Wilmington High School Freshman History Fair

On Monday, April 8, Wilmington High School held its 9th annual Freshman History Fair in the high school library.  Freshmen taking 9^th grade U.S. History have been working on a three-part differentiated instruction project since January. In the first step of the project, students learned about the reliability of using Internet sources for historical research.  They completed website evaluations and narrowed down a list of valid sources to create an annotated bibliography.  After completing their research, students demonstrated their newfound knowledge in a final product (i.e. constructed project, short film, piece of literature, or a student suggested product approved by the teacher).  Each 9^th grade U.S. History class chose two projects to be showcased at the history fair.  The following prizes were awarded: 

 1^st place (overall):  Kim Lifton - The Culper Spy Ring

2^nd place (overall):  Meghan Rodenhiser - John Wilkes Booth Escape

3^rd place (overall):  Caitlee Callahan - Benjamin Franklin’s Inventions

Best Use of Primary Sources: Ruju Trivedi - Benjamin Franklin

Most Original- Kim Lifton - The Culper Spy Ring

Most Knowledgeable Presenters: Meghan Rodenhiser - John Wilkes Booth     Escape; Joey Tavanese - The Telegraph

Honorable Mention: Melody Almeida - The U.S.S. Constitution; Deven Langenfeld - The Battle of Chapultepec; Annie Romanzo - The Philadelphia Zoo

Student Favorite:  Joey Tavanese - The Telegraph

Photo (pictured left to right): Joey Tavanese, Kim Lifton, Annie Romanzo, Ruju Trivedi, Meghan Rodenhiser, Caitlee Callahan, Melody Almeida, Deven Langenfeld