GCCISD National History Fair participants pose proudly with Mary Mcneil, sponsor; Faith Longorio, Associate Director for Social Studies & World Languages; Claude Garrison, sponsor and Steve Koester, Director of Educational Technology.
By: Kristyn Hunt Cathey, APR – Director of Communications
Over 2,600 students and 600 teachers from across the country traveled to the University of College Park-Maryland to compete in the National History Day National Contest on June 10-15th.
Throughout the spring, students competed in a series of contests beginning at the local level. Seven GCCISD junior school students were amongst the top students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., U.S. territories, and international schools that were invited to compete in the national contest.
The ceremony was the culmination not only of the week-long contest but also of a year of student research, project creation, and competition. During the 2022–2023 school year, over half a million students globally completed projects centered around the theme, Frontiers in History: People, Ideas, and Events, in one of five categories: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website.
Claude Garrison, sponsor, poses with Annali Ramirez, Jonathan Lewis, Yashvir Singh Gill and Gabriel Ramirez. Their project won sixth overall in the National History Fair competition.
E.F. Green Junior School students Annali Ramirez, Gabriel Ramirez, Jonathan Lewis, and Yashvir Singh Gill placed first in the Texas History Day event and sixth place overall at the National History Day event for their junior group exhibit, Got Safe Milk. The team also earned the Regional Outstanding Entry special award at the event. Their sponsor was Claude Garrison.
Maahi Singh, also of E.F. Green Junior School, earned second place at the Texas History Day event and competed at the National History Day event. Her junior historical paper project was entitled, “Booker T. Washington v. W.E.B. DuBois: Frontiers in Black Upward Mobility, Civil Rights, and Economic Stability Challenging Conventional Thinking in America.” Her paper was also selected to be displayed at the White House Historical Association Showcase during the national event. Her sponsor was Jennie McBunch.
Faith Longorio, Associate Director for Social Studies & World Languages and Ellen Akers, Director of Secondary C&I, pose with Maahi Singh. Her project was displayed at the White House Historical Association Showcase.
Anay Gupta, E.F. Green Junior School, earned second place at the Texas History Day contest and competed at the National History Day event. His junior individual website project was entitled, “The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Uniting as a New Frontier” and the sponsor was Claude Garrison.
Cedar Bayou Junior School student, Ava Flood, placed first at the Texas History Day event and competed at the National History Day event. Her junior individual exhibit project was entitled, “National Association Opposed to Women Suffrage” and her sponsor was Mary McNeil.