Washington State Students are National History Day Winners!
Posted by wastatelib on June 20, 2008
Washington State was well represented at the National History Day competition in Maryland this year! 51 Washington students, the top winners from the statewide History Day held back in April at the University of Washington, traveled to College Park to take on the best student historians from around the country. And when the dust cleared and the awards were handed out, Washingtonians grabbed an astonishing number of prizes!
Most notable of these prize winners is Stanwood’s Amy Christianson who won National History Day’s Top Prize, the David van Tassel Scholarship. The prize is a four-year, all expenses paid scholarship to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Congratulations, Amy!
The many other top medalists from Washington are described in detail on the Washington History Day blog. The complete list of winners from across the country is found on the National History Day site. Congratulations to all of these student scholars who helped Washington State achieve the second highest medal total out of all the competing states!
Inspired? Why not take some time over summer vacation to begin work on a project for next year’s History Day? 2009’s theme is “The Individual in History.” More information can be found on Washington’s History Day page at the Washington State Historical Society’s website.
