During the past three weeks the 7th grade students at Hillsdale Middle School have been completing their National History Day projects which they have been working on since September. The six students who competed in the San Diego County National History Day competition all won first place and will be competing at the State competition in May. It was quite an impressive showing for Hillsdale and Cajon Valley USD and the third year we have had students make it to State. In the past, the winning students of this competition were honored by the District at a board meeting. We were hoping you could make arrangements to add these students to an upcoming meeting.
We have also included links to all of the Hillsdale students’ projects for your viewing. We are so proud of our students for their continual perseverance and follow through on one of the most in-depth research projects they have ever done. They began six months ago with a glimmer of an idea and those ideas grew into amazing products.
Several students emailed primary sources and received feedback which greatly inspired our students. They received packets of information from the Mother Teresa Center in San Ysidro, first hand knowledge on what it was like to be a 19 year old, white Freedom Rider from Professor David Fankhaus, and information from Carlotta LaNier who was one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. This makes history come alive for our students.
Mika Peck and Jordan Alstad, who won top Junior Division Group Website and Best Use of Primary Sources Award sponsored by San Diego History Center, were able to interview Candy Lightner of MADD on the phone for their website project and are meeting with her personally this Sunday, March 12, for dinner. Ms. Lightner plans on adding their website to her foundation website. Jack Gardner along with his first place Junior Division Performance award won a special award from the Friends’ of Classics. He will meet with this club soon for a luncheon at the San Diego Yacht Club. Savanna Sterck, Alexa Davis, and Hannah Torres not only won first place in Junior Division Group Performance, but also an award for Outstanding Historical Performance in Honor of Cassandra Davis, sponsored by Nicole Carnation Grolman. They all put in numerous hours and work to achieve their honors.
Below are the links to all of the Hillsdale History Day projects:
Link to History Day Exhibit photos:
Link to History Day Documentaries:
https://padlet.com/davist9/dey7x0yv69p4
Link to History Day Papers and Slideshows (an option for a few students):
https://padlet.com/davist9/oa66yc0pwy62
Link to History Day Websites:
https://padlet.com/davist9/4mfisgnsqq3m
(Due to some technical issues, the performances will be shared later.)
We hope you enjoy seeing our students’ extraordinary work.
Teri Davis & Kathy Petschke
7th Grade World History
Hillsdale Middle School