National History Day 2008 Results
Winners from Kansas in 2008
2008 National History Day Medalists
Gold Medal
Shelby Carpenter, Nyalia Lui, and Soren Lamb, Topeka Collegiate School, Topeka
Junior group performance - "Asa Philip Randolph, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt: Conflict and Compromise in Negotiating Executive Order 8802"
Teacher - Travis Lamb.
They share an award of $1,000
Gold Medal
Sjobor Hammer, Topeka High, Topeka
Senior individual documentary - "Bones of Contention: Battling for Human Dignity at the Salina Indian Burial Pit"
Teacher - Harry M. Peterson, Jr.
She received a $5,000 History Channel Award
National History Day 2008 Special Honors
Outstanding State Entry - Junior Division
Sophie Tate and Sophie Lauger, Central Junior High School, Lawrence
Junior group exhibit - "The Story That Has Not Been Told": Conflict and Compromise within Topeka's Black Community at the Time of Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education"
Teacher - Christine Connor
Outstanding State Entry - Senior Division
Michael Wollin, Seaman High School, Topeka
Senior individual exhibit - "Korematsu v. United States"
Teacher - Susan Sittenauer
National History Day 2008 Other Kansas Finalists
Morganne Wiltse, Emily Risley, and Kelci Glover, Wilbur Middle School, Wichita
Junior group exhibit - "Elizabeth Cady Stanton"
Teacher - Barbara Brotton
Julian Mullican, Nicky Henriquez, and Alex Chanay, Topeka Collegiate
Junior group documentary - "Deemed Necessary: The Wartime Internment and Restrictions of Rights of Japanese Americans"
Teacher - Travis Lamb
Patrick Elisha and Reston Phillips, Topeka Collegiate, Topeka
Junior group documentary - "The Merging of Black and White Jazz Groups, Locals 627 and 34: A Compromise Made for a New Beginning in the Jazz Era"
Teacher - Travis Lamb
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