2017 NHDC Special Award Winners
Award
Frances Wisebart Jacobs Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution Award
Criteria
for the best project based on the American Creed (student
must submit essay)
Winner
Kassidy Conley,
Aubrey Weaver
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Award
Charles Redd Center for Western
Studies at BYU Award
Colorado League of Women Voters
Award
Colorado Lt. Governor's Office
Award
for the best project on Buffalo Bill or related topic
Breanne Barrett,
Clara Schulte
Karis Peterson
Colorado National History Day
African American Heritage Award
Colorado National History Day
Hispanic Heritage Award
for the best project on African American heritage
CU Denver CLAS Public Health
Award
Denver Posse of Westerners Award
for the best project associated with public health
Forney Museum of Transportation
Award
Governor's Residence Preservation
Fund Award
History Colorado Center Award
for the best exhibit on Transportation History
for the best junior and senior entries on Western History
for the project best associated with protecting Voting
Rights
for the best group project on Colorado History
for the best project on Hispanic heritage
for the best senior paper on Colorado History
for the best project addressing Civic Leadership in Colorado
for the best individual project on Colorado History in the
junior and senior division
School
Euclid Middle
School
Gunnison High
School
Denver School
of the Arts
Emily Fitzjohn, Cydnie Erie High School
O'Brien
Kate Liston
Southern Hills
Middle School
Gabriel Wright, Seong William J.
Chae
Palmer High
School
Samantha Jones
Aurora Frontier
P-8
Ari Welle, Giovanni
STEM High
Paladino, William
School and
Joslin
Academy
Breanne Barrett,
Gunnison High
Clara Schulte
School
Stephanie Reitzig
Niwot High
School
Regina Park
Palmer Ridge
High School
Alec Sirois
Euclid Middle
School
Alec Sirois
Euclid Middle
School
Stephanie Reitzig
Niwot High
School
2017 NHDC Special Award Winners
Honor Bell Foundation Award
LGBT History in Colorado Award
for the best website or documentary illustrating an
extraordinary Veteran or active duty serviceperson in the
junior and senior division
Fiona Lighthiser
Louisville
Middle School
Sophie Woods,
Kathryn Jordan, Mary
Ann Ho
Cristo Plata, Rodrigo
Mendoza
Chayton
Bumguardner, Emily
Arnett
Emily Arnett
Fairview Middle
School
for the best project on Technology or Communications
History
for the best junior and senior paper in Western History
Wade Yoder
for the best use of geography in a History Day project in a
junior and senior project
Grace Bryant, Maddie
Gallop
Dylan Wigglesworth
Karval High
School
Niwot High
School
Fairview High
School
Denver School
of the Arts
for the best project on LGBT issues
Mizel Institute Award
for the best project on Jewish History
Molly Brown Activism Award
for the best project addressing Molly Brown's legacy
Norma Walker Award
for the best website, documentary, or paper on Women in
Government
for the best Colorado themed documentary
Rocky Mountain PBS Award
Teaching with Primary Sources at
Metropolitan State University of
Denver Award
Telecommunications History Group
Award
The Center of the American West
Prize
The Colorado Geographic Alliance
Award
for the best use of Library of Congress Resources
Hinkley High
School
Barone Middle
School
Denver School
of the Arts
Evan Moran
SkyView
Academy
Breanne Barrett,
Gunnison High
Clara Schulte
School
Elyssa Torrence,
Summit Charter
Luana Cooper
Middle School
Gabriel Wright, Seong William J.
Chae
Palmer High
School
Emily Fitzjohn, Cydnie Erie High School
O'Brien
Stephanie Reitzig
2017 NHDC Special Award Winners
The Optimist Club of Denver,
Monaco South Award
for the most creative junior and group exhibits in the junior
and senior divisions
Adeline Poirson
Lauren Rogers-Bell
NHDC Scholarship
Ann Whited
NHDC Junior Teacher of the Year
Rob Javier and John
Hise
Kelly Cvanciger
NHDC Senior Teacher of the Year
NHDC Button Design Contest
Winner
NHDC T-Shirt Design Contest
Winner
NHDC Award for Exceptional Work
with History Day
Angelina Akdis
Tina Vo
Jody Georgeson
The Classical
Academy
Vista Peak
Preparatory
Connect Charter
School
Escalante
Middle School
Bear Creek High
School
Ricks Center for
Gifted Children
Bear Creek High
School