Oklahoma National History Day 2009

Senior Division

Senior Papers

1st Place Sean Bender, "The Effect of Alfred Thayer Mahan's Maritime Legacy on the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt"
Teacher: Greg Oppel, Edmond Memorial High School. District 5

2nd Place Patrick Bender "The Legacy of John Brown's Terrible, Swift Sword"
Teacher: Greg Oppel, Edmond Memorial High School. District 5

3rd Place Zhou Fang "Ronald Reagan: A Legacy in Charge"
Teacher: Ann Crocker, Norman High School. District 4

Senior Individual Exhibits

1st Place Ashley Carpenter "Rosie the Riveter: The Legacy"
Teacher: Carolyn Burkes, Classen SAS. District 4

2nd Place Andrew McCoy "Frank William Abagnale"
Teacher: Derral McBride, Jenks Freshman Academy District 7

3rd Place Scarlett Hood "Clara Luper - Mother of Civil Rights Movement"
Teacher: Carolyn Burkes, Classen SAS. District 4

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place Will Robinson, Justin Schoonmaker "Patton: The Man, Moment and Legacy"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

2nd Place Brett Humphrey, Zach Smith "Nikola Tesla: A Master of Lightning"
Teacher: Cris Jackson, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

3rd Place Ciera Bullock, Courtney Pilkington "O Captain! My Captain!"
Teacher: Patty Sanders, Morrison High School. District 6

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place Vance Victory "Little Giant From Little Dixie"
Teacher: Wanda Wood, Broken Bow High School. District 10

2nd Place Lisa Locke "A Hidden Legacy Through a Lens: Dorothea Lange"
Teacher: Bonnie Ross, Minco High School. District 2

3rd Place Christiana Hayden "Angelina Grimke: Champion of the Oppressed"
Teacher: Bob Ogle, Washita Heights. District 2

Senior Group Performance

1st Place Tahira Taqi, Aaliyah Covington "Melba Pattillo Beals: A Life is More than a Moment"
Teacher: Derral McBride, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

2nd Place Tory Pierce, Katelynn Sanderson, Bethany Syzemore "The Suffering of the Suffragists: The Legacy of Alice Paul"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

3rd Place Kaitlin Arnold, Elizabeth Ellis, Brandi Galloway, Spencer Major, Lynna Van "A White Lie(?): Dick Rowland in the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot"
Teacher: Jennifer Gourdie, North Intermediate High School. District 7

Senior Individual Documentary

1st Place Marla Ross "Lights, Camera, Legacy: The Actions and Legacies of Leni Riefenstahl"
Teacher: Bonnie Ross, Minco High School. District 2

2nd Place Caleb Mitchum "The Legacy of Einstein's 'Other Actions' "
Teacher: Bonnie Ross, Minco High School. District 2

3rd Place Krishna Manohar "James Watson: The Secret to Life"
Teacher: Tara Carver, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

Senior Group Documentary

1st Place Christopher Chan, Alvin Ngo, Supreeth Mannava,Neil Pruthi, Aaron Roe "The Legacy of Mao Zedong"
Teacher: Carolyn Burkes, Classen SAS. District 4

2nd Place Sarah Hartley, Alison Frech, Emily Johnson, Graycen Wheeler "William Randolph Hearst"
Teacher: Ann Crocker, Norman High School. District 4

3rd Place George Hall, Colby DeWeese "Wright Brothers: Then and Now"
Teacher:Derral McBride, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

Senior Website

1st Place Michael Whitten, Raymond McVay, Calvin Downey "Nikola Tesla: The Trials and Tribulations of Technology"
Teacher: Cris Jackson, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

2nd Place Madalyn McKnight, Alex Smith, Emily Towler "It's a Bird, It's a Plane - It's a Woman!"
Teacher: Derral McBride, Jenks Freshman Academy. District 7

3rd Place Jun Jeon "Computers getting personal: Wozniak's PC Revolution"
Teacher: Ann Crocker, Norman High School. District 4

Junior Papers

1st Place Lauren James "Jonas Salk: Eradicating Polio"
Teacher: Anita Newport, Sequoyah Middle School. District 7

2nd Place Finnian Bender "Legacy of Fred Korematsu's Fight for his Constitutional Freedoms"
Teacher: Denise Bender, Bender Home School. District 5

3rd Place James Hillenbrand "Taking Off With Ira O. Biffle: Pioneer Aviator"
Teacher: Judy den Daas, Jenks Middle School. District 7

Junior Individual Exhibits

1st Place Kacey Rogers "Warren Spahn: Heroic Actions and Legendary Legacies"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

2nd Place Chandler Berrett "Benedict Arnold - More Than A Traitor"
Teacher: Rachel Keeney, Evangelistic Temple School. District 7

