County History Day Competition to be Held at Summit

Approximately 200 students representing 19 schools throughout San Bernardino County will compete in three divisions at the County History Day event on Saturday, March 21, at Fontana's Summit High School.  Fontana Unified School District has eighteen entries competing in the County competition (see list of Fontana entries below, including pictures of some of their projects at our District History Day competition).

This year’s theme for History Day is “The Individual in History.”  The competition, which will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m., has three divisions:  Elementary (grades 4-5), Junior (grades 6-8), and Senior (grades 9-12).  There are 126 entries in all the divisions, representing 10 county school districts and one private school.  History Day gives students an opportunity to compete in a variety of categories on a historical theme.  The students' work is judged by historians, educators, and other professionals in related fields.  The Elementary Division only has one category of competition, posters.  In addition to the poster category, the Junior and Senior divisions also have exhibit, documentary, performance, website, and research paper categories.

The awards ceremony for the county competition is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on March 21. Champions of the respective divisions advance to the California History Day event in Sacramento from April 30 to May 3.

• Nicholas Pinak - Oleander ES
  Elementary Poster:  "Henry Ford:  Creator of the Automobile Industry"



• Melissa Smith - Palmetto ES
  Elementary Poster:  "Walt Elias Disney, Pioneer of Family Entertainment"



• Bernice Robles - Sequoia MS
  Junior Exhibit:  "Oskar Schindler:  God, Father and Protector"



• Julia Pinsak - Sequoia MS
  Junior Exhibit:  "Clarence Darrow"



• Brissa Ojeda-Gomez - Sequoia MS
  Junior Exhibit:  "One Woman, One Vote"



• Hans Christian Cartagena - Ruble MS
  Junior Exhibit:  "Henry Ford"



• Vanesa Martin - Southridge MS
  Junior Website:  "John Muir:  Wilderness Prophet"



• Angela Nguyen - Sequoia MS
  Junior Historical Paper: "Nelson Mandela:  From Prisoner to President"



• Biana Lopez - A.B. Miller HS
  Senior Historical Paper:  "Upton Sinclair"



• Gabriela Palomares & Taylor Skillern - Palmetto ES
  Elementary Poster:  "Jackie Robinson:  Breaking the Color Barrier"



• Jaileene Jimenez & Susana Lopez - Palmetto ES
  Elementary Poster:  "Benjamin Franklin"



• Kaitlynne Aguilere & Jennifer Munoz - Truman MS
  Junior Exhibit:  "Walt Disney"



• Moriah Schnoze, Eric Hester & Leeanne Garcia - Summit HS
  Senior Exhibit:  "Douglas MacArthur:  Father of Modern Japan"



• Andrew Martinez, Geraldo Murillo & Ejere Okorie - Truman MS
  Junior Website:  "Nostradamus"



• Bianca Valdes-Corral, Gabriel Vargas, Olga Mondragon & Chrystal Angeles - Sequoia MS
  Junior Performance:  "Catherine the Great Restores Russia"



• Markeese Armstrong, Omari Stefan & Willie Tucker - Truman MS
  Junior Documentaries:  "Malcolm X:  The Man, the Life, and the Legacy"



• Carina De La Cueva & Anthony Reyes - Summit HS
  Senior Documentaries:  "Reverend Hero or Notorious Villain:  The Actions and Legacy of Ernest "Che Guevero"



• Keytiana Hempstead  & Cherri Taite - Summit HS
  Senior Performance:  "Shirley Chisholm:  Unbought and Unbossed"

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