National History Day 2018

Riverstone students presented their historical projects at the regional National History Day (NHD) competition on Saturday, March 10. NHD has been an integral opportunity for our humanities curriculum for over ten years. Students engaged through research and in-class discussions to explore this year’s NHD theme, “Conflict and Compromise in History,” leading to new insights and original conclusions that students used to prepare exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers, and performances.

Projects are entered into competitions in the spring at local, affiliated, and national levels, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. The program culminates at the national competition held each June at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Riverstone students made up 44% of the 120 participants at the regional competition and 38 Otters are advancing to the State competition on Saturday, April 14 at the College of Idaho.

Congratulations to all of the Riverstone students who participated and placed in the regional competition. All student names and their placements in their respective categories at the regional competition are included below.

Please congratulate these students on their success and also thank our dedicated teachers and staff: Joe Beard, Jen Bistritz, Jeff Cole, Trevor Lindsay, and Kate Riede.

Grade 5

1. Presley B – Youth Individual Website, 1st Place
2. Sean B, Conrad N, and Finn S – Youth Group Exhibit, 1st Place
3. Hadley D – Youth Individual Documentary, 3rd Place
4. Simon C and Shoki T – Youth Group Exhibit, 2nd Place
5. Vaughn G – Youth Individual Exhibit, 2nd Place
6. Sina H – Youth Individual Website, 1st Place
7. Elizabeth M – Youth Individual Website, 3rd Place
8. Molly M – Youth Individual Website, 2nd Place
9. Sophia P – Youth Individual Paper, 1st Place
10. Ella S – Youth Individual Website, 2nd Place
11. Griffin S and Dirk VT – Youth Group Website, 1st Place
12. Lily S – Youth Individual Paper, 2nd Place
13. Raven S – Youth Individual Exhibit, 3rd Place
14. Vishal S – Youth Individual Website, 3rd Place

Grade 6

1. Calvin C – Junior Individual Paper, 3rd Place
2. Ethan E – Junior Individual Exhibit, 4th Place
3. Alex G – Junior Individual Exhibit, 1st Place
4. Nolan G – Junior Individual Exhibit, 2nd Place
5. William G – Junior Individual Exhibit, 3rd Place
6. Carter H – Junior Individual Paper, 3rd Place
7. Isaiah OI – Junior Individual Paper, 4th Place
8. Arjun P – Junior Individual Exhibit, 3rd Place
9. Lilian S – Junior Individual Paper, 4th Place
10. Fiona VDG – Junior Individual Paper, 2nd Place

Grade 7

1. Lucas E – Junior Individual Website, 1st Place
2. Katie M – Junior Individual Paper, 1st Place
3. Michael M – Junior Individual Documentary, 2nd Place
4. Clara N – Junior Individual Paper, 2nd Place
5. Nina N – Junior Individual Documentary, 3rd Place
6. Nicole P – Junior Individual Website, 3rd Place
7. Anugyan (Dev) S – Junior Individual Documentary, 2nd Place

Grade 8

1. Nic B – Junior Individual Documentary, 3rd Place
2. Will B – Junior Individual Exhibit, 3rd Place
3. Aidan D – Junior Individual Documentary, 1st Place
4. Darci D – Junior Individual Performance, 1st Place
5. Andrew E – Junior Individual Website, 2nd Place
6. Meghan F – Junior Individual Exhibit, 1st Place
7. Derek L – Junior Individual Performance, 3rd Place
8. Soloriana T – Junior Individual Exhibit, 2nd Place
9. Avery W – Junior Individual Exhibit, 3rd Place
10. Hailey W – Junior Individual Website, 3rd Place

Grade 9

1. Emma G – Senior Individual Paper, 3rd Place
2. Emory G – Senior Individual Paper, 2nd Place
3. Gavin G – Senior Individual Documentary, 1st Place
4. Louisa G – Senior Individual Website, 2nd Place
5. Ethan H – Senior Individual Documentary, 2nd Place
6. Grace L – Senior Individual Website, 3rd Place
7. Nathan M – Senior Individual Paper, 1st Place
8. Ruby W – Senior Individual Documentary, 3rd Place