Good Afternoon, ASE!
It is our honor to congratulate all of our 10th graders who participated in the National History Day State competition last Friday! They all worked incredibly hard over the last few weeks to revise and improve their work, and it paid off! We're excited to announce that five students/groups placed at NHD State this year, and six students will be advancing to Nationals in Washington D.C. this June.
Please congratulate all who participated, and give a special round of applause to the following NHD Regional winners below.
We would also like to share a special plea for help from the NM Council of the Humanities, which has now lost more than $500K in grant funds for its programs under the current DOGE cuts, including all funding for National History Day. For those of you that are not familiar with the NM Council for the Humanities, this organization provides hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding around the state for cultural and humanities programs at museums, public schools, universities, community centers and independent programs. The NM Council for the Humanities may be closing its doors permanently and NHD is in jeopardy in New Mexico. The Council would appreciate your help in reaching out to your federal and state representatives and ask them to provide continued federal and state funding for important humanities programs like NHD. I ask for two minutes of your time to scan the attached QR code and fill out the form to contact your representatives in Congress. Thank you for your continued support!
Group Documentary Film:
FIRST PLACE
/ (NATIONAL QUALIFIERS)
- Masara Algburi, Nicole Briceno, Smriti Monger & Tam Pham - "The Forgotten Holocaust: Unit 731"
THIRD PLACE - Dominic Gardipe, Emily Pena & Arianna Reyna - "Guilty Before Trial: The Supreme Court and the Battle Against Media Bias"
Honorable Mention - Benita Abulu, Miley Martinez & Alyssa Ramirez - "Psychosurgery: "Cutting into Minds, Cutting Out Consent?"
Individual Exhibits:
FIRST PLACE / (NATIONAL QUALIFIER) - Victoria (Francis) O'Neal - "Media Rights in the Stonewall Rebellion"
Research Papers:
SECOND PLACE / (NATIONAL QUALIFIER) - Alec Trujillo - "This is Sparta: How the Mythological Lycurgan Reforms Reshaped the Rights and Responsibilities of Spartans"
Honorable Mention - Selah Perea - "A Legend in Time: Susan B. Anthony & the Fight for Voting Rights"
Honorable Mention - Madisyn Davidson - "The TVPA: A Comprehensive Guide to Rights and Responsibilities in Human Trafficking Prevention"
Group Exhibits:
THIRD PLACE - Xavior Arce, Lenny Arana & Isabella Bradley - "Civilians' Rights and Soldiers' Responsibilities: The Tragedy of the My Lai Massacre"
Also the winner of the Special Award for "Manhattan Project / Cold War" Projects ($100 prize)
Honorable Mention - Evan Castillo Quintana & Roman Espinosa - "The Opium Wars"
Individual Documentary Films:
Honorable Mention - Thayden Root (2024 NHD Nationals Qualifier & 11th grade volunteer participant) - "Whispers Beneath the Lake"
Honorable Mention - Emmanuel Iroh Kingsley - "Echoes of Chaos: Inside the Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis"
Congratulations to all competitors, and especially to those advancing to Nationals in Washington D.C. in June! We're so proud of the work of all of our students and the teacher leading them to Excellence, Ms. Beyer!