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.
