[Michlib-l] NEWS RELEASE: 2018 Michigan History Day State Champions Announced

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Historical Society of Michigan

5815 Executive Dr.

Lansing, MI 48911

Contact: Nancy Feldbush
(517) 324-1828
 <mailto:feldbush at hsmichigan.org> feldbush at hsmichigan.org

For Immediate Release


 


2018 MICHIGAN HISTORY DAYR STATE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED


 


BAY CITY, Mich.-A total of 141 students received top honors at the State
Finals competition of Michigan History DayR on Saturday, April 28, 2018, at
Bay City Central High School in Bay City, Michigan. More than 475 Michigan
elementary, middle and high school students took part in this year's
Michigan History Day competition, 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, Maryland.

The state champions for Michigan History Day 2018 include students from Ada,
Battle Creek, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Cedarville, DeTour
Village, Holland, Houghton, Howell, Kalamazoo, Kentwood, Newberry, Okemos,
Pickford, Richland, Sault Ste. Marie, South Haven, South Lyon, Traverse
City, Troy, Westland, Whitehall and Wyoming.

 
<https://hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MICHIGAN-HISTORY-DAY-STAT
E-CHAMPIONS-2018.pdf> Click here to download a PDF with the names of the
winners, what school they are from and the awards they won.

"The support for Michigan History Day was phenomenal this year," said
Michigan History Day state coordinator Amy Bradfield. "More than 1,200
students and spectators attended the competition and 150 people volunteered
as judges-that kind of turnout shows our youth that history is still very
relevant and important today."

Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) offers a fascinating
opportunity to move beyond routine learning. Based on an annual theme,
students choose to explore and research a local, national or international
historical topic. This year's theme is Conflict & Compromise in History.
Students then present their work in one of five categories: performances,
exhibits, papers, websites and documentaries.

Lead sponsors of Michigan History Day 2018 are The Meijer Foundation,
Frederick S. Upton Foundation, Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation, Amway and
Bay City Public Schools.

The Historical Society of Michigan is the state's oldest cultural
organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and
explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses
on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming,
and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote
Michigan's rich history.

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Editor's Note: For high-resolution photos of the individual winners, please
contact the Historical Society of Michigan at  <mailto:hsm at hsmichigan.org>
hsm at hsmichigan.org.

 

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