Three St. Benedict School students--Henry Weis, Creed Monroe and Peter Essa—have been named alternates to the National History Day Contest, as reported earlier by decorahnews.com.
Two other St. Benedict School students have also been recognized for their performances at the State History Day. Ariana Albert was a finalist in the individual documentary category and also won an award for Best Project about Women's History with her documentary about Eleanor Roosevelt. Becca Kane won the Labor History Award for her paper about Mother Jones.