Ernest Ward Students Explore Past With National History Day Projects

January 27, 2010

history14.jpg

History came alive through the eyes of students at Ernest Ward Middle School Tuesday as they displayed weeks of work on projects for National History Day.

The History Fair in the school’s gym capped off a project in which EWMS students were required to do research into an a topic on the theme Innovation in History: Impact and Change. The research was presented in exhibit form, much like the typical science fair. Students complete projects either individually or in teams of two.

“I knew I wanted to do something about agriculture,” eighth grade student Courtney Solari said. “The cotton gin seemed every interesting.”

While the other projects in the history fair were exhibited on cardboard backgrounds, Kasie Braun took a unique approach to presenting her project The Creation of Plastics. The eighth grade student constructed her exhibit from over 100 plastic bottoms “and a lot of glue”.

“It took a long time,” she said. “About four hours to put the bottles together.” That was in addition to the hours that she spent arranging her research on the bottles and writing an accompanying paper.

This was the first year Ernest Ward has participated in the national program, with the top seven projects from Ernest Ward headed next to a district competition.  Those winners were:

  • Victoria Wright — Barcodes
  • Kasie Braun — The Creation of Plastics
  • Tristen Barrett — The Airplane Connecting and Redefining the World
  • Courtney Solari –  The Cotton Gin: Increasing Cotton Production and Slavery
  • Reagan Bell and Cheyanne Schoonover — Lasik Eye Surgery
  • Samantha Barrow and Tamara Green — Womens Suffrage
  • Jordan Helmken and Haley Brown — The Day That Changed History…9-11

Pictured top: Kasie Braun with her National History Day project The Creation of Plastics. Other winners are below, scroll down. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

history13.jpg

Courtney Solari –  The Cotton Gin: Increasing Cotton Production and Slavery

history15.jpg

Tamara Green (left) and Samantha Barrow – Womens Suffrage

history10.jpg

Jordan Helmken (left) and Haley Brown — The Day That Changed History…9-11

history11.jpg

Victoria Wright — Barcodes

history12.jpg

Tristen Barrett — The Airplane Connecting and Redefining the World

history16.jpg

Lasik Eye Surgery  — by Reagan Bell and Cheyanne Schoonover

Comments

20 Responses to “Ernest Ward Students Explore Past With National History Day Projects”

  1. cw on February 4th, 2010 8:38 pm

    way to go Jordan Helmken and Haley Brown both of you did such a great job on yalls project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

  2. Gavin Grant on February 2nd, 2010 9:41 pm

    (from haley browns bf) CONGRADULATIONS HALEY. Your the most beautiful thing ive ever seen. good luck at the county thing. :) !!!!!!!!!!

  3. Lisa on January 30th, 2010 7:59 am

    good job to everyone who participated!!!!!!!!!!! :D

  4. Kim on January 30th, 2010 2:10 am

    AWESOME JOB TRISTAN… Congrads….Keep up the Great Work…Miss Kim

  5. ERNESTWARDSEVENTHGRADER on January 28th, 2010 10:12 pm

    WAY TO GO REAGAN AND CHEYENNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. ERNESTWARDSEVENTHGRADER on January 28th, 2010 10:12 pm

    GOOOOOOOOOD JJOOOOOOOOBBBBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  7. ernestward7thgrader on January 28th, 2010 10:11 pm

    good job kasey,courtney,reagan,tristan,samantha,tamara,victoria,jordan and haley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!its nice to see history appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. tigtag24 on January 28th, 2010 9:21 am

    Way to go Tristan!! All those “long” hours really paid off. Your project turned out great!! Congratulations to all the winners!!

    Love,

    Uncle Greg, Aunt Tricia and Alyssa

  9. Donna Redmon on January 28th, 2010 7:18 am

    Way to go, Tristan !
    Cousins, Rick, Donna & Andrew

  10. Dawn on January 28th, 2010 4:58 am

    CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!! MOLINO PARK HAD A SIMILAR HISTORY DAY FAIR LIKE THIS AND I KNOW SOMEOME WHO WON THAT ONE TOO!

  11. Ella Barker on January 27th, 2010 8:40 pm

    Congratulations, Tristan!!!

  12. Mom on January 27th, 2010 8:38 pm

    Congratulations Tristan!! Your hard work paid off! I am so very proud of you.
    Love you,
    Mom

  13. KIM BARTLEY on January 27th, 2010 8:29 pm

    CHEYANNE, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AND REAGAN. YOU BOTH DID SUCH A GREAT JOB ON YOUR PROJECT. YOU GOT THINGS TOGETHER , PUT YOUR VISUALS TOGETHER AND WROTE THE INFORMATION ABOUT LASIK SURGERY WHICH WAS A VERY GOOD SUBJECT. I KNEW YOU GUYS WOULD DO A GREAT JOB. WAY TO GO GIRLS!!!!!!!!

  14. Lanatta Barrett on January 27th, 2010 7:57 pm

    Way to go, Tristan! We’re very proud of you!!! Love, Dad & Lanatta :)

  15. abbie j. on January 27th, 2010 7:10 pm

    good job haley!!!

  16. Lisa on January 27th, 2010 6:53 pm

    Courtney W,

    The history project that you did with Haylee looked great. We are very proud of the hard work that you two put into the project.

  17. Proud Parent on January 27th, 2010 7:02 am

    Way to go Victoria, Kasie, and to all who participated! I am very proud of you all!
    Jessica & Samantha your project was great too!!!

  18. NHS and EWMS MOM on January 27th, 2010 6:15 am

    WAY TO GO COURTNEY!!! we are so proud of you !!! Love ya

  19. Laura Chavers on January 27th, 2010 6:12 am

    You kids never cease to amaze me! I’m so proud of all of you.

  20. Kent on January 27th, 2010 5:55 am

    Way to go Molino Park students! I am SO very proud of you. The projects look GREAT! Keep up the hard work!

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News