High School Historians Tops in State

More students from Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School earned honors at last month's state History Fair than from any other school in the state.

Below, see the winner's names and their projects. The first and second place winners have qualified for the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland on June 9-13.

FIRST PLACE AWARDS

• The Vietnam Wall (Individual Documentary): Juliette Fahey
• Tinker v. Des Moines (Group Performance): Anna Beyer, Hannah Farnham, Jessie Herlihy, Sarah Herlihy, Annie Tuttle
• Charles Darwin (Individual Website): Mary Joens
• Stanislovski (Individual Performance): Sam Sklar
• The Assassination of General Aung San (Individual Exhibit): Chris Oo

SECOND PLACE AWARDS

• Federal Highway Act (Group Website): Alex Hankin, Eric Baumeister, Justin Guo, Michael Ruccolo, Riley Frackleton

HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS

• The Tet Offensive (Group Documentary): Emily, Olivia, Victoria Thornburg
• The Tet Offensive (Individual Documentary): Theresa Pham
• Elvis Presley (Individual Performance): Claudia Namaroff

OTHER AWARDS

• BEST USE OF PRIMARY SOURCES:  The Vietnam Wall (Individual Documentary): Juliette Fahey