This year's theme was Debate & Diplomacy in History; Successes, Failures, and Consequences. These students moved on to the State History Day competition after excelling in the District History Day competition earlier this year.
Wyoming History Day is administered by the American Heritage Center as a part of the National History Day Program. The National History Day program engages students in historical topics throughout the year. Students research and prepare projects of their interest based on a new theme each year. Their projects are evaluated at local and state competitions, then have the opportunity to be advanced to the national competition held in Washington D.C. every year.
Congratulations to the Kelly Walsh High School students below who excelled in this year's Wyoming competition:
Group Exhibits:
1st Place: Iran Hostage Crisis: A Failure of Diplomacy
Patrick McGrath
Hayden Pindell
Landon Speiser
2nd Place: Ping Pong Diplomacy: China/US Relations
Sam Houck
Brayden Johnson
Ethan Morrison
Individual Exhibits:
1st Place: How Diplomacy Avoided Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Tavia Ossa
Special Awards:
Tavia Ossa: Wyoming State Historical Society $1500 Scholarship
Patrick McGrath, Hayden Pindell, Landon Speiser: American Heritage Center Gerald and Jessie F. Champbers $500 Award
Sam Houck, Brayden Johnson, Ethan Morrison: Excellence in Exhibits $100 Award
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