RMS Student Advances To National History Comeptition

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA — Ten Radnor Middle School students recently competed in the state round of National History Day, and one is heading to the national level after earning runner-up.

Seventh-grader Renata Kozlowska and class mates Camden Cheshire (Exhibit), Claudia Gelles (Website), Ben Holtman (Performance), Emily Holtz (Paper), Cailyn Lee (Exhibit), Sungwoo Oh (Website), Rory Rayer (Exhibit), Dustin Schrader (Documentary) and Mia Xie (Paper) competed in the state competition, during which Kozlowska finished second.

Kozlowska will represent the school and Pennsylvania at the 2019 National History Day finals from June 9 through June 13 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Her project, "Triumph Over Tragedy: Kosciuszko in the Revolutionary War," took second place in the Individual Website Category at the state competition to earn her spot in the national contest.

Radnor Middle School had a total of 10 projects in the state National History Day Competition at Carlisle Area High School on May 10 and 11. All projects centered around this year's National History Day theme, "Triumph & Tragedy in History."

National History Day is a year-long educational program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites and research papers based on research related to the annual theme. These projects are then evaluated at local, state, and national competitions.

Pictured above from left to right are Claudia Gelles, Cailyn Lee, Rory Rayer, Ben Holtman, Mia Xie, Sungwoo Oh, Emily Holtz, Camden Cheshire, Dustin Schrader and Renata Kozlowska.