2022 Special Prize Winners
Junior and Senior students who advance to the state contest were able to nominate their project for a special prize if their topic related to one of the twenty-two prize themes offered. The winners of each topic are listed here.
African American Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: The Jensen Family)
Emerson Fredley, Mia Bruno Lodwig
The Virginia Slavery Debate 1831-1832
St. Barnabas Episcopal School
Teacher: Teresa Umberger
American History Innovation Award
(Sponsored by: In memory of Norman Schroeder)
Emma Lee
The American National Exhibition of 1959: A Showcase of US-Soviet Political Debate and Cultural Diplomacy
Stanton College Preparatory
Teacher: Amanda Hohne
American Revolution Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Inc.)
Alethea Lohse
Debate and Diplomacy in Action: The Repeal of the Stamp Act
Orange Park Junior High School
Teacher: Cynthia Cheatwood
Best Use of Primary Sources: Junior Division
(Sponsored by: Society of Florida Archivists)
Tyler Howell"Prelude to Pearl Harbor": Japanese and American Diplomacy on the Road to World War ll
Breakfast Point Academy
Teacher: Christine Sermons
Best Use of Primary Sources: Senior Division
(Sponsored by: Society of Florida Archivists)
Abdullah Mubarak
The Annexation of Hawaii: Debate over American Diplomatic Policy in the 1800s
Rutherford High School
Teacher: Courtney Powell
Celebrate Freedom Award
(Sponsored by: James Madison Institute)
Melisa Tatarevic- Pelak
The Darkest Days of 1992: The Bosnian Genocide
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
Colonial Americas Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Council for History Education and La Florida: The Interactive Digital Archive of the Americas)
Brianna Chin, Meghan Chin
The Debate on Ratification: The New United States Constitution
Pembroke Pines Charter Westl
Teacher: Deanne Reynolds
Economic Freedom Award
(Sponsored by: James Madison Institute)
Maya Jos
Separated by Walls, United by Hope: The Berlin Wall
Pembroke Pines Charter West Campus
Teacher: Deanne Reynolds
Florida Archival Research Award
(Sponsored by: State Archives of Florida)
Isabela Jantac, Jade Medel-Ho
Adding Some Sunshine to the United States: The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
Florida Digital History Award
(Sponsored by: State Archives of Florida)
Kayla Mendoza
The Debate Over Segregated City Buses: The 1956 Tallahassee Bus Boycott
Cypress Creek Middle Schooll
Teacher: Lauren Miley
Florida Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Historical Society)
Morgan Hefffner
Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Everglades Diplomat
Orange Park Junior High School
Teacher: Cynthia Cheatwood
Florida Historic Preservation Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources)
Kayla Rivera
An Act to Save, Protect, and Restore: The Everglades Forever Act
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
Teacher: Danielle Smith
Frederick Cubberly Florida History Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Historical Society)
Jahmari Muhqueed
Controversy Over a State-Splitting Canal: The Cross Florida Barge Canal
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
Hispanic Heritage Award
Victoria Garduno
The Crisis in the Caribbean
Sarasota Middle School
Teacher: Jennifer Jaso
Holocaust Education Award
(Sponsored by: DOE Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education)
Zoe Ruggiero
The London Agreement: The Diplomatic Solution for Charging War Criminals
North Broward Preparatory School
Teacher: Michelle Henne
Mapping History Award
(Sponsored by: Florida Geographic Alliance)
Abigail Asprodites
Deal with the Devil: The Failure of British Diplomacy and the Munich Agreement with Hitler
Breakfast Point Academy
Teacher: Christine Sermons
Military Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Vietnam Veterans of America, Florida State Council)
Sophia Phongsackdy
Vietnam's Struggle for Independence: The First Indochina War of 1946
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
Native American Heritage Award
Benjamin Kenny, Kaea Charfauros, Krisha Shah
Relocation or Banishment: The Indian Removal Act of 1830
Creekside High School
Teacher: Laura Bagby
Science Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Tallahassee Scientific Society)
Jesielle Rosenberg
Washing Debate Away: How Ignaz Semmelwies Faced Success, Failures, and Consequences in his Medical Career
Dunedin Highland Middle School
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
Sports Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Specialty Sportswear and Promotions, Inc.)
Austin Wu, Christopher Simpson
Mao and Nixon's Historic Actions: The Ping Pong Diplomacy
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Teacher: Stephanie Anderson
Women’s Heritage Award
Grace Williams
Rachel Carson: The Impact One Scientist Had From Her Book, Silent Spring, on The Environmental Movement
Pensacola High School
Teacher: James Michael Jones
World War II Heritage Award
(Sponsored by: Florida State University’s Institute for World War II and the Human Experience)
Zoe Ruggiero
The London Agreement: The Diplomatic Solution for Charging War Criminals
North Broward Preparatory School
Teacher: Michelle Henne
