2009 Kansas History Day Results
These images were taken at the Awards Ceremony on Kansas History Day, April 25, 2009 at Washburn University, Topeka.
Junior Historical Paper
Gold Medal
Sierra Lekie, Westridge Middle, Shawnee Mission
"Tina Stobos: Holocaust Heroine"
Teachers - Vonda Morris and Benita Holder
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies.
Silver Medal
Kirk Bado, Hocker Grove Middle, Shawnee
"The Third Colonel"
Teacher - Pam Chandler
Junior Individual Exhibit
Gold Medal
Cooper Self (not pictured), Topeka Collegiate, Topeka
"Harry Colmery Writes the First G.I. Bill: The Making of the American Middle Class"
Teachers - Lanny Moyer and Scott Shipman (accepting award) and Lanny Moyer
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.
Silver Medal
Kristin Ralphs, Westridge Middle, Shawnee Mission
"Nikola Tesla: Wizard of Electricity"
Teachers - Vonda Morris and Benita Holder
Junior Group Exhibit
Gold Medal
Minh-Chau Johnson, Matthew McCormick, and Emma Wingert (not pictured), Wilbur Middle School, Wichita
“Frederick Banting”
Teacher - Barbara Brotton (accepting award)
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Association of Historians and Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.
Silver Medal
Mikayla Gentine and Amanda Pierson, Washburn Rural Middle School, Topeka
“Traitor or Patriot: The Heroism of Rebbeca Wright”
Teacher - Alice Bertels
Junior Individual Performance
Gold Medal
Ella Brown Richards, Topeka Collegiate, Topeka
“Chanel's Suit: A Reflection of Ambition and Achievement”
Teachers - John Macdonald and Scott Shipman and Lanny Moyer
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Heritage Center
Silver Medal
Mary Fishburn, Partridge Grade School, Partridge
“Katharine Wright; The Forgotten Wright”
Teacher - Chris Terrill
Junior Group Performance
Gold Medal 
Sydney Nelson, Moriyah Ramberg, and Kayla Marple, Washburn Rural Middle School, Topeka
“Clarina Nichols: What is Life Without Rights?”
Teacher - Alice Bertels
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies
Silver Medal
Karly Hanna and Cara Wedeking, Jardine Middle School, Topeka
“And Then There Was Huck...The Literary Legacy of Mark Twain”
Teacher - Judy Pierson
Junior Individual Documentary
Gold Medal
Elsa Latare, Central Junior High School, Lawrence
“Lewis Hine, Photographer”
Teacher - Christine Conner
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Fort Larned Old Guard
Silver Medal
Emily Davis, Robinson Middle School, Wichita
“Carl Jung”
Teacher - Kate Sims
Junior Group Documentary
Gold Medal
Robert Horton and Trenton Miller, Seaman Middle School, Topeka
“Billy Mills: Every Passion Has Its Destiny"
Teacher - Kyle Johnson
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Polly Ogden Daughters of the American Revolution and Kansas State Historical Society, Inc.
Silver Medal
Ella Gore, Lidia Strecker, and Gaia Morgan, Central Junior High School, Lawrence
“Billie Jean King”
Teacher - Christine Conner
Junior Website
Gold Medal
Eric Prockish (not pictured), Christopher Willette, and Chayanon Chuwonganant, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, Manhattan
“Sitting Bull: Lakota Chief"
Teacher - Terry Healy
Received - $100 travel stipend from the R. A. Long Historical Society.
Silver Medal
Marilyn Morton, Haven Middle School, Haven
“Wilma Rudolph”
Teacher - Chris Terrill
Senior Historical Paper
Gold Medal
Kate Ruoff, Seaman High, Topeka
“Elizabeth Van Lew: The Legacy of a Spy”
Teacher - Susan Sittenauer
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Kansas Corral of Westerners.
Silver Medal
Evan Arnold, Seaman High, Topeka
“Margaret Sanger: Pioneer of the Future”
Teacher - Susan Sittenauer
Senior Individual Exhibit
Gold Medal
Clint Kimsey, Seaman High, Topeka
“John Paul Jones: Key to Victory”
Teacher - Susan Sittenauer
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Kansas City Area Archivists
Silver Medal
Megan Walden, Bishop Carroll Catholic High, Wichita
“Audie Murphy: Definition of Courage"
Teacher - Janet Berry (accepting award)
Senior Group Exhibit
Gold Medal
Anna Stone and Lindsay Frank, Ottawa Senior High, Ottawa
“Gavrilo Princip: Forgotten Man, Unforgettable Legacy”
Teacher - Candie Campbell
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies
Silver Medal
Kaitlyn Arnold, Alex Arnold, and Beth Hill, Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott
“Barney Ford:The Black Baron of Colorado”
Teacher - Maria Bahr
Senior Individual Performance
Gold Medal
Kristen Gish, Lawrence High, Lawrence
“Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War”
Teacher - Mike Ortmann
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Fort Larned Old Guard.
Silver Medal
Brooke Fox, Lawrence West Junior High, Lawrence
“Ayn Rand: Founding Objectivism”
Teacher - Joan Parr
Senior Group Performance
Gold Medal
Kai Mims, Reanda Mims, Grant Stucky, and Keenan Gregory, Fort Scott Senior High, Fort Scott
“A Recipe for Legacy: 35 MM and a Wide Angle Lens”
Teacher - Megan Felt (accepting awards.)
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council for History Education
Silver Medal
Theresa Schafer, Elizabeth Wallace, David Cox, and Marcus Page, Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott
“Cyclone in Calico: The Nation in Her Wake” ,
Teacher - Maria Bahr
Senior Individual Documentary
Gold Medal
Liza Farr, Lawrence Free State High, Lawrence
“Rise Up and Walk: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement”
Teacher - Jason Springer
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Lawrence – Kaw Valley Corral of Westerners
Silver Medal
Sjobor Hammer, Topeka High, Topeka
“‘With Dignity and Purpose’: Ron Walters and the Sit-In at Dockum Drug Store”
Teacher - Harry M. Peterson, Jr.
Senior Group Documentary
Gold Medal
Carolyn Roederer and Trent Rhodes, Haven High, Haven
“Ahead of His Time: J. M. Keynes and His Economic Legacy”
Teacher - Vicki Galloway
Received - $300 travel stipend from the Kansas Council of Social Studies
Silver Medal
Kalen Symonds and Rachael Henderson, Seaman High, Topeka
“Shirley Temple Black: Creating a Dream Out of Reality”
Teacher - Susan Sittenauer
Senior Website
Gold Medal
Austin Hansen, Nathan Davolt, and Jacob Hansen, Fort Scott Christian Heights, Fort Scott
“Henryk Slawik: The Man That Saved Thousands”
Teacher - Maria Bahr
Received - $100 travel stipend from the Smoky Hill Museum.
Silver Medal
Brandon Martin, Bishop Carroll Catholic High, Wichita
“Caesar Rodney: The Other Midnight Ride”
Teacher - Janet Berry (accepting award).
2009 Kansas History Day Teacher of the Year
Chris Terrill was named Kansas History Day Teacher of the Year. Terrill is a gifted facilitator in Reno County Cooperative and has encouraged students to expand participate in History Day since she began teaching in the Wichita Public School system in 1985. She was nominated for the National History Day Richard Farrell Teachers of Merit Award.
