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Texas History Day

Texas History Day, May 3-4, 2008

Special Award Recipients

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Junior Individual Historical Paper	Junior Individual Documentary
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Junior Group Exhibit	Junior Interpretive Web Site
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Senior Group Documentary	Senior Individual Performance
Senior Group Performance	Senior Individual Exhibit
Senior Group Exhibit	Senior Interpretive Web Site

Junior Individual Historical Paper [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1032	Murphy, TX, Murphy Middle School, Donna Jenkins A Shameful War, a Humiliating Treaty	Amy Chyao
Distinguished Achievement	1018	Murphy, TX, Murphy Middle School, Donna Jenkins Divided We Fall: the Separation of Sioux Lands Under the Dawes Act	Adeyemi Adewuyi
Distinguished Achievement	1005	Sugar Land, TX, Fort Settlement Middle School, Jimmy Brooks The 14th Dalai Lama: Peaceful Warrior	Abhay Divakaruni
Distinguished Achievement	1024	Houston, TX, Pershing Middle, Bitsy O'Connor The Spanish Inquisition and Crypto-Judaism in America	Danielle Hecht
Honorable Mention	1004	Waco, TX, Lake Air Middle, Denise Bell Marianne Pitts Separate as the Fingers on a Hand; or Led by the Talented Tenth	Corey Roberts
3	1014	Brownsville, TX, Oliveira Middle, Jacoba Hampton The Big Three: Conflict and Compromise at Yalta -- Stalin's Political Victory	Andrew Moser
2	1027	Austin, TX, O Henry Middle, Duane Devereaux The Battle of Luzon in WWII: Deadly Conflict, Deadlier Compromise	Will Bryant
1	1010	Houston, TX, Hartman Middle, Robert Weisinger Three Popes Encounter the Holocaust	Guadalupe Orozco

Junior Individual Documentary [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1111	Austin, TX, Noel Grisham Middle, Todd Stovall An Oasis of Peace in the Desert	Prerna Bhat
Distinguished Achievement	1105	Plano, TX, Haggard Middle, Floy Rorie Pathway to Peace: The Camp David Accords	John Schomburger
Distinguished Achievement	1134	Houston, TX, Lanier Middle, Cheryl Grimm Spain: The Rise to Democracy	Victor Prieto
Distinguished Achievement	1113	Tyler, TX, All Saints Episcopal, Courtney Bracken MADD: With the death of a loved one, there can be no compromise.	Grayson Harbour
Distinguished Achievement	1102	Westlake, TX, Westlake Academy, Heidi Kloempken Northern Ireland: The Troubles	Taylor Braun
Distinguished Achievement	1137	Sugar Land, TX, Sartartia Middle School, Candice Hermansen The Lattimer Massacre	Weston Ruths
Honorable Mention	1123	San Antonio, TX, Rudder Middle School, Jacqueline Grobe Giving Thanks to Those Who Fell: Conflict and Compromise of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial	Erin Snowden
3	1118	Baytown, TX, Horace Mann J H, Noemi (ami) Liggett Two Cases That Equalized The Races: Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education	Aditi Singh
2	1129	Austin, TX, O Henry Middle, Duane Devereaux The Wright Amendment: How Conflict and Compromise Helped the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex	Kevin Espinoza
1	1128	Waco, TX, Lake Air Middle, Denise Bell Elizabeth and Mary: Religious Conflict, Costly Compromise	Calley Powell

