Junior Historical Paper
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1026
STUDENTS
Victor Li
Rontgen's Encounter with the X-ray that
changed Medical Procedures, Helped the
Military and Promotes New Encounters
Roslyn Heights, NY, Nassau, East Williston
Union Free School District, Willets Road
School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Diane Ilkiw, Danielle Gately
2nd place
#1018
STUDENTS
Allison Keller
Exchanging Health for A Cure Stateville
Prisoners used as Medical Subjects
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw
1st place
#1007
STUDENTS
Anya Chabria
Behind the Scenes of the Louisiana Purchase
Roslyn Heights, NY, Nassau, East Williston
Union Free School District, Willets Road
School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Diane Ilkiw, Danielle Gately
Junior Individual Documentary
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1115
STUDENTS
Christina Reed
Exploration in America: How immigration in
New York affects the food we eat
Baldwin, NY, Nassau, baldwin, Baldwin
Middle School
TEACHER(s)
Jennifer Debler
2nd place
#1107
STUDENTS
Matthew Lecher
A Merging of Past and Present in Creating a
Grand Destination: The Making of Grand
Central Terminal
Jericho, NY, Nassau, Jericho, Jericho Ms
TEACHER(s)
Theresa Cantwell
1st place
#1109
STUDENTS
Benjamin Joseph
Charles Darwin: From the Finches of the
Galapagos to the Theory of Evolution
Huntington Station, NY, Suffolk, South
Huntington UFSD, Stimson Middle School
TEACHER(s)
Karen Schmitt
Junior Group Documentary
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1217
STUDENTS
Jonny Miller
Rachel Miller
Papua New Guinea
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
2nd place
#1210
STUDENTS
Rachel Won
Derek Chen
Japanese Imperialism of Korea
Albertson, NY, Nassau, Herricks UFSD,
Herricks Ms
TEACHER(s)
Jodi Thompson
1st place
#1202
STUDENTS
Lindsay Shatz
Rachel Poutre
Hitler's Killing Fields
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
Junior Individual Performance
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
2nd place
#1303
STUDENTS
Avi Salomon
Encounter With the Trenches
Jericho, NY, Nassau, Jericho, Jericho Ms
TEACHER(s)
Konstantine Kovoros
1st place
#1304
STUDENTS
Anokhi Ladhani
Workers Strife: Encountering hardship,
exchanging ideas and exploring new rights for
workers during the Industrial Revolution
Albertson, NY, Nassau, Herricks UFSD,
Herricks Ms
TEACHER(s)
Jodi Thompson
Junior Group Performance
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1401
STUDENTS
Tina Zheng
Shari Nudelman
Asma Rasheed
Irena Sendler
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
2nd place
#1405
STUDENTS
Ally Heyman
Lauren Grauer
Madeline Heyman
Christa McAuliffe
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
1st place
#1402
STUDENTS
Selina Chiang
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire:
Exlporing a Tragedy that led to Change
Maggie Lau
Albertson, NY, Nassau, Herricks UFSD,
Herricks Ms
Emily Wei
Alison Chou
Grace Kim
TEACHER(s)
Jodi Thompson
Junior Individual Exhibit
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1507
STUDENTS
Gabby Nakkab
The Quest to Fortune: The Gold Rush of 1849
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
2nd place
#1503
STUDENTS
Rahul Ajmera
The Panama Canal Treaties: Shifting
America's International Role through
Diplomatic Encounters
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw, Jo Beth Roberts
1st place
#1517
STUDENTS
Elizabeth Jacobs
Buffalo Bill
Commack, NY, Suffolk, Commack ,
Commack Ms
TEACHER(s)
Matthew Gallagher
Junior Group Exhibit
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1622
STUDENTS
Theresa Haupt
Juliana Galano
