Montauk (Keystone AEA) Regional History Day was held Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Decorah Middle School, Decorah, Iowa. This year's theme is Triumph & Tragedy in History. Approximately 97 students from 3 schools participated in five categories (Jr. Division). The following entries/students advanced to the State Contest that will be held Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Iowa Events Center, Des Moines. At State, they have a chance to advance to the National Contest, held at the University of Maryland, June 9-13, 2019, in College Park, Maryland.
Listed by Division and Category:
JUNIOR DIVISION HISTORICAL PAPER:
Title: Triumph & Tragedy: Penicillin’s Discovery & Repercussions
Student: Justin Berlage
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
Title: Münster, Germany Anabaptists
Student: Sophia Christman
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT:
Title: The Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bomb
Student: Abby Woosley
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
Title: Blizzard of 1940
Student: Max Wilson
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT:
Title: Lewis W. Hine: Triumphing Over Child Labor
Students: Ellen Rooney, Jaden Weis, Sami Mount
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
Title: Agent Orange: The Tragedy with No Triumph
Students: Reid Kuehner, Cole Christopher
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY:
Title: Tragedy & Triumph in the Pacific: A Decisive Victory at Midway
Student: Jenna Hartz
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
Title: Mary McLeod Bethune: Educator and Matriach
Students: Sophia Gallentine
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
Title: The Hidden Massacre of Greenwood
Students: Casey Brickley, Victor Merritt
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
Title: Robert Capo & Gerda Taro: Photojournalists Who Brought the Realities of War to Life
Students: Mairi Sessions, Amelia Dugger
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE:
Title: Triumph After Tragedy: Francis Perkins & the New Deal
Students: Alex Kane
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
Title: Edith Eger: The Dancer That Survived the Holocaust
Student: Ada Lovelace
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP PERFORMANCE:
Title: Rodney King & the LA Riots
Students: Asley Bjork, Kiah Tweten
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
Title: Penicillin: The Accidental Triumph and Impending Tragedy of Bacterial Evolution
Students: Mason Myers, Davis Coppola
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
JUNIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES:
Title: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell: Life of a Female Physician
Student: Leslie Campbell
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
Title: Helen Taussig: Blue Baby Syndrome
Student: Ella Grouws
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
JUNIOR DIVISION GROUP WEB SITES:
Title: The Saving of the U-505
Students: Nathaniel Myers, Aiden Burroughs
School: St. Benedict School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Patty Lien
Title: Freedom Summer: A Fight for the Right to Vote
Students: Tiana Frana, Grace Hoyland
School: Decorah Middle School, Decorah, IA
Teacher: Wesley Knaack
SENIOR DIVISION GROUP EXHIBIT:
Title: Révolution Française (French Revolution)
Students: Gabrielle Kielkucki, William Lemke
School: Beckman Catholic School, Dyersville, IA
Teacher: Anna Durr
SENIOR DIVISION INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE:
Title: Black Death
Students: Anya Westhoff
School: Beckman Catholic School, Dyersville, IA
Teacher: Anna Durr
For more information, contact:
Patricia Lehmann, School Improvement Consultant/Social Studies
Keystone Area Education Agency
2310 Chaney Road
Dubuque, IA 52001-3090
email: plehmann@aea1.k12.ia.us