Winning Projects 2012
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2012
National History Day is a year-long educational program for middle and high school students to research, learn and produce a creative project on a topic in history. The National Maritime Historical Society is proud to be an official supporter of this program with the hope of inspiring young people to learn about maritime history. To learn about National History Day in your state, please visit www.nhd.org.
Congratulations to all of the winners listed below!
New York
Junior 1st: Dylan Cordaro, William Muller, Glen Mullhaupt, Timothy Pierce
Group Website – U.S. Submarines: How They Revolutionized America
Junior 2nd: Joe Petroff, Dan Polhamus
Group Documentary- Safety on the Seas
Junior 2nd: Alex Deland
Individual exhibit- The Nuclear Submarine: A Revolution for Underwater Travel and Military Power.
Junior 2nd: O’Neshia Cook, Kiona Domros, Christian Gayle-Love, Alexandra Holt, Jesse Powers
Group Website- Titanic
Connecticut
Junior 1st: Vivian Ngo
Paper- Titanic Disaster: Reaction & Reform in History
Junior 2nd: Zanagee & Gezani Artis
Documentary: Paul Cuffee
Rhode Island
1st Senior: Luke Telang, Naryan Murthy
Group Documentary: Containerization
2nd Senior: Gianna Jasinski
Sr. Exhibits Individual: Gaspee
2nd Senior: Amy Sevigny
Sr. Individual Website: Submarines: A Deciding factor in World War I
1st Junior: Leah Sirmalis, Molly Ruhan
Jr. Junior Group Exhibit: The Boston Tea Party
2nd Junior: Dean Russo
Jr. Individual Documentary: The Seabees: Military Construction Revolutionized
New Jersey
Senior 1st: George Li & Jeffrey Wang
Group Documentary: Engines of Opportunity: The Steam Revolution Drives reform in an Industrial World
Junior 1st: Ralph DePalma IV
Jr. Individual Exhibit: Greenwich Tea Party: Burning British Rule
1st Junior: Leah Sirmalis, Molly Ruhan
Jr. Junior Group Exhibit: The Boston Tea Party
Junior 2nd: Chris Festa, Sasan Hakimzadeh, Michael Knothe
Jr. Exhibit: Revolutionary Change: Transportation in 19th century new Jersey
Junior 2nd: Dean Russo
Jr. Individual Documentary: The Seabees: Military Construction Revolutionized
Massachusetts
Senior 1st: Maxwell Counihan, Andrew Klobucher, Frank McCarthy, Brian Riordan
Sr. Group Website: Incorporation of Carrier-Based Planes into the Navy
Senior 2nd: Jen Vachon, Alee King
Sr. Group Exhibit: Sailing to Freedom: Revolution of Race in the Whaling City