Students prepare for next week's History Day

WORLAND - Students at Worland Middle School worked hard last week to complete their History Day projects in time for class presentations Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Following class presentations, the students will fine tune their projects in preparation for parent night next Tuesday, Feb. 28 and judging on March 1.

Parent night at Worland Middle School will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Judging will be from 8 a.m. to noon.

The largest category on History Day is group exhibits with 47 between Worland and Greybull middle school students. There are also 38 individual exhibits between the two schools.

Greybull and Cody will be showing in the senior division next week, according to WMS history teacher Joe Winkler.

There are also group and individual projects in website, performance and documentaries. There are also individual papers that will be judged.

Winkler said he has about 33 volunteers lined up to assist in judging. Projects are judged for historical quality, relationship to the theme "Taking a Stand," clarity of presentation and answers to judges questions. Some questions may include what was one surprise the students found during their research or what was their most important source.

He and fellow classmates will provide critiques of the presentation this week to help the students during the judging next week.

SNAPSHOT OF PROJECTS

Worland eighth graders Jenna McIntosh and Macy Trombley are working on an exhibit featuring Anne Frank. McIntosh and Trombley said they selected Frank because of her role in making sure Jews had equal opportunities and as McIntosh said, "Because she's really cool."

Eighth grader Dustin Wilson selected Elvis Presley for his exhibit and his stand on civil rights through his music. He selected Elvis because he is Wilson's favorite singer.

Seventh grader Jaden Jackson's exhibit is "No More Guns for Medics." He said he selected the subject because of his interest in World War II history.

Fellow seventh grader Ari Nelson chose Helen Keller to feature in her exhibit because "she's a wonderful woman who stood up for the deaf and blind." She said Keller was able to do a lot of things that people didn't think she could do.

Brittany Deniz chose Clara Barton, the original founder of the American Red Cross as her exhibit subject.

She added that Barton was the first woman to go to the battlefield in the American Civil War.