Pier School Students Qualify for National Contest

16 Students from the Narragansett Pier School were honored at the National History Day in Rhode Island Award Ceremony on Monday night held at the Winman Junior High School in Warwick. Among them were top finishers and Merit Award winners.

Top Finishers:

3rd Place Historical Paper

Brynn Riley, "While Sinking to the Bottom, I Rose to the Top"

3rd Place Group Website

Andrew Simone & Alex Gould, "Nuclear Weaponry of the Cold War"

Merit Awards:

Rhode Island Social Studies Awards:

Ilaria D'Andrea & Joshua Hanby, "USO" Group Performance

Aidan Carberry, "Nikola Tesla" Individual Website

Madison Combs, Brooke Minty & Leah Wilbur, "Final Frontier" Group Exhibit

Maritime History Award, $150 cash prize, magazine recognition:

Joel Brady, Matt Rocchio & Jimmy Fiorillo, "Panama Canal" Group Exhibit

In addition, 5 students from the Pier School qualified for the National Contest held June 12 – 16. The Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest is the final stage of a series of contests at local and affiliate levels. The contest is named for Mr. Behring in recognition of his support of National History Day (NHD).

Each year nearly 3,000 students and their parents and teachers gather at the University of Maryland, College Park for the week-long event. These enthusiastic groups come from all over the United States, Guam, American Samoa, Department of Defense Schools in Puerto Rico, and international schools in China, Korea, and South Asia. The NHD excitement can be felt across the campus. After spending months on project research and preparation, and competing at local and affiliate contests, these students are eager to show their hard work at the national level.

The Pier School students who are advancing to the National Contest are as follows:

National Qualifiers:

1ST PLACE INDIVIDUAL WEBSITE

Nick Archambault, "Is There A Definitive Resolution for Evolution?"

2nd Place Group Documentary

Aiden Moran, Ryan Lonkart & Sam Maciel, "Andrew Carnegie"

2nd Place Historical Paper

Charlotte MacNeal, "Ocean Mapping"