Johnston Middle School Students Find Success at History Day

Nearly 50 students from Johnston Middle School participated in AEA 11 District History Days on April 3 and 4 at the State Historical Building of Iowa.

Students created projects centered on the theme “Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in History” which they researched and developed for the past four to six months. 

Students utilized extensive primary sources, including interviews, newspapers, and documents. Ninth grade was included in the senior division and 8^th grade in the junior division. The eighth graders took first place large school trophy in the Jr. division on April 3.

Eighth grade students and their categories included:

Exhibit- Maddy Bradley & Anne Wallace, Sami Schaer & Kathryn Paszkiewicz, Caroline Aldrich, Seth Tack, Shaileysha Gupta, and Jessica Battani & Brenna Yeutsy.

Web site- Eilidh Chowanec, Katie Perkins & Loyal Ulm,Jacob M. Smith, Kaitlyn Hockmuth  & Anna Toot, Brett Kerr, Dallin Russell, and Gavin Mumm

Paper-Tyler Franke

Performance-Kate Irwin & Becca McDowell and Glen Nagel & Adam Dostalik

Documentary-Michelle Kumar & Sheyna Nathwani, Meredith Campidilli & Sarah Henry. Yash Gupta & Christian Johnson, Olivia Hrubetz & Hannah Hoffman and Allex Mahanna & Lizzy Orr.

Special awards in eighth grade were presented to: Brett Kerr for his unusual topic, Gavin Mumm for superior knowledge of topic, Loyal Ulm, Katie Perkins, and Eilidh Chowanec for outstanding presentation and excellent us of resources, Becca McDowell and Kate Irwin for superior knowledge of topic, Meredith Campidilli and Sarah Henry for outstanding presentation, Caroline Aldrich for outstanding bibliography and creative entry, Seth Tack for unusual topic, superior knowledge, and creative entry, and Maddy Bradley and Anne Wallace for outstanding bibliography, outstanding use of local topic and creative entry.

Ninth grade students and their categories included:

Exhibit- Elea Kaptain, Katherine Claes, Elizabeth Reiher, & Autumn Askew; Kara Garside and Sandra Kromminga

Web site-Ethan Niu, Levi Clark, & Alex Casten.

Documentary- Marcus Miller & Nick Lee and Emily VanWiel & Lindsey Soards and Meredith Toebben

Paper- Shuda Jarboe

Special awards in 9^th grade were presented to: Elea Kaptain, Katherine Claes, Elizabeth Reiher, & Autumn Askew for outstanding knowledge of topic, outstanding presentation, and unusual topic and to Meredith Toebben for her creative entry.

Those advancing to state competition include:  Maddy Bradley, Anne Wallace, Sami Schaer , Kathryn Paszkiewicz, Caroline Aldrich, Seth Tack, Jacob M. Smith, Kaitlyn Hockmuth, Anna Toot, Tyler Franke, Glen Nagel, Adam Dostalik, Michelle Kumar & Sheyna Nathwani, Meredith Campidilli , Sarah Henry, Elea Kaptain, Katherine Claes, Elizabeth Reiher, Autumn Askew, Meredith Toebben and Shuda Jarboe  The teacher coach is Kathy Paul.