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A.B. Miller Students Awarded 2nd Place at National History Day Congratulations to
A.B. Miller High School students Ivan Cisneros, Diana Luna, and Diana Herrera.
Their exhibit, "Sobibor: Taking a Stand Against Hitler's Final Solution,"
was awarded Second Place in the Senior Group Exhibit division at the 2006
National History Day competition.This year marks the 26th anniversary of National History Day. Over 2,000 students from around the country participated in National History Day at the University of Maryland on June 11-15. During the competition, students presented research addressing this year's theme, "Taking a Stand: People, Ideas, Events." "The students have been working on their projects since August," said Sherry Hamilton, Coach of the A.B. Miller History Day Team. "They have spent countless hours in libraries, on the Internet, visiting museums, conducting interviews, and creating their projects." "Sobibor: Taking a Stand Against Hitler's Final Solution" is a history of Jewish persecution in Europe culminating in the Holocaust during World War II. The exhibit traces Adolph Hitler's escalation of power and his use of the Jews as scapegoats for the problems Germany faced after World War I. The exhibit then goes on to map out Hitler's Final Solution - the elimination of all Jews from Europe. Sobibor was one of six death camps built in Poland as "factories for murder." National History Day is a year-long, nonprofit education program dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of history in elementary and secondary schools through publications and education programs. The program annually involves millions of people and makes history come alive for students across the United States. Through the program, students develop critical thinking and research skills by creating exhibits, performances, documentaries and papers they may enter in competitions at the district, state and national levels. "National History Day can be a life-changing experience for students who meet their heroes from the past, heroes who inspire students to be exceptional citizens," NHD Executive Director, Cathy Gorn said. A recent study by the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Historical Society reported 95 percent of students showed academic improvement on history-related assignments due to the introduction of National History Day. To learn more about National History Day, go to their official website. 
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