More than 350 students competed in the Charles County History Day competition held March 7-8 at La Plata High School. First and second place category winners advance to the state competition scheduled for April 26, 2008, at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The following students placed at the Charles County History Day competition.

Winners in the Individual Documentary, junior division, are:

  • Cara Lehman, first place, Piccowaxen Middle School, The Missouri Compromise of 1820;
  • Andre Burton, second place, Milton M. Somers Middle School, The Tuskegee Airmen;
  • Grant Homan, third place, Piccowaxen, The 1941 Disney Animator's Strike;
  • Bethany Burks, fourth place, Piccowaxen, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, Ally or Traitor?; and
  • Kenneth Milman, fifth place, Mattawoman, Conflict and Compromise in Pesticide Use.
Winners in the Individual Documentary, senior division, are:
  • Joanna Collier, first place, La Plata High School, WASP's: Women in the Air.
Winners in the Group Documentary, junior division, are:
  • Brandon Edgar and Robert Jeffrey; first place, St. Peter's School, Conflict in Berlin, Germany after World War II;
  • Eryn Johnson and Amanda Kahn; second place, Mattawoman, Peace in Our Time?; and
  • Julianna Dawson and Patrick Wathen; third place, Piccowaxen, The Death Penalty in Maryland.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, junior division, are:
  • Kevin Sherlock, first place, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, The Shaping of Our Nation;
  • Timothy Castano, second place, Davis, The Battle of Yorktown;
  • Mitchell Mona, third place, Piccowaxen, How the Atomic Bomb Changed the World;
  • John McNamara, fourth place, Piccowaxen, A Respectful Accomplishment; and
  • Kaitlyn Keyser, fifth place, John Hanson Middle School, The 1972 Munich Massacre.
Winners in the Individual Exhibit, senior division, are:
  • Bryant Kirkland, first place, North Point High School, Did the Missouri Compromise Achieve it's Purpose; and
  • Jessie Herbert, second place, La Plata, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, junior division, are:
  • Luke Hobson, Riley Sneden, Zachary Stine, and Tyler Ward; first place, St. Mary's Bryantown, The Impact of Jackie;
  • Kurt Boyles and Bradley Sharper; second place, Piccowaxen, The Cuban Missile Crisis;
  • Kelsey Gragan and Laine Walston; third place, Piccowaxen, Alice Paul's Journey;
  • Caleb and Kevin Craft; fourth place, Hanson, Iran Hostage Crisis; and
  • Thomas Blandford, Robert Bradshaw; and Thomas St. Arnold; fifth place, Hanson, Suffering through the Holocaust.
Winners in the Group Exhibit, senior division, are:
  • Alec Thornton and KaLynn Traynham; third place, North Point, The Signing of the Magna Carta; and
  • Ashley Alder and Justin Turner; fourth place, Thomas Stone High School, Women in the Army.
Winners in the Historical Paper, junior division, are:
  • Patrick Russ, first place, General Smallwood Middle School, The Boston Tea Party;
  • Cayley Dymond, second place, Davis, The Conflicts Endured by the Supporters of the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Resulting Compromise of the 19th Amendment;
  • Allison Drazba, third place, Somers, Flashpoint! October 1962;
  • Daniel Santos, fourth place, Mattawoman, The Philippine-American War: A Conflict of Competing Nationalisms; and
  • Mallory Jackson, fifth place, Mattawoman, Henry VIII: Heir of Love.
Winners in the Individual Performance, junior division, are:
  • Jennifer Munoz, first place, Piccowaxen, Pinkies Up Boston;
  • Julia Keesler, second place, Davis, The Manchu Conquest; and
  • Brittnee Ross, third place, Hanson, To the Back of the Bus No More.
Winners in the Individual Performance, senior division, are:
  • Danyelle Simmons, first place, Maurice J. McDonough High School, Journey of Harriet Tubman;
  • Frank Willingham, second place, McDonough, A Day Which Will Live in Infamy;
  • Yusufu Sanu, third place, McDonough, Great Malcolm X;
  • Rana Riddick, fourth place, McDonough, Bessie Coleman; and
  • Kyle Grusholt, fifth place, McDonough, Abraham Lincoln.
Winners in the group performance, junior division, are:
  • John Buffington, Sarah Buffington and Carson Fields; first place, Hanson, You be the Judge: Creation vs. Evolution;
  • Brittany Cusick, Abby McElhenny and Kourtney Wathen; second place, Piccowaxen, True American Women;
  • Sarah Dent, Danielle O'Dell and Tori Shannon; third place, Hanson, Salem Witch Trials;
  • Annalee Morin and Taylor Stewart; fourth place, Hanson, Rosa Parks: To the Back of the Bus; and
  • Shakera Campbell, Antonio Johnson, Shalamar Murray, Brantly Waddell and Micah Wallace; fifth place, Hanson, Rwandan Genocide.
Winners in the Group Performance, senior division, are:
  • Jillian Curry and Brittney Russell; first place, McDonough, Annie Oakley: Little Sure Shot; and
  • Diamond Joseph and Kimberly Sanford; second place, McDonough, Little Rock Nine.
Winners in the Individual and Group Web page category:
  • Jessica Nenno, first place, Mattawoman, HIV/AIDS in Africa;
  • Molly Cook, second place, Piccowaxen, The Underground Railroad;
  • Suzanne Cahn and Kelsey Grandy; third place, Hanson, Achieving the Right to Vote;
  • Matthew Haldeman and David Meeker; fourth place, Piccowaxen, Treaty of Versailles; and
  • Andrew Bowling, fifth place, Piccowaxen, Tobacco by the Ton.
