Education

2010 New York City History Day

Innovation in History: Impact and Change

The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children's Center invites your students to participate in New York City History Day on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

New York City History Day is an education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the discovery and interpretation of historical topics. By participating in History Day, students can research topics related to the annual theme, Innovation in History: Impact and Change, and can express themselves creatively through various formats such as exhibit boards, documentaries, websites, papers, and performances.

The 2010 New York City History Day Winners!

Junior Historical Paper

1st Place - The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: The Road to Success? Elisheva Bas, Ramaz Middle School

2nd Place - The Barcode: Initial Resistance, Ultimate Acceptance Margaret Thomann, Genesis at Xavarian

3rd Place - Laying Down the Tracks: The Transcontinental Railroad Amber Officer-Narvasa, Red Wagon Home School

Junior Individual Exhibit

1st Place - The Holland Submarine: An Undersea Legacy Sean Coleman, Genesis at Xaverian

2nd Place - Radar: Tracking a Way to Victory Michael Tuffey, Genesis at Xaverian

3rd Place - Radar: World War II's Silent Weapon Daniel McLaren, Genesis at Xaverian

Junior Group Exhibit

1st Place - Rock 'N' Roll: A Voice for the People Jillian Scanio & Caitlin Ecock, Genesis at Xaverian

2nd Place - Braille: The Key to Education for the Blind Avital Goldstein & Avigayil Karasick, Manhattan Day School

3rd Place - Anesthesia Shamsa Derrick & Jamie Shapiro, Hunter College Elementary School

Junior Individual Documentary

1st Place - Motion Picture Documentation: A View into History Sofie Somoroff, SAR Academy

2nd Place - The Atomic Bomb Luke Kyriazi

3rd Place - The Telephone: Revolutionizing Communication Stephanie Banat, Genesis at Xaverian

Junior Group Documentary

1st Place - Radiation Therapy: Eradication of Abnormal Cells Amanda Santana & Jonathan Romero, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

2nd Place - The Cochlear Implant: Do You Hear What I Hear? Caitlin Whelan & Arianna Sartzetakis, Gensis at Xaverian

3rd Place - Impact of Anesthesia Aaron Liberman, Anna Peterman & Arielle Tannin, SAR Academy

Junior Individual Performance

1st Place - The Innovation of Nuclear Power: For Bomb or Boon? Jack Cahn, Ramaz Middle School

2nd Place - Insulin Pump: Closer to a Cure Thomas Witkowski, Genesis at Xaverian

3rd Place - The American Factory System Deana Casanas, Sacred Heart

Junior Group Performance

1st Place - John Roebling's Steel Wire Cable: Suspended in Time Mark Kindschuh & Harrison Jamin

2nd Place - Slum Clearance Meredith Pong, Sandra Etuk, Robert Berk & Anna Schoenfeld, Hunter College Elementary School

3rd Place - The Machine Gun: Brilliant Innovation or Killing Machine? Jane Oberman & Margaret Hom, Genesis at Xaverian

Junior Web Sites

1st Place - The Nuremberg Trials: A Revolution in Legal Thought Noah Amsel, Hunter College Elementary School

2nd Place - The Wonderful World of the Web: E-Life and the Internet David Cahn, Ramaz Middle School

3rd Place - Computer: Byte-Sized Innovation Patrick Cheiban & Randy Antoun

Senior Historical Paper

1st Place - No Right to Be Born: The Eugenics Movement in Early Twentieth Century America Leora Mincer, Ramaz School

2nd Place - Currents of Change: The Panama Canal Story Maximilian Peralta, High School of Economics and Finance

3rd Place - The Race to the Skies Anna Gasha, Hunter College Campus Schools

Senior Individual Exhibit

1st Place - Frame by Frame: The Camera's Impact on Depicting the Reality of War Ellina Nektalova, High School of Economics and Finance

2nd Place - The Little Engine that Could: The Steam Engine in the Industrial Revolution William Li, High School of Economics and Finance

3rd Place - Eye on the Streets: Graffiti a Cultural Phenomenon Christina Dunn, Townsend Harris High School

Senior Group Exhibit

1st Place - Splitting of the Atom Chee Yung Kong, Sanya Pesic & Tanni Rahman, High School of Economics and Finance

2nd Place - Instant Noodles: Saving Lives One Bowl at a Time Bilbo Talukdar, Logan Moy, Jennifer Yoo & Elaine Wang, Townsend Harris High School

3rd Place - Revolution of the Printing Press: Impact on European Society Kabrina Lee & Danielle Preziosi, Townsend Harris High School

Senior Individual Documentary

1st Place - The Prosthetic Leg: Running into the Future Josh Solomon, Townsend Harris High School

2nd Place - Competition is a Sin: John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company Fatima Rodriguez, Preston High School

3rd Place - Snapshots in the Corner of My Mind: Ansel Adams and the Capturing of the American Landscape Jordan Cruz, Preston High School

Senior Group Documentary

1st Place - NYSE Torin Collier-Mark, Nick Fehrman & Danny Siegel, Fieldston School

