New York History Day Winners Announced
Winners of the 2017 New York State History Day competition held in Cooperstown April 24th, 2017 at the Fenimore Art Museum, Farmers Museum and Baseball Hall of Fame were announced. Congratulations to all who participated in this wonderful event and to those who are moving on to National History Day in Washington, D.C.
2017 Results:
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) HISTORICAL PAPER:
Third Place
Title: Katherine Johnson: The Woman Computer Who Significantly Altered the Space Race
School: Pelham Middle School
Teacher: David Acocella
Student(s): Emily Kalyvas
Second Place
Title: Bessie Coleman – The First African American Woman Aviator’s Stand Against Racism
School: Jericho Middle School
Teacher: Theresa Cantwell
Student(s): Allison Lee
First Place
Title: Dian Fossey: Taking a Stand for the Mountain Gorillas
School: Mill Middle School
Teacher: Randall Gammiero
Student(s): Katia de Jong
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY:
Third Place
Title: Bille Jean King: Champion On and Off the Court
School: Hunter College Elementary School
Teacher: Nolan Burke
Student(s): Luciana Kerner Matos
Second Place
Title: John Lewis Sitting Down to Take A Stand: The Fight Against Jim Crow and African American Inequality
School: North Shore Middle School
Teacher: Chris Gill
Student(s): Gregory Cantwell
First Place
Title: Joseph Rotblat and The Anti-Nuclear Stand
School: Farnsworth Middle School
Teacher: Alicia Malanga
Student(s): Aneesh Muppidi
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
Third Place
Title: Claudette Colvin: The Girl Who Started A Revolution
School: City Honors School
Teacher: Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Gabriella Fanti, Natalie Lane, Greta lee, Sophia Steckler, Connor Wyckoff Second Place
Title: Mahatma Gandhi: Taking a March to Take a Stand
School: Herricks Middle School
Teacher: Jodi Thompson
Student(s): Prameet Shah, Aarya Agarwal, Abhinav Goyal, Aditya Lodha,
First Place
Title: Lewis Hine and His Stand Against Child Labor in America
School: The Wheatley School
Teacher: Pat Clarke
Student(s): Joseph Doria, Neil Shah, Jack Keys,
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE:
Third Place
Title: Sybil Ludington: Heroine of the Revolution – The Girl Who Took a Stand by Going on a Ride
School: Washingtonville Middle School
Teacher: Sparrow Tobin
Student(s): Ashley Clemente
Second Place
Title: Power of Voice: Sojourner Truth Taking a Stand for African Americans and Women
School: The Wheatley School
Teacher: Mike Haig
Student(s): Emma Melnikov
First Place
Title: Mary Cassatt: The Impressionist Artist that Stood Up Against the Paris Salon
School: Hunter College Elementary School
Teacher: Kelly McDougall
Student(s): Anne Herring
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) GROUP PERFORMANCE:
Third Place
Title: Alice Paul: Taking a Stand In History for a Woman’s Political Stand
School: Herricks Middle School
Teacher: Jodi Thompson
Student(s): Grace Kim, Selina Chiang, Alison Chou, Emily Wei, Maggie Lau
Second Place
Title: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen, Can Change the World
School: Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Teacher: Kelly Beuth and Tayler Cole
Student(s): Emily Smith, Alicia Woods, Dreana Henry, Daesha Montgomery, Catherine Krug-O’Connor
First Place
Title: The Creeping Spider
School: The Hellenic Classical Charter School
Teacher: Kevin Linehan
Student(s): Elias Skountzos, Christina Tsingi, Joseph Holder, Nicholas Danas, Ashton Ramcharitar
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT:
Third Place
Title: The Tuskegee Airmen: Taking A Stand Against Racism, Segregation, & Inequalities
School: Woodmere Middle School
Teacher: Vinny Lospinuso and Kathleen Durney
Student(s): Gabrielle Nakkab
Second Place
Title: Taking a Stand for Women’s Suffrage: The Declaration that Launched the Radical Revolution
School: Jericho Middle School
Teacher: Konstantine Kovoros
Student(s): Sara Chan
First Place
Title: The White Rose Society
School: City Honors
Teacher: Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Roman Rogalski
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) GROUP EXHIBIT:
Third Place
Title: Oskar Schindler: The List that Took a Stand in History
School: Felix V. Festa Middle School
Teacher: Paul Clemente
Student(s): Anjali Kureekattil, Noy Nebel, Arielle Arbel
Second Place
Title: Malala Yousafzai: Warrior of Words
School: City Honors School
Teacher: Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Holden Endres, Jack Colleran, Sebastian Cole, Tony Pratts
First Place
Title: Alice Paul : Suffering for Suffrage
School: Woodmere Middle School
Teacher: Vincent Lospinuso
Student(s): Ariella Ziarno, Julia Klayman
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES:
