Hillsdale Students and Former Huskies Receive
Honors at National History Day
National History Day took place on February 27th and this year’s theme was Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. Erik Baranski and Serena Andrade, 8th graders, represented Hillsdale Middle at the San Diego County Competition. Congratulations to both students who competed this year and last year and earned these awards for their exhibits.
Exploration, Encounter and Exchange in the Classical World, sponsored by the Friends of the Classics:
Erik Baranski – Junior Individual Exhibit – Archimedes – Man of the Millennium
Minority Group Accomplishments Through Diversity Award In Honor of Valerie Grayson, sponsored by Black American Political Association of California
Serena Andrade – Junior Individual Exhibit – Bessie Coleman
Congratulations also to our Hillsdale alumni, now attending Valhalla, who qualified for the State competition again this year. The Senior Group Performance winners.
Outstanding Historical Performance in Honor of Cassandra Davis, sponsored by Nicole Carnation Grolman:
Brooke Davalos, Dylan Buxbaum, Sehar Amini, Diego Cordova – Senior Group Performance – Exploring the Uncharted West: The Corps of Discovery
Want to know more about National History Day?
National History Day, is a year-long educational program that encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by historians and educators.
In San Diego County …
Through participation in History Day programs, thousands of students across San Diego County are developing critical thinking skills and implementing common core standards.
Over the last twenty years, hundreds of San Diego students have represented California at the National History Day competition. In recent years, San Diego students have consistently placed in the top 10 at Nationals. Both the Junior and Senior Group Performances from San Diego County have won 1st place at the National Competition!
