Kastner History Day Winners!

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