UGA District I History Day Competition winners announced

Athens, Ga. – Three students received top honors at the District I History Day Competition held recently at the University of Georgia. Dayton Hare and Will Martin, students at DaVinci Academy, were named Junior Division, District I overall winners and first place winners in the Junior Group Web site category for “Shadow of an Emperor.” Lauren Blessing, a student at Collins Hill High School, was named Senior Division, District I overall winner and first place winner in the Senior Individual Exhibit category for, “Leukemia Treatment: One Step Further.”

Using the theme, Innovation in History, individual and group projects included papers, documentaries, Web sites, exhibits and performances. More than 100 sixth through 12th-grade students and teachers representing 32 counties in Georgia, participated in the annual competition held in February, sponsored by the UGA Office of Academic Special Programs.

Hare, Martin and Blessing, along with participants who placed first, second and third in other categories, will advance to the state contest for National History Day in Georgia on May 1 at Macon State College. At each level of competition, participants are recognized through certificates, medals, trophies or monetary awards.

Junior Division Winners (by school)

DaVinci Academy

Documentary Individual – Junior

First Place

• * Madison Tasker

Exhibit Group – Junior

First Place

• * Kaitlin Threlkeld

• * Lydia Moon

Exhibit Individual – Junior

Second Place

• * Jarrett Turner

First Place

• Savannah Girard

Performance Group – Junior

First Place

• Fione Hare

• Emily Fredericks

Performance Individual – Junior

Third Place

• Katie Dionne

Second Place

• J.D. Ross

First Place

• Ian Cundiff

Web site Group – Junior

First Place

• Dayton Hare

• Will Martin

Web site Individual – Junior

Third Place

• Taylor Worthington

Second Place

• Jessica Giles

First Place

• Brooklyn Bassett

Overall Winner – Junior

• Dayton Hare

• Will Martin

Russell Middle School

Documentary Group – Junior

First Place

•  Margaret Petree

• Elizabeth Perry

Exhibit Group – Junior

Second Place

•  Hannah Easterling

• Colleen Gerke

South Hall Middle School

Web site Group – Junior

Second Place

• Lindsey Brock

• Kimmie Brady

• Kaitlin Houston

West Jackson Middle School

Exhibit Individual Junior

Third Place

• Jessica Casaday

Senior Division winners (by school)

Clarke Central High School

Paper Individual – Senior

First Place

•  Carmina Escalante

Collins Hill High School

Exhibit Group – Senior

Third Place

• Katha Patel
• Mitch Kyle

Second Place

• Caitlyn Youngblood
• Lexie Bell

First Place

• Trent Keatley
• Craig McCown
• Tahmid Mohiuddin

Exhibit Individual – Senior

Third Place

• Katharine Frechette

Second Place

• Giovanni Righi

First Place

• Lauren Blessing

Paper Individual – Senior

Third Place

• Nancy Chung

Second Place

• Matt Hester

Web site Group – Senior

Second Place

• Will Teich
• Walter Mertins
• Sarah Nagy

First Place

• Melissa Moore
• Nadia Sanjaya

Web site Individual – Senior

Third Place

• Royce Baptist

Second Place

• Anay Nawathe

First Place

• Alykhan Lalani

Overall Winner – Senior

• Lauren Blessing

Norcross High School

Documentary Group – Senior

First Place

• Zoe Robbins
• Andrew Schwab
• Grainne Hutton

More information is available at www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/oasp or by calling 706/542-7623.

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