Junior Group Documentary [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1216	Corpus Christi, TX, Baker Middle, Cissy Smith The Dust Bowl	Kaitlyn Upton Will Steen
Distinguished Achievement	1230	Wichita Falls, TX, Kirby Ib World Academy, Jeff Moore WASP: When Women Could Fly Like Eagles	Haylie Gladden Samantha Echols
Distinguished Achievement	1205	Fort Worth, TX, District Wide Middle, Christine Combs-Moore Anne Barker Live Free Or Die Trying: Alamo	Austen Baldwin Matthew Roberts Isaac Lee
Distinguished Achievement	1212	Waco, TX, Tennyson Middle School, Sherry Mullins Leveling the Playing Field: Title IX	Bea Baker Samantha Koehler
Distinguished Achievement	1223	Houston, TX, Lanier Middle, Cheryl Grimm Ameritas Bug the Stonewall	Amy Durand Quyen Castellanos
Distinguished Achievement	1233	Livingston, TX, Livingston J H, Jennifer Dunson D-Day: Turning the Tides of War	Ethan Tiner Kyle Hartman
Honorable Mention	1202	Baytown, TX, Baytown J H, William Hebert Jennifer Nerf Black Seminoles Fight to Freedom	Lauren Sparkes Kaitlyn Kolarik Caisey Arnold
3	1241	Austin, TX, O Henry Middle, Duane Devereaux Remember Them for They Did Overcome: From the Conflict in Selma, Alabama to the Signing of the Voting Rights Act	Olivia Mendez Lily Remmert
2	1237	San Antonio, TX, Earl Rudder Middle, Carlita Kosty Issue of Peace: the Conflict and Compromise of the Six Day War	Karen Martinez Samantha Lin
1	1217	Murphy, TX, Murphy Middle School, Donna Jenkins The Spanish Inquisition: An Odyssey of Conflict and Compromise	Davide Cavaliere Zulian Tjuatja

Junior Individual Performance [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1325	San Antonio, TX, Bush Middle, Emilie Rich Conflict and Resolution with the Louisiana Purchase: A Performance by Thomas Jefferson	Brandon Malcharek
Distinguished Achievement	1302	Houston, TX, Shotwell Middle, Charlotte Davis Little Rock Nine	Malaysia Jackson
Distinguished Achievement	1305	Sugar Land, TX, Sartartia Middle School, Candice Hermansen Jane Long, Mother of Texas	Kate Schulte
Distinguished Achievement	1318	Greenville, TX, Greenville Christian School, Louis Smith Mary Elizabeth Lease and the Populist Movement	Abby Martens
Distinguished Achievement	1326	Fort Worth, TX, James Middle, Stephen Shupee Lanette Wilson A Conflict in the Making: Martin Luther and the 95 Theses	Maggie Hull
Honorable Mention	1327	Tyler, TX, All Saints Episcopal, Courtney Bracken Oil Boom Heard 'Round the World	John McLeod
3	1317	Houston, TX, Aldine Middle, Adelle Pratt The Roots of the Matter	Vanessa Spencer
2	1309	Austin, TX, O Henry Middle, Duane Devereaux The Amazing Trials, Tribulations and Birth of Big Bend National Park	Trent Butler
1	1306	San Antonio, TX, Earl Rudder Middle, Carlita Kosty Radical Reform: Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Revolution	Melanie Zook

Junior Group Performance [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1401	Westlake, TX, Westlake Academy, Heidi Kloempken The New York Newsboy Strike of 1899	Jasmine Valenzuela Jordan Steger
Distinguished Achievement	1424	Corpus Christi, TX, Baker Middle, Cissy Smith The Crystal City Walkout	Khadijah Evans Devin Moreno Amber Hughlett Lyza Lopez Susannah Urban
Distinguished Achievement	1423	Waco, TX, Tennyson Middle School, Sherry Mullins Ruby Bridges	Marisol Medina Iraisely Gaytan Alyssa Gonzales Faith Austin
Distinguished Achievement	1413	Sugar Land, TX, Sartartia Middle School, Candice Hermansen Rock With the Conflict & Roll With the Compromise	Jacob Abels Ryan Green Jena Zeismer
Distinguished Achievement	1402	Houston, TX, Stehlik Intermediate, Heather Lyon-Southard The Arrogance of King Charles: Conflict and Compromise in the the 1600's	Tanya Deleon Emerson Contreras Samantha Glascock Marilyn Diaz
Honorable Mention	1400	Waco, TX, Tennyson Middle School, Sherry Mullins The 1808 Ban on Slave Importation	Justin Rodriguez D'Jarvis Lancelin Chrishard Buhl Chris Foytek
3	1433	Boerne, TX, Boerne Middle School North, Bryan Degner caged warriors; POWs of the Vietnam War	Karl Koch Austin Wylie Adam Simmons Ross Rohrbough Brennan Hutchens
2	1429	Baytown, TX, Baytown J H, Wilda Neal Lajena Smith James Ruby Bridges: A Class of One	Katherine Sparkes Imani Lee Olivia Richard Alexandra Connealy Ray Hearon
1	1416	Baytown, TX, Cedar Bayou J H, Mary Snellings A Time To Change	Lindsey Fess Jordan Jacobs Kristin Murray Kyle Murray Alexis Stafford

