2026 Milwaukee Contest Results - State Qualifiers

Junior

Junior Group Documentary          

Development of Cars -Alberta & Evelyn

A Cyclone of Flame: Disaster, Response, and Reform in Milwaukee's Third Ward- Bennett, Jack & Nathaniel

The Iceman- Peter & Nolan

Alternate: Polio- MK Ultra- Jack & Liam

Junior Individual Documentary          

Ford Motor Company: Driving American Innovation - Tiberius

From Sideshow to Life Saving: The Invention of the Human Incubator- Robert

Breaking Tradition: Coco Chanel's Revolution in Fashion- Gracie

Alternate: Operation Desert Storm - 100 hours to freedom- Aditya

Junior Individual Exhibit

Frank Lloyd Wright: An architect ahead of his time- Oliver

Was The Titanic Really Unsinkable?- Duke

Americans With Disabilities Act- Simon

Alternate: Tiananmen Square: Death of Democracy -Burke

Junior Group Exhibit

Apollo 13: The successful Failure– Leo, Joel & Bennett

The Opioid Epidemic– Lydia, Vivian & Elle

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871– Millie & Taylor

Alternate: The RMS Titanic– Charlotte & Elin

Junior Papers

Revolution, Reaction, and Reform: The Transformation of American Comics Through War and Censorship, and Eras- Grace

The Civil Rights Movement: Reform of Jim Crow- Willow

Junior Individual Performance

The Culper Spy Ring: The Most Successful and Enduring Espionage Network of the Revolutionary War – Kate

Imagine Me- Eden

Nancy Harkness Love: Pioneer in Aviation for Women- Nora

Alternate: The Death of Musical Creativity: Music Under Communist Rule- CJ

Junior Group Performance

The Storming of the Bastille- Hope & Camille

The Seneca Falls Convention- Ada & Hailey

Bay View Massacre- Henry, Lucas, Louis, River & Brady

Alternate: The Signing of The Declaration Of Independence– Vida, Emma, Claire, Estevan & Sunny

Junior Individual Website

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident- Connor

Freeman Field Mutiny- Oskar     

The Black Power Salute of 1968 - Kyra

Alternate: Votes, Voices, Victory- Margaret

Junior Group Website

The Revolution of Surgery- Charlotte & Millie

The Declaration of Independence- Evie & Penny

The French Revolution- Agatha & Aveyn

Alternate: The Lusitania- Eloise & Bizzy

Senior

Senior Group Documentary

How MTV Changed The World- Alanna, Aiden & Lillian

The Animal Welfare Act (1966)- Lilly & Payton

1963, Loyola Men's Basketball Team: Revolutionizing America- Hudson & Mason

Alternate: Revolution, Reaction, Reform: Hurricane Katrina- Callahan & Josh

Senior Individual Documentary

Flight Lines of History: How American Aircraft Changed Warfare-Luke

Revolution, Reaction, Reform: How "Psycho" Changed the Movies Forever- Gus

The Motorcycle: Revolutionary Sydney

Alternate: Mingus: The Angry Man of Jazz- Izabella

Senior Group Exhibit

Rachel Carson: The Ban of Harmful Pesticides– Ivy & Amelia

You Can Be Anything: Barbie's Impact on Young Women– Callee & Danica

Revolution, Reaction, and Reform of Apollo 11 – Elliott & Ethan

Alternate: Kathrine Switzer and the Boston Marathon – Norah & Maria

Senior Individual Exhibit

Milwaukee Youth's Rise to Nonconformity Through Punk Rock- Audrey

Acrylic Fiber: Invaluable Innovation or Critical Threat- Elizabeth

Revolutionary Medicine: Stem Cell Therapy- Lola

Alternate: Marie Curie’s Impact on Reforming how Women were Viewed and Accepted in the Scientific Community-Lillian

Senior Individual Performance

Pride of the American Side - Alex

Senior Group Website

Fredrick Sanger - DNA Sequencing– Doni & Dominic

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996: A Revolution, Reaction, and Reform for the Medical Field– Adeline, Peyton & Molly

Sputnik: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in Space Exploration- Genevieve & Irina

Alternate: Amy Beach: America’s First Female Composer-Lilly, Gaia & Madeline

Senior Individual Website

Les Paul: Revolutionized Music- Shayne

Title IX- Macy

The War of the Dots: Revolutionizing Independent Literacy for People with Blindness and Visual Impairment- Venna

Alternate: Yellowstone National Park: A Conservation Revolution- Joshua

Special Award Winners

Labor History Award, presented by the Wisconsin Labor History Society:

The Bay View Massacre- Leiana & Ophelia