5 NPS Students Qualify for CT History Day Competition
5 NPS Students Qualify for CT History Day Competition
NPS Communications
Congratulations to our five qualifying students who will compete at the upcoming Connecticut History Day competition on Saturday, May 4 at Central Connecticut State University.
The qualifying students, listed below, finished in the top four of the Fairfield County Regional History Day competition on March 2. They will compete against other top finalists at the four other regional competitions in the state.
Every year National History Day® frames students’ research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past.
The 2024 theme is "Turning Points in History."
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
Sadika Ilma
- Individual Website Junior Division - 1st Place
- Title: Invention of the First Personal Computer
- Teacher: Jennifer Nealon
West Rocks Middle School
Rulystefany Flores Inca
- Individual Exhibit Junior Division - 2nd Place
- Title: Tlatelolco ‘68: the Year of Change
- Teacher: Janine Mouland
Roton Middle School
Elizabeth Smith
- Individual Exhibit Junior Division - Honorable Mention
- Title: "The Manhattan Project: A Turning Point in World History"
- Teacher: Laura Czegledi
Summer McDonald
- Junior Paper - Honorable Mention
- Title: "The Velvet Divorce: How the Peaceful Dissolution of Czechoslovakia Marked a Historical Turning Point"
- Teacher: Laura Czegledi
Eshan Amin
- Junior Paper - Third Place
- Title: "The ENIAC: A Key Turning Point in the Development of Computing Devices from the Ancient Abacus to the Modern PC"
- Teacher: Laura Czegledi