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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 11, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces that a group of Indiana students has been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after two successful regional contests on Saturday, March 8.<\/p>\n The finalists listed below will advance to the 2025 NHDI State Contest on April 26 at Marian University in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n Youth Individual Performance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAgincourt: Henry V Takes Responsibility for His Lands and Proves His Rights to be King of England and France\u201d \u2014 Henry Mundy (Homeschool)<\/p>\n Youth Individual Exhibit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHaunted Houses in America and Their Historic Value\u201d \u2014 Elena Neely (South Putnam Middle School)<\/p>\n Junior Paper<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHow Our Past Actions are Destroying Our Future: How We Can Create a Lifeline for the Next Generation\u201d \u2014\u00a0 Ayden Chen (Jenning County Middle School)<\/p>\n Junior Individual Documentary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cPushing the Barrier: How Elizabeth Cady Stanton Charged the Fight for Women\u2019s Rights\u201d \u2014 Whitney Barber (Jennings County Middle School)<\/p>\n Junior Individual Performance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWounded Knee\u201d \u2014 Ada Mundy (Homeschool)<\/p>\n Junior Individual Exhibit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMartin Luther King Jr. \u2014 A Hero of America\u201d \u2014 Randy Gross (Jennings County Middle School)<\/p>\n Junior Group Exhibit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBonnie & Clyde Rights & Responsibilities in History\u201d \u2014 Korrine Fulkerson, Mariah Hall (South Putnam Middle School)<\/p>\n \u201c6888\u201d \u2014 Annaleigh Gastineau, Madisyn Jones (South Putnam Middle School)<\/p>\n \u201cIndy 500 The Right to Race\u201d \u2014 Emma Rounds, Keegan Wells (South Putnam Middle School)<\/p>\n \u201cOskar Schindler: A Hero At Risk\u201d \u2014 Coraline Stevens, Delaynee Ritz, Macy Willhite, Mia Gassaway (Jennings County Middle School)<\/p>\n Senior Paper<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMoritz v. IRS: Our Right and Responsibility to Gender Equality\u201d \u2014 Aphtyn Earley (Sullivan High School)<\/p>\n \u201cThe Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem: Rights and Responsibilities in U.S. Foreign Policy\u201d \u2014 Benedict Mundy (Homeschool)<\/p>\n Senior Group Documentary<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cBy the People: Indiana\u2019s Fight for Rights and Responsibility\u201d \u2014 Andrew Foster, Landon Hartman, Landon Kern (Reitz Memorial High School)<\/p>\n Senior Individual Performance<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Rights and Responsibilities in Designing and Using the R7, Sputnik, and the N1\u201d \u2014 Maximilian Mundy (Homeschool)<\/p>\n Senior Individual Exhibit<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe Impact of the 14th<\/sup> Amendment\u201d \u2014 Whitley McCreary (Salem High School)<\/p>\n NHDI is a yearlong program dedicated to enhancing history education in Indiana\u2019s schools. Students in grades four through 12 explore a historical subject that fits under the annual theme. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cRights & Responsibilities in History.\u201d Students use their research to create a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website.<\/p>\n NHDI is a project-based, inquiry-based program which encourages students to explore their own passions by conducting research, developing research questions, and then exhibit their individual learning styles through the creation of exhibits, documentaries, performances, papers and websites.<\/p>\n Educators and students alike use NHDI because it allows them to build critical thinking, inquiry, analysis and presentation skills through subjects the students are passionate about. Whether students create mini projects in class or go all the way to regional and state contests, educators and students share in control of the project.<\/p>\n NHDI is presented by Rooker Family Foundation with support from Vigran Family Foundation.<\/p>\n For more information, visit www.indianahistory.org\/historyday<\/a> or call (317) 232-1882.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n