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JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT
2ND PLACE
TITLE: THEODORE ROOSEVELT: TAKING A STAND TO PROTECT THE LAND
STUDENT: LUCAS LUNZMANN
FROM: AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: BRETT SCHNITZER
1ST PLACE
TITLE: YASHKA: THE BABA SOLDIER
STUDENT: JADA MADER
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBIT
2ND PLACE
TITLE: WOMEN AND THEIR STAND ON PROHIBITION
STUDENTS: TYLEA UNDERWOOD, HANNAH LEMMON
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
1ST PLACE
TITLE: THE CHEYENNE OUTBREAK: A VALIANT STAND BY A PROUD PEOPLE
STUDENTS: MORGAN JONES, HADLEE RUDLOFF
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT
2ND PLACE
TITLE: DAVID BRADFORD: LEADING AMERICA’S FIRST REBELLION
STUDENT: ELORA MAXWELL
FROM: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS: KYLE BEACOM AND NOA CRAFT
1ST PLACE AND RECEPIENT OF $500 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIP
TITLE: FARM AID: THE ROOT OF DEFENSE FOR FAMILY FARMERS
STUDENT: SHANNON SULLIVAN
FROM: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS: KYLE BEACOM AND NOA CRAFT
SENIOR GROUP EXHIBIT
2ND PLACE
TITLE: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD
STUDENTS: LIBBY SHONKA SMITH, EMME FORSBERG, OLIVIA MCCOWN
FROM: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS: KYLE BEACOM AND NOA CRAFT
1ST PLACE
TITLE: AMELIA EARHART STANDING AGAINST THE ODDS
STUDENTS: TESSA VARNEY, EMILY BAIER
FROM: SYRACUSE DUNBAR AVOCA HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: ADAM KRECKLOW
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: THE UNSEEN COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY THROUGH THE AGES
STUDENT: ALEXANDRIA SCHMIDT
FROM: LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELISSA SHRAGO
1ST PLACE
TITLE: NATALIA MAKAROVA: ONE DANCER’S STAND FOR ARTISTIC FREEDOM
STUDENT: DAKOTA STUTZMAN
FROM: AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: NICHOLE FLYNN AND HEATHER LUTTER
JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: SUSAN B. ANTHONY & ELIZABETH CADY STANTON: CHANGING THE WORLD FOR WOMEN
STUDENTS: LAUREN BUSCHKAMP, SARAH KLEINSCHMIT, QUINN SCHIEFFER
FROM: ST. ROSE OF LIMA
TEACHER: GINGER SCHIEFFER
1ST PLACE
TITLE: CESAR CHAVEZ: A FIGHT FOR MIGRANT LABOR RIGHTS
STUDENTS: JAZMIN RODRIGUEZ, ASHLEY GREEN
FROM: LOURDE CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHER: ROXANNE PENFIELD
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: HUSSEIN’S IRAQ VS UNITED NATIONS: TAKING A STAND AGAINST DICTATORSHIP
STUDENT: MAGGIE WEATHERWAX
FROM: ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: MARCIA FOLEY
1ST PLACE AND RECEPIENT OF $500 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIP
TITLE: A WOMAN IN HISTORY: TAKING A STAND FOR WOMEN IN THE FUTURE
STUDENT: AYSHA ROOS
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: STANDING FOR NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS
STUDENTS: JALYNN HUERTA, CAMERCON VOLLMER, EVAN NEBAN, ISABELLA SIFUENTES, BROOKE SPEER
FROM: LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELANIE CHESLEY
1ST PLACE
TITLE: EQUALITY FOR AG: THE DRIVE TO SECURE A PROSPEROUS LIFE
STUDENTS: BRYNN WESTENBURG, EMILY OESTMANN, KAITLYN SIMON
FROM: JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHER: LORI BROADY
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY
2ND PLACE
TITLE: MELANIE JELLETT AND THE MODERN ART MOVEMENT IN IRELAND
STUDENT: KATELYN DIEHL
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
1ST PLACE
TITLE: WHEN THE POTASH INDUSTRY TOOK A STAND IN THE SANDHILLS
STUDENT: TYLER KAUS
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY
2ND PLACE
TITLE: SUSAN B. ANTHONY’S FIGHT AGAINST SOCIETY’S VIEW ON WOMEN
STUDENTS: GINA MCGOWEN, GENNA WIGINGTON
FROM: LOURDE CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHER: ROXANNE PENFIELD
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1ST PLACE
TITLE: TAKING THE PODIUM: ANTONIA BRICO
STUDENTS: FRANCES GRAY, ABBY MEYER
FROM: LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELISSA SHRAGO
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY
2ND PLACE
TITLE: RED CLOUD: TAKING A STAND FOR HIS PEOPLE
STUDENT: SKYLER SMYRES
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
1ST PLACE – RECEPIENT OF MICHAEL BERG MEMORIAL AWARD
AND $500 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIP
TITLE: NEVER YIELD AN INCH: THE OMAHA DEPORRES CLUB’S MORAL STAND AGAINST EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
STUDENT: VANESSA TAYLOR
FROM: AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: NICHOLE FLYNN AND HEATHER LUTTER
SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY
2ND PLACE
TITLE: MUHAMMAD ALI VS THE VIETNAM WAR: TAKING A STAND FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND CIVIL RIGHTS
STUDENTS: THOMAS WATSON, MORGAN EDMUND, ANGELA JOHNSON
FROM: SIOUX COUNTY SCHOOLS
TEACHER: DANIEL J. VALENTA
1ST PLACE
TITLE: LECH WALESA: A SPARK FOR SOLIDARITY
STUDENTS: LUCY NIELSEN, CHYNA DELKER
FROM: HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS: ANN MAYS AND DAVID JOHNSON
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: THE CUPLER SPY RING: TAKING A STAND IN THE DARK
