News Release, Calvert County Public Schools
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller presented the eponymous Awards of Excellence for Most Outstanding Project at Calvert County History Day, held on March 9 at Calvert High School. The awards, newly named in honor of Senator Miller, recognize the two projects that best showcase historical scholarship based on the 2019 theme, “Triumph and Tragedy.” This year’s junior division winner is Kyle Page of Northern Middle School for his historical research paper, titled “The Treaty of Versailles and Its Impacts Throughout Europe.” The senior division winners are Nathan Maldonado Munoz and Gabe Vicmudo of Calvert High School for their documentary, “Houston We’ve Had a Problem Here: A Triumph in the Midst of Failure.”
Dr. Daniel D. Curry, Superintendent, said, “History Day gives our students the opportunity to dig deeply into a topic that interests them. I am so proud of the projects they produced.”
In each category, two students advanced to the Maryland History Day competition, which will take place on May 11, 2019 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In addition, sixteen special awards were presented to recognize achievement in specific categories.
National History Day is a highly regarded academic program for secondary students. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries. These student works are entered into competitions in the spring at the local, state and national levels, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.
2019 Calvert County History Day Results
| Most Outstanding Project Award Winners | Name | Student | School | Teacher |
| Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller’s Award for Historical ExcellenceJunior Division | The Treaty of Versailles and Its Impacts Throughout Europe | Kyle Page | NMS | Martus |
| Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller’s Award for Historical ExcellenceSenior Division | Houston We’ve Had a Problem Here: A Triumph in the Midst of Failure | Nathan Maldonado MunozGabe Vicmudo | CHS | Dryer |
Maryland State Advancers and Honorable Mention Winners
| Category | C | Title | Student | School | Teacher |
| Research Paper Junior Division | HonorableMention | Women’s Suffrage Movement | Maia Nerby | CMS | Johnson |
| Advancer | The Treaty of Versailles and Its Impacts Throughout Europe | Kyle Page | NMS | Martus | |
| Advancer | Triumphs and Tragedies of the Six Day War | David Miller | NMS | Page | |
| Research PaperSenior Division | Advancer | Chiune Sugihara: The Triumph of His Life Saving Visas During the Tragedy of WWII | Jessica Misiorek | CHS | Dryer |
| Advancer | Living an Immortal Life: Henrietta Lacks | Dakhiya Kelly | NHS | Novy | |
| Individual ExhibitJunior Division | Honorable Mention | NASA’s Finest Hours | Ivy Somers | MCMS | Hall |
| Advancer | George Patton: Pyrrhic Victory | Veronica Mehl | MCMS | Hall | |
| Advancer | Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 | Lindsey Dillon | NMS | Page | |
| Individual ExhibitSenior Division | Honorable Mention | The Atomic Bomb of WWII | Victoria Vaughn | CHS | Dryer |
| Advancer | Dorothea Dix: A Reformer’s Triumph over Mental Health Tradegy | Gabriele Backus | CHS | Dryer | |
| Advancer | A Rip in the Iron Curtain: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Tragedy as Communism Triumphs | Emily Shatuck | CHS | Dryer | |
| Group ExhibitJunior Division | Honorable Mention | Marie Curie | Aiden KyleIsabella Rosasco | NMS | Page and Martus |
| Advancer | The Tuskegee Airmen | Gavin HookGarrett Hook | PPMS | Muffley | |
| Advancer | Women’s Lunatic Asylum: Blackwell’s Island | Zari ArcherAnna ImsAshleigh Lourcey | PPMS | Muffley | |
| Group ExhibitSenior Division | Advancer | The Triumph of Brown vs. Board of Education and the Tragedy of Calvert County, Maryland’s Implementation | Edward WilliamsTyler Cassidy | HHS | Williams |