Junior Individual Exhibit [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1537	Colorado City, TX, Colorado Middle, Beverly Adams The Witching Hour	Ashli Cooper
Distinguished Achievement	1508	Baytown, TX, Cedar Bayou Junior School, Caren Miller The Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902	Keller Thomas
Distinguished Achievement	1542	Ft. Worth , TX, Applied Learning Academy, Ann Graham The almost Forgotten conflict and compromise	Chay Creswell
Distinguished Achievement	1527	Waco, TX, Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville Clash of the Titans	Harrison Miner
Honorable Mention	1525	Houston, TX, Johnston Middle, Jo Braxton-Trimble Protecting the Tetons	Cassie Osullivan
3	1516	Waco, TX, Lake Air Middle, Denise Bell A Whole New Ball Game	Jolyn Hahn
2	1522	Spring, TX, Salinas Homeschool, Lisa Salinas The San Sabá Mission: Spanish Colonial Turning Point in Texas	Annie Salinas
1	1509	Colorado City, TX, Colorado Middle, Beverly Adams A War Between the Wires:	Tucker French

Junior Group Exhibit [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1611	Hereford, TX, Hereford J H, Kim Bigham Karen Solomon Education - A Black and White Issue	Maddy Griffith Amber Nava Kara Norez
Distinguished Achievement	1604	Copperas Cove, TX, Copperas Cove J H, Danny Corbett Refusing to Fight...Willing to Serve	Kasen Jones Orion Greenwood Anthony Galick Dakota Crow
Distinguished Achievement	1630	Kingsville, TX, Santa Gertrudis School, Donita Powell Child Labor in the Cotton Industry	Benjamin Gonzalez Gian Carlo Bruschetta
Distinguished Achievement	1624	Livingston, TX, Livingston J H, Jennifer Dunson The Lake That Changed East Texas	Daniel Munson Louisa Santoyo Annie Robison A.d. Glover
Honorable Mention	1620	Baytown, TX, Cedar Bayou J H, Michelle Espinosa Trail of Tears	Dalton Owens Daniel Crespo
3	1637	Austin, TX, O Henry Middle, Duane Devereaux The Little Rock Nine: Desegregation of Central High	Billy Caldwell Colton Mathes Will Perez Andrew Pate
2	1639	Boerne, TX, Boerne Middle School North, Bryan Degner On the Brink	Emily Boyer Katarina Bujnoch
1	1607	La Vernia, TX, La Vernia Junior High School, Trudi Buckley Soaring Away from DDT	Alexandria Beck Abby Nixon

Junior Interpretive Web Site [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	1726	Houston, TX, Caraway Intermediate, Katherine McGary The Conflicts and Compromises for Peace	Shabir Muhammad
Distinguished Achievement	1708	Baytown, TX, Gentry J H, Kelvin Swanzy Deep Throat: Hero or Traitor	Zach Newman
Distinguished Achievement	1730	Tomball, TX, Tomball J H, Karen Jacobi Jessie Owens: Running for Gold	Tyler Kendrick
Distinguished Achievement	1705	Sugar Land, TX, Dulles Middle, Roberta Lavalley Cheap Children	Shanda McKinney
Honorable Mention	1724	Livingston, TX, Livingston J H, Jennifer Dunson A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Internment Camps	Dana Smith
3	1716	Boerne, TX, Boerne Middle School North, Bryan Degner The Riviting Tale of the Bonus Army	Sarah Vilastrigo Emily Albrecht Emilie Herbst Edwin Godoy Cole Adams
2	1735	Fort Worth , TX, Christian Life Preparatory School, Michele Quinones Delayed Compromise in the Brownsville Conflict	Garrett MacNee
1	1712	Austin, TX, Fulmore Middle, Mary Anne Wilkinson Until She Spoke: The Haitian Revolution of 1804	Kevin Brenner

