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

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Historical Society of Michigan

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Lansing, MI 48911

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


 


MICHIGAN HISTORY DAY STATE CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED


 


DEWITT, Mich.-A total of 138 students received top honors at the State
Finals competition of Michigan History Day on Saturday, April 25, 2015, at
DeWitt High School in DeWitt, Mich. More than 470 Michigan elementary,
middle and high school students-a record-setting number-registered to
participate 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 2015 include students from Ada,
Ann Arbor, Auburn, Bay City, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Cassopolis, Clarkston,
Detroit, Galesburg, Grand Rapids, Houghton, Howell, Kalamazoo, Madison
Heights, Marshall, Midland, Muskegon, Owosso, Painesdale, Sault Ste. Marie,
South Haven, Traverse City, Whitehall and Ypsilanti.

 
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/MICHIGAN-HISTORY-DAY-S
TATE-CHAMPIONS-2015.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 projects were innovative and impressive," said Andrea Lorion,
Michigan History Day state coordinator. "How the students applied this
year's theme-Leadership & Legacy in History-to their performances, exhibits,
papers, websites and documentaries was absolutely remarkable."

Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) offers a fascinating
opportunity to move social science 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 2015 include Meijer, the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, Amway, Holland Area Historical Society and DeWitt Public
Schools. For high-resolution photos of the individual winners, please
contact the Historical Society of Michigan.

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