THE BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL
PRESS RELEASE
May 5, 2010 Contact: Jim Sukys, 216-251-2321
Birchwood School Students Produce Outstanding Results in State National History Day Competition, Six Qualify for National Competition
CLEVELAND— Birchwood students had another excellent showing at the state level of the National History Day competition held at The Ohio State University on Saturday, April 24. With many quality projects, six students will be moving on to the national competition in June at the University of Maryland. In the paper category, Sam Z (Fairview Park) qualified with his paper on the Gatling Gun, while Amir F (Avon Lake) qualified with his paper on Garrett Morgan, a notable Clevelander who invented the gas mask and traffic light. Amir also received two special awards from the Society of Ohio Archivists and the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board for his use of historical, archival records in his research.
In the website category, Nathan C (Lakewood) earned a place in the national finals with his website on Alan Freed, the Cleveland deejay who popularized the term “rock-n-roll.” In the group performance category, Clare P (Lakewood) and Zaeem M (Strongsville) had a strong performance on the Marshall Plan that helped them advance to the finals. In the individual performance category, Ben W (Cleveland) moved in to the national finals with his documentary on the invention of the printing press
The National History Day Competition is an educational program which requires students to conduct primary and secondary research on a particular theme and present their work through creative and scholarly projects. After a series of district and state contests, the program culminates with a national competition. Birchwood School has produced 152 national qualifiers and 64 national finalists over its history.
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