The Berlin Wall
Commack, NY, Suffolk, Commack ,
Commack Ms
TEACHER(s)
Matthew Gallagher
2nd place
#1623
STUDENTS
Ian Isseks
Kira Grossman
Sahar Paz
Antonia Lee
The Wright Way
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
1st place
#1616
STUDENTS
Kiera Sherman
Riley Kelly
Abby Blick
Sophie Bernard
Jacques Cousteau
Syosset, NY, Nassau, Syosset, Hbt Middle
School
TEACHER(s)
Joanne Aquila
Junior Individual Website
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1725
STUDENTS
Lawrence Froymovich
Lend-Lease Act: A Turning Point of World
War II
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, Hewlett-Woodmere
UFSD, Woodmere Ms
TEACHER(s)
Kathleen Durney, Vinnie Lospinuso
2nd place
#1706
STUDENTS
Shivani Rao
Marie Curie:The Woman Who Changed the
Course of Science
Hauppauge, NY, Suffolk, Hauppauge,
Hauppauge Ms
TEACHER(s)
Lauren Kurass
1st place
#1715
STUDENTS
Ashley Vincenzo
The Cuban Missile Crisis: Avoiding an
Encounter with Exchange
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw
Junior Group Website
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#1819
STUDENTS
Anoushka Dalvi
Olivia Chan
Simran Goel
Treaty of Versailles
Syosset, NY, Nassau, Syosset School
District, H.B. Thompson Ms
TEACHER(s)
Jennifer Giamundo
2nd place
#1806
STUDENTS
Maggie Caroddo
THE IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS: THE
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN IRAN AND THE
UNITED STATES
Ilana Nimkoff
Kaya Amin
Kavina Amin
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw
1st place
#1807
STUDENTS
Ronit Dhulia
Connor Chen
The Development of the Heliocentric Model
Syosset, NY, Nassau, Syosset, Hbt Middle
School
TEACHER(s)
Joanne Aquila
Senior Historical Paper
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2022
STUDENTS
Sophia Berin
Immortal Imaginings: The Life and Work of
Ada Lovelace
Bellmore, NY, Nassau, Bellmore-Merrick
Central High School District, John F. Kennedy
Hs - Bellmore
TEACHER(s)
Dennis Urban
2nd place
#2021
STUDENTS
Brianna Kovit
Agnes Nixon:Social Discourse in Daytime
Drama
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, George W. Hewlett
High School, George W. Hewlett Hs
TEACHER(s)
Christine Abajian
1st place
#2002
STUDENTS
Reah Vasilakopoulos
The Golden Girl of Genetics: Barbara
McClintock
Hauppauge, NY, Suffolk, Hauppauge,
Hauppauge Hs
TEACHER(s)
Dave Reiff
Senior Individual Documentary
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2115
STUDENTS
Devan Singh
Encountering Defeat: The Impact of
Differential Cultural Exchanges on the Two
Germanies
Jericho, NY, USA, Jericho UFSD, Jericho
High School
TEACHER(s)
anthony scarnati
2nd place
#2110
STUDENTS
Arianna Ramdass
Ivory Trade
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
1st place
#2116
STUDENTS
Frank Hufnagel
1960 Presidential Debate:Exploring the
Political Usefulness of Television
Hauppauge, NY, Suffolk, Hauppauge,
Hauppauge Hs
TEACHER(s)
Felicia Cono
Senior Group Documentary
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2207
STUDENTS
Justin Senzer
Natasha Rowzani
Sandhya Ganeasan
The Chomskyan Revolution: A Life of Dissent
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
2nd place
#2201
STUDENTS
John Riley
Dean Kamen: A Modern Day Explorer
Exchanging Innovation
Katie Riley
Huntington, NY, Suffolk, Huntington,
Huntington Hs
TEACHER(s)
Lauren Desiderio
1st place
#2203
STUDENTS
Jolie Schornstein
Gillian Polakoff
A Most Unusual Encounter: Jane Goodall's
Humanist Interaction with the Chimpanzees of
Gombe and Her Role As An Activist for
Conservation and Animal Rights
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, George W. Hewlett
High School, George W. Hewlett Hs
TEACHER(s)
