Freshmen Earn Honors at U.S. History Fair

On Monday, April 9, held its 8th annual Freshman History Fair in the high school library with an evening reception for awards. 

Freshmen taking ninth grade U.S. History have been working on a three part differentiated instruction project since February. 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 ninth grade U.S. History class chose two projects to be showcased at the history fair. 

The following prizes were awarded: 

1^st place (overall):             

Justin Wright
Transcendentalism

2^nd place (overall):             

Jeremy Frost
Winter at Valley Forge

3^rd place (overall):             

Megan Denney
Lowell Mill Girls

Best Use of Primary Sources:

Jacob Aoki           
The XYZ Affiar 

Most Original: 

Mary Rasphoumy
Boston Massacre

Most Knowledgeable Presenter:

John Irizarry
The Electoral College and the Election of 2000

Honorable Mention: 

Michael Daly           
Robert E. Lee

Jonathan Pozzi
Crossing the Delaware/Trenton

Kayley Rogers
The Lowell Mill Girls

Student Favorite:    

Mary Rasphoumy
Boston Massacre

Editor's Note: The preceeding information was provided by Wilmington High School Social Studies Teacher Tracey Kassin.