Congratulations to the following Middle School students who were recognized at the South Shore Regional National History Day Competition. Those who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be moving on to the State Competition on April 7!
Junior Historical Paper
"The National Origins Act of 1924" by Aiyana Gomes Brady, Honorable Mention, West Middle
"Indian Removal Act of 1830" by Autumn Griffith, Honorable Mention, West Middle
"Peace for Our Time! Neville Chamberlain's Failed Appeasement" by Niko Lutz, 3rd Place, Plouffe Academy
Junior Individual Performance
"Notes on the Cuban Missile Crisis" by Nicholas Canal, 1st Place, West Middle
Junior Group Performance
"The Second Amendment" by Alexander Kushta, Ayrton Silva, Joseph Lobo, 2ndPlace, West Middle
"Roue de la Fortune: Revolution is No Game" by Clarence Tessier, James Davis, Casey Tan, 1st Place, Plouffe Academy
Junior Individual Exhibit
"The Hmong of Laos and the Pathet Lao" by Elisa Arzeno, Honorable Mention, Plouffe Academy
"Khmer Rouge: Setting Standards for an Agrarian Utopia" by Renee Long, 3rdPlace, Plouffe Academy
Junior Group Exhibit
"Suspicion of Witchcraft" by Caleb Alison, Anderson Vieira Barros, Myles Ribeiro, Honorable Mention, Plouffe Academy
"A Bridge to Integration: The Ruby Bridges Story" by Layla Motamed, Iyana Hunter, Kalijah Louis, 3rd Place, Plouffe Academy
"Apartheid: Divided by Race, United by Blood" by Elen Arustamyan, Jasline Depina, Erika Fernandes, Ashley Goncalves, 1st Place, Plouffe Academy
Junior Individual Website
"Freedom Summer" by Alicia McGibbon, 3rd Place, West Middle
Junior Individual Documentary
"Katherine Johnson" by Jonathan Cohen, 3rd Place, West Middle
"The Troubles" by Cassidy Dickinson, 2nd Place, West Middle
"Evenhanded Justice: Examining the Black Codes of Reconstruction" by Hawa Sididbe Ndiaye, 1st Place, Plouffe Academy
Junior Group Documentary
"The Salem Witch Trials: A Story of Conflict and Compromise" by Rakim Johnson, Catherine Philips, Kyle Gildner, Juseila Gomes, James Dragonetti, Honorable Mention, West Middle
Congratulations to all of our winners and their teachers! A job well done!