Upper School National History Night 2023

Last week, Bullis hosted the Upper School National History Night. We are pleased to announce that 40 students from the Class of 2024 will advance to the Montgomery County National History Day Contest, which will take place on Saturday, March 4, at Northwood High School.

In the category of Individual Exhibits, five entries will advance to the county competition:

1. Peter A., “The Wright Brothers: The Frontier of Aviation”
2. Liwen Y., “Vivien Thomas: A Pioneer Who Transformed Cardiac Surgery”
3. Alexa B., “How We Live: The Architectural Frontier of Frank Lloyd Wright”
4. Shara Z., “Defeating the Poliovirus: The Frontier of the 20th Century Vaccines”
5. Zachary C., “Motown: How it Changed the American Music Industry”

In the category of Group Exhibits, five entries will advance to the county competition:

1. Summer B. and Nicole R., “A Tailor of Women’s Labor Rights”
2. H W. and Miles H., “The Rapid Rise of the Fast Food Empire”
3. Gabrielle G. and Donovan S., “The Bracero Program: Labor and Immigration Frontier”
4. Madeline G. and Henry S., “US Nation Building in Afghanistan”
5. Mckenzie S. and Noor S., “Hip Hop’s Impact on Black Consciousness”

In the category of Individual Websites, two entries will advance to the county competition:

1. Ethan L. for his website on the Space Race
2. Justin S. for his website on the NAACP

In the category of Group Websites, three entries will advance to the county competition:

1. Giles K. and Evan P., “Photojournalism in the Vietnam War”
2. Elizabeth L. and Tom Y., “The I Hotel in San Francisco”
3. Gurdas K. and Lance H., “Video Game Frontier”

In the category of Individual Documentaries, five entries will advance to counties:

1. Bennett R., “The Credit Mobilier Scandal: On the Frontier of Economic Corruption in America”
2. Sam P., “Oscar Wilde and Being Yourself”
3. Kendal C., “Frontiers in Racial Integration”
4. Clare V., “Jazz”
5. Max K., “How the Space Shuttle Program Defined Political and Scientific Frontiers”

In the category of Group Documentaries, five entries will advance to counties:

1. Nathan C. and Ryan T., “Disney: A Frontier in Culture and Animation”
2. Aidan L. and Israel G., “Facing Frontiers in Migrant Workers Rights: Cesar Chavez”
3. Jiselle J. and Kendall R., “Tuskegee: Frontier in Racism and Reform”
4. Alexander L. and Jack W., “Superheroes and Frontiers in History”
5. Alexa D. and Skylar S., “Women in NASA”

In the category of Group Performances, one entry will advance to counties:

1. Brayden F. and Jamie M., “Jordan Belfort and the Stock Trading Scandals”

Congratulations to all of our student participants and those who are moving forward to the next round.