Senior Individual Historical Paper [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2019	Waco, TX, Homeschool - Herbelin, Patricia Herbelin Which Way Back to the Alamo?	Michelle Herbelin
Distinguished Achievement	2007	Kaufman, TX, Dignan Homeschool, Debbie Dignan Alexander Hamilton: A Life of Conflicts	Sarah Dignan
Distinguished Achievement	2024	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Barbi Petty Linda Kleeman Before Mr. Gore	Kaitlin Barnes
Distinguished Achievement	2001	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron Hernandez vs. Texas: The Little Known Landmark of the Civil Rights Movement	Adrian Garcia
Distinguished Achievement	2021	Clarendon, TX, Clarendon H S, Lyndal Gillen-Goetze John Taylor Conflict and Compromise: The Real Norma Rae	Jill Cornell
Honorable Mention	2012	Sugar Land, TX, William B Travis High School, Stacey Hisaka Trial of the Century: The Story of the Fundamental Clashes and Compromises in the Scopes Trial of 1925	Nikita Kansra
3	2013	San Antonio, TX, Health Careers H S, Carrie Foster Diplomacy with China	Jason Zhang
2	2011	El Paso, TX, Cathedral H S, Richard Barajas A River Runs Through It: Conflict and Compromise of the Chamizal	Joshua Morris
1	2005	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben Egypt's War For Peace	Ian Tuttle

Senior Individual Documentary [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2112	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben Sydna Arnold Conflict and Compromise: Leading America To Equality	James Ragan
Distinguished Achievement	2104	San Antonio, TX, Health Careers H S, Carrie Foster 14 Days in History: The Cuban Missile Crisis	Stephanie Silvia
Distinguished Achievement	2118	Houston , TX, Awty International School, Candice Hermansen Fields of Opportunity or Exploitation? Bracero Conflicts Reviewed for Immigration Issues Today	Shruti Varadharajan
Distinguished Achievement	2107	Brownsville, TX, Porter H S, Matthew John Clemente Delgado The War of 1812	Jina Balogh
Distinguished Achievement	2102	Navasota, TX, Navasota H S, Kathy Day Berlin: From the Airlft to the Wall	Sarah Webber
Honorable Mention	2117	Cameron, TX, Cameron Yoe High School, Toni Lafferty The Orphan Trains	Emily Harris
3	2109	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron Conflicto y Compromiso: Emma Tenayuca y La Huelga de los Nueceros	Alicia Abigail Perez
2	2106	Waco, TX, Midway H S, Leaslie Deville "No Negotiations, No Concessions": The Arms-for-Hostages Deal	Karl Lockhart
1	2119	Clarendon, TX, Clarendon H S, Lyndal Gillen-Goetze John Taylor Cuban Missile Crisis: The Cold War Comes to a Head	Amelia Taylor

Senior Group Documentary [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2215	Arlington, TX, Martin H S, Juliann Warner The Second Part of the Viet Nam War:The Paris Peace Accords Through the Fall of Saigon	Samantha Ellis Sarah Fagan Tan Nguyen
Distinguished Achievement	2208	Arlington, TX, Martin H S, Juliann Warner Intellectual Firepower:How a Group of Analysts and Activists Shifted the Cold War from Compromise to Conflict	Bethany Naberhaus Alexi Himarios Dalton Rodriguez Brett Yanoski Shashwat Udit
Distinguished Achievement	2213	Brownsville, TX, Porter H S, Matthew John Clemente Delgado San Jacinto: Birthplace of Texas Liberty	Rogelio Zamora Christian Menard Samuel Gutierrez Silvia Izaguirre
Distinguished Achievement	2200	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron Seven Minutes to Midnight: Cuban Missile Crisis	Mary Snooks Kelly Ann Gonzalez Blanca Rendon
Distinguished Achievement	2217	Waco, TX, Waco H S, Courtney Copas Karen Brown Shostakovich: Kiss, but Spit	Philip Whitney Scott Ghoring
Honorable Mention	2214	San Antonio, TX, Health Careers H S, Mary Muenster 13 Days of Fear: The Cuban Missile Crisis	Rui-Min Mao Hunter Griffin Kevin Charoenworawat
3	2222	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben Under Wraps: The Battle of the Scarf	Imaan Patel Noorhan Nassar
2	2218	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Richard Cheplick Barbi Petty Linda Kleeman The Great Trade Off	Monica Cordova Katie Bride Matthew Rodriguez Jose Balderas
1	2207	Houston, TX, Eisenhower High School, Adrianne Croxall Mari C. Glamser Carol X. Michael Sandra S. El-Gamil Debra Brown From Terrorist to Peacemaker	Dilim Nwobu Tia McKinney Austin Glamser Tasnim Mohamed

