City Honors has historic day at the 2017 New York State History Day: Taking a Stand in History competition

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.  — The New York State Historical Association is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of New York History Day: Taking a Stand in History. Students placing first and second in their categories are eligible to compete at National History Day this June in College Park, Maryland. 4 WNYHD Entries are heading to NHD Finals in June at College Park, MD.

City Honors students received the following honors:

GRADES 6-8 GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
Third Place (1st Alternate to NHD Nationals)
Title: Claudette Colvin: The Girl Who Started A Revolution
School: City Honors School
Teacher: Jennifer Reiss and Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Gabriella Fanti, Natalie Lane, Greta lee, Sophia Steckler, Connor Wyckoff

GRADES 6-8 INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT:
First Place*
Title: The White Rose Society
School: City Honors
Teacher: Jennifer Reiss and Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Roman Rogalski

GRADES 6-8 GROUP EXHIBIT:
Second Place*
Title: Malala Yousafzai: Warrior of Words
School: City Honors School
Teacher: Jennifer Reiss and Richard Ziolo
Student(s): Holden Endres, Jack Colleran, Sebastian Cole, Tony Pratts

Congrats to all who competed and thanks to Mrs. Reiss and Mr. Ziolo for the extra time and effort they put into helping our students compete in both the local and state competitions.