On Saturday Feb. 25, 70 students in Mrs. Susan Sittenauer’s AP U.S. history class competed in the Annual District History Day competition at Washburn University. This year’s theme was Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in history. This year Seaman High had 32 students place and will continue on to the State competition. The State competition will be on April 21 at Washburn University.
Senior Historical Papers
1st – A Clear and Present Danger: The Espionage Act of 1917 by Zachary Johnson
2nd – The Gatling Gun by Zach Brian
3rd – Uncle Tom’s Cabin: The Little Book That Made a Great War by Katie Peerenboom
Senior Group Exhibit
1st – Welcome to the Jungle by Kim Bahr and Courtney Brackey
2nd – Microprocessor: Reforming the World by Kolton Colhouer and Trevor Mulanax
3rd – The Integrated Circuit: How Two Men Revolutionize the World by Kennedy Wools and Mason Shields
Senior Individual Performance
1st – One Woman, Ten Points, One Hundred Thousand Infants: The Revolutionary Story of Virginia Apgar by Kristen Thiessen
Senior Group Performance
2nd – The 1985 PMRC Senate Hearing on Music Censorship: Treating Dandruff by Decapitation by Trenton Miller, Alex Hamilton, Robert Horton, and Tyler Bushnell
3rd – The Hollywood Blacklist by Forrest Lundy and Corey Perkins
Senior Individual Documentary
1st – The Woodstock Revolution: Three Days That Changed the World by T.J. Williams
2nd – A Temporary Band Aid, No Permanent Solution: The Social Security Act of 1935 by Stevy Stauffer
Senior Group Documentary
1st – Attica Prison Riot: The Revolution of the United States Penal System by Grant Waters and Sean Higley
2nd – The Death of Emmett Till by Lucas Boyd and Matt Bryan
3rd – The Law of Inadvertent Consequences: Title IX by Ryan Kelly and Emily Struttman
Senior Individual Website
1st – The Electric Guitar: A Rebellious Revolution by Jessica McCall
3rd – The Truth Behind the Unsung Heroes: The Revolutionary Tuskegee Airmen by Katelyn Rollins
Senior Group Website
1st – The Menninger Foundation’s Revolutionary Psychotherapy Research Project (PRP) by Tyler Huddleston and Katelyn Ford
2nd – Tinkering with Controversy: The Landmark Case of Tinker v. Des Moines by Trang Nguyen and Sophia Brunetti
3rd – The Voting Rights Act: A Defining Moment in American History by Chelsea Ingram and Kendall Konrade