Senior Individual Performance [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2310	San Antonio, TX, East Central H S, Vangie Bielke Bound to be Beautiful: One Size Does Not Fit All	Katharine Aten
Distinguished Achievement	2309	Brenham, TX, Brenham High School, Lonnie Myers From Bonnets to Bullets	Danielle Lenz
Honorable Mention	2306	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben No Healthy Race Without Birth Control	Bri Diazdeleon
3	2302	Lorena, TX, Lorena High School, Greg Blanchard Laura Cresson The Conflict of Compromise	Collin Cresson
2	2303	Clarendon, TX, Clarendon H S, Lyndal Gillen-Goetze John Taylor An Honorable Compromise to an Ignoble Conflict: The Gentleman's Agreement of 1908	Paul Goetze
1	2311	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Linda Kleeman Barbi Petty My Compromise was my Conflict	Isaiah Emenike

Senior Group Performance [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2408	West, TX, West Middle, Steve Harralson A Wall Where No Wall Should Stand	Kyndall Holecek Marissa Marak Melany Jean Amy Holecek
Distinguished Achievement	2404	San Antonio, TX, San Antonio Home Education Resources And Opportunities, Michelle Kretzschmar 1939 Soviet-Nazi Non-aggression Pact	Ethan Soefje Elliot Stowers Joshua Stowers
Distinguished Achievement	2415	Waco, TX, Waco H S, Courtney Copas Karen Brown Richard Price Up against the Wall: Lives filled with Conflict and Compromise	Lauren Tinney Briana Bridger
Distinguished Achievement	2410	Falfurrias, TX, Falfurrias High School, Sharon Wilson Imelda Cantu Karmen Huerta The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: While the Boys Were Away The Girls Got to Play	Marcella Salinas Lisa Hinojosa Jordan Saenz Chelsea Morales Amanda Gonzalez
Honorable Mention	2417	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben From Darkness to Kindling Flame	Dylan Kanipes Leslie Tisdale
3	2413	Houston, TX, Eisenhower High School, Adrianne Croxall Mari C. Glamser Carol X. Michael Sandra S. El-Gamil Debra Brown A Woman of Conflict, Compromise and Change	Vanity Jarmon Deborah Le Paola Alvarez Maria Luna
2	2400	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Linda Kleeman Barbi Petty Catalyst for Compromise: The Children	Emeric Munyantore Cedric Ntanyosha Shakeriah Mitchell Abretta Goode Trave Glenn
1	2419	Copperas Cove, TX, Copperas Cove H S, Stephen Simecek Blinded: 444 Days of Darkness	Michael Ehwa Travis Creek Trent Jones Lauren Cox Ashley McLendon

Senior Individual Exhibit [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2523	Clarendon, TX, Clarendon H S, Lyndal Gillen-Goetze Woodstock	Johana Adamakova
Distinguished Achievement	2509	Houston, TX, Carver H S For Applied Tech/engineering/arts, Justin Singleton Scott Groen Todd Gonion We Shall Overcome:The Conflict and Compromise of Black Equality	Nekkia Augustine
Distinguished Achievement	2528	Houston, TX, Carver H S For Applied Tech/engineering/arts, Justin Singleton Scott Groen Todd Gonion Conflict and Compromise: The Seneca Falls Convention	Charisma White
Distinguished Achievement	2510	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben The Revolutionary Pen	Vanessa Maher
Distinguished Achievement	2502	Garland, TX, N Garland H S, Bruce Nowlin Roe vs. Wade	Andi Ruiz
Honorable Mention	2507	Baytown, TX, Sterling H S, Arlene Hastings-Hill And Still They Cry: The Annexation of Hawaii	Hannah Black
3	2516	San Antonio, TX, Health Careers H S, Carrie Foster The 228 Incident: A National Wound and Its Gradual Healing	Michelle Lin
2	2526	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben The Compromise That Salvaged World War II	Anndee Shaunessy
1	2512	Cameron, TX, Cameron Yoe High School, Toni Lafferty The Great Revolt: 20,000 shirtwaist makers go on strike	Erin Bradley

