We are proud to announce
the national finalists and alternates for the 2006 Wisconsin
History Day State Event. The national finalists represented
Wisconsin at the national contest June, 2006 at the University
of Maryland - College Park.
The first and second alternate in each category are offered the
opportunity to attend the national contest in the event that the
finalist entry is unable to attend.
Each finalist designs their entry to reflect the annual
theme. The entries below reflect the annual theme for 2006:
Taking a Stand in History: People, Ideas, Events.
Student Name(s) |
Project Title |
School |
| Junior
Papers |
National Finalist:
Mallory Durlauf
|
Sarah Edmonds: A Woman in Uniform, the Patriotism
of a Union Spy |
EAGLE School, Madison |
National Finalist:
Aaron Durlauf
|
Hugh Thompson: Life After My Lai |
EAGLE School, Madison |
1st Honorable Mention:
Andrew Escher
|
Alexander Dubcek and Prague Spring: Taking
a Stand for Czechoslovakian Rights |
Lincoln Middle School. La Crosse |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Dylan Jennings
|
Something Fishy: How the Chippewa Took a
Stand to Maintain Their Treaty Rights |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
3rd Honorable Mention:
Kelly Timmerman
|
Simon Wiesenthal: Advocate for the Persecuted |
Lincoln Middle School. La Crosse |
4th Honorable Mention:
William Meyer
|
Harry Bridges and the Stand for American
Workers |
McKinley Middle School, Kenosha |
| Senior Papers |
National Finalist:
Jacob Gau
|
Brown v. Board of Education, 1954: Taking
a Stand Against Legalized Racial Segregation in Public Education |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
National Finalist:
Claire Fravert
|
Kathryn Clarenbach: Taking a Stand for Women's
Equal Educational Opportunities |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
1st Honorable Mention:
Lauren Huffman |
Conscientious Objectors of World War II:
Taking a Stand for Peace, Individual Rights, and Future
American Peace Movements |
Central High School, La Crosse |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Sarah Hemmerich
|
American Agricultural Movement |
Sparta High School, Sparta |
3rd Honorable Mention:
Amy Williamson |
Jane Addams: Hands Held Upward, a Clutching
at the Heart |
South High School, Waukesha |
4th Honorable Mention:
Olivia Stolz
|
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust |
Wilson Junior High School, Manitowoc |
| Junior
Individual Exhibits |
National Finalist:
Nikhitha Murali
|
The Will of the Wheel: Mahatma Gandhi and
the Khadi Movement |
Parkview Middle School, Ashwaubenon |
National Finalist:
Tyler Haro
|
The Spirit of Fighting Bob |
Holmen Middle School, Holmen |
1st Honorable Mention:
Andrew Argall
|
The Bay View Tragedy: Changing Labor Forever |
EAGLE School, Madison |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Kate Rosemeyer
|
Fists of Power: Taking a Stand Against Black
Inequalities |
Northstar Middle School, Eau
Claire |
| Junior Group Exhibits
|
National Finalists:
Samantha Patrick
Stephanie Usher
Annie Maerzke
|
Women Demand the Ballot |
McKinley Middle School, Kenosha |
National Finalists:
Lauren Sparks
Emily Witcraft
|
Black Thursday: Fanning the Flames of Dissent |
Northland Pines Middle School,
Eagle River |
1st Honorable Mention:
Karsten Sladky
Arthur Herlitzka
|
Father Groppi Crosses the Color Line: A White
Priest Stands Up with African Americans in Support of Open
Housing |
EAGLE School, Madison |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Anthony Hass
Andrea Vaughan
|
Wisconsin Milk Strikes |
St. Paul School, Manawa |
3rd Honorable Mention:
Sami Stys
Tia Tryggeseth
Autumn Nielsen
Mati Moustakis
|
American Undercover |
Northland Pines High School,
Eagle River |
4th Honorable Mention:
Cassandra Beck
Charlotte Keleske
|
Martha Graham: Taking a Stand and Discovering
Dance |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
| Senior Individual Exhibits
|
National Finalist:
Derek Miles
|
When the Whole Nation is Against You: The
Accomplishments of Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu |
Mount Horeb High School. Mount
Horeb |
National Finalist:
Kelly Zuleger
|
Demands at Dempsey |