| Advancer | Rosenberg’s: The Tragedy of American Triumph in Espionage | Jenna CockrellSophia Shenberger | CHS | Dryer | |
| Individual Documentary Junior Division | Advancer | The Bombing of Dresden | Remy Grimes | WHMS | Lusby |
| Individual DocumentarySenior Division | Advancer | Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement: Tragedy of WWII that Led to the Triumph of Silent Spring | Angel Gingras | CHS | Dryer |
| Advancer | The Mask Maker | Josephine Hughes | CHS | Dryer | |
| Group DocumentaryJunior Division | Honorable Mention | Dachau Concentration Camp | Sember LesterErin Kelley | CMS | Johnson |
| Advancer | Battle of Stalingrad | Dean FordDerek RushAaron Birchfield | PPMS | Penix | |
| Advancer | The Spirit of a Lion: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Andrew Jackson | Caleb EvansCanon Drummond | PPMS | Muffley | |
| Group DocumentarySenior Division | Advancer | Houston We’ve Had a Problem Here: A Triumph in the Midst of Failure | Nathan Maldonado MunozGabe Vicmudo | CHS | Dryer |
| Individual PerformanceSenior Division | Advancer | The Triumph and Tragedy of an Unsinkable Ship | Anabella Falcao | CHS | Dryer |
| Individual WebsiteJunior Division | Honorable Mention | Loving vs. Virginia | Alexia Zaidi | NMS | Page |
| Advancer | Frederick Douglass: The Path Freedom | Sasha Barley | NMS | Page | |
| Advancer | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Jenita Shrestha | CMS | Darrach | |
| Individual WebsiteSenior Division | Advancer | Apollo Missions | Celeste Milani | CHS | Dryer |
| Group WebsiteJunior Division | HonorableMention | Women During WWII | Peyton DonnellyJake Sobotka | WHMS | Lusby |
| Advancer | Lewis Hine | Olivia NorrisSamantha Blasey | PPMS | Muffley | |
| Advancer | Vincent Van Gogh | Dalyce SchmidtMarisabelle Aponte Martinez | PPMS | Penix | |
| Group WebsiteSenior Division | Advancer | Pearl Harbor | Austin GiggeyBrodrick ButtsKaden White | CHS | Dryer |
| Advancer | Diana, Princess of Wales | Olivia WestmanJessi Trilli | CHS | Dryer |
Special Category Awards
Special Award Name | Title | Student | School | Teacher |
| Award for Excellence inLatin American History | Cuban Revolution | Camilo Riano | PPMS | Muffley |
| Award for Excellence inMilitary History | Athens vs. Persia | Tyler Stacey | NMS | Page |
| Award for Excellence inMilitary History | Strategic Defense Initiative | Gabe RoachJames MullaneyMax Brexler | PPMS | Penix and Muffley |
| Award for Excellence inCultural Arts | Walt Disney | Jemma BarillaroChloe ClaggHailey Hewlett | WHMS | Lusby |
| Award for Excellence in Cultural Arts | Triumph and Tragedy of a YouTuber | Lenny Frieson | CHS | Dryer |
| Award for Excellence in Women’s History | Coco Chanel | Isabella Montes | WHMS | Lusby |
| Award for Excellence in Women’s History | Women During WWII | Peyton DonnellyJake Sobotka | WHMS | Lusby |
| Award for Excellence in Science and Technology | Bone Marrow Transplant | Bridget IncorviaElaina ShepardsonJessica Rosnage | PPMS | Penix and Cox |
| Award for Excellence in Science and Technology | Henrietta Lacks | Taylor Crow | PPMS | Penix |
| Award for Excellence in Diplomatic History | Chiune Sugihara: The Triumph of his Life Saving Visas during the Tragedy of WWII | Jessica Misiorek | CHS | Dryer |
| Award for Excellence in Calvert County History | Environmental Tragedy Becomes our Triumph | Kaitlyn Cosgrove | SMS | Blackwell |
| Award for Excellence in African American History | The Story of Black Wallstreet: Tulsa Race Riots of 1921 | Kennedy Clifton | CMS | Darrach |
| Award for Excellence in African American History | Frederick Douglass | Sasha Barley | NMS | Page |
| Award for Excellence in Human Rights History | The Andersonville Prison | Ashleigh CatlettKatelyn Tkach | PPMS | Penix and Muffley |
| Award for Excellence in Voter’s Rights | Women’s Suffrage | Jocelyn HildebrandtKasey Lowry | MCMS | Hall |
| Award for Excellence in Voter’s Rights | The 15th Amendment | Olivia BishopKamryn Jenkins | MCMS | Hall |