2nd Place - Women in Baseball Ryan Nardi, Sean Williams & Barry Adams, Fieldston School

3rd Place - The Motion Picture: Coloring Economic America During the Great Depression Erica Yu, May Lim, Teresa Thong & Donna Chung, Townsend Harris High School

Senior Individual Performance

1st Place - The Rising of the Sun Dan Rubins, Fieldston School

2nd Place - The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt: The Innovation Opening the Field of Cardiac Surgery Lily Shoretz, Ramaz School

3rd Place - From Clogs to Chucks JoNella Queen Ellerbe, Young Women's Leadership School

Senior Group Performance

1st Place - Once Upon a Midnight Dreary: Edgar Allan Poe and the Sleuthing of a Legend Samantha Gomez, Jenna Bagcal & Stephanie Henry, Preston High School

2nd Place - Gaining Control of our Bodies: Margaret Sanger and the Birth of Birth Control Francine Pinnock & Dhanlleline Vargas, High School of Economics and Finance

3rd Place - Cosmetic Surgery: Beauty or Beast Imani Stevenson & Danielle Khan, Townsend Harris High School

Senior Web Sites

1st Place - Canned Foods and Its Impact on Women During WWII Nawar Talukder, Brian Tan & Samier Trabilsy, Townsend Harris High School

2nd Place - The Gramophone: The First Step in Extending Music to the Battlefields in WWI Rebecca Enis, Liudi Yang, Sharon Kang, Courtney Utsey & Catherine Perrone, Townsend Harris High School

3rd Place - Johannes Gutenberg: Revolutionizing the World Through Print Dashawn Walker, High School of Economics and Finance

The Celedonia Jones Award for the Outstanding Project from Manhattan

How Do City Parks Help Urbanization? Marjana Chowdhury, Janeth Ortega & Giselle Trivino, Young Women's Leadership School

Outstanding Project from Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Impact on Brooklyn Sasha Ramballi, Henry Zhao & Miaoci Huang, Midwood High School

Outstanding Project from Queens

Penicillin: Effect in War Mohammed Yaseen & Mohammed Haque, Academy of American Studies High School

Outstanding Project from the Bronx

Rosie the Riveter: Women's Impact on the U.S. Workforce Chester Mills, Riverdale Homeschool

Outstanding Project on New York City History

The Brooklyn Bridge: Connecting the City and the County Michael Garcia, Wilson Taveres, Schenchanyana Maitland & Shanelle Willis, J.H.S. 71 Juan Morel Campos

Outstanding Project on Contemporary History

Carpet Bombing: Innovating the Face of Warfare Mikhael Sattaur, Aalfee Rahman, Jordy Perez, Poul Cruz & Jacob Alvarez, I.S. 162 Willoughby

Outstanding Use of Primary Sources

Urban Transportation: NYC's Subways Alexis Romero, Nicole Rodriguez & Jenine Erdaide, Notre Dame School

Outstanding Project on Innovation in Science or Technology

Gutenberg Press: Spreading Literacy to the Masses Edward Friedman, I.S. 98 Bay Academy

I. Stephen Miller Award for the Recognition of Women in History

Josephine Baker's Impact on Society Khadijah Pereira & Joanna Abaraoha, P.S. 83 Donald Hertz School

Barbie: Taking Women Out of the Box Talia Weisberg, Manhattan High School for Girls

Getting Started

Start preparing for New York City History Day 2010! Below are links that will take you to important information.

**Please note: There is a $7 registration fee per student. Payment may be made via cash, check or purchase order. Please make out payment to the Museum of the City of New York.

Mark your calendars! The following are dates for upcoming History Day events:

Registration deadline and deadline for historical papers and websites submissions: Friday, February 5, 2010
2010 New York City History Day competition: Sunday, March 7, 2010
2010 New York City History Day awards ceremony: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Parents and Educators

Are you interested in participating in New York City History Day? Join us for a parent and teacher workshop on one of the following days:

Thursday, December 10th, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 20th, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

The workshops are free of charge. The following topics will be addressed:

Incorporating History Day into the school curriculum
Reviewing the step-by-step process for creating a project
Looking at examples of projects in various categories
Learning about various research institutions in New York City
Reviewing the evaluation criteria for projects

Please call 917-492-3410 or email sdueno@mcny.org to RSVP for a workshop. If you can't attend, contact us to answer your questions.

Single visit and three session visits are available for students. Students will meet with the New York City History Day coordinator to expand their understanding of the program and the History Day research model. Educators who attend a History Day workshop may schedule a free, single session visit.

Single visit option: Students will view an installation of projects from the 2009 New York City History Day program. Classes will have the opportunity to examine students' thesis statements and use of primary and secondary sources, learn about additional History Day categories, and find out how to participate in the 2010 New York City History Day competition. $125

Three session option: While at the Museum, students will examine and analyze winning projects from the 2009 New York City History Day program. Students will return to the Museum to participate in an in-depth research and thesis-writing workshop with the History Day Coordinator. The third session will take place at your school when students are ready to present their original History Day theses. $250