Catholic schools venture through history

Eight schools came together March 6 at the Catholic Pastoral Center for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City National History Day.

The competition was open sixth-eighth grade students from Catholic grade schools from across the archdiocese.

“It was an amazing day, with students really preparing excellent presentations,” said Katie Zimdars, associate director of Catholic education curriculum and formation for the archdiocese. “They excelled in reports and performances that were inspirational.”

The winners:
Group Documentary
Junior Division
First place: Sophia Ton and Lucy Page, “The Holocaust,” Saint Philip Neri Catholic School, Midwest City; second place: Soloman Cummings, Branden Cooper and August Zullo, “45th Infantry S,A,B,” Saint Philiip Neri; third place: Jack Henning and Corky McMullen, “History of Baseball C&J,” Saint Philp Neri; fourth place: Claudia Colmenares and Emily Holcomb, “The Discovered Secrets of China,” Saint Philip Neri; fifth place: Andres Quiroz and Kaden Tyler, “Animal Rights in Oklahoma,” Saint Philip Neri.

Group Exhibit
First place: Jacob Guadalupe and Michelle Rodman, “Kennedy Family Legacy,” Rosary Catholic School, Oklahoma City; second place: Arianna Lopez and Kynlee Perkins, “The Titanic,” Saint Eugene Catholic School, Oklahoma City; third place: Davyn Schoppa, Addie Boudreau and Paola Diaz, “Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Saint Eugene; fourth place: Coco Vaughn and Marysabel Cortez, “The Seneca Falls,” Rosary Catholic School; fifth place: Ava Hubbard and Savannah Burk, “Remember the Children: The Holocaust,” Rosary Catholic School.

Website
First place: Tamsley Brown and Milagros Streets, “Word War I: An Overlooked Topic in American History,” Saint Philip Neri; second place: Karrington Lee and Careese Garza, “The Women’s Suffrage Movement,” Saint Philip Neri; third place: Alexander Luu, Gabriel Salazar and Noah Streets, “Tuskegee Air Men,” Saint Philip Neri; fourth place: Henry Brzozowski, Max Tran and Linus McDevitt, “Constitution Website LHM,” Saint Philip Neri; fifth place: Damian Rivera, Lizzy Noble and Lenna Fogam, “Learn About Historical Content,” Saint John Nepomuk Catholic School, Yukon.

Individual Documentary
First place: Carrington Coulter, “Lee Miller – The Rights and Responsibilities of Lee Miller’s Wartime Photography,” All Saints Catholic School, Norman; second place: Molly Blahnik, “The Little Women Who Started the War,” All Saints; third place: Chloe Duncan, “September 11, 2001, The Day TSA Was Needed,” All Saints; fourth place: Hannah Hennessey, “The Watergate Scandal: Break-In, Coverup & Conclusion,” All Saints; fifth place: Emery Mumiukha, “Deciphering the Troubles,” All Saints.

Individual Exhibit
First place: Mason Artho, “The Harlem Globetrotters: Court Jesters for Justice,” All Saints; second place: Brianna Ridenour, “Cruel and Unusual? The Eighth Amendment’s Role in Guaranteeing the Rights of the Homeless and Its Impact on Their Rights and Government’s Responsibilities,” All Saints; third place: Eli Hobson, “The Road to Safety: The Evolution of Seat Belt Regulations and Automotive Responsibility,” All Saints; fourth place: Kiersten Carver, “Auschwitz,” Saint Mary Catholic School, Ponca City; fifth place: Jacob Bohn, “9/11 The Day That Changed Aviation Security Forever,” All Saints.

Individual Performance
First place: Clare Isaacs, “Warning Parental Advisory: Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Fight for the First Amendment Right vs. The Censorship of the PMRC,” All Saints.

Individual Website
First place: Aparcio Crespin, “Miranda Rights – Rights and Responsibilities,” All Saints; second place: Isaac Muckala, “The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Medical Ethics, Rights and Responsibilities,” All Saints; third place: Thomas Kemp, “Chernobyl: Rights Ignored, Responsibilities Forgotten,” All Saints; fourth place: Leopold Eder, “Rights and Responsibilities Surrounding the Abandoned Oil Wells in Osage County,” All Saints; fifth place: Naomi Juvera, “The Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949,” All Saints.

Paper
First place: Cecile McKee, “Elizabeth Cady Stanton: The Woman Who Changed the Laws,” Saint Eugene; second place: Pierce Carsey, “Prohibition in Chicago: The 18th Amendment, The Prohibition Era in Chicago, and The People Involved,” Rosary Catholic; third place: John Schultz, “The Thirteenth Amendment,” Rosary Catholic; fourth place: Mia Bradley, “The Society of Friends Fight for Religious Freedom,” Saint Eugene; fifth place: Braxton Patterson, “Midwest City Douglas Plane Factory,” Saint Eugene; honorable mention: Annabelle Williams, “Child Labor in Makeup,” Saint James Catholic School, Oklahoma City; Daniela Serna, “Child Labor and Clothing & Brands,” Saint James; Rory Eaton, “How did Protests from United States Citizens Affect the Great Depression,” Sacred Heart Catholic School, El Reno.


Middle school students from Catholic grade schools competed in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City’s National History Day competition on March 6 at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma City. The winners will be advancing to regionals at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Photos Rosalinda Rivera/Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.