One Carroll High School (CHS) and two Carroll Middle School (CMS) presentation groups advanced to the state competition after excellent presentations at the Junior/Senior History Day contest last weekend. Over 30 students traveled to Grand View University in Des Moines on Saturday, April 8 to present on topics related to the program’s theme, “Taking a Stand in History.” Each project is evaluated based on historical quality, clarity of presentation and relation to theme. Lauren Kovarna, Maya Haukap and Katherine McCartan made it through the first stage with a display and paper on the influence of the country’s first black Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm. Alyssa Brant, Mary Perkins, Brittan Pudenz, Samantha Tidgren and Brooke Fortner’s presentation on famed primatologist, Dian Fossey, advanced to the next level of competition. Lily Wiltse and Brooke Reiling chose the start of the Women’s Rights Movement in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention for their subject matter, which also advanced. These three groups will present again at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Monday, May 8. A full list of all History Day presenters can be found below this story.
CHS History Day Participants
Lauren Kovarna
Maya Haukap
Katherine McCartan
Senior Group Exhibit
Title: Catalyst for Change: Chisholm 72’
Topic: Shirley Chisholm
(STATE QUALIFIER)
Nate Fox
Brady Loew
Senior Group Exhibit
Title: The State’s Fight for Rights
Topic: Secession of States
Joelle Cheney
Lexi Schuur
Senior Group Exhibit
Title: Scopes Monkey Trial: Taking a Stand for Evolution Amidst a Media Circus
Joe McCartan
Owen Perrin
Jaxon Harms
Levi Riesberg
Senior Group Exhibit
Title: Pope Pius XII: Pope of Influence or Pope of Silence
CMS History Day Participants
Bret Muhlbauer
Alanna Schuur
Chloey Steffes
Junior Group Exhibit
Title: The MADD Stand: After the Crash, There’s the Impact
Topic: Candy Lightner – Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Alyssa Brant
Mary Perkins
Brittan Pudenz
Samantha Tidgren
Brooke Fortner
Junior Group Exhibit
Title: Dian Fossey: The Gorilla Girl Taking a Stand in the Heart of Africa
(STATE QUALIFIER)
Sophia Polking
Maddie Parrott
Junior Group Performance
Title: Dorothea Lange: Confronting Social Change Through the Lens of Her Camera
Lily Wiltse
Brooke Reiling
Junior Group Documentary
Title: The Seneca Falls Convention: Standing Together for Women’s Rights
(STATE QUALIFIER)
Kiley Swinney
Chelsea Chandler
Junior Group Exhibit
Title: Annie Besant: The Woman Who Stood Up for the Matchgirls
Javin Mueller
Andrew Dieter
Bryton Treadway
Junior Group Exhibit
Title: Oskar Schindler: Taking a Stand Against the Horrors of the Holocaust
Evan Wernimont
Jaxson Kuhlmann
Collin Schultes
Junior Group Exhibit
Title: Cuban Missile Crisis: The 13 Day Stand Against the Soviets