Fontana Students Excel at County History Day

Thirty-four San Bernardino County projects were crowned champions at the 21st annual History Day competition on Saturday, March 20 at Summit High School.   Of the thirty-two winning projects, Upland Unified had the most county group and individual champions with 19, followed by Fontana Unified School District with a total of 10 county champions.

The individual and group champions qualify for advancement to the California History Day competition in Pasadena on May 6-9.

The county History Day event had as its theme, "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."  There were three divisions with both individual and group competitions:  Elementary (Grades 4-5), Junior (Grades 6-8) and Senior (Grades 9-12). All totaled, 150 students, representing six school districts and a private school, competed.

History Day gives students a chance to compete in a variety of categories on a historical theme.  The Elementary Division only has one category of competition, posters; the Junior and Senior divisions compete in exhibit, documentary, performance, Website and research paper categories.

Click here to view a Fontana Herald News video about County History Day.

The Fontana champions that qualified for advancement to the State competition are:

Elementary Poster - Individual

• Nicholas Pinsak - Oleander Elementary School

Junior Division Performances - Individual

• Elora Newton - Sequoia Middle School

Junior Division Websites - Individual

• Samuel Murillo - Sequoia Middle School

Junior Division Websites - Group

• Daniel Blanco and Emily Tehrani - Sequoia Middle School

Junior Division Documentaries - Individual

• Alan Perez - Truman Middle School

Junior Division Exhibits - Individual

• Paola DeLaRiva - Almeria Middle School
• Brissa Ojeda-Gomez - Sequoia Middle School

Junior Division Exhibits - Group

• Yamen Mubarka and Aaron Plascencia - Truman Middle School
• Jacob Randolph and Rebecka Smith - Sequoia Middle School

Senior Division Documentaries - Group

• Melissa Au, Jeremias Castaneda, Rosa O'Campo, Salvador Osorio and Jose Rodriguez - Fontana High School

Senior Division Exhibits - Group

• Sean Burford, Magnum Terrazas and Norman Zeledon - Summit High School
• Carina DeLaCueva, Edith DeLaCueva and Anthony Reyes - Summit High School
  

 

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