North Carolina State Level National History Day Winners

First and Second-place winners will advance to the national competition!

May 22, 2009

NC EDUCATION NEWS -- More than 320 North Carolina middle and high school students competed on the local level this year in National History Day. Winners of local competitions from across the state presented their projects on Saturday, April 25, 2009, to the theme "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies." Winners of the State level First and Second-place will advance to the national competition, which is to be held on June 15, 2009 through June 19, 2009, at the University of Maryland at College Park, in Maryland.

Congratulations go to the winners as follows:

In the Junior Division Paper category:

• First Place went to Savannah Stallings of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.
• Second place went to Lauren Sapp of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.
• Honorable mention went to Rachel Tan of St. Peter's Catholic School in Greenville.

In the Junior Division Group Documentary category:

• First Place went to Sarah Margaret Christy and Audrey Moore, of CD Owen Middle School, in Black Mountain.
• Second Place went to Tatum Gwyn and Ciara Holloman, of CD Owen Middle School, in Black Mountain.
• Honorable Mention went to Gabriel Farris and Miranda Rodriguez of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.

In the Junior Division Individual Documentary category:

• First Place went to Lachlan Johnson of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.
• Second Place went to Helen Mary Hamilton of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.
• Honorable Mention went to Shannon Paylor of Greensboro Academy, in Greensboro.

In the Junior Division Group Exhibit category:

• First Place went to Carly Owens and Lindsey Covington of CD Owen Middle School, in Black Mountain.
• Second Place went to Riley Crook, Zane Den Ouden, and David Rash of AC Reynolds Middle School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Hallie Cochran and Dalton Nicholson of Alexander Graham Middle School, in Charlotte.

In the Junior Division Individual Exhibit category:

• First Place went to Marie Payne of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.
• Second Place went to Ivy Briggs of AC Reynolds Middle School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Arissa Michaels of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.

In the Junior Division Group Performance category:

• First Place went to Hailey Kater, Reece Kelsch, Victoria Thomas, and Margaret Dillon of St. Dominic Savio Home School, in Hendersonville.
• Second Place went to Mary Frith, Savannah Henderson, and Christina McIntosh of CD Owen Middle School, in Black Mountain.
• Honorable Mention went to Connor Sturgis and Alec Kerrigan of Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.

In the Junior Division Individual Performance category:

• First Place went to Baylea Williams of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.
• Second Place went to India Thomas of Thomas Academy, in Saluda.
• Honorable Mention went to Ellen Murrey of St. Dominic Savio Home School, in Hendersonville.

In the Junior Division Web Site category:

• First Place went to Joe Andry of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.
• Second Place went to Hailey Sherman Woodlawn School, in Davidson.
• Honorable Mention went to John Bell of St. Peter's Catholic School, in Greenville.

In the Senior Division Paper category:

• First Place went to Elise Bare of TC Roberson High School, in Asheville.
• Second Place went to Austin Robinson of CD Owen High School, in Black Mountain.
• Honorable Mention went to Rafael Turner of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.

In the Senior Division Group Documentary category:

• First Place went to Maegan Clawges and Allison Hill of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Second Place went to Lily Clark, Caleb Pressley, and Marie Baxter of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Alex Cordaro, Nick Wasynczuk, and Cecelia Peters of New Hanover High School, in Wilmington.

In the Senior Division Individual Documentary category:

• First Place went to Stephen Gordon of Asheville Christian Academy, in Asheville.
• Second Place went to Victoria Whitson of Green Central High School, in Snow Hill.
• Honorable Mention went to Paulina Campbell of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.

In the Senior Division Group Exhibit category:

• First Place went to Madison Scott, Merle Pereira, and Emily Ocker of J H Rose High School, in Greenville.
• Second Place went to Amanda Neuhauser and Sarah Neuhauser of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Stephanie Jones and Hannah Robinson of CD Owen High School, in Black Mountain.

In the Senior Division Individual Exhibit category:

• First Place went to Johanna Torrence of CD Owen High School, in Black Mountain.
• Second Place went to John Morse of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Kevin Waid of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.

In the Senior Division Group Performance category:

• First Place went to McAlister Greiner and Caitlin Williamson of TC Roberson High School, in Asheville.
• Second Place went to Lorna Doucette, Mason Burril, and Nicole Allison of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Honorable Mention went to Mary Kayler, Amy Ballard, and Alana Gerlach of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.

In the Senior Division Individual Performance category:

• First Place went to Erin Johnson of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.
• Second Place went to Tyler Monroe of CD Owen High School, in Black Mountain.
• Honorable Mention went to Tori Rinker of Woodlawn School, in Davidson.

In the Senior Division Web Site category:

• First Place went to Marshall Jones of AC Reynolds High School, in Asheville.
• Second Place went to Lauren Spoeneman of North Mecklenburg High School, in Charlotte.
• Honorable Mention went to Kerith Bowman, Sage Brancella, and Meghan Forstchen of CD Owen High School, in Black Mountain.

The National History Day program is the nation's leading educational program for history education in the schools. More than half a million participants from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and American Samoa research and present topics annually. The NC Department of Cultural Resources has sponsored National History Day in North Carolina for the past 12 years.

Furthermore, History Day is coordinated by the Office of Archives and History within the NC Department of Cultural Resources, which is our state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina's arts, history and culture, and is observing this year's theme "Treasure N.C. Culture" in 2009. Once again congratulations winners of the North Carolina History Day competition, and good luck in Maryland!