Christine Abajian
Senior Individual Performance
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2304
STUDENTS
Lianna Golden
Billie Holiday: Protesting Racism Musically
Through â Strange Fruitâ
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw
2nd place
#2301
STUDENTS
Julianna DeAngelis
Mark Twain
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
1st place
#2306
STUDENTS
Ania Zolyniak
Poland Solidarity
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Senior Group Performance
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2409
STUDENTS
Priyanka Kumar
Gianna Chan
Nora Ma
Mukund Subramanium
Angel Island
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Andrew Florendo
2nd place
#2404
STUDENTS
Neil Patel
Ashwin Viswanathan
Sahil Abbi
Sulaiman Kidwai
Buckley vs. Vidal
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Nicole Garcia
1st place
#2401
STUDENTS
Melissa Lau
Extinction by Assimilation: Encountering the
Native Industrial Schools
Felisha Ma
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
Esme Chen
Ashley Wong
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Senior Individual Exhibit
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2514
STUDENTS
Charlie Ehrman
Jacques Cousteau
Huntington, NY, Suffolk, Huntington,
Huntington Hs
TEACHER(s)
Lauren Desiderio
2nd place
#2516
STUDENTS
Joshua Somrah
From Countryman to Coolie: The Indian
Disaspora in the British Colonies
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
1st place
#2523
STUDENTS
Renee Nakkab
An Ocean of Possibilities: Sylvia Earle and
her Quest for Sustainability
Hewlett, NY, Nassau, George W. Hewlett
High School, George W. Hewlett Hs
TEACHER(s)
Christine Abajian
Senior Group Exhibit
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2608
STUDENTS
Jane Kim
Gretchen Keller
The Daguerreotype
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Jo Beth Roberts, Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw
2nd place
#2611
STUDENTS
Whitney Tam
Clare Kang
Jessie Rosenfield
Minna Kim
Golden Age TV
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Sabreen Bhuiya
1st place
#2603
STUDENTS
Matt Cohen
Brittany Battista
Karishma Kamat
Nikki Cohanpour
Alysha Kamat
The Brothers' Grimm
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs
Senior Individual Website
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2701
STUDENTS
Maya Alfia
Nuclear Weapons:The Destruction of Our
Nations
Old Westbury, NY, Nassau, East Williston
UFSD, Wheatley School
TEACHER(s)
Danielle Gately, Diane Ilkiw, Jo Beth Roberts
2nd place
#2710
STUDENTS
Chloe Liepa
The New York City Draft Riots
Huntington, NY, Suffolk, Huntington,
Huntington Hs
TEACHER(s)
Lauren Desiderio
1st place
#2718
STUDENTS
Nicole Avidon
Walt Disney: Turning Dreams into Reality
Syosset, NY, Nassau, Syosset HS, Syosset
Shs
TEACHER(s)
Stephanie Chipetine
Senior Group Website
Rank, Student(s)
Title, City, State, County, District, School, Teacher(s)
3rd place
#2820
STUDENTS
Emily Sneddon
Out of Fear Came Strength: How the
Encounter with AIDS in NYC Led to the
Legitimization of the Gay Community
Jared Bergen
West Sayville, NY, Suffolk, Sayville Public
Schools, Sayville Hs
TEACHER(s)
LynnAnn Perlin
2nd place
#2813
STUDENTS
Jin Mo Koo
Makers of a Movement: William F. Buckley,
Jr., and The National Review
Ernest Fok
Great Neck, NY, Nassau, Great Neck Union
Free School District, Great Neck South Hs
Josephine Zheng
TEACHER(s)
Frances Tria
1st place
#2802
STUDENTS
Vanessa Sun
The Freedmen's Bureau: "Standing on the
River of Jordan", Exchanging Chains for
Freedom's Opportunity
Rachel Kim
Alan Chen
New Hyde Park, NY, Nassau, Herricks
UFSD, Herricks Hs
TEACHER(s)
Melissa Jacobs