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Three Toledo Early
College High School Students Advance to National Level in
History Day Contest
Special To The Truth
Toledo
Early College sophomores Zion Hofmann, Aylin Dominguez and
Valentin Ornelas will travel to College Park, MD on June 12,
2016 to compete at the national level of the National
History Day (NHD) contest. The three students took top
honors in their categories at the state NHD contest that was
held at Ohio Wesleyan University on April 30, 2016.
Sophomore
Reem Abdel-Khaleq was also recognized as a national
alternate. The students were accompanied by their teachers,
Mona Al-Hayani and Randy Nissen.
Every
freshman and sophomore at Early College is required to
create an NHD project; entering the contest is optional.
Project categories include exhibits, websites, papers,
documentaries and performances. Seventy-five students
represented the school at the regional contest at BGSU in
April where 24 qualified for the state contest.
Zion
Hofmann’’s project was a website entitled In For the Long
Haul: The encounter between black and white baseball and the
exchange of ideas that led to one interracial baseball
league. Aylin Dominguez and Valentin Ornelas worked
together on a group documentary titled Woodstock: Three
Days of Peace, Love and Music. Reem Abdel Khaleq created
a website titled Dawn of the Space Age: The Impact of
Sputnik on educational, technological and scientific
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Reem Abdel-Khaleq
Aylin Dominguez, Zion Hoffman, Valentin Ornelas |
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“NHD is a
year-long interdisciplinary project that involves extensive
research, writing and advanced computer skills. It is the
best thing we do. Kids learn to think like historians”, said
Randy Nissen, social studies teacher.
“Making it
to nationals is not only a breathtaking accomplishment but
also a wonderful privilege to meet new people and see other
projects done by other competitors”, said Dominguez, “I
can't wait to give it all I’ve got with my partner, and hope
for the best while wishing luck to other competitors.”
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