Sequoia Middle SchoolNational History Day finalists
Share thoughts regarding the NHDcompetition:
Ariana Robles said, “Thank you Porterville Education Foundation for allowing us to represent Tulare County at the state NHD by donating $350 for our entry fees to the competition. Because of your donation, I got to experience higher level competition and enjoyed seeing other competitors and learning about their topics.”
Tina Williford said, “As an NHD rookie coach, I appreciate the support of PEF in helping to provide opportunities for students to compete at a higher level. As a teacher, I learned a great deal about the process and products by watching other competitors. I will use this new knowledge to support my students next year in the NHD competition.”
Albert Munoz a said, “Traveling to Tulare and Rocklin to present our documentary about Muhammad Ali was the best part of NHD. Watching students’ projects from other cities and counties helped me learn about other famous people in history who took a stand.”
Francisco Ruan said, “My favorite part was presenting our own Ali documentary and seeing the others that taught how different people took different stands. I appreciate you funding our trip.”
Ryan Rusch said,“I appreciate the monetary support and the encouragement that helped get through this project. Seeing different documentaries, exhibits and websites about my topic helped expand my understanding.”
YasodaSatpathy said, “I appreciated being able to see another exhibit board on the same topic as my documentary that had a different perspective. I didn’t agree, but it made me think. I’m glad you helped us develop our knowledge of history.”
Nevaeh McCoy said, “The cool part of NHD was moving on to state and seeing all the other kids compete. I learned that if you do a performance it’s important to get into character by using your costume to bring the person and time period to life.”
John Felix said, “I enjoyed learning about Amelia Earhart and what she did to break women’s stereotypes. Thank you for helping to send us to the state competition to learn about other historical leaders.”
Katie Angle said, “Thank you for allowing us to experience NHD at the state level by helping to fund our trip because it taught me that with time, determination and effort you can accomplish anything. The character I portrayed in the play we wrote, Amelia Earhart Took Flight, said a similar quote, but I got to live it.”
Kristi McCracken said, “Thousands of students advanced to state level, but Sequoia’s four projects were competitive even with the high school entries. Hearing the judges praise our students was icing on the cake after witnessing all the thinking and refinement that went into researching primary sources and creating extensive bibliographies, process papers and products that taught others about what they’d learned. Your support of these types of learning endeavors are greatly appreciate. These students will remember this event for years to come.”