Kern County History Day Results
Dozens of students from schools across Kern County competed in the 36th annual Kern County History Day held at the Larry E. Reider Educational Center. Individuals or groups with the highest scores in each category are now eligible to participate in California History Day, May 10-12 in Rocklin, Calif. State winners advance to National History Day in June held in Maryland.
Research for the county event had been going on since the beginning of the school year as students prepared historical papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries, Websites and posters designed around this year’s theme Triumph & Tragedy in History.
Kern County History Day is presented and sponsored by the Kern County Superintendents of Schools office.
Students who are now eligible to participate in California History Day are as follows:
SENIOR DIVISION (Grades 9-12)
Individual Performance:
Madeline Abernathy / Bakersfield Christian High School
Group Exhibit:
Alexander Fan and Victoria Wilson / Centennial High School
Group Documentary:
Jessica Jensen and Kimberly Jensen / Centennial High School
Group Website:
Harshini Ravi and Harshita Ravi / Stockdale High School
Individual Website:
Dalton Stine / Centennial High School
JUNIOR DIVISION (Grades 6-8)
Historical Paper:
Ajooni Behl / Earl Warren Junior High
Charlie Stump / St. John’s Lutheran School
Group Performance:
Noah Quiroz, Brooklyn Cannon, Rylee Perez, Izzie Brandon, and Caleb Flores / Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary
Group Documentary:
Dane Kassube and Thomas Gnacke / Discovery Elementary
Ashley Park and Sanjna Mizar / Earl Warren Junior High
Individual Documentary:
Anwita Chandrasekhar / Earl Warren Junior High
Matthew Fan / Discovery Elementary
Group Exhibit:
Monique Hernandez, Yvette Pantoja, Diana Parra, Tais Ortiz, and Griselle Ozorio / DiGiorgio Elementary
Alexander Zhang, An Truong, and Tu Truong / Earl Warren Junior High
Blanca Aguilar, Camila Botello, Karina Marquez, Sofia Ortiz, and Daniela Uribe / Alicante Avenue Elementary School
Individual Exhibit:
Angelica Rasmussen / Mountain View Middle School
Madison Martinez / Thomas Jefferson
Gianna Nicomedes / Earl Warren Junior High
Group Website:
Hannah Ratliff, Blakeley Ross, and Brenneka Edelen / Standard Middle School
Claire Vega and Sanskriti Singh / Earl Warren Junior High
Nathan Chen and Francis Daigan / Earl Warren Junior High
Individual Website:
Ananya Jain / Earl Warren Junior High
Evan Taw / Fruitvale Junior High School
Saffa Khan / Endeavour
ELEMENTARY DIVISION (Grades 4&5)
Group Poster:
J.R. Olson and Mikayla Wagoner / Highland Elementary School
Ethan Means and Peyton Rivera / Discovery Elementary
Jacob Nieto and Johnathan Lopez / Donald E. Suburu
Peyton Bowlin, Haley Reed, Brady Ross, and Charlie Tabar / Highland Elementary School
Individual Poster:
Mohamed Abdulla / Shirley Lane Elementary
Stefan McDonald / Peak to Peak Mountain Charter
Thomas Wilson / Discovery Elementary
Anthony Beckman / Shirley Lane Elementary