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May 12, 2025
Pinellas students won seven awards at the Florida History Day competition, and two students are advancing to the National History Day competition in June:
- 1st Place Junior Individual Documentary - Darian Grob of Dunedin Highland Middle School: “The Melodies of Change: Marvin Gaye’s Music of Advocacy and Urgency”
- 2nd Place Senior Individual Performance - Eleanor Nartker of Palm Harbor University High School: “Te Titri o Waitangi: A History of Maori Land Rights”
The Florida History Day contest was held May 4-6 in Tallahassee. In June, the top scholars will join students from across the U.S., American Samoa, Guam, and international schools in East and South Asia at the National History Day® competition.
Congratulations to all of the competitors and award winners. Additional awards below:
Special Award Winners
- Hispanic Heritage Award & Cubberly Award (Florida History) – Hannah Moore of Dunedin Highland Middle School - Junior Research Paper “Operation Pedro Pan”
- Holocaust History Award – Elsa Kabashi of Palm Harbor University High School – Senior Individual Website “Besa – Rights and Responsibilities of Honoring an Ancient Oath”
3rd Place Finishers
- 3rd Place Senior Individual Performance - “Reporting from Chicago! The End of Prohibition” – Liliana Leonarduzzi of Palm Harbor University High School
- 3rd Place Junior Group Documentary - “Rights, Camera, Responsibility: The Spectacle and Significance of the Hollywood Ten” – Evan Wehner, Fiona Boyd, Jayde Jean-Baptiste, Mahogany Stevens, Mia Lipczynski of Dunedin Highland Middle School
- 3rd Place Senior Group Exhibit - “Revealing Rights, Decoding Responsibilities: The Navajo Code Talkers” – Asia Gallihugh, Azriela Talisaysay, CJ Nigels, Lauren Schubert of Dunedin Highland Middle School
