History Day 2023 Results

Results for National Qualifiers:

Aliah Mohmand of Kalamazoo Central High School, sponsored by Bradley Ihrcke, placed third in the nation for the Senior Division Individual Exhibit category. Her entry was titled "Afghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontier." Aliah's third-place finish was the highest for any Michigan entry in this year's National History Day competition.

State History Day Results for District 6 Qualifiers

Youth Division (Grades 4 & 5)

Group Documentary

First Place: Addison Williams, Noah Dubbink, Ella Cook (North Shore Elementary School), “Railroads: A New Frontier in Warâ€â€”The Sam Breck Award for Best Entry in Railroad History

Second Place: Gwen Spencer, Annika Chalupa, Haven Spencer (North Shore Elementary School), “The Buckeye Bullet: Breaking Racial Barriers through a New Frontierâ€â€”Best Entry in African-American History

Third Place: Loralye Chmiel, Grace Gagie, Harper Trevino (The Gagie School), “Rachel Carson and Her Powerful Penâ€

Individual Exhibit

First Place: Alec Perski (The Gagie School), “Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Pioneer and Explorerâ€â€”Best Entry in Naval or Maritime History

Group Exhibit

First Place: Omarion Robinson, Joshua Grimes (North Shore Elementary School), “From Slave to Soldierâ€

Second Place: Mackenzie Lepisto, Anya Oostveen, Carsyn VanderMolen (The Gagie School), “Elizabeth Blackwell: A Medical Pioneerâ€

Third Place: Starlin Trafton, Ellie Priebe (North Shore Elementary School), “Terrorism on Our Turf: September 11th—A New Frontierâ€

Individual Performance

First Place: Tenley Klock (North Shore Elementary School), “‘Bird Woman’ Sacagawea and Her Legacy in Exploring the New Frontierâ€â€”The Adler Award for Best Entry in Woman’s History

Second Place: Skylar Venick (The Gagie School), “Coco Chanelâ€

Group Performance

First Place: Cooper Priebe, Everly Strebeck (North Shore Elementary School), “Apollo 13: The Unplanned New Frontier in a New Frontierâ€â€”Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources

Individual Website

First Place:  Roger Bao (The Gagie School), “The White Roseâ€

Group Website

First Place: Ian Anderson, Alexander Glista (The Gagie School), “Henry Ford’s Big Ideas: Shaping a Car Industryâ€â€”Best Use of Economic History or Impact

Junior Division (Grades 6-8)

Individual Documentary

National Finalist: Cadence Phillips (Baseline Middle School), “The Stonewall That Didn’t Fallâ€

Group Documentary

National Finalist: Charlie Toy, Lucy Sikkema (The Gagie School), “Women in Spaceâ€

National Finalist: Tori Smith, Sarah Hudson (The Gagie School), “Private Citizens in Space: A New Frontier for Teachersâ€

Individual Exhibit

National Alternate: Gertrude Hermann-Wilmarth (Kazoo School)

Individual Performance

National Finalist: Hayden Washegesic (Baseline Middle School), “Americanization: ‘Kill the Indian, Save the Man’â€

Group Performance

National Finalist: Ty Anderson, Drew Olney (Baseline Middle School), “It All Started with a Mouse: Disney and the New Frontiers in Animationâ€

Group Website

National Alternate: Jenessa Kleyn, Allyson Rose, Reagan Schipper, Charity VanBrugge, Madison DeVries (Providence Christian School)—Best Use of Economic History or Impact

Senior Division (Grades 9-12)

Individual Documentary

National Finalist: Tabitha Newberry (South Haven High School), “Everybody Dance Now: Martha Wash—Bringing Diversity and Positive Body Image to the Forefrontâ€

Group Documentary

Lauryn Daugherty, Lauren Bartlett (South Haven High School), “An American First: A War Made for TVâ€â€”James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History

Individual Exhibit

National Finalist: Aliah Mohmand (Kalamazoo Central High School), “Afghan Mujahideen: Catalyst for Collapse; Changing the Communist Frontierâ€â€”Best Entry in Use of Family History

National Finalist: Georgia Edmonds (Loy Norrix High School), “The Lady Doctors: How the Blackwell Sisters Extended the Frontiers of the Medical Fieldâ€

Group Exhibit

National Finalist: Andrew Deem, Molly Kramer, Ethan Davis (Heritage Christian Academy), “The Existentially Exquisite Technological Innovations of Appleâ€

Individual Paper

National Finalist: Mclevy Strong-Morse (Homeschool), “Tasting the Beginnings of Freedom: Léon Lacombe’s Struggle to Further the French Revolutionary Frontiers of Feminismâ€â€”The Adler Award for Best Entry in Women’s History

Individual Performance

National Alternate: Ruby Peterson (South Haven High School), “Vietnam: The War That Changed Warsâ€

Group Website

National Alternate: Carter Barker, Josh Beck, Ezekiel Fenstermaker, Elliana Fenstermaker (Heritage Christian Academy), “Company K: Michigan’s Native Americans’ Influence on the Civil Warâ€â€”Best Entry in Michigan History