3rd Place Kasey Price "Mother Teresa: Full of Mercy and Grace"
Teacher: Rachel Keeney, Evangelistic Temple School. District 7

Junior Group Exhibits

1st Place Jamie Holsapple, Taylor Bromlow, Leah Shifflett, Paige Sutton "Bielski Brothers Defiant Actions: Living Legacy"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

2nd Place Natalie Haworth, Trenton Knight "Maria Tallchief -"Wa-Xthe-Thonba""
Teacher: Sharla Haworth, Independent. District 2

3rd Place Isaac Owen, Ryan Alexander "Daniel O'Connell: Irish Civil Rights Hero"
Teacher: Hope Owen, Tahlequah Catholic Homeschool Association. District 8

Junior Individual Performance

1st Place Jake Sanderson "Jerusalem in the Forest: The Actions and Legacies of the Bielski Brothers"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

2nd Place Paige Gosney "Dorothea Lange: Documenting a Decade of Dust, Depression and Discrimination"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton High School. District 2

3rd Place Hank Fitzgerald "Branded by War - Helping to Preserve Freedom: The Legacy of Audie Murphy"
Teacher: Tracy Allen, Minco Middle School. District 2

Junior Group Performance

1st Place Luke Fuqua, Marci Howerton, Isaac Sanderson "The Deep Water Legacy of Samuel Clemens"
Teacher: Dora Fuqua, Canton Elementary. District 2

2nd Place Tori Lampkin, Jaclyn Shirley, Whitney Williams "The Legacy of Ataloa: An Individual Dedicated to the Education of Her People"
Teacher: Donna Heck, Cottonwood Schools. District 9

3rd Place Alexandria Platter, Hailey Dugan, Alexandra Phillips " Clara Barton: The Legacy of an Angel"
Teacher: Molley Endsley, Haskell Middle School. District 7

Junior Individual Documentary

1st Place Shania Schoonmaker "Rosemary Taylor: Operation Babylift"
Teacher: Penny Heath, Canton Middle School. District 2

2nd Place Jonathan Sergent "Sequoyah and The Cherokee Syllabary"
Teacher: LaRadius Allen, Classen SAS. District 4

3rd Place Jacob Downs "Michael Moore: In the Life of a Union Civil War Teamster"
Teacher: Rodney Cline, Jenks Middle School. District 7

Junior Division

Junior Group Documentary

1st Place Calli Russell, Montse Ruffin "Actions and Legacies of Theordor Seuss Geisel"
Teacher: Morris Jackson, Classen SAS. District 4

2nd Place Meaghan Hatch, Ramie Jester, Lexi Morgan"Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher: A Fight For Equality"
Teacher:Sara Harjo, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. District 5

3rd Place Luis Lopez, Joey Scimeca, Damon Young "Heck Thomas: Paving The Way For Oklahoma Statehood"
Teacher: Sara Harjo, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. District 5

Junior Website

1st Place Brady Vardeman, Mitchell Donley "Is History Really Written by the Victors? The Story of Galileo Galilei"
Teacher: Judy den Daas, Jenks Middle School . District 7

2nd Place Casey DuBose, Chris Buckles "Napoleon Bonaparte: The Emperor & His Code"
Teacher: Molley Endsley, Haskell Middle School. District 7

3rd Place Molly Crowe "Rosie the Riveter"
Teacher: Glenda Nelson, Jenks Middle School. District 2

Special Awards

Best use of Newspaper Resources Natalie Haworth & Trenton Knight "Maria Tallchief"
Teacher: Sharla Haworth

Best use of Women's History Marla Ross "Camera Legacy; The Actions & Legacy of Leni Riefenstahl"
Teacher: Bonnie Ross

Best use of Native American History Natalie Haworth & Trenton Knight "Maria Tallchief"
Teacher: Sharla Haworth

Best use of Oklahoma History Vance Victor "Little Giant from Little Dixie"
Teacher: Wanda Wood

Best use of Primary Resources Marla Ross""
Teacher: Bonnie Ross

Best use of Western History Clay Smith & Billy Chandler "Bass Reeves: From Slave to Lawman"
Teacher: Penny Heath

Best use of Oral History Resources Will Robinson & Justin Schoonmaker "Patton: The man, moment and legacy"
Teacher: Penny Heath

Best Oklahoma Topic - R. Darryl Fisher Award Sean Bender "The Effect of Alfred Thayer Mahan’s Maritime Legacy on the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt"
Teacher: Greg Oppel

Best Black History Topic - Black Heritage Committee Sarah Harper, Jade Pankratz, Seany Valdez, Devon Ringo "Jackie Robinson; Opening Doors That Should Never Have Been Closed"
Teacher: Patsy Liles

Best Use of Agriculture History Elam Cronquist, Garrett Johns, Austin Pittman, Dani Pitts "Henry Groseclose: Father of the FFA"
Teacher: Patty Sanders