[SOA] 2008 Ohio History Day Results and Thanks

[Angela O'Neal]

Good Morning,

This weekend almost 600 students from across Ohio came to Columbus State
Community College to participate in 2008 Ohio History Day.  These
students had already qualified at the school and regional level and top
projects in each category were selected to represent Ohio at National
History Day in June.  Students competed in several categories: paper,
web site, documentary, performance and exhibit at the Junior (6-8
grades) and Senior (9-12 grades) level.  All projects related to this
year's theme: Conflict and Compromise in History.  Also, several
students competed in our Youth Exhibit Division for 4th and 5th grades.

Judges from SOA were: Charlie Arp, Amy Dawson, Laurie Gemmill, Beth
Kattelman and Lucy Putnam. National History Day in Ohio only happens
every year because of the work of staff, volunteers, parents, teachers
and students.  I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and
patience to make this program happen. Special thanks also to every
archivist who worked with students at the research stage. I saw more
students using archival records than ever before, which is evidence that
an archivist somewhere took time out of their busy day to help a student
discover history. My personal thanks to each of you. 

Due to the strength of the entries in the junior division, this year's
judging team chose to select two entries in the junior division for the
SOA Award. There were so many excellent projects this year that it was a
tough decision. The winners are: 

1)	Julia McDaniel and Rachel Farrow, Genoa Middle School,
Westerville. "The American Legacy: Freedom, Opportunity and
Self-Betrayal." Julia and Rachel used the Toyo Suyemoto collection from
the OSU Rare Books and Manuscripts Library for their project on Japanese
internment camps. They read the diaries and letters in the collection
and then contacted Ms. Suyemoto, a retired OSU librarian, and
interviewed her for their project. 
2)	Anirudh Dasarathy, Birchwood School, Cleveland.  "Korematsu v.
United States: A Conflict Between National Security and the Rights of
the Japanese Americans." Anirudh used photographs from the Cleveland
Public Library and the government documents from the National Archives
and Records Administration for his documentary on the Korematsu case. 

Attached are the overall results for this year's event.  59 students
will be attending National History Day at the University of Maryland,
June 15-19th.  
 <<08 Ohio History Day Results.pdf>>  <<08 Ohio HIstory Day Topical
Prize Winner.pdf>> 
Mark your calendar for 2009 Ohio History Day, April 25th at Columbus
State Community College.  Next year's theme is: The Individual in
History!

Angela O'Neal
SOA President
(614) 297-2576

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