Congratulations to the Talent Development students who participated in the History Day State Competition on April 20. View the student's work in the documentary, website, exhibit and performance categories below. 

Documentaries

Honorable Mention Recipients

The Manson Murders and the Dawn of Victims’ Rights
Landon Lundquist, Nathan Mullen, Max Schmit 

The Video Game Crash of 1983: How Nintendo Reset a Fallen Industry
Finn Jackola, Julian Vanderheiden, Felix Zaffke

9-1-1: Saving Millions of Lives with an Accessible System
Ella Duis, Rayna Schaefer

State Participants

Watergate: The Scandal that Made and Broke America  
Whit Pieper

One Small Step: How One Small Step Changed Space Exploration Forever 
Austin Lundquist, Brock Peterson, Tanner Sievers
 

Websites

Honorable Mention & Topical Prize Recipients

The Speedee System: The Answer Behind Fast Food’s Success 
Sam Halvorson, Lachie Mitchell

The October Revolution: The Birth of Communism Around the World  
Alex Bahe, Darin Droogsma, EJ McCaustland 

Radium Girls: Turning a Miracle Cure into a Deadly Element 
Olivia Bushey, Emma Ristau, Braylee Rue

Topical Prize: The Model T Innovation of the Assembly Line: Driving Us into the Modern Age of Car Production
Chase Erdmann, Logan Phillips

State Participants

Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin: A Marvel of Early Engineering
Ernie Hegstrom, Zeke Schwehr

Lighting up America: The Evolution of the Lightbulb 
Sienna Clare, Ella Jepma, Stella Kaldenberg

Ford vs. Ferrari: The Fight for Glory  
Kate Otto
 

Exhibits

Honorable Mention Recipients

Radium Girls and Workplace Safety
Meg Halme, Frannie Lins

Rightfully Hers: Women's Suffrage  
Lily Bardal, Lulu Jaunich, Maia Nee

State Participants

A Wrong Turn that Changed the World: The Assassination of the Archduke  
Harper Bukowski, Maria Droogsma, Emma Ulferts

The Reign of Hitler: Propaganda and Speeches
Noa Hatfield, Josh Holzer, Jemma Linder
 

Performances

Honorable Mention Recipients

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Sparking Change in Workplaces
Sophia Ludwig, Alexis Pohl, Teagan Spanier

State Participants

The Orphan Train Program: Riding the Rails to Modernized Child Welfare 
Sophia Bushey, Mattie Shannon, Estella Tordeu