These Lawrence students qualified for National History Day:

Central Junior High School

¢ Phebe Myers, Calvert Pfannenstiel and Anrai Richards-Pearson won first place for their junior group documentary on “‘War of all Wars’: The Tragedy of Chernobyl, The Triumphant Consequence of Perestroika,” and received a $400 Kansas Council for the Social Studies scholarship.

¢ Liza Farr, Alyson Frydman and Zoe Limesand won second place for their junior group documentary on “Cold Blooded Murder – The Tragedy of the Soweto Uprising; A Triumph Against the South African Apartheid.”

Free State High School

¢ Sara Cortese, Hannah Lodwick and Rosemary O’Malley won first place in senior group documentaries for their documentary on “If in Barbed Wire Things Can Bloom, Why Couldn’t I? I will not die, I will not die.” Their sponsoring teacher was Chuck Law. They received a $400 Fort Larned Old Guard and Fort Larned National Historic Site scholarship.

Lawrence High School

¢ Stephanie Jian earned first place in the senior individual exhibits competition for her exhibit on “The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Tragic Triumph for Industrial Democracy.” She also received a $100 Smoky Hill Museum scholarship.

¢ Patrick Hannah took second in senior individual exhibits for “Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy.”

¢ Timmia Hearn Feldman’s performance earned a first in the senior division. Feldman, who focused on “‘You Have No Right To Do As You Like With Me’ Harriet Jacobs: Triumph Through Oppression,” also received a $100 Kansas Council of the Social Studies scholarship.

¢ Alex Boyer and Jon Samp’s portrayal of “Triumph and Tragedy: The Siege of Bastogne” won second in the senior group performance category.

¢ Samuel Huneke’s documentary on “Democracy in the Heart of Europe: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Czechoslovak Republic” took first in the senior division. He also received a $100 Kansas State Historical Society Inc. scholarship.