Historical Society Honors
Local National History Day Winners

By Nancy Bartlit
President

The Los Alamos Historical Society hosted the eight Los Alamos winners of the National History Day who placed in the state competition on April 28 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. These students, accompanied by parents and their sponsor, Chamisa Elementary School teacher Amber Lichfield, will particiate at the National competition June 11-15 in Washington, D.C., along with other New Mexico winners.

Historical Society President Nancy Bartlit invited the winners to set up their projects at the Society's annual meeting when the picture below was taken by an admiring parent. The Society introduced the students and gave them certificates of congratulations along with the book of their choice from among Historical Society publications. Society members donated $146.00 toward the students' expenses for nationals. Last year Los Alamos had two state winners; this year eight state winners. How proud the Society is of these students!

Back Row: Nancy Bartlit, President of Los Alamos Historical Society and Judge of local and state competition; Georgia Strickfaden of Buffalo Tours, Member of LA Historical Society, Judge of local contest; Ginny Ebinger, 1st Vice President of Los Alamos Historical Society and Judge of local contest; Glenna Mattexn,  winner of local contest; Kate Rooney, Angela Torney, Ellen Rabin, Naomi Touchet, Amber Lichfield, sponsor of National History Day; Hedy Dunn, Director, Los Alamos Historical Museum Bottom Row: Sam Grothaus, winner of local contest; Anna Grothaus; Shannon Burns, winner of local contest; Cristina Román; Emily TenCate

State winners of the competition theme "Take a Stand in History: people, ideas, and events. 2006" were:

First Place State Winners

• Anna Grothaus, in Individual Exhibit: "Kathe Kollwitz her Visual Stand on WW1 and WW2"
• Ellen Rabin and Emily Trujllo, in Group Exhibits: "Hawaiian Annexation"
  Angela Torney, Senior Division, in Documentaries: "Helmuth Hubner (WWII Resistance)" (returning state winner from last year and District winner)

Second Place State Winners

• Kate Rooney, in Individual Documentaries: "Apollo 11: Taking a Stand on the Moon"
• Emily TenCate, Cristina Roman, and Naomi Touchet; in Group Documentaries: "Into the Wild: the Reintroduction of Wolves in Yellowstone"

District winners, junior division:

Individual Exhibits:

• Jason Bossert, "Kennedy's Stand on the Cuban Missile Crisis"
• Shannon Burns, "Wild Horse Annie, Taking a Stand for the American Mustang"
• Anna Grothaus, "Kathe Kollwitz: her Visual Stand on WW1 and WW2"
• Sam Grothaus, "Roosevelt's Decision, Oppenheimer's Bomb. Taking a Stand on Atomic Warfare."
• Lizzie Wasilewska, "Charlotte Bronte: Pioneering Writer in Victorian England"

Group Exhibits:

• Ellen Rabin and Emily Trujillo, "Hawaiian Annexation"

Papers:

• Kira Budge, "A Perspective on Harriet Beecher Stowe"
• Sky Korber, "African National Congress"
• Matt Slentz, "Richard the Lion Heart"

Individual Documentary:

• Glenna Matteson, "Taking A Stand in the All-American Girls' Professional Baseball League"
• Kate Rooney (returning state winner from last year), "Taking A Stand on the Moon: Apollo 11"

Group Documentary:

• Emily TenCate, Cristina Roman, and Naomi Touchet , "Into the Wild: the Reintroduction of Wolves in Yellowstone"

District Winners, Senior Division

Individual Documentary:

• Angela Torney, "Helmuth Hubner (WWII Resistance)"

Individual Performances:

• William Finn, "The Transcontinental Railroad: The People, Ideas, and Events that Changed Society"
• Keanna Cohen, "Margaret Sanger: Her Stand for Birth Control"

Group Performances:

• Chuck Sherrill and Austin Stoll, "Helmuth Hubner (WWII Resistance)"