14 St. Benedict School students have won the right to travel to Des Moines May 6th for the state competition in National History Day.
Josephine Berlage wrote a historical paper titled, "Penicillin: A Turning Point in Medical History;" Erica Bouska had an individual exhibit titled "Ghandi Salt and Independence;" Blake Courtney and Logan Loney had a group exhibit titled "Norman Borlaug: A Turning Point in World Hunger;" and Everett Wegge created an individual documentary titled "Watergate: The Scandal that Changed a Nation."
Also Kaitlyn Rooney had an individual performance titled "Nellie Bly: A Turning Point in Mental Healthcare;" Brynne Valkosky had an individual performance titled "Lewis Hine: Showing the World the Truth;" Leah Weis, Emma Rooney, and Allison Groux had a group performance titled "1993 Shoots Into History;" Abigail Touissaint created an individual website titled "The Big Impact of Little Boy: Turning World War II Around;" Jenna Galligan created an individual website titled "Sesame Street: A Turning Point at the Intersection of Entertainment and Education;" and Morgan Minear and Marissa Weis created a group website titled "Jonas Salk: The Turning Points of the First Polio Vaccine".