On March 7, students from Chief Umtuch Middle School’s ASPIRE program participated in the regional National History Day contest and showcased their hard work and research. This year’s theme of “Revolution, Reaction and Reform” challenged students to explore pivotal moments of change throughout history.
Chief students responded with a wide range of projects, including documentaries, exhibits and research papers that they have been developing since early September.
Regional competition
The following students received recognition at the regional level and advanced to the Washington state National History Day competition, held April 25 in Kirkland.
First place
Ryan Jose, Junior Paper
Seerat Sharma and Scarlette Tenold, Group Documentary
Paisley Strong, Jr. Individual Exhibit
Josie Zemke, Jr. Individual Documentary
Second place
Ella Alcock, Jr. Individual Exhibit
Grayson H., Junior Paper
Third place
Spencer Josephson, Jr. Individual Exhibit
Nazar M., Jr. Individual Documentary
Fourth place
Sammie Paine, Jr. Individual Exhibit
In addition, Jude Kerchman, Marshall Nemeth and Rosie Wadleigh were been named Chief Umtuch Middle School’s alternates for the state competition.
State competition
Approximately 570 middle and high school students from across Washington competed in the the state History Day contest. The following students earned honors:
Ryan Jose finished third for his individual research paper titled "Souls to Rest: Revolution, Reaction and Reform in the Abolition of Sati in India"
Scarlette Tenold and Seerat Sharma won the Chinese-American History Special Award for their documentary "Chinese Footbinding: Chinese Women's Battle for Beauty"
Congratulations to all of the students who participated! Teachers Beth Doughty and Jon Nesbitt are the school's History Day coaches/advisers.