[Michlib-l] NEWS RELEASE: 2016 MICHIGAN HISTORY DAY STATE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED

[HSM Conference]

Historical Society of Michigan

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Lansing, MI 48911

Contact: Nancy Feldbush
(517) 324-1828
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For Immediate Release


 


2016 MICHIGAN HISTORY DAY STATE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED


 


BAY CITY, Mich.-A total of 153 students received top honors at the State
Finals competition of Michigan History Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at
Bay City Central High School in Bay City, Mich. Nearly 500 Michigan
elementary, middle and high school students-a record-setting number-took
part in this year's Michigan History Day, which is an educational program of
the Historical Society of Michigan. The finalists in the junior and senior
divisions will now move on to the National History Day competition this June
in College Park, Md.

The state champions for Michigan History Day 2016 include students from Ada,
Bay City, Berkley, Bloomfield Township, Brighton, Cassopolis, Cedarville,
Detroit, Grand Rapids, Holland, Houghton, Kalamazoo, Madison Heights,
Marshall, Midland, Muskegon, Newberry, Pickford, Portage, Richland, Saginaw,
South Haven, Traverse City, Westland and Whitehall.

 
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MICHIGAN-HISTORY-DAY-S
TATE-CHAMPIONS-2016.pdf> Click here to download a PDF with the names of the
winners, what school they are from, and the awards they won.

"This year's theme-Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History-challenged
the students to really think outside the box," said Andrea Lorion, Michigan
History Day state coordinator. "As a result, there are many outstanding and
diverse entries in all five categories-performances, exhibits, papers,
websites and documentaries."

Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) offers a fascinating
opportunity to move beyond routine learning. Based on the annual theme,
students choose to explore and research a local, national or international
historical topic. They then present their work through the disciplines of
writing, art, literature, music, drama and/or visual communications.

Lead sponsors of Michigan History Day 2016 include Meijer, the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, Amway and Bay City Public Schools.

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