More than 270 students competed in the 2013 Charles County History Day competition held March 23 at Maurice J. McDonough High School. First- and second-place category winners advance to the state competition on April 27 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competition.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, junior division, are
• Dean Fronck, seventh grade, first place, Matthew Henson Middle School, A Computer for the Common People;
• Garrett Cooksey, seventh grade, second place, Piccowaxen Middle School, Nikola Tesla: The Greatest Inventor Nobody Knows; and
• Sean Leydon, eighth grade, third place, Milton M. Somers Middle School, Nuclear Weapons: Revolutionizing Military Strategy.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, senior division, are
• Ryan Burton, sophomore, first place, La Plata High School, The Titanic Disaster: A Turning Point in Maritime Safety;
• Adrienne Minor, junior, second place, Westlake High School, The Industrial Revolution; and
• Marsha Forson, junior, third place, Westlake, Berliner Mauer: How the Berlin Wall Came Tumbling Down.
Winners in the Group Documentary, junior division, are
• Christina Tiller and Sophia Tiller; seventh graders, first place, John Hanson Middle School, The Red Tails;
• Stephen Crews, Andrew Kret and Joey Patterson; eighth graders, second place, Piccowaxen, The Effect of Computers on World War II; and
• Julia Bowie and Jessica Dressler; seventh graders, Piccowaxen, The Prohibition. Winner in the Group Documentary, senior division, is 2
• Byron Flynn and Michael Rowley; juniors, first place, Westlake, The History of the Internet.
