emmett Till: A Martyr for a Movement, Joshua Campbell, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram
The University of South Caroliniana Society Award for Outstanding Entry on a South Carolina Topic, Junior: Dizzy With Jazz, Chrisa Murray, Raven Waymeyers, and Erin Rayfield, Long Middle School, Cheraw; Teacher: Debra Ballard
The University of South Caroliniana Society Award for Outstanding Entry on a South Carolina Topic, Senior: Journey to America: The Legacy of Katheren Grishas Clark, Garrett Pickrel, Zach Keefe, and Joel Keefe, Cheraw High School, Cheraw; Teacher: Gail Ingram