2013 AISD Regional History Fair Winners

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Aldine ISD celebrated the Regional History Fair on February 22 at the Aldine Staff Development Center. Judges had the difficult task of judging student projects. The theme for the 2013 history fair is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.” First and second place winners will advance to compete at the State History Day Event, which will be held May 3-4 in Austin.

The following student projects placed at the regional event:

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Individual Historical Paper
*1st Place — Joseph Marlett, Project Entitled “The Brusilov Offensive: An Unintended Turning Point of World War I”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin
*2nd Place — Jarod Hercules, Project Entitled “Operation Barbarossa: The Beginning of the End for Hitler”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin
3rd Place — Kirstyn Mark, Project Entitled “The Building of the Astrodome: Turning Points in Architecture and Engineering”
Campus: Parker Intermediate
Teacher: Lynette O’Neal
Honorable Mention — Sindy Hernández, Project Entitled “The Tragedy of Europe”
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Katharine Oldberg

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Historical Paper
*1st Place — Johana Mata, Project Entitled “The War, the Weapon, the Crisis: 1973 Oil Embargo”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Atiyya Menifee, Project Entitled “The Turning Point of Technology: The Invention of the Computer”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
3rd Place — Jonathan Morales, Project Entitled “Decline and Fall of Rome”
Campus: Carver High
Teachers: Todd Gonion & Jessica Gray
Honorable Mention — Tammy Pham, Project Entitled “Ho Chi Minh: Revolutionary Leader”
Campus: Aldine Ninth
Teacher: Mary Gogo

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Website
*1st Place — Diane Bauman, Vivianna Camargo & Lisa Duong, Project Entitled “Turning the Tables for Women”
Campus: Stovall Middle
Teacher:  Daniel Perugini
*2nd Place — Braxtyn Johnson, Carolina Chala, Andrew Rodríguez, Atiyya Dickson & Jordan Carreón, Project Entitled “Louis Armstrong and All That Jazz”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin
3rd Place — Issác Veloz, Andrea Luna & Axel Trujillo, Project Entitled “The 332nd: A Group of Men Who Were a Turning Point in History”
Campus: Reed Academy
Teacher: Jan Martínez
Honorable Mention — Venessa Sánchez & Diana Ambrosio, Project Entitled “Auschwitz: A Change in Lives”
Campus: Eckert Intermediate
Teacher: Karin Andersen

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Website
*1st Place — Brianna McCutchen, Kaden Brown, Wilson Pérez, Brian Tea & Óscar Castañeda, Project Entitled “In the Red Moon’s Shadow”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Patrick Wade, Jonathan Baird & Kevin Valdés, Project Entitled “The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
3rd Place — Laura Contreras & Azucena Ferrufino, Project Entitled “The Lindbergh Kidnapping—Crime of the Century”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman
Honorable Mention — Shabir Muhammad, Jessica Gallo, Damari Espinoza & Mary Ancelmo, Project Entitled “The Bloodshot Amity”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Individual Website
*1st Place — Denisse Córdova, Project Entitled “Watergate: The Weakening Faith of Americans”
Campus: Hambrick Middle
Teacher: R. Crystal Cline
*2nd Place — Devanny Jiménez, Project Entitled “Lewis Hine: A View on Child Labor Through a Photographer’s Lens”
Campus: Stehlik Intermediate
Teacher: Adam Harrer
3rd Place — José Rodríguez, Project Entitled “The Little Woman That Started This Big War”
Campus: Stovall Middle
Teacher: Daniel Perugini
Honorable Mention — Jackeline Reyes, Project Entitled “Martin Luther King Jr.”
Campus: Stehlik Intermediate
Teacher: Adam Harrer

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Website
*1st Place — Julio González, Project Entitled “The Visionary, The Innovation, The Turning Point”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
*2nd Place — Alexis Speer, Project Entitled “Conrad Hilton: Inn Keeper to the World”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
3rd Place — Ramiro Sánchez, Project Entitled “The British Invasion”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
Honorable Mention — Neema Callender, Project Entitled “Animation Domination”
Campus: Nimitz Ninth
Teacher: Richard Cheplick

