Kentucky Historical Society
KHS Announces 2012 District 8 Kentucky History Day Winners

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 5, 2012) — Students from Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher and Pike counties presented academic projects at the Kentucky Junior Historical Society 2012 Kentucky History Day District 8 contest at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Cumberland on Friday, March 30.

Kentucky History Day is part of National History Day, an annual, year-long program designed to promote teaching and learning history in America’s schools. Students in sixth through 12^th grades analyze the historical significance of certain topics and present conclusions in dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites and research papers. The theme for this year’s contest is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”

“Recent studies have confirmed that students who participate in National History Day outperform their non-participating peers in all subjects, not just history. They are better-prepared for college, are better writers and researchers and more confident in their abilities. Also, by researching the past, they become enthusiastic about history and its relevance to their lives today,” said Cheryl Caskey, KHS student programs coordinator.

Twelve schools, five counties and 220 students participated in the District 8 contest in hopes of advancing to the state contest April 28 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. The top three students in each category received a medal, while all finishers in the top five received recognition and will advance to the state competition.

Winner(s) listed by name, project title, school, place and category:

Floyd County

Brittany Hurd; “Emmett Till: The Revolution, Reaction, and Reform of Civil Rights.” Betsy Layne High School. First place, senior individual documentary.

Zachary Newman; “The Evolution Revolution.” Betsy Layne High School. Second place, senior individual website.

DeShea Terelle Elliot; “Economic Reaction to the Downfall of 2011.” Allen Central High School. Fourth place individual exhibit.

Harlan County

Hannah Hensley, Elyse Turner, Alex Howard; “Transcontinental Railroad.” Harlan County Christian School. Sixth place, junior group exhibit.

Mareesa Ahmad, Keisha McIntyre, Whitney McIntyre, Madyson Bennett; “Model T Ford: The Revolution That Changed History.” Harlan County Christian School. First place, junior group documentary.

Knott County

Emily Patrick; “The Neglected Case of Buchannan v. Warley.” Hindman Elementary. First place, junior paper.

Joseph C. Sparkman; “Mountain Made: Mobsters and Moonshiners.” Hindman Elementary. Second place, junior paper.

Merkie Slone; “Internet: Realizing That It’s Not All Good.” Hindman Elementary. Third place, junior paper.

Chase Hall; “How Frontier Nursing Services Affected Kentucky and America.” Hindman Elementary. First place, junior individual exhibit.

Zane Slone; “Alice Lloyd.” Hindman Elementary. Third place, junior individual exhibit.

Kennedi Damron; “How the Civil War Impacted Modern Medicine.” Hindman Elementary. Fourth place, junior individual exhibit.

Courtney Amburgey; “Effects of the American Civil War on Kentucky.” Hindman Elementary. Fifth place, junior individual exhibit.

Jacob Bingham, John Cooper; “Cap & Trade.” Carr Creek Elementary. First place, junior group exhibit.

Kenzie Thornsberry, Chae Hall; “Dorothea L. Dix & Reformation.” Carr Creek Elementary. Second place, junior group exhibit.

Eli Smith, Ethan Higgins, Bailey Combs; “D-Day Operations.” Carr Creek Elementary. Fourth place, junior group exhibit.

Shelby Ann Maggard, Jordan Tyler Combs; “Stand Up, Stand Strong, Stand Proud: The Story of Rosa Parks.” Hindman Elementary. First place, junior group website.

Nick Hall, Logan Dobson; “America’s Reaction to Pearl Harbor.” Emmalena Elementary. Second place, junior group website.

Andrew Shrum, Logan Smith, Jacob Singleton; “Vietnam War: Through the Eyes of a Soldier.” Emmalena Elementary. Third place, junior group website.

Hope Sturgill, Faith Slone, Stacy Stamper; “America’s Hero: Harriet Tubman.” Carr Creek Elementary. Fourth place, junior group website.

Adara Dyer, Makayla Noble; “Revolution and Reform of Women’s Suffrage.” Hindman Elementary. Fifth place, junior group website.

Latefa Duncan, Hannah McCall; “Lotts Creek Community School. Cordia School. Second place, junior group documentary.

Jordan Gibson, Casey Smith; Egyptian Revolution. Beaver Creek Elementary. Third place, junior group documentary.

Jessica Craft; The Reaction of Carrie Nation to the Temperance Movement and Prohibition. Knott County Central High School. Second place, senior paper.

