ISD Middle School Students Bring History to Life During National History Day

Projects created by ISD middle school students were recognized for excellence during the Greater Kansas City History Day event at the Harry S. Truman Library & Museum. Greater Kansas City History Day was part of the National History Day celebration. Sixth- through 12th- grade students from across the metro put their works on display. Highlighting the ISD showing, first place finishes by Nowlin students Paul Hemingway and Phelipe Linstrom and Paul Johnson from Pioneer Ridge. Here is the complete list of middle school winners:

Junior Group Exhibits
First Place

STUDENTS: Paul Hemingway and Phelipe Linstrom

Smashing Saloons

Nowlin Middle School

TEACHER: Diana Casebolt

Second Place

STUDENTS: Katie Laughlin and Rylee Laroche

Joseph Smith: The First Mormon

George Caleb Bingham Middle School

TEACHER: Charlene Burns

Junior Group Performance
Second Place

STUDENTS: Abygail Warren and Bethany Rudzik

Leadership, Legacy and Laugh-O-Grams: The Start of Disney’s Animations

Pioneer Ridge Middle School

TEACHER: Diana Casebolt

Junior Individual Website

First Place

STUDENTS: Paul Johnson

George Marshall- The Marshall Plan

Pioneer Ridge Middle School

TEACHER: Diana Casebolt
Third Place

STUDENT: Tyler Zeller

Landry- The Leadership, the Legacy and the

Legend of the Man in the Hat

George Caleb Bingham Middle School

TEACHER: Charlene Burns

Junior Group Website

Second Place

STUDENTS: Britten Clarke and Geoff Riggs

Defending the Hope of a Free World

Pioneer Ridge Middle School

TEACHER: Diana Casebolt

Third Place

STUDENTS: Selena Gonzalez and Bethany McCoy

Douglas MacArthur and the First Successful

Occupation

Nowlin Middle School

TEACHER: Diana Casebolt

National History Day provides students with opportunities to learn historical content and develop research, thinking and communication skills through the study of history and provides educators with resources and training to enhance classroom teaching. Entries are based on five categories- Documentary, Exhibit, Paper, Performance and Website. More than 500,000 students participate nationwide.