April 7, 2022 at 1:21 p.m.
Five Rhinelander students advance to National History Day state competition
Five Rhinelander students advance to National History Day state competition
According to a School District of Rhinelander press release, Ella Miljevich qualified with her exhibit titled "Thomas Edison vs. Nicola Tesla" and Piper Stinebrink qualified with a website on "Necessary and Unnecessary Compromises for All-American Girls Baseball."
Two JWMS entries explored the debate surrounding the Endangered Species Act. Lexi Terzinski qualified with her individual exhibit on the topic and the team of Katelyn Piller and Lili Greenwood qualified with a group exhibit.
For nearly 10 years JWMS students have participated in National History Day, a nationwide contest where students select a topic from an annual theme for deep research and the creation of a project to share. This year, seventh graders tackled the theme of "Debate and Diplomacy in History" which opened up a wide array of project choices, nearly any event where a disagreement had to be worked out, the release states. For weeks in February they took a dive into essential research skills from introductory secondary sources to those golden primary sources created right at the scene. Students mastered the citation of their sources and the production of a product that would be informative and engaging to an audience.
James Williams Middle School invited judges from the Rhinelander Woman's Club and Rhinelander Partners in Education for the local competition held in March. Qualifiers then entered the regional competition held virtually in Minocqua. From that event the four JWMS state qualifiers will move on to the state competition to be held virtually in Madison in April.
The virtual awards ceremony can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUN-kMsa6GE.
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