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StateFinalsSpring 2020
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To contact Michigan History Day:
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Michigan History Day 2020 is an Educational Program of
Special thanks to our wonderful
Judges,Staff,
and Volunteers!
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CONTENTSSpecial Awards 4Youth Division Entries 5
Documentary Entries 5Exhibit Entries 6Paper Entries 7Performance Entries 7Website Entries 8
Junior Division Entries 9Documentary Entries 9Exhibit Entries 11Paper Entries 14Performance Entries 16Website Entries 17
Senior Division Entries 20Documentary Entries 20Exhibit Entries 21Paper Entries 23Performance Entries 24Website Entries 25
Student Sponsors 27Judges 28
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Special AwardsThe Best Entry in Michigan History Sponsored by The Meijer Foundation
The Best Entry in Naval or Maritime HistorySponsored by the Continental Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States
The Best Entry in African-American History Sponsored by the Merze Tate Travel Writers
The Best Entry in Use of Family HistorySponsored by the Michigan Genealogical Council
The Best Entry in Use of Newspapers Sponsored by the Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University
The Best Entry in Use of Primary Sources Sponsored by the Michigan Archival Association
The Elly Peterson Award for Michigan Women’s History Sponsored by Michigan Women Forward HERStory
The James Campbell Award for Best Use of Oral History Sponsored by the Michigan Oral History Association
The Sam Breck Award for Best Entry in Railroad History Sponsored by the Michigan Roundtable, Lexington Group in Transportation
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Youth Division Individual Documentary
Solving Enigma: Alan Turing Cracks the CodeHenry Chen
Breaking Barriers-Ruby BridgesKaylee Converse
The Life of Frida KahloJiya Singh
The Great Jackie RobinsonSasha Walker
Youth Division Group Documentary
Motown: Changing the World One Hit at a TimeOliver Anderson, Hendrix Tapper, Ian Wesselhoff
Sir Edmund Hillary: The Climb that Broke Many BarriersJordynn Dolbee, Olivia Storteboom, Reese Storteboom
Susan B AnthonySadie Dagenais, Sydney Nanna
SacagaweaSavannah Proulx, Gianna Sayer
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Youth Division Individual Exhibit
Through the Stratosphere: Valentina Tereshkova and Sally Ride, the First Women in Space
Isabella Causie
Madame LaFramboise-Fur Trade PioneerVivian Hahn
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Breaking Through BarriersLucas Montilla
Breaking Barriers for Trade and Travel: The Panama CanalCalyx Pratt
Harriet Tubman: Breaking Chains of SlaveryDelainey Shepherd
Peter the Great and the Grand EmbassyHenry Wekerle
Youth Division Group Exhibit
Alice Paul-How She Rocked the VoteAnnelyse Chmiel, Gabriela Liggett, Reese Matzka, Lila Nellenbach
Charlotte Kawbawgam: Breaking the Biggest Barrier: RacismCaroline Berry, Maddelynn McNamara, Layla McTiver
“Train Ride” to FreedomKatie Dooley, Allison Ulanowski, Madeline Wagner
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Lobbing the Ball to Women: Title IX Breaks Barriers in TennisIsla Carmel Dykman, Rayanne Ellsworth, Ella Nicholson
From Backyard Camp to Special Olympics: How Eunice Kennedy Shriver Changed the World
Sophie Amberg, Sylvie Graziano, Sofia Hameed
Maria PepeJulia Hoerner, Libby Hunt
Operation OverlordMickenzie Brennan-Voght, Lex Glime, Emerson Johanningsmeier
Youth Division Individual Paper
Koko the GorillaSiddharth Srivastava
Breaking Barriers Before They Were Broken: The Forgotten Case of Mendez v Westminster
