San Bernardino County History Day Winners Announced

SAN BERNARDINO, CA— The 32nd Annual San Bernardino County History Day competition featured more than 110 projects from nearly 180 participating students this year. The winners were honored during a virtual awards ceremony held on March 10.

“I applaud all the students involved in this year’s San Bernardino County History Day,” said County Superintendent Ted Alejandre. “They exemplify our best and brightest, and they’ve worked diligently to research local, national and worldwide events in preparation for this competition.”

History Day is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to increase their knowledge of history through classroom activities within the content and process of social studies and language arts curriculum. This year’s theme was “Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.” 

History Day provides students an opportunity to compete in a variety of categories within three divisions:

·  Elementary (grades four through five) 

·  Junior (grades six through eight) 

·  Senior (grades nine through 12) 

The elementary division competes in the poster and podcast categories.

Both junior and senior divisions compete in exhibit, podcast, documentary, performance, website and research paper categories. Submissions are judged by historians, educators and other professionals in related fields.

Participating school districts include: 

·      Adelanto Elementary

·      Barstow Unified

·      Central School District

·      Chaffey Joint Union High

·      Cucamonga 

·      Hesperia Unified

·      San Bernardino City Unified

·      Snowline Joint Unified

·      Upland Unified

·      Victor Valley Union High

Individual and group qualifiers will advance to the upcoming California History Day competition in May. 

2022 San Bernardino County History Day Champions:

Elementary Division

Poster, Individuals

·       Alanis Acuna – Cucamonga Elementary School, Cucamonga School District

·       Ariana Nares – Victoria Magathan Elementary School, Adelanto Elementary School District

·       Oliver Nieto – Victoria Magathan Elementary School, Adelanto Elementary School District

Poster, Groups

·       Juliet Araujo, Jay’Len Dews – Cucamonga Elementary School, Cucamonga School District

·       Lizette Acosta, Mariah Bautista, Alissa Garcia, Tajhe Thomas – Victoria Magathan Elementary School, Adelanto Elementary School District

·      Madrid Carcano, Ailani Garcia Mendoza – Cucamonga Elementary School, Cucamonga School District

Junior Division 

Documentary, Individuals

·       Jennifer Camacho Duenas – Cucamonga Middle School, Central School District

Exhibit, Individuals

·       Emma Aldrete – Cesar E. Chavez Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District

·       Sebastian Gutierrez – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

·       Logan Loya – Cesar E. Chavez Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District

Historical Paper, Individuals

·       Anamarie Garay – Cesar E. Chavez Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District

·       Heather Kohler – Cobalt Institute of Math and Science, Victor Valley Union High School District

·       Leah Todd – Cobalt Institute of Math and Science, Victor Valley Union High School District

Performance, Individuals

·       Alina Hazen – Pinon Mesa Middle School, Snowline Joint Unified School District

Podcast, Individuals

·       Genesis Caro – Pinon Mesa Middle School, Snowline Joint Unified School District

·       Riley Hunter – Pinon Mesa Middle School, Snowline Joint Unified School District

·       Zayda Mercado – Cobalt Institute of Math and Science, Victor Valley Union High School District

Website, Individuals

·       Matthew Martin – Pinon Mesa Middle School, Snowline Joint Unified School District

·       Lucas Schultz – Cesar E. Chavez Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District

Documentary, Groups

·       Subhan Ahmad, Babur Barakzai, Kaden Batcheller, Hajed Bhri, Nebiy Habtie – Cucamonga Middle School, Central School District

·       Andrea Mejia Flores, Norah Gallegos, Allison Jimenez-Galvan – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

·       Kiara Mann, Violet Valdez – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

Exhibit, Groups

·       Izabella Cachora, Jamyah Lindsay – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

·       Aubrey Chavez, Kendra Cloyd – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

·       Vincent Felix, Miguel Lucero, Amari Newton, Angel Silva – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

Podcast, Groups

·       Benjamin Lopez-Lobos, Matthew Rosales – Cesar E. Chavez Middle School, San Bernardino City Unified School District

Website, Groups

·       Violet Figueroa, Madelyn Sweda – Cucamonga Middle School, Central School District

·       Jaiden Hunter, Chloe Millet – Lenwood Elementary School, Barstow Unified School District

Senior Division

Historical Paper, Individuals

·       Jairus Ah Ching – Barstow High School, Barstow Unified School District

·       Annalise Delgado – Chaffey High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

·       Justin Jaramillo – Barstow High School, Barstow Unified School District

Documentary, Individuals

·       Jaden Dominguez – Etiwanda High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

·       Maximus Hernandez – Cobalt Institute of Math and Science, Victor Valley Union High School District

·      David Zavala – Barstow High School, Barstow Unified School District

Exhibit, Individuals

·       Sandra Martinez Rivera – Oak Hills High School, Hesperia Unified School District

·       Danielle Mitchell – Oak Hills High School, Hesperia unified School District

·       William Ortega – Chaffey High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

Performance, Individuals

·       Elizabeth “Snow” Cameron – Upland High School Upland Unified School District

Podcast, Individuals

·       Julia Ann “Ell” Escano – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Miko Duterte – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Luke Tan – Chaffey High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

Website, Individuals

·       Angela Liu – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Adrianna Rios – Cobalt Institute of Math and Science, Victor Valley Union High School District

·       Tania Torres-Gomez – Chaffey High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

Documentary, Group

·       Alison Goetz, Julia Mendoza, Alexandra Ruel – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Kayla Logan, Emily McConnell – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Martin Shiekh, Oliver Shiekh – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

Exhibit, Group

·       Christina Godinez, Christian Gonzalez, Steven Guevara – Oak Hills High School, Hesperia Unified School District

·       Denise Hernandez, Marbella Santiago – Chaffey High School, Chaffey Joint Union High School District

·       Sarah Thomas, Emily Wright, Jessica Zapata – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

Podcast, Group

·       Jazmin Gonzalez, Christopher Hartman – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

Website, Group

·       Chloe Butarbutar, Monique Robles – Upland High School, Upland High School District

·       Harrison Cameron, Thomas Chang – Upland High School, Upland Unified School District

·       Lila Hernandez, Marco Hernandez, Aliitasi Josephine Lealofi, Leslei Minguela Navarro, Hailey Stradling – Barstow High School, Barstow Unified High School

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Author: Wallace