The following students received special awards:
  • Domonique Fayson, Mattawoman, The Montgomery Boycott, The African American Heritage Society of Charles County William A. Diggs award;
  • Grant Homan, Piccowaxen, 1941 Disney Animator's Strike, award from the Charles County Commissioners;
  • Frank Willingham, A Day Which Will Live in Infamy, McDonough, award from the Charles County Commissioners;
  • Rachel Rahm, Davis, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd: Conspirator or Country Dr., award from the Charles County Genealogical Society;
  • Molly Cook, Piccowaxen, The Underground Railroad, The Charles County Heritage Commission award;
  • Bethany Burks, Piccowaxen, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, award from the Charles County Historic Trust;
  • Cayley Dymond, Davis, Women's Suffrage Movement, The Port Tobacco Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution award;
  • Allison Drazba, Somers, Flashpoint! October 1942, The Historical Society of Charles County award;
  • Jessica Nenno, Mattawoman, HIV/AIDS In Africa, The Historical Society of Charles County award;
  • John Buffington, Sarah Buffington and Carson Fields; Hanson, You be the Judge, The Historical Society of Charles County award;
  • Alexis Furgione, McDonough, Eleanor Roosevelt, Charles County Woman's Club award;
  • Danyelle Simmons, McDonough, The Journey of Harriet Tubman, Charles County Woman's Club;
  • Yusufu Sanu, McDonough, The Great Malcolm X, Alpha Kappa Society - Nu Zeta Chapter award;
  • Rana Riddick, McDonough, Bessie Coleman, The Port Tobacco Players award;
  • Jessica Nenno, Mattawoman, HIV/AIDS in Africa, The Reta Kay Hoke award;
  • Christopher Jones and Patrick Jones; Hanson, Libby, Montana - Conflict of Corporate and Rural America, The Reta Kay Hoke award;
  • Patrick Russ, Smallwood, The Boston Tea Party, The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco Robert T. Barbour award;
  • John Radtke, Somers, God's Tunnel to the Promised Land, The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco Robert T. Barbour award;
  • Calum Tuttle, Somers, Pickett's Charge, The Thomas Stone Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution award;
  • Kenneth Milman, Mattawoman, Chemical Warfare, The Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development award;
  • Andrew Bennett, Somers, Injustice in America: A lesson, The Friendship House Foundation award;
  • Andre Burton, Somers, The Tuskegee Airman, The Friendship House Foundation award; and
  • Havyn Guy, McDonough, It's Not Cannibalism, It's Recycling, The Governor William Smallwood Chapter, U.S. Daughters of 1812 award.
The following students received special awards from the Smallwood Foundation:
  • Jennifer Munoz, Piccowaxen, Pinkies Up Boston;
  • Andrew Bowling, Piccowaxen, Tobacco by the Ton;
  • Lauren Jones, McDonough, The Life of Betsy Ross;
  • Jessica Kirkham, Davis, The United States Constitution;
  • Kevin Gill, Somers, The Cuban Missile Crisis;
  • Alphonso Gaston Lopez, Mattawoman, Strife in the Emerald Isle;
  • Jazmin Aldridge, Mattawoman, The Uncompromising Compromise;
  • Sara Ardeeser, Matthew Henson Middle School, Rockpoint - A Vanishing Community;
  • Celina Blakenship, Mattawoman, To Drop or Not to Drop;
  • Stephen Brown Jr., Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Harry Truman and the Atomic Bomb;
  • Jeffrey Bryant, Piccowaxen, One Armed Bandit - Good or Evil;
  • Charles Campbell, Smallwood, The Berlin Wall;
  • Shawn Campbell, Mattawoman, The Great Division of Public School;
  • Haven Carlson, Davis, Would you Choose Health or Wealth?;
  • Timothy Castano, Davis, The Battle of Yorktown;
  • Michael Douglass, Jr., Henson, Slot Machines in Maryland;
  • Jessica Gardner, Henson, The Civil War: Conflict and Compromise;
  • Lance Heckathorn, Smallwood, Lt. Vernon Baker and the Medal of Honor;
  • Kendall Lemmert, Piccowaxen, Health Insurance for Miners;
  • John McNamara Jr., Piccowaxen, A Respectful Accomplishment;
  • Mitchell Mona, Piccowaxen, How the Atomic Bomb Changed the World;
  • Sean Roberts, Piccowaxen, Showdown in Cuba;
  • Collin Schirf, Davis, World War II Aircraft;
  • Alexis Walls, Hanson, Censorship in American Music;
  • Walter Watson, Somers, The Best Path to Black Equality;
  • Emily Spears, Grace Lutheran School, Evolution of Women's Roles in the Military;
  • Luke Hobson, Riley Sneden, Zachary Stine and Tyler Ward; St. Mary's Bryantown, The Impact of Jackie;
  • Joanna Collier, La Plata, WASP's: Women in the War;
  • Julia Keesler, Davis, The Manchu Conquest;
  • Brittany Cusick, Abby McElhenny and Kourtney Wathen; Piccowaxen, True American Women;
  • Diamond Joseph and Kimberly Sanford; McDonough, Little Rock Nine;
  • Jillian Curry and Brittney Russell; McDonough, Annie Oakley; and
  • Cara Lehman, Piccowaxen, Postponing the Civil War: The Missouri Compromise.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Patricia Vaira, Title IX Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator (students), or Keith Hettel, Section 504 Coordinator (employees/adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, Maryland 20646; (301) 932-6610/870-3814. For special accommodations call (301) 934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.