Robert Strong-Morse
Youth Division Individual Performance
The Girls of SummerTori Smith
Flying Solo: Amelia EarhartGabriella Splendorio
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Youth Division Group Performance
Breaking the Western Barriers: The Lewis and Clark ExpeditionAlessandra Curvelo, Maxwell Doepker, Patrick Marks, Koben Panse
Anna Smith Strong-Agent 355Karli Dechnik, Sofia Wright
Youth Division Individual Website
Christopher Columbus- The Great ExplorerShivansh Sahni
The Hidden Figures WomenAlexandra Stern
The Political Barrier That Divides North and South KoreaXander White
Youth Division Group Website
WallbustersEmery Blaine, Toby Harper
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Junior Division Individual Documentary
Music Breaking Conservative Culture In South KoreaSavannah Brinkmeier
Elisha Otis and the Rise of the ElevatorNolan Conn
Deborah SampsonSavannah Holland
Breaking Barriers on the Road to IndependenceParker Hosner
Black Angels: Breaking Down Barriers and Fighting for the Right to be MarinesZackary Howey
Apollo 11-Breaking BarriersAbdul-Haleem Kosgi
Benjamin Franklin in the Revolutionary WarBella Mast
Breaking Barriers in Medicine: The Germ Theory of DiseasePranav Mudhas
The Wright Brothers: Creating Flight Through Plane CuriosityCarmine Saracina
Alan Turing: The Genius Who Cracked the Enigma Code to Save MillionsJack Schwab
Breaking into the Billboard Hot 100: How Motown Got Everybody “Dancing in the Street”
Laura Thielman
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Junior Division Group Documentary
Nellie BlyCloey Samples, Chloe Templeton-Eagle
Elizabeth Blackwell: Cracking the Medical Gender BarrierColleen Madion, Mia Tursman
Julia Child: Cracking Eggs, Breaking BariersLauryn Daugherty, Tessa Hosier
Japanese Internment: Breaking Law and Social BarriersLauren Bestul, Amelia Chong, Felicia Jucja, Miyabi Shinki
Disability Attitudes Change as Barriers Fall AwayMark McTiver, Samuel Rahilly, Joseph Vincent
Breaking Buildings to Break Barriers: Eminent Domain and the Case of Berman v Parker
Nick Denenberg, Quinten Powers
Harriet Tubman: A True Barrier BreakerAlexis Smith, Emma Newman-Bale
Katherine Johnson: The Barrier Breaking ComputerMya Panse, Ava Storteboom
WatergateThankith Solomon Janakiraman, Eric Kim, Kaeshav Krishna
Bravery Has No Barrier: The Story of the 54th Massachusetts RegimentLiam Hinman, Lily Pham, Julian Zolenski
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The Transcontiental Railroad-Breaking Barriers and Connecting the NationMason Ray, Veer Singh
The Underground RailroadAlexia Fulkersin, Emma Kuch, Madeline McMann
Mister Rogers-The Unexpected RadicalSteven Li, Junha Park
Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)Isabella Bigelow, Isabelle Grandmaison, Owen Holman
Junior Division Individual Exhibit
The Limping Lady: How Virginia Hall Broke Barriers to Become WWII’s Most Dangerous Spy
Georgia Edmonds
Rising to New HeightsOwen Feldpausch
Breaking Barriers of Roads: Moving Men and MaterialsKaysen Hamilton
Elizebeth Friedman: Code BreakerAlice Harn
First Effective Polio ShotDanielle Jackson
WASP: Female Flyers Breaking Barriers in AviationEvan Johnson
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First Muslim Women To Compete In The 2016 Summer Olympics While Wearing A Hijab
Rajvinder Kaur
Catch Mosquitoes, Not Malaria: Ronald Ross and the Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite
Alden King
Ruby Bridges and the Inconceivable Desegregation of American SchoolsAtika Mertiri
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down Elle Moran
Elizabeth BlackwellKelsey Raymond
Transcontinental Railroad: The Beneficial DisasterLukas Reimers
