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Published On: June 5th, 2012By

2012 AISD State History Fair Winners

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A number of Aldine ISD students performed well at the Texas State History Day Event in Austin in May. The theme for the 2012 history fair is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” First and second place winners will advance to compete at the National History Day Event, which will be held June 9-14 at the University of Maryland.


The following student projects placed at the state event:

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Documentary
*1st Place & Best Regional Senior Entry Award  — Aric Barnes, Project Entitled “A Long-Awaited Revolution”
Campus: Nimitz Senior High School
Teacher: Binnig Barbi

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Historical Paper
*2nd Place — Claudia Espinoza, Project Entitled “The Iranian Revolution”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Performance
*2nd Place — Jeffrey González, Erick Luna, Kevin Paz & Robert Rodríguez, Project Entitled “A Revolution of Faith: The Cristeros”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Performance
*2nd Place — Mariví Ancelmo, Project Entitled “An Unwitting Revolutionary”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Website
*2nd Place — Amanda Cruz, Te-Rue Eng, Mónica Martínez & Kirk Ward, Project Entitled “Photojournalism: A Revolution Among Revolutions”
Campus: Carver High School
Teachers: Todd Gonion & Mary Wright

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Website
3rd Place — Shabir Muhammad, Project Entitled “The Forgotten Revolution That Reformed America”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grade 9-12), Group Documentary
4th Place — Kevin Connally, Thalía Durán, Juan Jaramillo, Arturo Reyes & Stephen Rivera, Project Entitled “Fastening Americans to Safety: A Consumer Revolution That Paved the Road to Corporate Reform”
Campus: Nimitz Senior High School
Teacher: Binnig Barbi

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Historical Paper
4th Place — Johana Mata, Project Entitled “The Day Democracy Died: The Chilean Coup”
Campus: Nimitz Senior High School
Teacher: Binnig Barbi

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Performance
3rd Place & Best Regional Junior Entry — Gerardo de la Garza, Decarlos Demmerritte, Robert Robertson & Tobias White, Project Entitled “Uganda and Tanzania War”
Campus: Rayford Road Academy
Teacher: Rick Meek

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Exhibit
Locke Lord LLP Legal History Award — Alfonso Cervantes, Timothy Harrington, Katherine Newman & Heather Tucker, Project Entitled “Kill the Indian, Save the Man”

Campus: Nimitz Senior High School
Teachers: Richard Cheplick, James Diangelo & Amy Sercks

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Website
State Finalist — Celeste Labod, Project Entitled “The Lenin Shipyard Strikes”
Campus: Carver High School
Teacher: Todd Gonion

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Performance
State Finalist — Destiny Adkins, Project Entitled “The Original Arab Spring”
Campus: Nimitz Ninth Grade School
Teachers: Richard Cheplick, James Diangelo & Amy Serck

Senior Division (Grade 9-12), Group Documentary
State Finalist — Damari Espinoza, Wendy Gonzales, Priscilla Le, Briana Mayes & Saveakda Pen, Project Entitled “Mothers of the Plaza”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Exhibit
State Finalist — Dominic Brown, Yendri Longoria, Cassandra Martin & Claudia Starling, Project Entitled “A Saintly Revolution”
Campus: Eisenhower Senior High School
Teachers: Mari Glamser, Linda E. Kleeman & Stephen Martin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Exhibit
State Finalist — Jesse Salinas, Project Entitled “Peter’s Challenge: Reforming Russia”
Campus: Nimitz Senior High School
Teacher: Amy Serck

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Historical Paper
State Finalist — Jamal Tagey, Project Entitled “Fauvism: The Start of a Chain Reaction of Art Styles and Movements”
Campus: Aldine Middle School
Teacher: Joseph Lucario

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Historical Paper
State Finalist — Tammy Pham, Project Entitled “Galileo’s Scientific Revolution”
Campus: Stovall Middle School
Teacher: Dan Perugini

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Website
State Finalist — Giselle Cruz, Nurriya Mohammad & Alessandra Urbina, Project Entitled “Pablo Picasso: A Revolution in Art”
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Joseph Wendorf

Aldine ISD had a total of 34 student projects (73 students) that advanced from regionals to compete at the state event.

About the Author: Leticia Fehling

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