The following students were recognized as national finalists at the Wisconsin History Day State Event held on April 27, 2002 at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison. They represented Wisconsin at the national contest June 9-13, 2002 at the University of Maryland - College Park campus.
Each finalist designs their entry to reflect the annual
theme. The entries below reflect the annual theme for 2002:
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.
Student name(s) |
Project Title |
School |
Junior Papers |
Emily Fiocco |
Malcolm X: Transforming the Black Revolution |
Lincoln Middle School |
Elise Dihlmann-Malzer |
Unitarian Universalist Activism in the American Civil Rights Movement |
Lincoln Middle School |
Senior Papers |
Sara Wanless |
Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps: Despair to Deliverance |
D.C. Everest High School |
Quinn Ruff |
The Civil War: Through the Eye of the Camera |
LaCrosse Central High School |
Junior Individual Exhibits |
Eva Wintersteen |
Title IX |
SOTA II |
Andrew Lawrence |
Nikola Tesla: An AC Revolutionary |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Junior Group Exhibits |
Maxfield Wollam-Fisher, Adam Shaw |
John Glenn: A Reaction to the Soviet Union |
SOTA II |
Keiley Brzezinski, Mindy Van Galder |
Jane Addams: Hull House |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Senior Individual Exhibits |
Gregory Dihlmann-Malzer |
Through the Mountains and Over Rivers: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad |
LaCrosse Central High School |
Shanna Hansen |
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall |
D.C. Everest High School |
Senior Group Exhibits |
Philip Beck, Melissa Beck |
Sit-in' for a Change: The Greensboro Sit-Ins Sparking a Revolution |
D.C. Everest High School |
Jenna Hazaert, Nicole Berry |
Japanese Interment Camps |
D.C. Everest High School |
Junior Individual Performances |
Maureen Dedo |
Reacting to Segregation: The Story of Rosa Parks |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Ashley E. Vokral |
Janet Jennings: A Revolutionary in Nursing |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Junior Group Performances |
Jacqueline Daly, Lindsey Reimann |
A Silent Education: A Revolution of the Wisconsin School for the Deaf |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Karlee Shaw, Leah Sherfinski |
Sons of Liberty: Revolutionaries of the 13 Colonies |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Senior Individual Performances |
Melissa Milligan |
The War |
Shawano Community High School |
Ann Rastl |
Katharine Graham |
D.C. Everest High School |
Senior Group Performances |
Emily Brandau, Kelly Ameson |
Walt Disney: A Revolution in Animation and Imagination |
LaCrosse Central High School |
Kristina Burrows, Sally Merckz, Kim Anderson |
The Revolution of 1848 |
D.C. Everest High School |
Junior Individual Documentaries |
Ryan Prochaska |
The Bombing of Sterling Hall: The Death of the Peace Movement |
D.C. Everest Junior High School |
Bailey Padesky |
The Newsboys Strike of 1899: A Revolution in Child Labor Laws |
SOTA II |
| Junior Group Documentaries |
Kalia Moua, Soua Vang, Terresa Xiong |
"Secrets Between the Jungle" The Revolution and Reaction of Hmong in the Vietnam War |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Brittany Kluz, Jackie Bieszk |
A Teacher, An Agent, An Angel to Her State-The Life of Cordelia Harvey |
D.C. Everest Jr. High School |
Senior Individual Documentaries |
Jessica Dabler |
The Anti-War Movement: A Reaction to the Vietnam War |
D.C. Everest High School |
Scott Schippers |
Malcolm X: A Man that Fought for His People |
D.C. Everest High School |
Senior Group Documentaries |
Amber Esch, Jackie Gierczak |
Revolution to Reaction: Iranian Hostage Crisis |
D.C. Everest High School |
David Fiocco, Peter Ruud |
From Cabins to Castles: The Great American Motel |
LaCrosse Central High School |
