Kentucky Historical Society
KHS Announces 2011 District Seven Kentucky History Day Winners

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 11, 2011)— Students from around the Commonwealth were rewarded for their efforts at the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) 2011 Kentucky History Day (KHD) district seven contest at Morehead State University on Saturday, March 5.

KHD is part of the National History Day program, which is an annual, year-long program designed to promote teaching and learning history in America's schools. Students analyze the historical significance of their topics and present conclusions in dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites and research papers to audiences throughout the country. The theme for this year’s contest is “Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures and Consequences.”

“A recent national study confirmed that students who participate in National History Day outperform their non-participating peers in all subjects, not just history. These students are better-prepared for college, are better writers and researchers, are more confident in their abilities, and outperform their peers on standardized testing in all subject areas. Also, by researching into the past, they become enthusiastic about history and its relevance to their present lives,” said Tim Talbott, KHS education project assistant and KHD coordinator.

Four schools and 47 students participated in the district seven contest in hopes of advancing to the state contest on April 30 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), School, Place, Division, Category and Project:

Carter County
• Rebecca Seagraves—East Carter High School, second place, senior paper, “Prohibition: I’ll drink to that”
• Conner Robinson, Levi Kiser, Alex Johnson, Hunter Easterling and CJ Nunley—East Carter High School, first place, senior group exhibit, “Salute that Changed America”
• Abby Clay, Jessi Spillman and Austin Allen—East Carter High School, second place, senior group exhibit, “New Arrivals Bring New Fears: Immigration vs. US Government”
• Kara Blevins, Autumn Clevenger, Kelsie Mullins and Savannah Day—East Carter High School, second place, senior group exhibit, “A Giant Leap for Mankind”

Fleming County
• Jessica Conn, Allyson Hilterbrand, Ashley Smalley, Cheyenne Wilson—Simons Middle School, first place, junior group documentary, “Work Hard, Die Young”

Greenup County
• Michelle Dickens—Greenup County High School, first place, senior individual performance, “Transracial Adoption: It’s Not Black or White”
• Corey Billups and Tyler Smith—Greenup County High School, first place, senior group website, “Treaty of Versailles: Peace or Ceasefire”
• Maria Meade—Greenup County High School, first place, senior paper, “The Diary of Felicity Burrows”
• Tyler Hampton—Greenup County High School, third place, senior paper, “Science and Religion: A Civil War?”

Menifee County
•Catherine Prater—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior individual performance, “A Promise  Kept”
• Dustin Sallee, Haley Hatton and Layton Back—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior group performance, “The Civil Rights Movement”
• Zackery Smallwood—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior individual website, “The Nuclear Bomb”
• Ben Hall—Menifee County Middle School, second place, junior individual website, “The Children’s Crusade”
• Cody Sallie—Menifee County Middle School, third place, junior individual website, “Civil War: Pros and Cons”
• Mandolyn Wells, Taylor McGuire, Karissa Alcala—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior group website, “Anne Franke: The Inside Story”
• Tayia Abney—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior individual exhibit, “The Breakdown in Salem”
• Emma Roach-Barrette—Menifee County Middle School, second place, junior individual exhibit, “Trail of Tears”
• Bethany Ginter—Menifee County Middle School, third place, junior individual exhibit, “Montgomery Bus Boycott”
• Sara Franklin—Menifee County Middle School, fourth place, junior individual exhibit, “Trail of Tears, 1830”
• Cory Cornett—Menifee County Middle School, fifth place, junior individual exhibit, “Vietnam War”
• Savannah Bentley and Kenthia Rose—Menifee County Middle School, first place, junior group exhibit, “Laura Clay”
• Caden Hurt and Konner Hurt—Menifee County Middle School, second place, junior group exhibit, “When We Were Divided—Is Separate Equal?”
• Brandy Pope, Sierra Jenkins and Kristen Davis—Menifee County Middle School, third place, junior group exhibit, “Women’s Suffrage”
• Savannah Centers, Destiny Thomas and MaKayla Hudson—Menifee County Middle School, fourth place, junior group exhibit, “Thunderbolts, Unholy Suffragists vs. History”
• Tiffany Lawson, Destiny Ferrell—Menifee County Middle School, fifth place, junior group exhibit, “Bloody Monday”

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

For more information on KHD, visit www.history.ky.gov/kjhs and click National History Day, or contact Tim Talbott at 502-564-1792.