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Exhibit
*1st Place — María Montero, Alexis Rodríguez, Yaretsi Ortega & Victoria Arteaga, Project Entitled “Cristero War: A Turning Point in History”
Campus: Reed Academy
Teachers: Jan Martínez & Ann Ceaser
*2nd Place — Van-Anh Dang, Emily Luong, Emily Sydavong & Judith Orozco, Project Entitled “Constantine”
Campus: Shotwell Middle
Teachers: Adam Brandner & Monica Broussard
3rd Place (tie) — Jaelyn Lynch, Simone Stewart & Génesis Macías, Project Entitled “The Fall of Dien Bien Phu”
Campus: Eckert Intermediate
Teacher: Karin Andersen
3rd Place (tie) — Megan Leal, Stephanie Niño & Nino de Rivera, Project Entitled “One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind”
Campus: Grantham Academy
Teacher: Katharine Oldberg
Honorable Mention — Makayla Francis, Kameron Frank, Heaven Walker-Bullock and Dajone’ Durham, Project Entitled “Brown v. Board of Education: Changing the Education System of the United States”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Exhibit
*1st Place — Eduard Castañeda, Timothy Harrington, Lázaro Rojas, Branden Ventura & Stephanie Bright, Project Entitled “Magic of the White City”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Lourdes Rodríguez, Hannah Guerrero, Zaira López & Tamara Rangel, Project Entitled “The Triangle of Fire”
Campus: MacArthur High
Teacher: Alberto Sáenz
3rd Place — Charnese Abbs, Loc Nguyen, Brooke Roberts & Azari Sumbler, Project Entitled “Fast Food: Changing America”
Campus: Eisenhower Ninth
Teacher: Stephen Martin
Honorable Mention — Nurriya Mohammad, Ana Colindres & Kiran Kaleemuddin, Project Entitled “Fall of the Wall” Making History in Germany”
Campus: Carver High
Teachers: Todd Gonion & Jessica Gray

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Individual Exhibit
*1st Place — Irineo Sánchez, Project Entitled “The Illuminating Light Bulb and How It Changed History!”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin
*2nd Place — Crystal Hernández, Project Entitled “The Traffic Light: A Turning Point in Transportation History”
Campus: Reed Academy
Teacher: Jan Martínez
3rd Place — Mary Harrington, Project Entitled “Women’s Rights”
Campus: Teague Middle
Teacher: Qwame Nelloms
Honorable Mention — Zurich Dill, Project Entitled “Ruby Bridges: From Trial to Triumph”
Campus: Hoffman Middle
Teacher: Krystal Tates

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Exhibit
*1st Place — Briana González, Project Entitled “Tesla: The Man Who Truly Lit the World”
Campus: MacArthur High
Teacher: Alberto Sáenz
*2nd Place — Sabrina Mendiola, Project Entitled “The Duquesne Spy Ring: The Threat From Within”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman
3rd Place — Jasmine White, Project Entitled “Time to Brag About That Ragtime”
Campus: Carver High
Teachers: Todd Gonion & Jessica Gray
Honorable Mention — Joanna Ortega, Project Entitled “Clara Barton & the American Red Cross”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Documentary
*1st Place — Alexandra Estrada, Judit Urrea, Yesenia Sánchez & Karen Martínez, Project Entitled “The Election of 1960: How Media Selected Our President”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Katherine Griffin
*2nd Place — Madison Varela & Isabel Rivas, Project Entitled “Apollo 11”
Campus: Rayford Intermediate
Teacher: Latarsha King & David Ruekert
3rd Place — Elizabeth Luis, Sylvia Frausto, Catherine Frausto, Samantha Vargas & Jessica Villegas, Project Entitled “A Blast of Technology: Turning Points in Military & Scientific History”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Matt Roark