Haley Allen, Savannah Hatmaker, Desivae Sexton; The 9/11 Attacks on America. Knott County Central High School. Fourth place, senior group documentary.

Britt Smith, Steven Fugate, Shantel Gonzales; The Battle of Wildcat Mountain. Cordia High School. First place, senior group performance.

Tyler McIntyre; Industrial Revolution: The Mechanization of Society. Knott County Central High School. First place, senior individual website.

Jacob Hall, Jonathan Hicks; New Deal Programs. Knott County Central High School. Second place, senior group website.

Brittany Risner, Hayley Short, Brittany Slone, Kaylee Haddix, Lakyn Bolen; Bloody Harlan. Knott County Central High School. Fourth place, senior group website.

Lacey Hoover, Venisa Kennedy; Women’s Suffrage. Knott County Central High School. Fifth place, senior group website.

Sarah Clemons; Bloody Omaha. Knott County Central High School. Third place, senior individual exhibit.

Letcher County

Benjamin Mason; Henry Ford Revolutionizes Manufacturing. Beckham Bates Elementary. Second place, junior individual exhibit.

James Collins, Clayton Collins, Johnathan Whitaker, Scott Cornett; Nascar: America’s Reaction to Bootlegging. Beckham Bates Elementary. Third place, junior group exhibit.

Marissa Jackson, Kayla Quillen, Bethany Holbrook, Mariah Briles; Revolution in Chocolate: The Story of Milton Hershey. Beckham Bates Elementary. Fifth place, junior group exhibit.

Cheyenne Slone, Sydney Jent; Freedom for the Women. Beckham Bates Elementary. First place, junior group performance.

Lennie Holbrook, Chase Brashears, Christian Wagner, Hayden Miles; The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Letcher County Central High School. First place, senior group documentary.

Sydney Meade, Dorothy Whitaker, Hannah Maggard, Emily Blair; Lewis Hine and Social Change. Letcher County Central High School. Third place, senior group documentary.

Kirklin Collins, Zachary Edmonds; Overview of the Russian Revolution. Betsy Layne High School. Sixth place, senior group website.

Alex Fickey; Moving Beyond Gender and Sexuality: Exploring the World of Virginia Woolf. Letcher County Central High School. First place, senior individual exhibit.

Pike County

Tyler Syck; John Adams and Thomas Jefferson: The Odd Couple of American History. Pike County Central High School. First place, senior paper.

Ethan Thacker; The Red Scare: A Nation of Paranoia. Pike County Central High School. Second place, senior individual documentary.

Megan Syck, Christina Thacker, Cassie Varney; Juliette Gordon Low and Her Revolution for Girls. Pike County Central High School. Second place, senior group documentary.

Brietta Amick, Tierra Folsom, Stephanie Thacker; Women’s Fashion Trends. Pike County Central High School. First place, senior group website.

Drew Burke, Ryan Hall; Bolshevik Revolution: The Emergence of a Red Society. Pike County Central High School. Third place, senior group website.

Samantha Hunt; American Revolutionary War. Pike County Central High School. Second place, senior individual exhibit.

Lakin Mullins, Brookley Lowe, Danielle Coleman, Tanner Sammons; May God Have Mercy. Pike County Central High School. First place, senior group exhibit.

Keshia Wilson, Laken James, Kassady Pruitt; New Faces (History of Make-Up). Pike County Central High School. Second place, senior group exhibit.

Alex Poe, Haley Damron, Abagale Little; Wal-Mart: Changing the World One Store at a Time. Pike County Central High School. Third place, senior group exhibit.

Tristan Syck, Katie Hager, Lea Freund; Adolf Hitler’s Reformation. Pike County Central High School. Fourth place, senior group exhibit.

Chessa Thacker, Sydney Scott, Taylor Totten; Living Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese-American Internment Camps. Pike County Central High School. Fifth place, senior group exhibit.

Karrie Holloway, Lucy Morrison, Megan Potter; Moonshining: A Mountain Tradition. Pike County Central High School. Sixth place, senior group exhibit.

The National History Day program culminates with the national competition at the University of Maryland each June.

For more information about the Kentucky Junior Historical Society, visit www.history.ky.gov/kjhs, or contact Cheryl Caskey at 502-564-1792, ext. 4461 or cheryl.caskey@ky.gov.

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