Decorah Middle School students participate in State History Day competition in Des Moines

Group Photo:  Front Row L-R: Noah Lovelace and Gabe Anderson. Back Row L-R: Amber Hussain, Asha Merritt, Grace Thompson, Abby Bolson, Emma Brauer, Kendra Bigler, Kiana Folkedahl, Mia Smedsrud, Abby Milburn, Storme Barr, Sofie Grouws, Leila Johnson 

14 Eighth graders at Decorah Middle School recently participated in the State History Day competition held in Des Moines.

Three of their projects qualified for the final round of competition:
Individual Documentary:
Noah Lovelace: Wayne Cooley: Taking a Stand for the Iowa Girl
Noah's project won an award for Outstanding Entry in Iowa History.

Group Performance:
Leila Johnson and Sofie Grouws: Mildred Fish-Harnack and the Red Orchestra: Taking a Stand Against Hitler and the Nazi Party

Group Exhibit:
Emma Brauer and Kendra Bigler: Dr. Williams: Opening Hospitals, Hearts, and Minds
 
Other State Participants and their projects include the following:
Individual Exhibit:
Abby Milburn: Iowa Girls Basketball Equal Rights
 
Group Documentaries:
Amber Hussain and Abby Bolson: When Motown Took a Stand

Group Website:
Mia Smedsrud and Kiana Folkedahl: Fanny Durack: Taking a Stand for Women's Rights in Swimming
Mia and Kiana's project won an award for Outstanding Entry in Women's History.
 
Individual Website:
Grace Thompson: The Dominican Butterflies
 
Individual Performance:
Storme Barr: Woodstock 1969
Gabriel Anderson: Beethoven
 
Individual Documentary:
Asha Merritt: Loving v Virginia