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


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Nineteen students from Genoa Middle School and Walnut Springs Middle School are moving on to the state competition after participating in the Region 6 Ohio History Day Competition on March 11 at the Ohio Statehouse.

Research and projects were created following the theme “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.” Those competing in the state contest on Saturday, April 22 at Ohio Wesleyan University include:

Junior Group Exhibit

  • “The Birth of Television” by Cameron Brooks and Sean Kuschner, Genoa (Teachers: Caitlin Begeny and Deanna McDaniel)

  • “The Matchgirl Strike of 1888” by Amarie Tull and Charley Jones, Genoa (Teachers: Begeny and McDaniel)

  • “All-American Girls Professional Baseball League” by Cameron Cooper and Kelsy Thompson, Genoa (Teachers: Begeny and McDaniel)

Junior Individual Exhibit

  • “Michigan State’s ‘Underground Railroad’ Forges New Frontiers in College Athletics and American Society” by Fraser Hartnell, Walnut Springs (Teachers: Lauren Griffin and Jeffrey Holmes

  • “Putting Rhode Island on the Map” by William Kettlewell, Genoa (Teachers: Leslie Thompson and McDaniel) 

  • “The Assembly Line Innovator: Henry Ford’s Assembly Line Pushes the Boundaries of Automotive Production” by Owen Manno, Genoa (Teachers: Begeny and McDaniel)

  • “The Painful Past to the Discovery of Anesthesia” by Cambria Hudberg, Genoa (Teachers: Lori Howland and McDaniel)

Junior Group Documentary

  • “Nuclear Fission” by Daniel Brown and Rowan Everett, Genoa (Teachers: Howland and McDaniel) 

  • “Wall of Legacy” by Annie Rao and Candice Pho, Genoa (Teachers: Thompson and McDaniel)

  • “Radium Girls” by Camilla Hewitt and Jane LeMasters, Genoa (Teachers: Begeny and McDaniel)

Junior Individual Website

  • “CT Technology: The Legacy of Godfrey Hounsfield” by Kaleb Tran, Genoa (Teachers: Thompson and McDaniel)

Junior Group Performance

  • “Roe v. Wade” by Kaya Amin and Maya Vazhkudai, Genoa (Teachers: Thompson and McDaniel)