More than 175 students in grades 6-12 competed in the Northwest Arkansas regional History Day contest on March 11. The local level of this national contest was organized by the Shiloh Museum and held at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale .
The theme of the competition was “The Individual in History.” Students were judged on their historical papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries, and websites. Winners advance to the state level of competition to be held April 17 at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway .
The list of 2010 district winners follows.
Historical Paper: Junior Division
First Place: Jackson Matayo, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Ready, Aim, Fire! How Richard Gatling Changed War As We Knew It”
Second Place: Mariah Glenn, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Change of Aircraft throughout History”
Third Place: Chance C. Earp, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Atomic Bomb”
Historical Paper: Senior Division
First Place: Brittany Jackson, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Animation: The Rapid Progression of the Entertainment Industry”
Second Place: Gunnar Kemp, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Don J. Tyson: An Innovator of a Growing Poultry Empire”
Third Place: Kristina Stroope, Shiloh Christian, Springdale
“Photography: A Flash of the Past Makes a Brighter Future”
Individual Exhibit: Junior Division
First Place: Abbey Foreman, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Innovation of the Automated Teller Machine: Your Money-Anytime Anywhere”
Second Place: Joseph Rushing, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Cotton Gin: A Revolutionary Farming Innovation”
Third Place: Douglas Burke, Shiloh Christian, Springdale
“Submarines: Silent Diver of the Sea; Deadliest Weapon of National Military Power”
Honorable Mention: Brittany McLaughlin, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Gutenberg Printing Press: The Road to Reading ”
Honorable Mention: Lindsay Will, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Helicopters: The Innovation of Vertical Flight”
Honorable Mention: Kord Offenbacker, Shiloh Christian, Springdale
“Race to the Moon: The Impact of Apollo Missions”
Individual Exhibit: Senior Division
First Place: Katelyn English, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“How Barbs, Points and Pokes Tamed the Wild West”
Second Place: Mitchell Vaught, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Recording Music: From Vinyl to Digital”
Third Place: Winston Rasmussen, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Container: Making the World Smaller and World Trade Bigger”
Honorable Mention: Mikayla Allen, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Ever Winding Change of the Sewing Machine throughout the Years”
Honorable Mention: Colt Thomas, Shiloh Christian, Springdale
“Sniper Rifles: Innovation of War”
Group Exhibit: Junior Division
First Place: Maggie Barnard, Kaitlyn Collier, & Katie Cooper, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Submarines: Deep Sea Innovation, Because You Can Only Go So Far With Goggles”
Second Place: Yasmin Chavez & Madison Moore, George Junior High School , Springdale
“X-rays: Revolution in Sight”
Third Place: Mitch LaMendola & Drew Swalley, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Indoor Plumbing: Innovation Flowing Through Pipes”
Honorable Mention: Angela Bertram & Mary Kathryn Whitaker, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Green Light Go! The History and Innovation of the Traffic Light”
Honorable Mention: Brandon Buccheri, Matt Kimbel, & Kanten Pullen, Central Junior High School, Springdale
“Irrigation: The New Era of Farming”
Group Exhibit: Senior Division
First Place: Madison Lisle & Alex Ponte, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Prosthetics: Innovations for Residual Limbs Empowering the Human Body”
Second Place: Jordon Cox, Jessica Schneider, & Katie Stewart, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Postal Service: An Innovative Stamp on History”
Third Place: Alexee Kopta & Jordan West, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Camera: A Snapshot Through History”
Honorable Mention: Rachael Engledowl & Sara Lachance, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Jazz: ‘Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate’”
Individual Documentary: Junior Division
First Place : Austin Connolly, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“The Steam Engine: Faster and Stronger”
Second Place : Cassandra Trexler, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“The Innovation of Orthodontics: Changing the Smiles of History”
Third Place : Emily Matlock, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Through the Eye of a Telescope”
Individual Documentary: Senior Division
First Place: Andrew Rowe, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“The Computer: The Gateway to Efficiency”
Second Place: Melody Hunt, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Prosthetics: Life Without Limitations”
Third Place: Cale White, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Penicillin: Innovating Medicine”
Honorable Mention: Emma Foley, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Innovation of the Sneakers: One Pair, Two Pair, Red Pair, Blue Pair”
Group Documentary: Junior Division
First Place: Rachel Ruppert, Regan Hope, & Sydney Hope, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“PUR Water Purification Packets: A Life Saving Innovation in History”
Second Place: Sam Struebing, Alex Schemel & Nick Beyer, Central Junior High School, Springdale
“Coding of the Nation: Barcodes and RFID”
Third Place: Allison Parrish & Caylee Ford, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Apple Innovates the Computer World”
Group Documentary: Senior Division
First Place: Jared Chenier & Tyler Harris, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Walmart: Innovations in the Way Shoppers Think”
Second Place: Brianna Fairfield, Kayla Harmon, Ashley Duckworth, & Ashlyn Berry,Central Junior High School, Springdale
“The Innovation of the X-Ray: Seeing the Unseen”
Third Place: Josh Dellinger & Rand Emert, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Innovations of the Automobile”
Honorable Mention: Trent Tollett, Travis Tollett, & David Tyler, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Poultry: From Backyard to Worldwide Innovations”
Web Site: Junior Division
First Place: Riegen Anderson, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“McDonalds’ Speedee Service System: The Innovation that Changed the Fast Food Industry”
Second Place: Shawn Young, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Crash Test Dummies”
Third Place: Mikalah Chamlee and Katlyn Cheader, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Morse Code: Text Messaging in the 1800s”
Web Site: Senior Division
First Place: Alex McDuffie & Hannah Persing, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Innovation of the Polio Vaccine”
Second Place: Garrett Tallman & Braden Stevens, Central Junior High School , Springdale
“Artillery: From Longbows to Laser Targeting”
Third Place: Lauren Umber, Shiloh Christian School , Springdale
“Photography: Capturing Time”
Susan Young
Outreach Coordinator
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Avenue
Springdale, AR 72764
479-750-8165
www.springdalear.gov/shiloh
