Academic Block Classes

The picture above shows students that earned 1^st , 2^nd, or 3^rd at the county competition on March 12^th. The 1^st place students will be competing at State History Day, in Rocklin, CA on May 6-8^th. We had 30 students compete at county and 17 projects. 13 projects got 1^st, 2 got 2^nd and 1 got 3^rd….16 out of 17 projects were county award winners! Some of our students were also featured on the news:

The following students placed 1^st and are advancing to state:

• Cora Beene and Arja Batth: Diplomacy in Yosemite Valley Debating Conversation and Preservation with the Creation of a National Park
• Yuvraj Varaich, Nolan Yang, Matthew Grundy, Matthew Fagan: The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: Debating Conservation vs. Industry and Finding Diplomatic Common Ground
• Rebecca Lopez-Badella, Kendra Valencia: The Speaker’s Conference and the Evolution of the Representation of the People Act of 1918: Debating Inclusion Standards and Demanding Diplomatic Answers for Women’s Rights
• Olivia Cameron, Jaina Grant: The Treaty of New Echota: Debating Land and Diplomatic Arguments
• Jocelyn Hanson: The Liberator vs. The Little Giant
• Bennett Cords: Debate and Diplomacy: the Potential United States Boycott of the 1936 Olympic Games
• Rawan Ahmed: The Original Nine: Debating and Searching for Diplomatic Solutions in Tennis’ Gender Pay Gap
• Ryan Salazar: The Non-Proliferation Treaty: The Key to Global Security and Diplomacy
• Anna Poochigian: The Dinner Table Compromise of 1790: A Diplomatic End to the Debates on Hamilton
• Eliza Taylor, Keira Ngo: Jane Addams: Demanding Debate and Leading Diplomacy for Women’s Suffrage
• Hailey Marinovich, Kennedy Morrow, Sophia Oka-Fedder: Radium Girls: Debating Workplace Safety and Advancing Diplomacy for Future Generations
• Aleia Morrell, Kamyla Gomez: Extra! Extra! Newsboys Debate for Fair Wages and Labor Rights and Find a Diplomatic Solution
• Gabrielle Franklin, Elisabeth Howell: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory: Tragedy Leads to Debate and Diplomatic Solutions in Workplace Safety and Labor Laws

2^nd Place:

• Ellie Murillo: Hetch Hetchy Dam: Debate and Diplomacy in Preservation and Conservation
• Sayge Perryman: Debating the Global Consequences of Napolean’s Systematic Approach to Diplomacy

3^rd Place:

• Boston Bahr, Liam Logan, Olaf Muchalski, Matin Tais: The World Holds their Breath: Debating Nuclear Morality and Escalation While Finding Diplomatic Solutions During the Cuban Missile Crisis

I am also attaching below the news clips done on the event:

Channel 24: Students featured (Ryan Salazar, Cora Beene, Arja Batth, Ellie Murillo, Jocelyn Hanson)

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/education-matters/education-matters-national-history-day-helps-students-learn-about-the-past/

Channel 30: Student exhibit projects featured (Jocelyn Hanson, Ellie Murrillo, Kamyla Gomez, Boston Bahr, Matin Tais, Olaf Muchalski, Liam Logan, Eliza Taylor, Keira Ngo)

https://abc30.com/fresno-county-history-day-pacific-university-masks-california-mask-policy-school/11647215/