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On February 5th, Dinuba High School competed in the annual National History Day (NHD) event, where students from other schools presented projects on historical themes. This year’s theme was “Reaction, Reform, and Revolution.” Students created boards, websites, documentaries, and performances about an event in history of their choosing related to the theme.
Students chose their projects, which included women’s fashion, smallpox, imperialism, jazz, and more. Students put a lot of work and effort into their projects. For example, sophomore Odessa Denny, whose project on the women’s revolution, stated: “An impact that can still be felt today is seeing any women working today, from cashiers to our librarians, they wouldn’t be able to work today without these women revolutionizing the world for us.”
History teacher Tracey Terran, the advisor who has overseen Dinuba High School’s National History Day (NHD) team for four years, expressed her pride and joy in NHD. “My favorite part is watching the students become really proud of their work in the end, push through challenges, and taking an idea and creating something that they’re really proud of.”
After displaying their projects, students are eligible to enter NHD and compete with other students in Tulare County. Students who win in their categories can then move on to state competitions and then nationals. This year, Dinuba High School had 42 eligible students who made it to state, and 20 who received scholarships for their hard work. These recipients include:
Category senior group documentary- State competitor, Screened at TCOE
Project title: “Smallpox was”
Group members: Jonathan Valadez and Isaiah Yepez
Category senior group documentary- State competitor
Project title: The Boxer Rebellion: A Turning Point in Education and Power in China
Group members: Ezekiel Celaya and Andres Montes
Category senior group documentary- State competitor
Project title: The Significance of the L.A. Riots of 1992
Group members: Jonathan Barajas and Kevin Morales
Category senior group exhibit- State competitor, Scholarship recipients
Project title: Coco Chanel More Than The “Little Black Dress”
Group members: Jayla Garcia, Amie Galindo, and Kairi Ruiz
Category senior group exhibit- State competitor
Project title: How Women Revolutionized the Workforce during WWII
Group members: Odessa Denny, Maddyn Johnson, and Alonzo Perez
Category senior group exhibit- State competitor
Project title: Movemental Momentum: Punk Rock’s Influence
Group members: Anthony Chdotte, Analise Frausto, Hugo Mendez, and Karen Negrete
Category senior group performance- State competitor, Scholarship recipients
Project title: The Scopes Trial: The Revolutionary Turning Point for Teaching Evolution
Group members: Jessica Ochoa, Kristel Pacheco, and Yesenia Soto Santiago
Category senior group podcasts- State competitor
Project title: Jazz: A Musical & Cultural Revolution
Group members: Veronica Gongora, Nicolas Lichtenwaldt, and Michelle Villarreal
Category senior group podcasts- State competitor, Scholarship recipients
Project title: The Day The Doors Locked
Group members: Nicholas Alquizon, Camila Flores, Beyonca Mojica, and Xanath Porraz
Category senior group website- State competitor
Project title: The Reaction to The Lobotomy That Led to The Reformed Treatments of The Mentally Ill
Group members: Jonathan Rivera and Luciano Rodriguez Martinez
Category senior group website- State competitor, Scholarship recipients
Project title: The Revolutionary Invention of the Printing Press and the Influence on the Suffrage Movement
Group members: Julia Avilez, Michelle Guzman, Tahani Khalil, Stefanie Lowrie, and Adrianna Mendoza
Category senior group website- State competitor
Project title: The Stonewall Uprising: A Riot that Reformed America
Group members: Aurora Lopez, Elijah Quipse, and Ytzel Sotelo
Category senior individual documentary- State competitor, Scholarship recipient, Screened at TCOE
Project title: From Silence to Reform: The Transformation of Mental Illness Care
Project by: Heaven Gonzalez
Category senior individual exhibit- State competitor, Scholarship recipient
Project title: Shadows of the Plague
Project by: Mateo Romo
Category senior individual exhibit- State competitor
Project title: The Discovery of Insulin and Its Revolutionary Impact on Society
Project by: Sofiya Valencia
Category senior individual performance- Scholarship recipient
Project title: California Water Wars: An Owens Valley Farmer’s Perspective
Project by: Victor Martinez
Category senior individual website- State competitor
Project title: A Reaction to Fear: How Mass Wartime Hysteria Led to Injustice and Reform
Project by: Juan Montelongo
Category senior individual website- State competitor, Scholarship recipient
Project title: Impressionism – The 19th Century Breakthrough of French Art
Project by: Serena Martinez
