The National History Day contest took place from Sunday, June 10 to Thursday, June 14, 2012.
Francis Parker School sent 14 students who represented California in the website, performance and documentary categories. Three of our six teams placed in the finals (the top 14 out of about 100 projects) and two teams received medals.
To put this in perspective, in each division (Middle and Upper), there are about 800 projects, only 27 of which receive medals. Parker projects received two of those medals! We're very proud of each student who competed and of their extraordinary projects.
View photos here...
Mary Ong-Dean, Karen Marshall, Cherie Redelings
FINALISTS AND MEDALS
Middle School (coach: Mary Ong-Dean)
M. Connor Smith. Isaac Gray and Ben Sachrison: Junior Group Website
Cries For Democracy in Tian'anmen Square
9th place nationwide
Upper School (coaches Karen Marshall and Cherie Redelings)
Carolyn Hansen and Savannah Benes: Senior Group Documentary
The Perfect Storm: Poland's Solidarity Revolution
3rd place nationwide - bronze medal
Kate Lemberg, Katherine Owens, Arielle Swedback, Audrey Yang: Senior Group Website
Raising the Iron Curtain: Poland's Solidarity Revolution
2nd place nationwide - silver medal
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA AT NHD
Middle School (coach: Mary Ong-Dean)
Anoushka Bose: Junior Individual Website
Silent Spring: Sparking an Environmental Revolution
Upper School (coaches Karen Marshall and Cherie Redelings)
Luke Pelessone: Senior Individual Documentary
Keynesian Economics: Revolutionary Theory, Government Reform, and Heated Reaction
Jasmine Anklesaria, Sabrina Devereaux, Gwennie Gardiner and Michela Rodriguez
Vive la Nation: Revolution Reaction and Reform of the Women's March on Versailles
