As a partner with families, schools, and communities, the Loess Hills Area Education Agency
will provide visionary leadership and focused services for learner success.

History Day

A local and national student event, sponsored locally by AEA 13. The AEA 13 competition was held on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. This year's theme was Conflict and Compromise in History. The top two finishers in the regional contest now advance to State History Day, April 28 (junior division) and May 5 (senior division) at the State Historical Building in Des Moines.

Junior Division (Grades 6-8) State Qualifiers for 2008  National History Day

AEA (or Contest Location): Loess Hills AEA 13

District Coordinator: Connie Richardson

Student Name(s)

Entry Title

Teacher

School, City

 

 

 

 

Junior Historical Paper

Nicholas Taylor

Galileo v. The Roman Catholic Church

Carrie Booms-Ryan

Wilson Junior High

Council Bluffs

Grace Wilder

Too Strong for a Woman

Deb Masker

Kirn Junior High

Council Bluffs

Junior Individual Exhibit

Gus Doll

Operation: Overlord

Lynette West

St. Albert Intermediate

Council Bluffs

Michael Tallon

The Enemy Among Us

Chris Conover, Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison Junior High

Mondamin

Junior Group Exhibit

Cheyann Shelton, Laura Cihal

Battle Over the Barrel

Chris Conover, Donella Paul, Gregg Beam

West Harrison Junior High

Mondamin

Hanna Fursa, Mason Pelzer

Futile Violence Toward the Nine

Anne Travis

Shenandoah Middle School

Shenandoah

Junior Individual Documentary

Kristie Carman

Recruiting Rosie: Move Over Men

Betsy Rouse

Wilson Junior High

Council Bluffs

Teresa Klimek

The Struggle for Educational Equality: The Little Rock Nine

Deb Masker

Kirn Junior High

Council Bluffs

Junior Group Documentary

Tabitha Jarosz, Amanda Ruffcorn

The Compromises that Kept the U.S. a Nation

Chris Conover, Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison Junior High

Mondamin

Stevie Knauss, Beth Delanty

Columbus

Deb Masker

Kirn Junior High

Junior Individual Performance

 

 

 

 

Junior Group Performance

Darolene Seilstad, Alysha Straka, Michaela Long

Child Welfare vs. Big Business: The Conflict over Child Labor in America

Deb Masker

Kirn Junior High

Council Bluffs

Shelby Knauss, Emma Preston, Cassie Schilling

Trail of Tears: A Story Not to Be Forgotten

Lauren Getty

Hoover Elementary

Council Bluffs

 

Senior Division (Grades 9-12) State Qualifiers for National History Day

AEA 13

 

Student Name(s)

Entry Title

Teacher

School, City

 

 

 

 

Senior Historical Paper

Dillon Kramer

WW 1: The War of Chemicals

Tara Lansman

Harlan High School

Harlan

Luke Lansman

Munich Massacre: The Games Will Go On!

Tara Lansman

Harlan High School

Harlan

Senior Individual Exhibit

Emily Hatch

Barbed Wire Barrier

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

Dolores Hussing

On the Brink: Thirteen Days

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

Senior Group Exhibit

Brady Kuhlman, Stephen Tallon

The Vote: Color Doesn’t Matter

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

Lindsey Johnson, Kelsey Rigby

Prohibition: The Conflict Brews

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

Senior Individual Documentary

Kealy Knott

Beyond the Game

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

 

 

 

 

Senior Group Documentary

Kayla Birdsall, Paige Johnson

Fighting for Tradition: Iowa Girl’s Basketball

Donella Pauli, Gregg Beam

West Harrison High School

Mondamin

Michael Kirchner, Cody James

Decision: Truman and the Atomic Bomb

Roxanne Wiles

Lewis Central High School

Council Bluffs

Senior Individual Performance

Ben Mulligan

Bosnia: Serbs Strive for Dominance

Anne Travis

Shenandoah High School

Shenandoah

 

 

 

 

Senior Group Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information, including the contest rule book,, visit the Iowa State Historical Society website.

For more information about the Area 13 Contest, contact Connie Richardson.