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San Bernardino County History Day Champions Recognized

2010-03-22

FONTANA - Thirty-four San Bernardino County projects were crowned champions at the 21st annual History Day competition on March 20 at Summit High School.

Among school districts, Upland Unified had the most county group and individual champions with 19, followed by Fontana Unified with 10. Among individual schools, Upland High had the most individual and group champions with 17.

The individual and group champions advance to the California History Day competition in Pasadena from May 6-9.

The county History Day event had as its theme, "Innovation in History: Impact and Change." There were three divisions with both individual and group competitions: Elementary (Grades 4-5), Junior (Grades 6-8) and Senior (Grades 9-12). All totaled, 150 students, representing six school districts and a private school, competed.

History Day gives students a chance to compete in a variety of categories on a historical theme. The Elementary Division only has one category of competition, posters. The Junior and Senior divisions compete in exhibit, documentary, performance, Web site and research paper categories.

The event is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, California State University San Bernardino and Summit High School in the Fontana Unified School District.

Following is the list of this year's county History Day champions.

San Bernardino County 2010 History Day Champions

Elementary Division
Posters, Individuals
Alexis Hayes, Holy Rosary Academy
Nicholas Pinsak, Oleander Elementary

Groups
Aditi Chitre and Anu Sarode, Pepper Tree Elementary
Nourhan Abdellatif and Jordan Higuera, Pepper Tree Elementary

Junior Division, Research Paper
Eric Zamora, Holy Rosary Academy

Documentaries, Individual
Kameron Peterson, Vanguard Prep

Groups
Isabella Barraza and Joany Bustillos, Vanguard Prep

Performances, Individual
Elora Newton, Sequoia Middle School

Web Sites, Individuals
Tyler Curtis, Vanguard Prep
Samuel Murillo, Sequoia Middle School

Group
Daniel Blanco and Emily Tehrani, Sequoia Middle School

Exhibits, Individuals
Paola DeLaRiva, Almeria Middle School
Brissa Ojeda-Gomez, Sequoia Middle School

Groups
Yamen Mubarka and Aaron Plascencia, Truman Middle School
Jacob Randolph and Rebecka Smith, Sequoia Middle School

Senior Division, Research Paper
Ian Lundberg, Upland High School

Documentaries, Individuals
Daniel Azizi, Upland High School
Kaila Corrington, Upland High School
Jacob Trinidad, Upland High School

Groups
Melissa Au, Jeremias Castaneda, Rosa O'Campo, Salvador Osorio and Jose Rodriguez, Fontana High School
Krystyl Chwa, Darren Handoko, Shannon Ho, Bianca Ogues, Upland High School
Anthony Nunez and Alex Pililian, Upland High School

Performances, Individual
Jarrett Catlin, Upland High School

Groups
Ethan Daneguldberg, Landon Gray and Danielle Wildasinn, Upland High School
Sara James, Kristien Mattews, Isabel Melendez and Rebecca Miller, Upland High School

Web Sites, Individuals
Wesley Dalton, Upland High School
Veronica Osborn, Upland High School
Sneha Pang, Upland High School

Exhibits, Individuals
Chloe Bubion, Upland High School
Victoria Gonzalez-Chacon, Upland High School
Molly Morales, Upland High School

Groups
Jacqueline Baiza and Christina Sanchez, Upland High School
Sean Burford, Magnum Terrazas and Norman Zeledon, Summit High School
Carina DeLaCueva, Edith DeLaCueva and Anthony Reyes, Summit High School