Last night many of us had the pleasure of viewing the San Diego County National History Day awards ceremony. Seventeen of our students placed, and ten will be moving on to the California State Competition in May. In addition, six of our students won special awards from community organizations. TCS students (and alumni) had an incredible night and we are very proud of them. A special thanks to Billy and Jon who went above and beyond for their students.
Category Winners and San Diego representatives to the state competition:
The Demagogue’s Playbook: The Power of Propaganda in Nazi Germany,
Ava and Olivia P
Letters of Secrecy: How Concentration Camp Prisoners in WW2 Communicated with the Outside World
Olivia M. and Mia
Kandinsky: Transforming Art and Lives
Thea
Why the Navajo Language Was Never Broken in WW2
Max
The Estonian Singing Revolution: Preserving Culture and Identity
Kai
Cracking the Enigma Machine: Finding the Key Needed to Understand
Danielle
The Flight of Heroes
Maeve
Negotiating with a Messiah: The Waco Siege of 1993
Stella
Category Runners Up:
Code Talkers: Iwo Jima and the Battle of Enemies
Lauren and Atticus
Palestine and Israel: How Lack of Communication is Key to the Ongoing Conflict
Toby
Attack on Pearl Harbor- The Terrible Miscommunication
Olivia P-C
Category Honorable Mentions:
Songs of Slaves: Singing for Hope and Freedom
Carolina
Weaponized Communication: Examining the FBI’s Efforts to Disrupt, Misdirect, Discredit, and Neutralize the Civil Rights Movement
Hannah
Outstanding Projects on History Award:
Attack on Pearl Harbor- The Terrible Miscommunication
Olivia P-C
Air and Space History Award:
Attack on Pearl Harbor- The Terrible Miscommunication
Olivia P-C
USS Midway Living Symbol of Freedom Award:
Code Talkers: Iwo Jima and the Battle of Enemies
Lauren and Atticus
The Language of Freedom: The Codes of the UGRR [Underground Railroad]
Danny
Celebrating Art in History Award:
Songs of Slaves: Singing for Hope and Freedom
Carolina
We also want to recognize our TCS alumni who won awards.
Senior Category Winners moving on to the state competition:
History’s Great Communicators: How FDR, Hitler, and Churchill Inspired Their Audiences
Ethan, Class of 2019
Samizdat: Forbidden Communication as the Key to Understanding
Life in the USSR
Lila, Class of 2018
Best Use of Primary Sources Award:
History’s Great Communicators: How FDR, Hitler, and Churchill Inspired Their Audiences
Ethan, Class of 2019
Research and Writing of History Award:
Samizdat: Forbidden Communication as the Key to Understanding
Life in the USSR
Lila, Class of 2018
We are, needless to say, very proud of our historians- and of Billy and Jon for their extraordinary work to help all of the kids get through their projects.