Shorewood students earn state History Day awards

Shorewood High School student Jacob Ziontz will advance to the National History Day contest June 13 to 17 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Jacob's paper, "Far Reaching Rights: An Era of Innovation in Treaty Law in Washington State that Impacted the Rights of Aborigines Worldwide," was awarded second place at the state History Day contest May 1 at Bellevue College. The top two entries in each category advance to the national contest.

The culmination of a year-long program in which students choose and research a topic, learning historical research principles and strategies, History Day is part of a national effort to enhance history education and prepare students to become informed and involved citizens. This year's contest theme is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."

Other State History Day placings from Shorewood included:

Senior Individual Documentary

6th place: Trevor Cronin, "The Stolen Generation: The Story of the Australian Aboriginal Children."

Senior Individual Exhibit

5th place, Rebecca Erickson, "Braille."

Senior Web Site

3rd place, Madison Welsh and Emiko Yamada, "Barcodes: A Revolution in Data Capture."

Mikael Christensen is the students' teacher at Shorewood.

Information from Craig Degginger, Shoreline Schools