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Documentary
*1st Place — Kevin Connally, Bradley Ofoegbu, Angélica Reyes, Thalis Durán & Tyler Toon, Project Entitled “When Faith Turns Fatal”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Lillian Nguyen & Som-Mai Nguyen, Project Entitled “Injected: Chester Southam and HeLa —Turning Point in Medical Ethics”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman
3rd Place — Valeria Durán, Raabia Badat, Marco Medina & Morelia García, Project Entitled “Reel Patriotism: A Turning Point in History for WWII”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Individual Documentary
*1st Place — Johanna Jiménez, Project Entitled “The Fire That Ignited Labor Reform”
Campus: Stovall Middle
Teacher: Daniel Perugini
*2nd Place — Abigail Tack, Project Entitled “The Hurricane of 1900”
Campus: Rayford Intermediate
Teachers: Latarsha King & David Ruekert
3rd Place — Skylar Davis, Project Entitled “Galveston Storm”
Campus: Hambrick Middle
Teachers: R. Crystal Cline & Martin Cortés

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Documentary
*1st Place — Aric Barnes, Project Entitled “Rains of Change: A Watermark on America”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Gabriela Pérez, Project Entitled “Bletchley Park: Clandestine Turning Point”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
3rd Place — Akeem Hector, Project Entitled “The Panama Canal and Yellow Fever”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Group Performance
*1st Place — Daija Ross, Branyai Cloud, Kyra Gans & Brandon Faison, Project Entitled “Seneca Falls Women’s Right Convention”
Campus: Rayford Intermediate
Teachers: Latarsha King & David Ruekert
*2nd Place — Tobias White & Kendall Kichty, Project Entitled “Freedom of the Press: The Trial of John Peter Zenger”
Campus: Lewis Middle
Teacher: Roy White
3rd Place — Allison Gore, María Pérez & Shweytha Sarathy, Project Entitled “The Impact of Gandhi’s Philosophy on the World”
Campus: Houston Academy
Teacher: Gwen Lockett
Honorable Mention — Amaya Lacy & Lauryn Cornish, Project Entitled “The Greensboro Sit-in”
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Joseph Wendorf
Honorable Mention — Gissela Zapata & Ruby Rodríguez, Project Entitled “Cuban Missile Crisis”
Campus: Shotwell Middle
Teachers: Adam Brandner & Monica Broussard

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Group Performance
*1st Place — Todd Houston, Aníbal Vergara, Jalen Jefferson, Brent Vela & Heather Tucker, Project Entitled “Colors of War”
Campus: Nimitz High
Teacher: Barbi Binnig
*2nd Place — Malcolm Thomas, Calep Smith, Amber Scott, Maranda Burkhalter & Nyles Washington, Project Entitled “Jackie Robinson: Breaking the Barrier”
Campus: Carver High
Teacher: Todd Gonion
Honorable Mention — Christian Miller, Gabrielle Miller & Shola Ojesina, Project Entitled “The Rwandan Genocide”
Campus: Carver High
Teachers: Todd Gonion & Jessica Gray

Junior Division (Grades 6-8), Individual Performance
Honorable Mention — Laeticia Guenoun, Project Entitled “Christopher Columbus’ Exploration of the Americas”
Campus: Houston Academy
Teacher: Chris Hall
Honorable Mention — Bobbie Villaloboz, Project Entitled “Francesca Caccini: Turning Point in Opera”
Campus: Drew Academy
Teacher: Christian Cephus

Senior Division (Grades 9-12), Individual Performance
*1st Place — Ana Sánchez, Project Entitled “The Strike of La Pasionaria — A Turning Point for Fair Labor Standards”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman
*2nd Place — Mariví Ancelmo, Project Entitled “Blessed Is the Match — Hannah Snezch”
Campus: Eisenhower High
Teacher: Linda Kleeman
*3rd Place — Ahonesty Adkins, Project Entitled “The Voice That Challenged a Nation — A Turning Point Against Injustice”
Campus: Nimitz Ninth
Teacher: Richard Cheplick