Genoa and Walnut Springs students advance to Ohio History Day Statewide Competition

3/18/2022

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Students from Genoa and Walnut Springs middle schools represented Westerville City Schools by participating in the Region 6 Ohio History Day Competition on March 12, which was held virtually this year.  

Research and projects were created following the theme “Debate and Diplomacy:  Successes, Failures, Consequences.” Students moving on to virtual state competition on Saturday, April 23 include:

Junior Group Exhibit

  • Emilea Gilbert, Julianna Trudden; “Japanese Internment Camps”  Teachers:  Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Anna Flaherty, Aarzoo Dhungana; “The Berlin Wall”  Teachers: Lisa Lunn, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Cole Daniel, Cam Villwock, Gavin Farkasovsky; “Jackie Robinson: The Fall of the Border Dividing Us All” Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Abigail Beadle, Harper Polsinelli; “Rosie the Riveter”  Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Jacob Brown, Evan Varekojis; “The Limited Test Ban Treaty” Teachers: Caitlin Begeny, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

 

Junior Group Documentary

  • Claire Ward, Audrey Nowell; “Cuban Missile Crisis” Teachers: Caitlin Begeny, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

 

Junior Group Website

  • Carter Clark, Kaleb Tran; “Norwegian Heavy Water Sabotage” Teachers: Caitlin Begeny, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Priyanka Bellala, Lauren Ngo, Sophia Jaynes; “The Black Death” Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

 

Junior Individual Website

  • Mahmoud Eljallad; “Hiroshima Debate & Diplomacy” Teachers: Caitlin Begeny, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Layla Hammer; “The Black Hills: One’s Victory, Another’s Catastrophe” Teacher: Jeffrey Holmes, Walnut Springs 

 

Junior Individual Exhibit

  • Abigail Chordas; “The Christmas Truce of 1914” Teachers: Lori Howland, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Corinne Miller; “Secret Savior: How Schindler Saved Many” Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Max Manno; “What to Do With Typhoid Mary” Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa 

  • Fraser Hartnell; “The Diplomatic Failures that Sparked WWI and WW2” Teacher: Jeffrey Holmes, Walnut Springs 

 

Junior Paper

  • Emily Ward; “Treaty of Versailles: Was it Really a Treaty?” Teachers: Leslie Thompson, Deanna McDaniel, Genoa