For Immediate Release
May 12, 2015
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116
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New Britain – Connecticut’s top
student historians were honored on Saturday, May 9 at the Connecticut History
Day Contest, which took place at Central Connecticut State University. Over 400
students competed in the annual contest, which determines who will make up the
Connecticut Delegation at the National History Day Contest scheduled to take
place at the University of Maryland in June.
This year students presented their
projects, based on the 2015 History Day theme of Leadership and Legacy in History, in one of five categories –
either as an individual or as a group. History Day categories include exhibits,
papers, performances, websites and documentaries. To qualify for the
Connecticut History Day Contest, students must have placed within the top three
in their category at their Regional Contest. The six Regional Contests, which
are based in Hartford, Torrington, Manchester, New Haven, Fairfield and
Mansfield, took place throughout March.
Students who placed first or second in
their respective categories at the State Contest have been invited to represent
Connecticut at the National History Day Contest where over 2,500 students from
across the United States will compete for prizes and scholarships. Nearly 30
special prizes, sponsored by various Connecticut groups and organizations, were
awarded to students as well. The results
of the 2015 Connecticut History Day Contest can be seen here. Each
of the first place winners and their teachers received a free subscription to Connecticut Explored, the magazine of
Connecticut History.
History Day teachers were also honored
at the State Contest. The Patricia Behring Connecticut Teacher of the Year
Award was presented to Sharon Wlodarczyk of Southbury (Junior Division) and Al
Meadows of Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven (Senior Division). The History
Channel Award was presented to Alice Warren, an educator at Fairfield Woods
Middle School in Fairfield.
More than one hundred local
historians, educators, museum professionals and history lovers served as judges
at this year’s State Contest. The First Company of the Governor’s Foot Guard
provided a rousing start to the Award Ceremony, where hundreds of students
waited eagerly to hear the results from the day. State Historian Dr. Walter
Woodward, new Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell and Stephen Armstrong of
the State Department of Education assisted in congratulating all the students
and presenting awards to the winners.
History Day in Connecticut is one of
56 affiliate programs of National History Day. It is led by Connecticut’s Old
State House, with support from the Connecticut Historical Society, the
Connecticut League of History Organizations and the ConnecticutHistory.org
website. Major funding is provided by Connecticut Humanities.
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