Aldine ISD Students Win Top Awards at 2013 National History Day

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A number of Aldine ISD students performed well at the National History Day competition held June 9-13 in College Park, Maryland. The school district had six projects with 20 students advance to the national event after taking top honors at the state contest in May. The theme for 2013 was “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas & Events.” The national competition sees more than 2,800 students from 50 states, two territories, the District of Columbia, and several other affiliates in foreign countries.

Below is a list of students and where they placed with their projects at National History Day:

Senior Group Documentary
2nd Place, “When Faith Turns Fatal”
Students: Kevin Connally, Thalía Durán, Bradley Ofoegbu & Angélica Reyes
Teachers: Barbi Binnig & Richard Cheplick
Campus: Nimitz High School

Senior Historical Paper Finalist
4th Place & Outstanding State Award, “The War, the Weapon, the Crisis: 1973 Oil Embargo”
Student: Johana Mata
Teachers: Barbi Binnig & Richard Cheplick
Campus: Nimitz High School

Senior Group Performance Finalists
10th Place, “Colors of War”
Students: Todd Houston, Jalen Jefferson, Heather Tucker, Brent Vela & Aníbal Vergara
Teachers: Barbi Binnig & Richard Cheplick
Campus: Nimitz High School

Senior Individual Documentary Finalist
10th Place, “Rains of Change: A Watermark on America”
Student: Aric Barnes
Teachers: Barbi Binnig & Richard Cheplick
Campus: Nimitz High School

Two other AISD student projects advanced to the national competition. The Nimitz High team of Stephanie Bright, Eduardo Castañeda, Timothy Harrington, Lázaro Rojas and Brandon Ventura advanced with their senior group project entitled “Magic of the White City.” Their teacher is Barbi Binnig.

The MacArthur High School team of Hannah Guerrero, Zaira López, Tamara Rangel and Lourdes Rodríguez also advanced with their senior group project entitled “The Triangle of Fire.” Their teacher is Vickie Hoskins.

To view the full list of winners, visit the National History Day website.