Senior Group Exhibit [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2626	Brownsville, TX, Hanna H S, Rodrigo Garcia Denise Bohler Compromise and Conflict: The Big Three Unite Durign World War II	Marisol Garcia Karen Pena
Distinguished Achievement	2610	Houston, TX, Debakey H S For Health Prof, Jane Rosenberg Raul Salidvar Saving America: Truman’s Decision	Mai-Trang Tran Julia Wycliff Rosemary Tran
Distinguished Achievement	2612	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Linda Kleeman Barbi Petty The Overlooked Statesman	Daniel Ehrlich Timothy Saludares Joseph Sanchez Audrey Estrada
Distinguished Achievement	2601	Falfurrias, TX, Falfurrias High School, Sharon Wilson Karmen Huerta Edgewood ISD v Kirby: Conflict in Education Calls for Compromise in Finance	Debra Villarreal Alyssa Luna Leeanna Garza Rodney Delbosque
Distinguished Achievement	2630	Trenton, TX, Trenton High School, Mike Sisk Byron Holland Heroes of the Hardwood	Maddison Campbell Dillon Wooten
Honorable Mention	2608	Baytown, TX, Sterling H S, Amy Muller-Maddie The Berlin Wall: Face of the Cold War Struggle to find Compromise before Devastating Conflict	Stuart Tiller Clay Matthews
3	2609	Houston, TX, Nimitz High School, Barbi Petty Linda Kleeman A Man Without Color	Erick Head Anna Kahn Jessica Hogue Maria Cabello Chris Button
2	2622	San Antonio, TX, Health Careers H S, Mary Muenster Japanese Internment: Turning Our Backs On The Constitution	Ethan Hoodless Megan Tribo
1	2616	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron Destruction in the Streets: New York City Draft Riots	Derek Albright Hilda Ortiz

Senior Interpretive Web Site [back to top]
	Entry #	City, State, School, Teacher(s) Entry Title	Student(s)
Distinguished Achievement	2706	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron The Great Calamity	Jay Kantilal David Bilderback Cody Evans Biran Bhakta
Distinguished Achievement	2716	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben Taylor-Made America	Robert Ansel Alex Maingot Theresa Masciale Serena Chang
Distinguished Achievement	2702	Austin, TX, Johnson H S, Mary Anne Wilkinson Japanese-American Soldiers' Hardships: Combat to Win, Fight at Home to Fit in	Leo Schuster
Distinguished Achievement	2712	San Antonio, TX, Jay H S, Gretchen Catron Centralia, Pennsylvania Coal Mine Fire: Forty-Six Years and Still Burning	Mustafa Iqbal Cat Taylor
Honorable Mention	2701	Corpus Christi, TX, Carroll H S, Suzanne Ransleben Sydna Arnold Resisting the Third Reich: The Compromise of Two Young Lives	Brittany Auldridge Drew Dinkens
3	2711	Houston, TX, Eisenhower High School, Adrianne Croxall Mari C. Glamser Carol X. Michael Sandra S. El-Gamil Debra Brown Opening China's Doors	Allen Duong Ivania Rivas Krishna Pen Kersey Tse
2	2718	Baytown, TX, Lee H S, Donna Britt Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote	Kaitlyn Martin
1	2700	Houston, TX, Eisenhower High School, Adrianne Croxall Mari C. Glamser Carol X. Michael Sandra S. El-Gamil Debra Brown "The President of All the People"	Bilal Mohammed Asad Badat Haroon Badat Owais Badat

Jump to an award
Student Choice Award	The Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred History Award
The C. M. Caldwell Memorial Award for Texas History	The Hispanic Heritage Award
The Jane McCallum Women in Texas History Award	The Jewish History Award
The Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Legal History Award	The Oral History Award
The Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association Award	The Willie Lee Gay Award for African-American History

Student Choice Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Exhibit	A War Between the Wires: Colorado Middle Colorado City, TX	Beverly Adams	Tucker French
	Senior Individual Exhibit	Woodstock Clarendon H S Clarendon, TX	Lyndal Gillen-Goetze	Johana Adamakova

The Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred History Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Senior Individual Historical Paper	The Old Three Hundred Elsik H S Houston, TX	John Lemaster	Justin Castillo

