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Junior Historical Paper
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1st Place
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Ritchel Mesidor
From Segregation to Strength in Solidarity: The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
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2nd Place
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Yashwaant Ravi
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle: The Novel that Revolutionized Food Safety
Shorecrest Preparatory School (Pinellas)
Teacher: David Hodgson
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3rd Place
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Madison Tran
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: How the Act Served as a Significant Turning Point for Immigrants and U.S. History
Southport Middle School (St. Lucie)
Teacher: Steven Aresi
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Senior Historical Paper
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1st Place
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Halden Euridge
The British East India Company
Lawton Chiles High School (Leon)
Teacher: Wes Singletary
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2nd Place
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Shaoxuan "Lily" Ma
How the Chernobyl Disaster Transformed Nuclear Safety and Regulations
Lawton Chiles High School (Leon)
Teacher: Wes Singletary
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3rd Place
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Lily Hagan
Enforcing “Heumann” Equality: How One Woman’s Fight Became a Turning Point in the Disability Rights Movement
Sunlake High School (Pasco)
Teacher: Megan Dill
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Junior Individual Documentary
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1st Place
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Asher Perry
The Invention of Barbed Wire: A Turning Point in History
Dr. John Long Middle School (Pasco)
Teacher: Christina Hail
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2nd Place
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Anna Koszulinski
Earth Day - The Beginnings of a New Environmental Era
Milwee Middle School (Seminole)
Teacher: Jessica Day
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3rd Place
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Laurel Karp
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle: Its Effects on Public Health and Safety
Sarasota Middle School (Sarasota)
Teacher: Jennifer Jaso
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Junior Group Documentary
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1st Place
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Tyler Jones, Walton Kent, Amelia Lane
Pioneering the National Parks: An Era of Preservation for the People
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
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2nd Place
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Steven Goodman, Aarav Amin
The Spark of a New Era: How the War of the Currents Conducted an Electric Revolution
Milwee Middle School (Seminole)
Teacher: Joseph Dalesandro
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3rd Place
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Chloe Lin, Nidhi Reddy
Penicillin: The Shot Heard Around the World
Fitzgerald Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Michael Butler
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Senior Individual Documentary
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1st Place
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Josephine Harrell
How Chicago's Death Trap Showed Us The Way Out
Pensacola High School (Escambia)
Teacher: James Jones
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2nd Place
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Alejandro Pena
Nintendo: Resetting an Industry
The King's Academy (Palm Beach)
Teacher: Brittany Gay
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3rd Place
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David Quiceno
Codename: SUNBEAM - How Oleg Gordievsky's Espionage Changed Cold War Diplomacy
Calvary Christian Academy (Broward)
Teacher: Sharon Low
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Senior Group Documentary
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1st Place
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Paolo Passalacqua, Sohum Sheth
Thirty Days in July: Diplomacy to Desperation- The Outbreak of WWI
Creekside High School (St. Johns)
Teacher: Laura Bagby
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2nd Place
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Rohil Agarwal, Arman Kumaraswamy, Ryan O'Connor
Battleground for Belief: The Scopes Monkey Trial and its Role in Shaping Legal and Social Perspectives
Land O'Lakes High School (Pasco)
Teacher: Megan Dill
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3rd Place
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Amogh Acharya, Srikar Marthi
The Crack Epidemic: How the Transition of Cocaine to Crack was a Turning Point in African American History
James Rickards High School (Leon)
Teacher: Jennifer Sullivan
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Junior Individual Performance
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1st Place
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Caden Crawley
Florida's Tourism Turning Point: How One Man's Dream Became the State's Biggest Business
Okaloosa Stemm Center (Okaloosa)
Teacher: Andrew Adams
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2nd Place
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Henry Wellhausen
The Doolittle Raid
University Academy (Bay)
Teacher: Dianne Johnston
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3rd Place
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Dominic Cicero
Thomas Jefferson's Desk
Merritt Brown Middle School (Okaloosa)
Teacher: Susan Granberg
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Junior Group Performance
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1st Place
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Saashiv Gupta, Liam Jacobs, Sahi Popuri, Aarush Shah, Matthew Sherrell
A Brewing of a Turning Point: The Boston Tea Party of 1773
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
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2nd Place
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Anjali Annamraju, Chinmay Gujar, Advay Joshi
The Nuremberg Trials: The Turning Point in International Law and Justice
Williams Middle Magnet School (Hillsborough)
Teacher: Monica Dutzar
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3rd Place
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Jana Abutaleb, Shayna Graff, Kate Hurme, Ayana Kotadya, Josie Yanda
A Striking Light Within the Workforce: The Matchgirl's Strike of 1888
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
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Senior Individual Performance
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1st Place
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Elsee Cribbs
Hedy Lamarr: Turning the Tide with Torpedoes
Bonita Springs High School (Lee)
Teacher: Katie Casteel
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2nd Place
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Gretchen Lamar
A Hard Thing To Swallow: The Medical Turning Point that Saved Millions
Pensacola High School (Escambia)
Teacher: James Jones
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3rd Place
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Kathit Kadakia
Turning Points in History: The Electrocardiogram
Viera High School (Brevard)
Teacher: Jeffrey Draves
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Senior Group Performance