William Lloyd Garrison: Abolition Through LiteratureDrew Riecke
Battle Breaks Barriers and Brings New Opportunities for the American PeopleEmma Salvaggio
Conquering the St Marys Falls: The Soo LocksMadeleine Shaner
Tuskegee AirmenAustin Stehouwer
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Junior Division Group Exhibit
Berry Gordy—Ain’t No Mountain High EnoughMadison Bushon, Nicolas Durnell, Katelyn Frazier, Aneko Nichol
Marie Curie: Breaking Scientific BarriersGianna D’Ambrosio, Belle Egle, Lola Rosol
Pioneering the Prevention of Polio: Breaking Barriers of Modern MedicineLanie Shrum, Kirk Wohfield
Exploring Merze Tate: Breaking Barriers Around the WorldSasha Hollins, Alayna Kuhn, Nya Kuhn, Aliah Ward
Mary Eliza MahoneyMarryna Allen, Rania Alshaikh, Elizabeth Fall
Ruth Elder: Breaking Gender Barriers in AviationAbigail Cobb, Madelyn Usher
James Hanger’s Effect on Prosthetic HistoryMaren Barfuss, Virginia Weykamp
Sarah Emma Edmonds-Warrior in DisguiseBrooklyn Olive Clayton, Mae Evans, Nuala McCauley
“Not Even God Can Sink Her”Lincoln Cote, Cameron Garchow, Andrew Jones, Orion Moya
Mister Rogers Neighborhood: Breaking Barriers One Episode At a TimeRachel Waybrant
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 1951-1973Amir Kouar, Anas Kouar
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The Life of Helen KellerAshley Geyer, Rae Robbins
Jazz in the Harlem Renaissance: Breaking Barriers Through MelodiesReese Bower, Rishika Kokkula, Katie Worden
The Cotton Engine: Barrier Breaking Machine That Caused Back Breaking LaborDavid Francis, Cooper Jacobsen
The Pony Express: First Efficient Mail ServiceNatalie Bourdo, Ivy Coe
Faster than Sound: Breaking the Sound BarrierLiebbe Martinez, Henry Mulder
Apollo 11Olivia Kozielski, Isabelle Tribfelner
Deaf BreakthroughsHolly Byrd, Madison Postma
Helen Keller Mary Gardai, Breanne Grzegorczyk
Junior Division Individual Paper
Minuteman Road to Peace: Breaking Barriers to Avoid ConflictJason Dingemans
Loving v Virginia: Breaking Racial Barriers on MarriageAlaina Gipson
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Katherine Johnson and the Many Challenges Faced and ConqueredChristopher Grove
The Reason Why the Modern American Should Respect the Legacy and Crusade of Ida B Wells
Michael Hong
The Declaration of IndependenceMichael Lamb
Changing the Face of Disabilities: Bay Cliff Health CampDavid Palmer
Mary Walker: Crossing Barriers for Women and MedicineAudrey Parker
Freedom Won on Sea; Opposition Found on LandElizabeth Phillips
Nelson MandelaCraig Popiolek
Susan B Anthony’s Illegal Vote: Breaking the Barrier of the LawLucy Poppleton
Roe vs WadeSkyla Riopelle
The Battle of Verdun and the Barriers that it BrokeCarson Stone
The Little Rock Nine-Breaking Barriers in SegregationKendra Stone
The Girls Were the Right Pick: Crafting Guitars and Breaking BarriersMcLevy Strong-Morse
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Junior Division Individual Performance
Lakshmibai-Jhansi Ki Rani (Queen of Jhansi)Ishwari Bhatt
Behind the Nine: Daisy Bates and the Abolition of Segregated SchoolingKylee Foster
Behind the Scenes with Margaret HamiltonErica Hewitt
Higher, Further, Faster: Jackie Cochran Takes Aviation to New Heights for Women
Megan LeaTrea
The Closet Door to WarSandra McFarland
The Cello Suites: Barriers Broken in One Line PolyphonyBraden Miesse
Ancient Greek DemocracyJulia Riopelle
Junior Division Group Performance
The 1960s: The Decade that Broke BarriersYostena Akladyous, Remi Flanz, Emma Maurin, Marik Muskovin,
Kamryn Peppers-McCoy
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The Manhattan Project: Atomically Breaking BarriersElliott Anderson, Roan Borton, Andrew Curvelo, Peter Drelles,