The C. M. Caldwell Memorial Award for Texas History [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Exhibit	The San Sabá Mission: Spanish Colonial Turning Point in Texas Salinas Homeschool Spring, TX	Lisa Salinas	Annie Salinas
	Senior Individual Historical Paper	Which Way Back to the Alamo? Homeschool - Herbelin Waco, TX	Patricia Herbelin	Michelle Herbelin

The Hispanic Heritage Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Historical Paper	Mexican Immigration to the United States Horace Mann J H Baytown, TX	James Fisher & Susy Ferrell	Miroslava Zendejas
	Junior Individual Exhibit	The San Sabá Mission: Spanish Colonial Turning Point in Texas Salinas Homeschool Spring, TX	Lisa Salinas	Annie Salinas
	Senior Individual Historical Paper	Hernandez vs. Texas: The Little Known Landmark of the Civil Rights Movement Jay H S San Antonio, TX	Gretchen Catron	Adrian Garcia

The Jane McCallum Women in Texas History Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Performance	Jane Long, Mother of Texas Sartartia Middle School Sugar Land, TX	Candice Hermansen	Kate Schulte
	Senior Group Performance	A Woman of Conflict, Compromise and Change Eisenhower High School Houston, TX	Adrianne Croxall & Mari C. Glamser & Carol X. Michael & Sandra S. El-Gamil & Debra Brown	Vanity Jarmon & Deborah Le & Paola Alvarez & Maria Luna

The Jewish History Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
1st	Junior Individual Historical Paper	Three Popes Encounter the Holocaust Hartman Middle Houston, TX	Robert Weisinger	Guadalupe Orozco
2nd	Junior Individual Historical Paper	The Spanish Inquisition and Crypto-Judaism in America Pershing Middle Houston, TX	Bitsy O'Connor	Danielle Hecht
1st	Senior Individual Historical Paper	Egypt's War For Peace Carroll H S Corpus Christi, TX	Suzanne Ransleben	Ian Tuttle
2nd	Senior Individual Historical Paper	Arab-Israeli Conflict Bryan H S Bryan, TX	Cynthia Owens	Lindsey Spiegelman

The Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Legal History Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Senior Group Exhibit	Edgewood ISD v Kirby: Conflict in Education Calls for Compromise in Finance Falfurrias High School Falfurrias, TX	Sharon Wilson & Karmen Huerta	Debra Villarreal & Alyssa Luna & Leeanna Garza & Rodney Delbosque

The Oral History Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
Honorable Mention	Junior Individual Documentary	Conflict and Compromse :El Pacifico la Entrada Alpine Middle School Alpine, TX	Caroline Fox	Chris Valenzuela
2nd	Junior Individual Documentary	he Wright Amendment: How Conflict and Compromise Helped the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex O Henry Middle Austin, TX	Duane Devereaux	Kevin Espinoza
1st	Junior Individual Documentary	Space Race to Space Station: A Conflict and Compromise Pin Oak Middle School Bellaire, TX	Joan Linsley	Darius Altman
2nd	Senior Individual Documentary	Conflicto y Compromiso: Emma Tenayuca y La Huelga de los Nueceros Jay H S San Antonio, TX	Gretchen Catron	Alicia Abigail Perez
1st	Senior Individual Documentary	Fields of Opportunity or Exploitation? Bracero Conflicts Reviewed for Immigration Issues Today Awty International School Houston , TX	Candice Hermansen	Shruti Varadharajan

The Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association Award [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Exhibit	The San Sabá Mission: Spanish Colonial Turning Point in Texas Salinas Homeschool Spring, TX	Lisa Salinas	Annie Salinas

The Willie Lee Gay Award for African-American History [back to top]
Entry #	Category	Entry Title City, State, School	Teacher(s)	Students
	Junior Individual Historical Paper	Forced School Desegregation in Austin O Henry Middle Austin, TX	Duane Devereaux	Brian Bell
	Junior Individual Exhibit	The Secrets Within the Little Mountain Horace Mann J H Baytown, TX	James Fisher & Susy Ferrell	Leah Ramirez
	Senior Individual Exhibit	We Shall Overcome:The Conflict and Compromise of Black Equality Carver H S For Applied Tech/engineering/arts Houston, TX	Justin Singleton & Scott Groen & Todd Gonion	Nekkia Augustine

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