NHD Students win Historical League Award for Arizona Story

  In-depth documentary by NHD students Nathan Davies-Venn and Max Luo took first place in Junior Group Documentary. They are recipients of Historical League award: Best Junior Group Award for an Arizona Story, each earning $150.

Love the "Special Thanks" page acknowledging Historical League members Stacey Trepanier(teacher) and Dr. Josephine Pete for their invaluable assistance with the documentary.

Nathan and Max are excited to head to Nationals in College Park, MD in June.

Thanks to Scottsdale's Museum of the West for hosting this mentoring day.

Dr. Josie Pete attends NHD in Wash. D.C.

On the morning of June 12, I arrived at the National Museum of the African American History, where I was greeted by Dave and Diana Smith! What a wonderful surprise! 

We agreed the excitement and enthusiasm of the hundreds of students in attendance was contagious. It was rewarding to witness the skills and talent demonstrated by the students. The relevance of the research and maturity level of the topics was a testament to the time and effort dedicated to the production of these projects.

I later found Nathan Davies-Venn and his family. His documentary was shown in the theater in the morning. I was proud to meet this talented young man, who did an admirable job of representing Arizona. Nathan’s documentary was on the life of Henrietta Lacks. This experience was sobering in clarifying our role to ensure history is documented and understood by our students. 

The Historical League provides a beacon of hope ensuring that these young people continue to be encouraged and are supported in their educational pursuits.

 

A special thank you to Cathy Shumard, who kept me updated on the National History Day events.

From June 2024 Historical League Old Ned Newsletter

NHDAZ Second Place Winners at Nationals

 Honorable Mention (Second Place Winners) at Nationals NHD. So very proud of these students!

NHDAZ student Nathan Davies-Venn

 Thank you notes are much appreciated. Here's one from National History Day student Nathan Davies-Venn whose documentary was selected for the African National Museum of American History and Culture, and he also earned honorable mention at Nationals:

I'd like to thank you and the Historical League for the travel funds to assist toward the cost of my NHD travels. I really enjoyed competing in the NHD competition. I learned so much history, from first of all doing my own project and also getting to see the other documentaries in my panel at the National competition. I learned that history is very important as it helps us to understand how things are today. I also had the opportunity to visit the Johns Hopkins Chesney Medical Archives and I met the archivist Teri Hatfeild who assisted me throughout my project. She allowed me the opportunity to tour the archives and I was also able to view the cell feeder and the test tube that Dr. Geys used in the discovery of the HeLa Cells. It was a really fun and cool experience and I am looking forward to doing NHD again in the fall. I have attached some pictures from my trip here for you.

Nathan Davies-Venn - Documentary Henrietta Lacks-The Woman at the Heart of Medicine: Science, Ethics and Race