On Wednesday, Feb. 26, BLMS held the annual school-wide History Day competition, showcasing months of hard work from our social studies students. Students presented their history day projects to volunteer judges, who then chose 24 groups, including 35 students, to advance and represent Big Lake in the regional competition.

History Day is a national program that encourages students to explore historical research. Students spent the year developing a research project revolving around this year’s annual theme: “Rights & Responsibilities in History.”

Congratulations to all participants for a job well done, and good luck to all regional competitors! The regional contest will be held on March 29 at St. Cloud State University.

Regional Finalists:

Exhibit - Group

• Elsie Jagusch, Hazel Guldseth (The Triangle Fire - The Factory Fire That Changed Workers’ Rights) (8th)
• Rylie Soroko, Gracie Smith (Delano Grape Strike) (6th)
• Hannah Talvitie, Emily Stokes (Wright Brothers) (8th)
• Ainsley McGuire, Kylie Gardner (Lindbergh Kidnapping) (8th)
• Chloe Howe, Aliya Lloyd (Women in WWII) (8th)
• Katie Wothe, Kieralee Hotvedt (Titanic - The Unsinkable Ship) (8th)

Exhibit - Individual

• Makenna Schewe (Title IX - The Rights and Responsibilities Women Gained) (8th)
• Lola Bieniek (Title IX) (6th)
• Micayla Jerome (Oskar Schindler) (7th)
• Ingrid Hanson (Pony Express) (8th)
• Aliza Secord (Yellowstone National Park) (8th)
• Kinley Schmidt (Alcoholics Anonymous) (8th)

Documentary - Group

• Legion Maxson, Mason Tvrdik (Chernobyl) (8th)
• Emma Greischar, Renaijha Weeks (Kent State Shootings) (8th)

Documentary - Individual

• Aubrey Linder (Newsies (Newspaper Boy Strikes)) (7th)
• Elise Warnke (Women in WWII) (6th)

Website - Group

• Weston Narog, Henry Paye (French Resistance) (6th)

• Rylan Badeaux, Owen Lange (Jackie Robinson) (8th)

Website - Individual

• Arianna Cano Fernandini (Anne Frank) (7th)

Paper - Individual

• Rylee Youngs (Stella Browne: Abortion Rights in the United Kingdom) (8th)
• Vanessa Potter (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League) (6th)
• Grace Hockert (Rosa Parks) (6th)

Performance - Individual

• Annika Vagle (The Stonewall Riot) (6th)

Performance - Group

• Lyla Calgaro, Maria Wilfahrt (Susan B. Anthony) (6th)