More than 250 students competed in the 2014 Charles County History Day competition held March 22 at Westlake High School. First- and second-place category winners advance to the state competition on May 3 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competitio
Winners in the Historical Paper, junior division, are
• Craig Storm, first place, sixth grade, Mattawoman Middle School, True Democracy in Action: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens in Classical Athens;
• Madison Furman, second place, sixth grade, General Smallwood Middle School, Rights of the Unborn Child; and
• Matthew Jozwik, third place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen Middle School, September 11th.
Winners in the Historical Paper, senior division, are
• Shelby Lawanson, first place, sophomore, Westlake High School, The John Peter Zenger Trial: Rights and Responsibilities of the Press;
• Georgia Benson, second place, junior, Westlake, The Indian Removal Act of 1830; and
• Kailene Ligons, third place, sophomore, Westlake, The Case of Miranda v. Arizona.
Winners in the Individual Performance, senior division, are
• Cheyenne Scott, first place, sophomore, North Point High School, The Inner Circle of the Revolutionary War; and
• Alexis Soule, second place, junior, Westlake, Amelia Earhart.
Winners in the Group Performance, junior division, are
• Theodore Hoxie, William Meadows and Jonathan Norris, first place, eighth grade, Milton M. Somers Middle School, Pontiac’s Rebellion;
• Sascha Barnes, Elizabeth Hernandez and Julia Jones, second place, seventh grade, Piccowaxen, Changing the Ideas of Citizenship in Ancient Rome; and
• Lilly Collins, Katelynn Riley and Makayla Etheredge, third place, eighth grade, Somers, The Salem Witch Trials.
Winners in the Group Performance, senior division, are
• Veronica Jefferson and Je’Lisa Guion, first place, sophomores, Westlake, Married Women’s Property Rights.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, junior division, are
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