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1st Place
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Durva Shingote, Haswathi Varadharajan, Vritti Udasi
Navigating the Maze of Mental Health: From Insanity to Normality
Strawberry Crest High School (Hillsborough)
Teacher: Jodie Peace
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2nd Place
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Benjamin O'Brien, Shawnak Shenoy, Luke Scrabis, Shenard Williams
The 16th Amendment: The Gateway to Modern Government
Fort Myers High School (Lee)
Teacher: Debra Dailidonis
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3rd Place
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Aaron Montchal Christian Moreno, Lucas Skyers
Emmett Till: A Turning Point for Civil Rights and Race Relations in America
Seminole High School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Josh Roberson
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Junior Individual Exhibit
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1st Place
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Nathaniel Takacs
X Marks the Spot: How One Photo Revolutionized Science, Modern Medicine and Forensics
Christ Classical Academy (Leon)
Teacher: Matthew Harrington
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2nd Place
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Zoë Feely
The Radiation Revolution: Marie Curie’s Impact on Science
Lake Highland Preparatory School (Orange)
Teacher: Emily Funston
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3rd Place
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Austin Fong
World War Two: A Turning Point in History as Women Enter the Workforce
Alice B. Landrum Middle School (St. Johns)
Teacher: Natalie Gavarrette
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Junior Group Exhibit
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1st Place
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Neil MacMillan, Pranoy Roy
"Assembling" Progress: The Highland Park Ford Plant's Moving Assembly Line
Chiles Middle School (Seminole)
Teacher: Kimberly Downes
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2nd Place
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Jaylyn Contento, Austin Gritter
America's First Transcontinental Railroad
Okaloosa STEMM Center (Okaloosa)
Teacher: Andrew Adams
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3rd Place
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Kailey Amaya, Hannah Chen
Hope & Profit: A Turning Point For Rare Diseases
American Heritage School - Palm Beach Campus (Palm Beach)
Teacher: Riley Sarkela
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Senior Individual Exhibit
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1st Place
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Daniel Kaye
Au Revoir, Napoleon! The Battle of the Nile
Stanton College Preparatory (Duval)
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2nd Place
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Melody Yu
Turning the Light on History: Thomas Edison's Light Bulb Spurs the Rise of the Commercial Power Grid
Alfred B. Maclay School (Leon)
Teacher: David Combs
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3rd Place
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Natalie Gonzalez
Exploring the Space Frontiers: Uncovering Hidden Figures and The Rocket Girls Revolution
Calvary Christian Academy (Broward)
Teacher: Sharon Low
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Senior Group Exhibit
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1st Place
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Lucas Marino, Mackenzie Shankle
Figurehead Night Out
Cornerstone Charter Academy High School (Orange)
Teacher: William Turner
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2nd Place
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Josh Feliciano, Kaleb Haff
The Implementation of the Three-Point Line
Hudson High School (Pasco)
Teacher: Jaclyn Hennessy
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3rd Place
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Matias Akerman, Logan Garcia
The Fall of Constantinople
Gulliver Prep (Miami Dade)
Teacher: Jacqueline Grant
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Junior Individual Website
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1st Place
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Saiyara Chetty
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: The Tragedy That Became a Turning Point For Labor and Safety Laws
Howard Middle School (Marion)
Teacher: Pamela Earnest
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2nd Place
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Stella Pham
Rosemary Kennedy's Influence on the Kennedy Family: A Turning Point in Developmental Disabilities
Milwee Middle School (Seminole)
Teacher: Jason Dumont
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3rd Place
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Pascal Brinkmann
The Nuremberg Trials
American Heritage Schools, Broward County Campus (Broward)
Teacher: Leslie Porges
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Junior Group Website
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1st Place
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James Bohn, Melina Garcia-Pascual, Kennedy Hang
The Seneca Sisters Seek Suffrage Rights
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom
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2nd Place
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Ishika Doma, Nicole Jiang
Sound on the Silverscreen: Transition from Silent Films to Talkies Through the Vitaphone
James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School (Duval)
Teacher: Amanda Swearingen
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3rd Place
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Jaedyn Ellis, Ashlynn Nolan
Jesse Owens: Running Through Hitler
Okaloosa STEMM Center (Okaloosa)
Teacher: Andrew Adams
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Senior Individual Website
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1st Place
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Alice Zhang
Turning the Red Page: How the Chinese Cultural Revolution Altered Education and Chinese Identity
Pensacola High School (Escambia)
Teacher: James Jones
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2nd Place
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Velan Thanasekar
Transforming Hope into Action: ACT UP's Role in Turning the Tide Against the AIDS Crisis
James Rickards High School (Leon)
Teacher: Jennifer Sullivan
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3rd Place
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Sophie Desamour
There is Death in the Pot: A Turning Point in the History of Consumer Safety
King High School (Hillsborough)
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Senior Group Website
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1st Place
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Afsheen Chowdhury, Nikitha Gaddipati, Trisha Gokhale, Tanvi Kundarapu
Project MK-ULTRA: Exploiting Minds for Power
Seminole High School (Seminole)
Teacher: Adam Carpenter
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2nd Place
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Ellie Kim, Diya Dipu Nair, Tiffany Siev, Hana Weeks
The Soweto Uprising: Turning Attention Towards The Anti-Apartheid Movement
Largo High School (Escambia)
Teacher: Ellen Whitlock
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3rd Place
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Felicity Brown, Alahna Roberts
Unit 731: The Untold Story of Japanese Biological Warfare
Cornerstone Charter Academy High School (Orange)
Teacher: William Turner
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