STUDENT: JAMESON MARGETTS
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
1ST PLACE
TITLE: WITOLD PILECKI: ONE MAN, TWO STANDS
STUDENT: THOMAS KAUS
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
JUNIOR GROUP WEBSITE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: BELLE BOYD: “SIREN OF THE SHENANDOAH”
STUDENTS: KAILYN DUNHAM, NEVAEH SANDERS, ELI SMITH
FROM: RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: MINDY PODRAZA
1ST PLACE
TITLE: ALICE PAUL: TAKING A STAND AGAINST GENDER INEQUALITY
STUDENTS: MORGAN RUTLEDGE, KENNADY STACK
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET
STUDENT: SAYLOR PERSHING
FROM: HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: ANN MAYS
1ST PLACE AND RECEPIENT OF $500 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIP
TITLE: THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
STUDENT: SYDNEY BROWN
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
SENIOR GROUP WEBSITE
2ND PLACE
TITLE: KATHERINE JOHNSON: ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN, ONE GIANT LEAP FOR WOMEN
STUDENTS: KYLE KRUEGER, FIDAN IBRAHIMOVA, TREY YOUNG
FROM: LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS: KYLE BEACOM AND NOA CRAFT
1ST PLACE
​TITLE: THE GHOST DANCE: TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE WHITE MAN
STUDENTS: LAUREN COLLINS, GRACE SORENSEN
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL PAPER
2ND PLACE
TITLE: THE WOMEN OF DAGENHAM STAND STRONG
STUDENT: ELANA ELDER
FROM: BEVERIDGE MAGNET SCHOOL
TEACHER: SHEILA MCCAULEY
1ST PLACE – RECEPIENT OF NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARD
TITLE: DR. SUSAN LA FLESCHE PICOTTE
STUDENT: SARA VANCE
FROM: MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: BRENT MYERS
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL PAPER
2ND PLACE
TITLE: BEDRICH SMETANA: ROMANTIC NATIONALIST MUSIC AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CZECH NATIONAL MUSICAL STYLE
STUDENT: KAI ANDERSON
FROM: HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: ANN MAYS
1ST PLACE – RECEPIENT OF NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARD
AND $500 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIP
TITLE: DOLORES HUERTA: STANDING FOR THE UNITED FARM WORKERS
STUDENT: MICAELA LOPEZ
FROM: LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELANIE CHESLEY
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY SHOWCASE
TITLE: THE CHEYENNE OUTBREAK: A VALIANT STAND BY A PROUD PEOPLE
STUDENT: MORGAN JONES, HADLEE RUDLOFF
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
JUNIOR DIVISION
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HONORABLE MENTION
TITLE: THE MANY STANDS OF NELLIE BLY
STUDENT: JILLIAN BRENNAN
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
HONORABLE MENTION
TITLE: DR. SUSAN LA FLESCHE PICOTTE
STUDENT: SARA VANCE
FROM: MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: BRENT MYERS
2ND PLACE
TITLE: FROM BOYS TOWN TO THE BATTLEFIELD: FATHER FLANAGAN AND THE STORIES OF WORLD WAR II
STUDENT: LINDSEY JOHNSTON, NELEIGH RUSH
FROM: RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHER: MINDY PODRAZA
1ST PLACE
TITLE: THE CHEYENNE OUTBREAK: A VALIANT STAND BY A PROUD PEOPLE
STUDENT: MORGAN JONES, HADLEE RUDLOFF
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
SENIOR DIVISION
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HONORABLE MENTION
TITLE: TAKING A STAND: THE ISOLATED MARCH TO NON-PARTISANSHIP
STUDENT: CHLOE MOORE
FROM: SYRACUSE DUNBAR AVOCA HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: STEVE SAYER
HONORABLE MENTION
TITLE: THE GHOST DANCE: TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE WHITE MAN
STUDENT: LAUREN COLLINS, GRACE SORENSON
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
2ND PLACE
TITLE: SUSETTE LA FLESCHE: STANDING AGAINST INEQUALITY
STUDENT: SARAH SULLIVAN
FROM: NEBRASKA CITY HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: WILL JACKSON
1ST PLACE
TITLE: STANDING FOR NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS
STUDENT: JALYNN HUERTA, CAMERON VOLLMER, EVAN NEBAN, ISABELLA SIFUENTES, BROOKE SPEER
FROM: LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELANIE CHESLEY
NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JUNIOR HONORABLE MENTION:
TITLE: THE CHEYENNE OUTBREAK: A VALIANT STAND BY A PROUD PEOPLE
STUDENT: MORGAN JONES, HADLEE RUDLOFF
FROM: CRAWFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: MONI HOURT AND NATHAN KACKMEISTER
JUNIOR WINNER:
TITLE: WHEN THE POTASH INDUSTRY TOOK A STAND IN THE SANDHILLS
STUDENT: TYLER KAUS
FROM: CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS: CATHY KAUS AND MARY TRAPHAGAN
SENIOR HONORABLE MENTION:
TITLE: STANDING FOR AMERICAN RIGHTS
STUDENT: JALYNN HUERTA, CAMERON VOLLMER, EVAN NEBAN, ISABELLA SIFUENTES, BROOKE SPEER
FROM: LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER: MELANIE CHESLEY
SENIOR WINNER:
TITLE: NEVER YIELD AN INCH: THE OMAHA DEPORRES CLUB’S MORAL STAND AGAINST EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
STUDENT: VANESSA TAYLOR
FROM: AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL
TEACHERS: NICHOLE FLYNN AND HEATHER LUTTER