LHS students win at history contest

Two Lawrence High School students earned awards Thursday at the National History Day competition in College Park, Md.

Timmia Hearn-Feldman, who will be a junior in the fall, won first place in senior individual performances for “‘I Have the Heart and Stomach of a King,’ Queen Elizabeth I: Taking a Stand in a Man’s World.” She also received a Kansas Heritage Center scholarship.

Samuel Huneke, who will be a senior in the fall, won the 2006 Jamestown Award for his documentary, “The Vote that Saved the Country: Edmund Ross’s Stand for Democracy.” He also received a Lawrence-Kaw Valley Corral of Westerners scholarship.