15 Decorah Middle School students qualify for state NHD competition

Fifteen Decorah Middle School 8th graders have qualified for the National History Day state competition to be held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on April 30th.

State finalists and their projects include the following:

Individual Documentary
Drew Berns: Japanese American Internment

Group Performances
Paige Lange, Brielle Buresh, Mikiah Krieg, Anya Lovstuen, and Caleb Huebner: Desegregation at Prince Edward County

Lauren Johnson, Grace Gerleman, Ruby Sullivan, and Larsson Shockey: Edna Griffin: The Rosa Parks of Iowa

Individual Exhibit
Dalton Hemesath: Civilian Conservation Corps

Group Website:
Allison Pavlovec and Serena Sweet: Clifford Beer's Change in Mental Health Reform

Individual Paper:
Izaak Eichinger: The Conflict Surrounding the Anglo-Guatemalan Treaty of 1859

Individual Performance:
Grace Bachelder: Claudette Colvin: Conflict Hidden in History