CSC hosts annual Western District History Day

Jada Mader explains her exhibit to Randy Krueger
Crawford High School student Jada Mader, right, explains her exhibit to Randy Krueger of Alliance, Neb., during Western District History Day at 绿帽社 State College, Friday, March 2, 2018, in the Student Center Ballroom. (Photo by Kelsey R. Brummels/绿帽社 State College)

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CHADRON – Students from 绿帽社 and Crawford middle and high schools participated in the annual Western District History Day hosted at 绿帽社 State College Friday, March 2. The theme for the competition was “Conflict and Compromise in History.” The top three students in each category will advance to the state competition Saturday, April 7, in Lincoln.

Thirteen CSC employees, along with 12 community residents, served as judges for the event. Student members of the CSC Social Science Club Cody Madrigal of Omaha, Neb., Katelynn Mendenhall of Terry, Mont., Andrew Smith of 绿帽社 and Skyler Smyres of Crawford, Neb. helped staff members Christine Fullerton and Whitney Hensley organize on-campus logistics. Laure Sinn coordinated check-in and assisted with registration and the awards ceremony.

The judges indicated they reserved the right to not award first place to entries.

Junior (Grades 6-8) Results

Individual Documentary

1, Tyler Kaus, 绿帽社, 鈥淩aze or Renovate: The Conflict to Save the White House.鈥

Group Documentary

1, Cassidy Nesheim and Jackson Smith, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall.鈥

Individual Exhibit

1, Tylea Underwood, Crawford, 鈥淔or the Love of a Horse;鈥 2, Kristin Rasmussen, 绿帽社, 鈥淛osef Mengele's Experiments;鈥 3, Maralee Rischling, 绿帽社, 鈥淭itle IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.鈥

Group Exhibit

1, Macey Daniels and Jacey Garrett, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death;鈥 2, Riley Ambrose and Ayla Kephart, 绿帽社, 鈥淚reland - Conflict and Compromise;鈥 3, Tatum Bailey and Olivia Reed, 绿帽社, 鈥淣icholas Winton and the Kinder Transport.鈥

Individual Performance

2, Kylah Vogel, Crawford, 鈥淲hy, Oh Why, Can鈥檛 I?鈥

Group Performance

3, Claire Fox and Gracie Jones, 绿帽社, 鈥淢odern Dance vs. Ballet - The Fight for Artistic Freedom.鈥

Individual Interpretive Website

1, Thomas Kaus, 绿帽社, 鈥淧oland: Creating Democracy from Conflict with Compromise;鈥 2, Brendilou Armstrong, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he KKK in the 1920s.鈥

Group Interpretive Website

1, Bradd Collins and Noah Brown, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he French and Indian War;鈥 2, Michael Sorenson and Dawson Dunbar, 绿帽社, 鈥淗arry Truman and The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb;鈥 3, Garrett Reece and Cody Hall, 绿帽社, 鈥淜 - Syndrome: The Fake Disease that Saved Jewish Lives.鈥

Senior (Grades 9-12) Results

Group Documentary

1, Bryce Oetken, Nicholas Presson and London Gillam, Crawford, 鈥淭he KKK: An Enigmatic Organization.鈥

Individual Exhibit

1(tie), Jada Mader, Crawford, 鈥淣o Mama, I Didn鈥檛 Die;鈥 1(tie), Aysha Roos, Crawford, 鈥淭he Danish: Refusing to Compromise;鈥 2, Ainslee Morrison, Crawford, 鈥淚t Was an Education.鈥

Individual Performance

2, Alexis Konruff, Crawford, 鈥淩andall Forsberg and the Nuclear Freeze Movement.鈥

Individual Interpretive Website

1 (tie), Sydney Brown, 绿帽社, 鈥淢ars Exploration; A Conflict and Compromise in Budget;鈥 1 (tie) Hunter Hawk, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he Battle for the Last Frontier: Racial Equality in Space;鈥 3, Jameson Margetts, 绿帽社, 鈥淭he Mormon Trail.鈥

Group Interpretive Website

1, Grace Sorenson and Lauren Collins, 绿帽社, 鈥淐onstance Markievicz: The Countess who Created Conflicts and Refused to Compromise;鈥 2, Lane Frahm and Hayes Frahm, Crawford, 鈥淰ideo Games: Conflicting Images.鈥

Special Awards

Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Great Plains: Ainslee Morrison, Crawford, 鈥淚t Was an Education.鈥

Military Award: Brady Aschwege, Crawford, 鈥淣avajo Code Talkers.鈥

20th Century, Senior: Sydney Brown, 绿帽社, 鈥淢ars Exploration; A Conflict and Compromise in Budget.鈥

20th Century, Junior: Thomas Kaus, 绿帽社, 鈥淧oland: Creating Democracy from Conflict with Compromise.鈥

Women: Grace Sorenson and Lauren Collins, 绿帽社, 鈥淐onstance Markievicz: The Countess who Created Conflicts and Refused to Compromise.鈥

WWII, Senior: Aysha Roos, Crawford, 鈥淭he Danish: Refusing to Compromise.鈥

WWII, Junior: Kristin Rasmussen, 绿帽社, 鈥淛osef Mengele's Experiments.鈥

-CSC College Relations

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