Violet Kaplan-Neumann
The Women Who Broke Barriers at NASAMeg Barnum, Piper Morrison
Crunching Numbers and Breaking Barriers: The NASA Women Hidden Behind the Figures
Erin Bos, Addison Dekoning, Charlotte Knox, London Pirsein
Women’s Suffrage: Procession of EqualityLila Baliunas, Hannah Hysell, Josephine Marsh, Mary Riley
The Revolution Weekly Newspaper: Changing the Face of Women’s Rights One Word at a Time
Isabel Seymour, Ava Shotwell
Junior Division Individual Website
Breaking Gender Barriers: A History of Women In OrchestrasKalan Ashby-Wade
Henry Ford-Breaking Barriers in Automotive InnovationGracie Barber
Marie Curie: Breaking Barriers in HistoryJuliana Calhoun
Making Space: The Mercury 13 Launch a New Future for WomenAmelia Chen
The Unsung Medical Civil War HeroSophia Clark
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On Track to Break Barriers: The Transcontinental Railroad’s Economic ImpactReese Cummins
The Transcontinental RailroadMatthew Dowling
Harriet Tubman: Hero of the Underground RailroadAleksandar Erdelean
Orphans Preferred: How the Pony Express Broke Communication BarriersGabriel Feffer
Tucker: Driving Through RoadblocksIan Finfrock
Environmental MovementKeira Greene
Amelia Earhart: The Aviator Who Helped Shape the FutureArianna Groke
Rome: The Age of Conquest and WarfareSamuel King
Virginia Hall-The Most Feared Spy In WWIIAva King
Billie Jean King-Changing a CultureChloe Nellenbach
The Whiskey Rebellion and the Taxation BarrierJackson Price
The Mechanical Reaper Revolution-Breaking Barriers in the Way We Harvest Grain Forever
Rand Ripple
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Jesse Owens: Overcoming the OddsRaghav Sivakumar
The U S & The Korean War-The Fight Against CommunismMakaila Thomas
Belles of the Ballgame: Michigan Women in BaseballKiersten West
Weathering the Storm: Breaking Barriers to Study TornadoesBlaze White
Junior Division Group Website
Code Name: Manhattan ProjectSophia Lin, Katrina Luzadas
The Invention of the Lightbulb, and Its Impact on SocietyEvan Brinkmeier, Cole Neely, Trevor Whittaker
The Mackinac BridgeRebbecca Haner, Ashley Henn
The 1969 Moon LandingEzra Ambs, Rohit Bobba, Sam Gagie, Rowan McKinley, Leah Smith
Victoria Woodhull: Breaking Barriers on the Path to EqualityZoe Jiang, Samantha Zelenock-Grove
High-Speed Railroads: Speeding Their Way Into The FutureJackson Galsterer, Aaron Teng
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Harriet TubmanManahil Imran, Emily Kim
We Did It: The Change of Gender Roles in the Workforce During World War TwoRebecca Austin, Abhigna Koka
Amelia Earhart: Airborne FeministZoe Boniface, Cora Grissom, Emma Hulst, Kalyna Pyk, Thy Tran
Making Positive Change Through Sports: The Paralympic Games Breaking Barriers
Harrison Kooyer, Abby Van Ingen
Pistons and Pennies: Breaking the Barrier of Economic Independence in AmericaCaden Kowal, Conner Tabaczka
Muhammad Ali and the Vietnam War DraftMichael Piraino, Gautham Veettil
The Ways of the NaqadaSoraya Walker, Natalie Witbrodt
Senior Division Individual Documentary
Breaking Out the Hospital; Dr Frank Pantridge Takes the Emergency Room to the Streets of Belfast and Beyond
Ella Johnson
Motown: The Tempo Behind the ChangeTabitha Newberry
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Senior Division Group Documentary
Nicole Malachowski: An Unscripted LifeAvery Daugherty, Jessica Ford
Come Together: How the Beatles Tore a Hole in the Iron CurtainKieran Cook, Griffin Lownds, William Szegda
Redefining Spies While Forming AmericaAlana Nadolski, Georgia Sheldon, Lilly Wright
The Stock Market of Things: How a Shoe Reseller Reimagined RetailHeather Chen, Michael Chen, Zoey Lanesky, Souren Moradi,
