ALAMOSA (January 28) – Middle and high school students competed in the annual District History Fair, part of the National History Day Competition, on Saturday, January 25. Hosted by the Adams State University Department of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Spanish, the event’s theme, “Rights and Responsibilities in History,” included individual and group entries.
Winners will proceed to the State History Fair at University of Colorado Denver, on May 3.
The following students received award certificates:
Junior Papers
First place: Lexi Shawcroft, Centauri Middle School; second place: Rand Kidd, Sargent Middle School; third place: Isaiah Archuleta, Skoglund Middle School.
Junior Individual Exhibit
First Place: Addison Bright, Salida Middle School; second place: Colby Harris, Monte Vista Middle School; third place: Alayna Akins, Sargent Middle School.
Junior Individual Documentary
First place: Raven Carpenter, Centauri Middle School.
Junior Individual Website
First Place: Josh Silva, Centauri Middle School.
Junior Group Website
First place: Harlee Pepper and Ashley Ramirez, Sargent Middle School; second place: Hannah Mitchell and Ana Serna, Sargent Middle School; Ryan Davis and Trey Jones, Sargent Middle School.
Junior Group Documentary
First place: Alyssa Darnall and Makenzie Rogers, Sangre de Cristo Middle School; second place: Andre Velazquez, Dillon Palmgren, and Logan Heide, Sangre de Cristo Middle School; third place: Hunter DeHerrera, Alexis Dingfelder, Kale Garcia, and Tana Chick, Centauri Middle School.
Junior Group Performance
First place: Melody Lipke, Kristen David, and Rachel Gallegos, St. Peter’s Lutheran School; second place: Brandon Buhr, Brian Shawcroft, and Zachary Martin, Centauri Middle School; third place: Lucy Wittington, Madelyn Townsend, Ripleigh Potts, and Brooke Beasley, Salida Middle School.
Junior Group Exhibit
First place: Gabriela Paterson and Bailey Haberi, Sargent Middle School; second place: Annika Cortright and Hailey Dennis, Sagrent Middle School; third place: Jazmine Palacios, Jaqueline Palacios, and Corynne Pepper, Sangre de Cristo Middle School.
Senior Paper
First place: Cecelia Castleberry, Sargent High School.
Senior Individual Exhibit
First place: Renee Freel, Moffat High School; second place: Kristian Tran, Moffat High School.
Senior Individual Documentary
First place: Henry White, Sangre de Cristo High School; second place: Tim Loosbrock, Sargent High School.
Senior Individual Websites
First place: Sara Taketatsu, Antonito High School.
Senior Group Websites
First place: Emmett White, Jonathan Garcia, Kyle Freel, Sangre de Cristo High School; second place: Brent Harrison and Justin Hacsi, Sargent High School.
Senior Group Documentary
First place: Samuel Rooney, Michael Mix, and Dev Suthar, Sargent High School; second place: Chance Padilla, Jessica Crowther, and Kenon Miner, Sargent High School; third place: Bryce Martinez, Sunny Martinez, Madi Martinez, and Gustavo Solano, Sargent High School.
Senior Group Performance
First place: McKinley Miner and Wren Green, Sargent High School.
Senior Group Exhibit
First place: Makenna Akins, Marissa McIntosh, Alycia David, Natalie, Kidd, Sargent High School; second place: Candice Brown and Samantha Bogle, Sargent High School; third place: Wyatt Perrin, Mary Fuchs, and Dakota Perrin, Sargent High School.
Adams State University Department of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Spanish Chair Dr. Ed Crowther organized the event. “I appreciate the help of the many volunteers who made this year’s History Fair possible.”
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