Thirty-seven sophomore Highly Capable students from Bethel High School, who competed in the regional National History Day competition are now headed to the State Championships. The 2013 Bethel High team qualified 19 of their 33 projects, at the regional event that pitted them against 15 other schools, including Charles Wright Academy, Kennedy High School and public schools from south of Seattle. This year’s NHD theme is, “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”

The advancing students will compete Saturday, May 4 at Bellevue College. Students finishing first or second at the state match will qualify to represent Washington State at Nationals, which is held annually at the University of Maryland. The National History Day competition involves 700,000 students each year.

Bethel High students qualifying for State:

1st place, Regionals
· Group Exhibit: Communist China; Stephanie Kaeser, Gabrielle Murphy, and Hazel Olive

· Group Exhibit: Cloning; Nicole Taylor, Quentin Main, and Kyle Leonard

· Indiv. Exhibit: Freud; Chloe McClellan

· Group Performance: Margaret Sanger; Tiffany McDaniel, Peyton Schwartz, and Lisa Thompson

· Indiv. Performance: Darrow and the Monkey Trial; Trevor Hiscox

2nd place, Regionals
· Group Exhibit: Modern Art; Tayler Kindsfather and Deidra McKnight

· Group Exhibit: The Equal Rights Amendment; Leah Peterson and Julie Martell

· Historical Paper: Plastics; Rachel Scott

· Indiv. Documentary: Gorbachev; Jason Gentry

3rd place, Regionals:
· Indiv. Exhibit: Montgomery Bus Boycott; Pagerene Raney

· Group Performance: Flappers; Lyndee Faust and Stacey Baumes

· Indiv. Performance: Martha Graham; Ruth Smitherman

· Indiv. Documentary: Space; Lucien Benvenutti

· Group Exhibit: Boldt Decision; Taylor Mamaril and Britt McCracken

· Group Exhibit: Berlin Wall; Emily Clark, Audrey Young, and Courtney Young

4th place, Regionals:
· Group Exhibit: Manhattan Project; Devyn Christensen, Kylie White, Joseph Portmann, and Marshall Chaplinski

· Indiv. Exhibit: Manifest Destiny; Logan Pruitt

· Indiv. Website: Lincoln; Christian Harris

· Group Exhibit: 1930’s Facism; Colton Schnabel, Cheyne Holmgren, Jessica Talavera, and Jordan Maurin