Students from all over California competed at the State History Day competition in San Diego on May 11-14.   One of the projects that won at the State competition and will advance to the national finals is from the Fontana Unified School District:  The senior group exhibit by A.B. Miller High School students Ivan Cisneros, Diana Herrera, and Diana Luna, titled "Sobibor: Taking a Stand Against Hitler's Final Solution."

In addition, another FUSD project was named as an alternate for the national competition:   "Cesar Chavez: Taking a Stand for the Rights of Migrant Farmworkers," in the category of Elementary Group Poster by Osmond Basilio, Jessica Bugarin, and Carlos Gonzalez of Canyon Crest Elementary School.

Although they will not go on to nationals, several other projects by FUSD students State finalists:

• Alexandra Brewer, Margarita Cuadras, Nancy Gonzalez, Soraya Nolasco-Ulloa and Cindy Wang - Sequoia MS
  Jr. Group Performance: "Galileo Makes History by Taking a Stand for a Copernieuses Solar System"
• Jeremias Castaneda, Irving Hernandez, Salvador Osorio and Adrian Perez - Truman MS
  Jr. Group Documentary:  "25 Years of Success"
• Michelle Lumban-Gaol - A.B. Miller HS
  Sr. Individual Performance:  "Joan Baez, We Shall Overcome:  Taking a Stand for Civil Rights"
• Andrea Perez - Truman MS
  Jr. Individual Documentary:  "Pope John Paul II"

Congratulations to all of the FUSD students who competed at the State History Day competition and good luck to the winners will compete at the 26th Annual National History Day event at the University of Maryland on June 11-15.

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