INDIANAPOLIS - Five Warsaw students will advance to national competition after placing at the 2009 National History Day in Indiana contest.
The history contest took place at the University of Indianapolis May 9.
Earning second place in the junior group performance with "Frederick Douglass" were Edgewood Middle School students Marcus Low, Austen Lyke, Mayra Malagon and Zarick Smith.Warsaw Community High School student Zack Rooker took first place in the senior individual documentary with "Though an Army Besiege Me - The Hope, Courage and Faith of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth."
The top two entries from each junior and senior category (and/or the runner-up if first or second place is unable to attend) are eligible to compete in The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, which will take place June 14-18 at University of Maryland at College Park. Kosciusko County will be represented at the national competition by Low, Lyke, Malagon, Smith and Rooker.
National History Day in Indiana is a year-long program dedicated to enhancing history education in elementary and secondary schools. Students in fourth through 12th grade explore a historical subject and then use their research to create imaginative exhibits, original performances, media documentaries, Web sites and papers. The 2009 theme is "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies."
National History Day in Indiana has been organized by the Indiana Historical Society for the past seven years and has played an active part in Indiana's schools across for more than 25 years, with more than 2,700 Indiana students taking part in 2009 alone. Sponsors of this year's state program are Brightpoint Inc., The Lumina Foundation for Education and the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation, administered through the United Way of Central Indiana.
For more information on this and other Indiana Historical Society programs, contact the IHS at 317-232-1882 or 800-447-1830. Information is also available at www.indianahistory.org