Third Place
Title: Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ Stand in the ’68 Olympics
School: Cornwall Central Middle School
Teacher: Jeff Danzer
Student(s): Zach Slichta
Second Place
Title: Mother Jones: Taking a Stand for the Rights of Workers
School: Jericho Middle School
Teacher: Theresa Cantwell
Student(s): Catherine Kim
First Place
Title: “Go For Broke”: The Fight For Liberty and Justice For All
School: Jericho Middle School
Teacher: Michelle Vevante
Student(s): Naomi Yu
JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8) GROUP WEB SITES:
Third Place
Title: Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics
School: Felix Festa Middle School
Teacher: Sean Enright
Student(s): Willow Maisel, Amber Liang
Second Place
Title: Joan of Arc: Warrior for Women
School: Hunter College Elementary School
Teacher: Nolan Patrick Burke
Student(s): Emma Shum, Anastasia Choo
First Place
Title: Breaking the Silence:Ryan White and the AIDS Epidemic
School: Hauppauge Middle School
Teacher: Nicole Campbell
Student(s): Alex Vasilakopoulos, Jalaj Mehta
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) HISTORICAL PAPER:
Third Place
Title: Lewis Hine: Standing in the Shadows, Casting a Light on a World of Darkness
School: The Wheatley School
Teacher: Andrew Ardito
Student(s): Ananya Bansal
Second Place
Title: Olivia de Havilland: The Battle for Actors’ Rights in the Golden Age of Hollywood
School: George W. Hewlett High School
Teacher: Dr. Christine Abajian
Student(s): Brianna Kovit
First Place
Title: Larry Flynt: An Unlikely Hero Takes a Stand Against Censorship
School: Huntington High School
Teacher: Lauren Desiderio
Student(s): Aidan Forbes
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY:
Third Place
Title: 1968 — Columbia Under Siege: The Student Led Uprising that Shook the Foundation of a Controversial Administration
School: Friends Seminary
Teacher: Kristen Fairey
Student(s): Jack Fessenden
Second Place
Title: Betty Ford: Candidly Standing Strong
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Prerna Chaudhary
First Place
Title: The Stonewall Uprising: Taking a Stand Against LGBT Inequality
School: Huntington High School
Teacher: Lauren Desiderio
Student(s): Alyssa Befumo
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
Third Place
Title: Black Lives Matter: Taking It From Social Media to The Streets
School: Townsend Harris High School
Teacher: Chris Hackney
Student(s): Safiatu Diagana, Rhea Singh, Asiya Koli, Safiyah Khan
Second Place
Title: Arthur Ashe: Defiance Till The End
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs
Student(s): Kunal Suri, Rushikesh Patel, Shivesh Patel
First Place
Title: The Man in the Glass Booth: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann
School: G. W. Hewlett High School
Teacher: Christine Abajian
Student(s): Rachel Miller, Jonny Miller
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE:
Third Place
Title: Viva La Causa!: The Continued Stand of Cesar Chavez
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs & Sam Gerantabee
Student(s): Yashi Ladhani
Second Place
Title: Malala Yousafzai: A Heroine of Our Generation
School: Townsend Harris High School
Teacher: Chris Hackney
Student(s): Moitrayee Dhar
First Place
Title: Sic Semper Tyrannis’: John Wilkes Booth’s Justification for Assassinating Abraham Lincoln
School: Friends Seminary
Teacher: Kristen Fairey
Student(s): Fouad Dakwar
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) GROUP PERFORMANCE:
Third Place
Title: We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Takes a Stand Against Adolf Hitler
School: Clarkstown North High School
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Rebecca Varghese, Diana Mathew, Aleyah Aragon, Teena Thomas
Second Place
Title: Capturing Their Plight: The Stand of Lewis Hine
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Felisha Ma, Melissa Lau, Esme Chen, Aiza Bhuiyan
First Place
Title: Bayard Rustin: Marching Against Injustice
School: Clarkstown High School North
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Brian Huang, Sophia Greenberg
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT:
Third Place
Title: Cesar Chavez and the AFW: Taking A Stand for Agricultural Workers in America
School: Homeschooled
Teacher: Lisa Greenwald
Student(s): Eleanor Lavin
Second Place
Title: The Three Stooges:Taking a Stand Using Comedy as a Weapon
School: Hauppauge High School
Teacher: Anna DiTroia
Student(s): Emma Claps
First Place
Title: Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Stonewall
School: Clarkstown High School North
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Phoebe Fisher
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) GROUP EXHIBIT:
Third Place
Title: Thomas Nast; Crusade Against Corruption