Seymour Community High School,
Seymour |
1st Honorable Mention:
Chris Handrick
|
The Taiping Rebellion |
Mount Horeb High School, Mount
Horeb |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Peter Gilbert
|
Standing Up for Native American Spearfishing
Rights |
Northland Pines High School,
Eagle River |
| Senior Group Exhibits
|
National Finalists:
Kristen Mathson
Lauren Koenig
|
Wisconsin Takes a Stand Against the Fugitive
Slave Act of 1850 |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
National Finalists:
Sara Stemper
David DeChamps
|
McCaffary vs. Wisconsin: The Inspiration
to Change Capital Punishment |
Ashwaubenon and Preble High Schools,
Green Bay |
1st Honorable Mention:
Haley Jansen
Joel Rottier
|
Simon Says... Remember |
Seymour Community High School,
Seymour |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Tyler Berry
Shelby Spahr
|
Rosa Parks Herself for Civil Rights |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
| Junior
Individual Performances |
National Finalist:
Kate Van de Loo
|
Elizabeth Seton: Pioneer in American Education |
Kolbe Academy Home School, Eau
Claire |
National Finalist:
John Coray Raihala
|
Martin Luther: A Man Against an Empire |
EAGLE School, Madison |
1st Honorable Mention:
Erik Boilesen
|
The Boston Tea Party: Taking a Stand By Throwing
Down the King's Taxes |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Bethany Zuleger |
Grove City College: Taking a Stand for Educational
Freedom |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
| Junior Group Performances
|
National Finalists:
Nate Smith
R.J. Heim
|
Black Hawk: Sac Indian War Chief Who Fought
to Keep His Homeland |
EAGLE School, Madison |
National Finalists:
Eryn Johnson
Erin Jennings
Katie Gunderson
|
The White Rose |
Holmen Middle School, Holmen |
1st Honorable Mention:
Jasmine Anderson
Kasey Bruha
|
Susan B. Anthony: Taking a Stand for Women's
Rights |
Longfellow Middle School, La
Crosse |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Emily Schaller
Eve Erickson
|
Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream and His
Fights for Civil Rights |
EAGLE School, Madison |
| Senior Individual Performances
|
National Finalist:
Julia St. Pierre
|
Boudicca: Fighting Against Roman Britain |
North High School, Sheboygan |
National Finalist:
Scott Strand
|
Ron Kovic: Taking a Stand for Veterans Affairs
and Peace |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
1st Honorable Mention:
Drew Wallace
|
And the Angel of Mercy Appeared: Raoul Wallenberg
vs. Adolf Eichmann |
Random Lake High School, Random
Lake |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Kristina Nielsen
|
Danish Resistance in WWII |
Mount Horeb High School, Mount
Horeb |
| Senior Group Performances
|
National Finalists:
Lindsey Rowland
Jill Burt
|
Attention Must Be Paid: Arthur Miller's Stand
for the Decency of the Honest American |
Cochrane-Fountain City Schools,
Fountain City |
National Finalists:
Samantha Prust
Kayla Anschutz
Andrea Bosman
Rachel Stewart
Morgan Thoma
|
Journey of a Lifetime: Caroline Quarles'
1842 Escape to Canada |
Gibraltar High School, Fish Creek |
1st Honorable Mention:
Hannah Starr
Megan Gross
Casey Metcalfe
|
Nellie Bly: Reinventing Journalism through
Advocacy and Reform |
Memorial High School, Eau Claire |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Katy Treu
Jessica Ramel
|
Taking a Stand in History: The Facts Behind
Anne Hutchinson vs. 17th Century Puritan Society |
Random Lake High School, Random
Lake |
| Junior
Individual Documentaries |
National Finalist:
Laura Ball
|
Treason Against Nature: The Story
of Lavinia Goodell |
St. Jude the Apostle School, Wauwatosa |
National Finalist:
Alex Frantz
|
Norma McCorvey: Her Life, Her
Law, Her Legacy |
Classical School, Appleton |
1st Honorable Mention:
Haley Haerr Hartmann
|
Rosa Parks: The Power of One |
EAGLE School, Madison |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Alexander Addington-White
|
Taking a Stand Through Hip Hop |
EAGLE School, Madison |
| Junior Group Documentaries
|
National Finalists:
Lindsey Hoefert
Feryn Hsieh
|
Paul Rusesabagina: Taking a Stand Against
Genocide |
Lincoln Middle School, La Crosse |
National Finalists:
Jessica Brode
Elizabeth Kryshak
|
Selma-Montgomery Rights March, 1965: Standing
Up by Marching into History |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
1st Honorable Mention:
Taylor Isaacs
Fitz Stratton
Charlie Wigdale
Danny Clark
|
Custer's Last Stand |
University School of Milwaukee,
Milwaukee |
2nd Honorable Mention:
David Hintz
Ty Mittelsteadt
|
The Z-Boys - Surf Punks to Superstars: Taking
a Stand Against Society |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
| Senior Individual Documentaries
|
National Finalist:
Casie Purdeu
|
Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb: An Angel in the
Wisconsin Northwoods |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
National Finalist:
Mark Van de Loo
|
Harvey Allen: Rationalizing Manned Spaceflight |
Memorial High School, Eau Claire |
1st Honorable Mention:
Corinna Senn
|
Protests of Operation Alert |
Cochrane-Fountain City Schools,
Fountain City |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Eleanor Hagerman
|
Lewis Hine: Taking a Stand Against Child
Labor |
University School of Milwaukee,
Milwaukee |
| Senior Group Documentaries
|
National Finalists:
Annie Schulz
Amanda Ten Haken
|
Stephen Biko |
Random Lake High School, Random
Lake |
National Finalists:
Mai Ka Thor
Amber Will
|
Do Your Thing: Standing Up on Black Thursday
at UW-Oshkosh |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
1st Honorable Mention:
Brian Goetsch
Julie Livermore
Kortnie Guske
|
The Tiananmen Square Massacre |
North High School, Sheboygan |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Alex Pehler
Carrie Baures
|
The Blossoming Lotus: The Fight to End Chinese
Footbinding |
Cochrane-Fountain City Schools,
Fountain City |
| Junior
Web Sites |
Medalist:
Catherine DeGuire
|
Title IX and Women's Sports |
St. James School, Madison |
Medalist:
Adam Hart
|
The Scopes Trial: Man or Monkey? |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
1st Honorable Mention:
Derek Matuszewski
|
Martin Luther King Jr. |
D.C. Everest Junior High School,
Schofield |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Benjamin Klaas
|
Aldo Leopold's Inspiration to America through
Essays |
Lancaster Middle School, Lancaster |
| Senior
Web Sites |
Medalist:
Haley Behnke
|
Mother Jones: Taking a Stand for Workers |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
Medalist:
Ashley Woodward
|
The Doolittle Raid: America Fights Back |
Northland Pines High School,
Eagle River |
1st Honorable Mention:
Hope Behnke
|
Protestors Taking a Stand Against the Vietnam
War |
D.C. Everest Senior High School,
Schofield |
2nd Honorable Mention:
Eric Hewitt
|
The Civilian Conservation Corps: Standing
Up Against the Breadlines |
Northland Pines High School,
Eagle River |
WI
Society of Mayflower Descendants Award for Early American
History |
Junior Division:
Michael Eshun
|
John Adams: Taking a Stand for
What's Right |
Senior Division:
Katy Treu
Jessica Ramel
|
Taking a Stand in History: The
Facts Behind Anne Hutchinson vs. 17th Century Puritan Society |
William T. Evjue Award |
Junior Division:
Molly Leith
Hannah Jasurda
|
The Little Rock Nine: Taking
a Stand by Walking In |
Senior Division:
Hannah Starr
Megan Gross
Casey Metcalfe
|
Nellie Bly: Reinventing Journalism
through Advocacy and Reform |
Wisconsin Council
for Local History Award |
Junior Division:
Anthony Hass
Andrea Vaughan
|
Wisconsin Milk Strikes |
Senior Division:
Christopher Spiewak
|
A Midsummer Night's Dream for
Freedom |
Wisconsin History
Award |
Junior Division:
Kim Osberg
|
Ku Klux Klan: Parade of Hate |
Senior Division:
Megan Kabler
|
The Bennett Law: Education Reform
in Wisconsin |
American Labor History
Award |
Junior Division:
Andrew Argall
|
The Bay View Tragedy: Changing
Labor Forever |
Senior Division:
Eleanor Hagerman
|
Lewis Hine: Taking a Stand Against
Child Labor |
American Military
History Award |
Junior Division:
Christian Wilson
Patrick Childers
|
Omaha Beach: The Eternal Stand |
Senior Division:
Kristen Wolfe
Lyssa Haase
Liza Morrow
Thomas Martin
|
Manitowoc's Silent Service |
Award for Science
and Technology in History |
Mark Van de Loo
|
Harvey Allen: Rationalizing Manned
Spaceflight |
