Dozens of students from the Salt Lake and Granite school districts presented their history research projects recently while competing in the North Salt Lake Regional History Fair at the University of Utah.
On March 24, the students from grades 4-12 competed according to their age group in four different categories: historical papers, exhibits, performances and documentary media. This year the students were encouraged to address the theme "Taking a Stand in History." They looked at topics such as the Civil Rights movement, the Founding Fathers and war veterans.
The winners are as follows:
Fox Hills Elementary students:
Hong Mei Xu and Kylee Jones, first place for "Eleanor Roosevelt: A Human Rights Activist."
Emily Pearson, first place for "Eunice Kennedy Shriver: Standing up for those with Intellectual Disabilities."
Brandon Zhou and Calvin Chour, first place for "Pol Pot's Reign."
Elizabeth Kwan and Deanna Wilcox, second place for "Builder and Sheriff of Lehi: Hiland Deforest Wilcox."
Kristy Nguyen, third place for "The Forgotten Father of Television."
Dallin Schwartz and Jake Townsend, third place for "John Hancock."
Thomas Waldrop, first place for "Shackleton's Great Adventure."
Whitney Larsen, second place for "The Timeline of Philo T. Farnsworth."
Thomas Riding, third place for "Brigham Young."
Amber Hauber and Alexis Sparks, first place for "Benjamin Banneker."
Sharly Nielsen and Brianne Knight, second place for "Civil War Generals: Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln."
Stephen Short and Connor Motzkus, third place for "Joseph Smith: Taking a Religious Stand."
Guiliana Romero, Aliya Khan and Andrea Fernandez, first place for "Women's Rights."
Jessica Ownby, Kathryn Howes and Naomi Newton, second place for "Mahatma Gandhi: How He Made a Difference."
Bryant Middle School students:
Wyatt Hoodes and Matt Bradbury, second place for "Read All About it: Bly Stands by Women, Breaks Records."
David Wray, Hayden Fultz and David Lenz, third place for "Joe Hill Takes a Stand in Utah."
Dominic Keenig, Alex Brittian, Jack England and Max Wilson, third place for " 'Let's Roll:' The Story of United Airlines Flight 93."
Hannah Moore, first place for "Paul Rusesabagina: A Lighthouse during the Storm."
Erin Boede, second place for "Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Coming."
Madison O'Bagy, third place for "Queen Liliuokalani and Her Stand Against American Business Men."
Sena Belgard, Sophie Bona-Layton, Monique Mayeda and Michael Peck, first place for "We Will Not Stand for This: Joe Hill and the Industrial Workers of the World."
Phyllis Freed and Anna Vickery, second place for "Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen Takes Charge."
Laura Farr, Gianina Barreca, Eliza Berysiuk and Merinna Gegonovic, third place for "Standing Against Hitler: Three Boys and a Typewriter."
Zara E. Zemmels, first place for "Packmules or Patriots? Women of the Mexican Revolution."
Quinn Ellen Dunn, second place for "Henry VIII: A New Doctrine for Divorce."
Amy Rallison, third place for "Sojourner Truth: Standing Up and Speaking Out."
Arcadia Elementary School students:
Blake Allred, first place for "A Stand that Caused a Fall."
Fay Kimball, second place for "Martha Cannon Hughes."
Benjamin Lovelady, third place for "Jim Bridger."
Aaron Mendoza, third place for "Albert Einstein: I will use my thinking skills to help people."
Hunter High School student:
Dylan Garahana, first place for "Chief Posey: Outlaw or Activist?"