Maximilian Schenke
Ching Shih, Leader of PiratesOlivia Batho, Maisie Buhro, Maya Vonderau
Against All Odds: The Story of IsraelSteven Jarson, Chester Surles, Chucks Uwaje
Senior Division Individual Exhibit
Company K: The Best ShotsParker Bosel
A Crack in the WASP Nest: Women’s attempt at Breaking the Flying BarrierIsabella Dacoba
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The Tuskegee AirmenElijah Fenstermaker
Heroes Aren’t Born, They’re Made: How Stan Lee Broke BarriersTaylor Frazier
Father Marquette: Spreading Faith Where Obstacles AboundZachary Hogue
Anna Hilback’s Barrier to US CitizenshipConnor Method
Sabotage and Subversion: Churchill’s Secret Army Sets Europe AblazeEmily Olsson
Shirley Chisholm: A Political GamechangerKatherine Rodabaugh
The Electroencephalogram: The invention that Changed Lives ForeverMikenna Suits
Brownie Seals the Deal: Tupperware Parties Break Economic Barriers for WomenAllison Tate
Senior Division Group Exhibit
Out of the Closet and Into CongressAyesha Ahmed, Catherine Recknagel, Lily Ruden
The Flint Sit-Down Strike: Breaking Bargaining BarriersFaith Aloia, Vanessa Ellis, Alisha Gentz, Francesca Palazzolo
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Breaking Barriers with the Berlin WallSiona Beaudoin, Fenwood Tolonen
From Bicycles and Birdwatching to Changing the World-the Wright Brothers: Breaking the Barrier of Flight
Myles Daugherty, Nic Sheppard
No Longer in the Shadows: Traverse City State Hospital Breaks Mental Health Barriers
Kya Mahoney, Madison Wegner
Sally Ride’s Mission to SpaceMackenzi Chappel, Ellie Sowinski, Haley Thayer
Little Rock NineJenna Ciesla, Aubrey Garcia, Molly Pitcher, Katie VanWormer
Senior Division Individual Paper
From the Battlefield to the New Atomic AgeEthan Hoornstra
The Gutting of ParisDillan Lau
Jane AddamsBeth Light
Phillis Wheatley: Poet & SymbolEva Niederhofer
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Patriots or Insurgents? It’s a Matter of Perspectives: Ho Chi Minh and George Washington
Quynh Anh Phan
Socrates the Suicide: Death and the PhilosopherFrancesca Rahe
Curtain of RedIsabella Rezanka
The Writer Who Destroyed an Empire: Aleksandr SolzhenitsynNathan Sattory
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Breaking the Definition of Gender Equality and Overturning Oppression
Garrett Smith
Breaking Barriers in History: The Breakthrough of the Revolutionary WarBrandon Terry
Senior Division Individual Performance
Margaret Sanger-Breaking Barriers and Shaking Beliefs on Reproductive Choices
Kendra Burrows
Cracking the Bamboo Ceiling: Anna May Wong Increases Representation of Asian-Americans in Media
Alison Chen
Copper Strike of 1913Serenity Snyder
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Ida Lewis: Braving the Waters of NewportEmma Wilson
Senior Division Group Performance
Breaking Barriers Towards Fair Labor: General Motors and the Flint Sit-Down Strike
Shannon McMenamin, Nolan Pieprzyk
Martha Mitchell: The Woman Who Redefined WatergateWade Lockwood, Lenna Peterson, Karina Yang, Andrew Zupancic
Senior Division Individual Website
Amelia Earhart: Her Mission Beyond AviationCaroline Beckrow
Beyond the Barricade: Louise Michel, the Paris Commune, and the Kanak Revolt of 1878
Maria Cheriyan
The Barrier That Couldn’t Be Broken: The Navajo CodeMercedes Cross
Women of Color Take BroadwayAbigail Gusway
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Senior Division Group Website
The 19th AmendmentAshley Barker, Kayla Bartell
Marvel ComicsMya Gledhill, Jack Kozielski, Payge Wirtz
The Erie CanalTong Sing Wu, Joseph Young
The Mustache Movement: Youth Activism in Grand RapidsKyle Korte, Claire Parish
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