Gorton History Day Winners 2009-2010

 The Social Studies Department would like to compliment all those students who participated in Gorton History Day.  Their effort and hard work in research and presentation was evident.  A special congratulation is extended to all of the winning students!  Those who placed 1^st and 2^nd in their category attended the National History Day Competition on the state level at Providence College on Saturday, May 1st.   

National history Day in Rhode Island 2009 MEDALISTS

JUNIOR HISTORICAL PAPER:

1^st Place (tie): Radar: The Technology That Saved Western Civilization - Haley Kiernan

1^st Place (tie): Penicillin: The Miracle Drug - Sean Litthisack

3^rd Place: The Internet: Giving Humans Their Own Voice- Lily Medeiros

 JUNIOR EXHIBITS INDIVIDUAL:

1^st Place:  The Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Katelyn Pick

2^nd Place: The Public & Subscription Library - Amy Sevigny  

3^rd Place: The Telescope - Jessica Tyree

JUNIOR EXHIBITS GROUP:

1^st Place: The Camera - Emily Almonte, Lauren Almonte, & Jen Condon   

2^nd Place: The WPA - Jenna Fontaine, Rachel Gousie, & Nicole Luiz

3^rd Place (tie) : The Atomic Bomb - Hannah Beatrice &  Eric Hagenberg

3^rd Place (tie) : The Telephone - Jami Derderdian &  Mariah Pace 

 JUNIOR DOCUMENTARY INDIVIDUAL:

1^st Place: Martin Luther's Christianity- James Maynard

2^nd Place: The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier - Caitlyn Rice 

3^rd Place: The Seneca Falls Convention - Tara Fernandes 

JUNIOR DOCUMENTARY GROUP:

1^st Place: The Space Shuttle -Jeremy Morrissette & Kyle Morrissette

2^nd Place: Blue Jeans - Kassidy Williams & Katlyn Johnson

3^rd Place: The Vacuum Cleaner - Kevin Brichetto &  Tyler Griffin

JUNIOR PERFORMANCE INDIVIDUAL:

1^st Place: Robert Oppenheimer - Daniel Cryan

JUNIOR PERFORMANCE GROUP:

1^st Place: Penicillin - Gillian Tiley & Joe Silva

JUNIOR WEBSITE:  

1^st Place: DaVinci's Emotion in Art - Jacqueline Esmay & Devon Eckert

2^nd Place: Minimum Wage in RI - Trent Mochel

3^rd Place (tie): Fiber Optics - Sarah Gold

3^rd Place (tie): The Camera - Christian Alejandre