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Alexandra Gootman, Amber Wiqas, Manaal Chaudhry
Second Place
Title: Making Schools “Common” Horace Mann: the Father of Public Education
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Amanda Chiang, Alisa Liu, Eunice Oh, Siri Kavuri, Caitlin Chou
First Place
Title: Jane Addams Takes A Stand For Society’s Outcasts
School: Pelham Memorial High School
Teacher: Marc Sirico
Student(s): Natalie Todaro, Karla Pennetta
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES:
Third Place
Title: Sami Repishti: Fighter of the Anti-Communist Resistance
School: Bronxville High School
Teacher: Dana Landesman
Student(s): Kevin Leka
Second Place
Title: B.R. Ambedkar: Framing an Egalitarian India
School: Stuyvesant High School
Teacher: Eric Wisotsky
Student(s): Shameek Rakshit
First Place
Title: Theodore Roosevelt: The Conservation Crusader for Future Generations
School: Clarkstown North High School
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Mona Tong
SENIOR (GRADES 9-12) GROUP WEB SITES:
Third Place
Title: Love Canal’s Toxic Relationship: Citizens Fight for Their Health Against an Apathetic Government
School: Stuyvesant High School
Teacher: Eric Wisotsky
Student(s): Kristin Lin, Samantha Ngo, Jenny Gao
Second Place
Title: The Unlikely Community
School: Tappan Zee High School
Teacher: Matthew Robertson
Student(s): Jake Laddis, Elijah Gordon, Ruben Sriskanda
First Place
Title: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Pioneer in the Fight for Womens Rights
School: Clarkstown North High School
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Sarah Varghese, Simar Goyal
AWARD WINNERS
American Labor Studies Award:
Title: The Workplace Rebellion: How the Women of Newsweek Stood Up for
Their Rights and Inspired a Widespread Revolution
School: St. Francis Prep
Teacher: Monica Robertson
Student(s): Jenna Alma, Robyn Alma
Cooperstown Graduate Association Award:
Title: Rosa Parks
School: ST. Mary’s School
Teacher: Hillary Primo
Student(s): Kathryn Moran
Dr. Monroe Fordham Memorial History Award:
Title: The Pullman Strike: A Stand for Workers’ Rights
School: Hunter College Elementary School
Teacher: Nolan Burke
Student(s): Lois Herring
Fort Ticonderoga Colonial History Award:
Title: Sybil Ludington: Heroine of the Revolution – The Girl Who Took a Stand by Going on a Ride
School: Washingtonville Middle School
Teacher: Sparrow Tobin
Student(s): Ashley Clemente
Hanford Mills Museum’s Power of Rural History Award:
Title: FSA and it’s Impact in Tenant Farming
School: Cherry Valley – Springfield Central School
Teacher: Tammy Loveland
Student(s): Luke Loveland
History of Healthcare Award:
Title: Betty Ford: Candidly Standing Strong
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Prerna Chaudhary
Middlefield Historical Association Award:
Title: Beatrix Potter: Taking a Stand for the Appreciation and Preservation of Wildlife
School: Pelham Memorial High School
Teacher: Gene Kelly
Student(s): Helen Meyerson
National Baseball Hall of Fame Award:
Title: Slashing the Color Barrier: The Black Experience in Professional Hockey
School: Victor Junior High School
Teacher: Darlene Cowles
Student(s): Edward G. Hall
New York State Archives Partnership Trust Award:
Title: Guided by the North Star: Frederick Douglass’ Journey to Freedom
School: Genesis at Xaverian
Teacher: Valerie Gilson
Student(s): Caroline Coleman
The Fenimore Art Museum & Research Library Award
Title: Love Canal’s Toxic Relationship: Citizens Fight for Their Health Against an Apathetic Government
School: Stuyvesant High School
Teacher: Eric Wisotsky
Student(s): Kristin Lin, Samantha Ngo, Jenny Gao
Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Awards:
Title: Thomas Nast; Crusade Against Corruption
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs and Samantha Gerantabee
Student(s): Alexandra Gootman, Amber Wiqas, Manaal Chaudhry
Title: Out of the Closet and Into the Streets: Stonewall
School: Clarkstown High School North
Teacher: Jordan Turner
Student(s): Phoebe Fisher
The Farmers’ Museum Award:
Title: Viva La Causa!: The Continued Stand of Cesar Chavez
School: Herricks High School
Teacher: Melissa Jacobs & Sam Gerantabee
Student(s): Yashi Ladhani
Thomas W Malone Award:
Senior
Title: The Sisters Grimké: The Dynamic Duo Defying Norms, Denouncing Injustice, and Devoting Their Lives to Defeating Slavery
School: Townsend Harris High School
Teacher: Chris Hackney
Student(s): Atia Ahmed
Junior
Title: Jennie Hodgers: Standing Up for Freedom
School: Mill Middle School
Teacher: Randall Gammiero
Student(s): Maggie Gerhart
New York History Day is made possible by support from Senator Jim Seward and the New York State Legislature, The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum.