Webpage last updated: May 05, 2026
The following students received category awards at the 2026 Florida History Day state competition.
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Junior Historical Paper |
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1st Place |
Ben Hirku A Rebellious Chink in the Soviet Armor: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas) |
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2nd Place |
Siratul Mustafa The Bangladeshi Liberation War of 1971: How Bengalis Reformed From Being Under Oppression, to Becoming A New Nation Thomas E. Weightman Middle School (Pasco) |
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3rd Place |
Mia Spiro From Idea to Reality: The Creation of Pain-Free Surgery through Anesthesia Sarasota Middle School (Sarasota) |
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Senior Historical Paper |
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1st Place |
Liliana Leonarduzzi Jose Rizal: Reactions to Injustice, Calls for Reform, and Inspiring Revolutions Palm Harbor University High School (Pinellas) |
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2nd Place |
Walter Boswell Revolution Without Violence: How the Irish Land War Forced Reaction and Reform Teacher: Carlton Cashwell |
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3rd Place |
Halden Euridge Through Red Tinted Glasses: Government and Corporations in The First Red Scare Lawton Chiles High School (Leon) Teacher: Wes Singletary |
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Junior Individual Documentary |
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1st Place |
Lauren Patrick The Battle of Selma Celebration School (Osceola) |
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2nd Place |
Jillian Courts The Riot Grrrl movement: Born of Punk's Contradictions. Fort Clark Middle School (Alachua) |
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3rd Place |
Wake Stern The Saint Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line: A Revolution in Aviation and Transportation Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8 (Pinellas) |
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Junior Group Documentary |
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1st Place |
Krishaan Sharma, Ruhaan Vyas, Tanish Patel, Avi Amin A Forgotten Scar on the Sunshine State: The Rosewood Massacre of 1923 Dr. John Long Middle School (Pasco) |
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2nd Place |
Lily Lahav, Avery Zika Under Orders Lake Highland Preparatory School (Orange) |
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3rd Place |
Ira Tucker, Italia Gibson Constantinople's Fall: The Siege that Revolutionized the World Okaloosa STEMM Center (Okaloosa) |
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Senior Individual Documentary |
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1st Place |
Devansh Dhavale The Revolution Wore a Dress and Carried a Child: Women’s Reaction and Reform in the Great Depression – America’s Darkest Hour Wiregrass Ranch High School (Pasco) |
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2nd Place |
Riya Chowdhury The Social Media Battlefield: Libya’s 2011 Digital Fight for Democracy Haines City Senior High School (Polk) |
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3rd Place |
Catherine Mitchell Waging War for Equality: How the Revolutionary Equal Pay Act of 1963 Reformed Women’s Rights Ponte Vedra High School (St. Johns) |
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Senior Group Documentary |
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1st Place |
Josh Ibrahim, Clayton White From Rubber to Restaurants to Ratings Pensacola High School (Escambia) |
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2nd Place |
Dayton Billing, Gabriel Gonzalez, Roman Cartes Iranian Revolution: A Battle for Liberation that Ended in Loss |
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3rd Place |
Peter Ruiz, Henry White A Castle Built on Sand: How the Collapse of the Dot-Com Bubble Shaped the Modern Economy |
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Junior Individual Performance |
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1st Place |
Henry Wellhausen Godzilla vs The Lucky Dragon University Academy (Bay) |
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2nd Place |
Hannah Stowers Russia: The Revolution, Reactions, and Reformations |
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3rd Place |
Mikayla Jones Looking For Trouble |
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Junior Group Performance |
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1st Place |
Catherine Krampert, Gwyneth Harrington Three Reeds, Two Legacies, One Revolution: The Supreme Court Case of Reed vs. Reed, 1971 Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas) |
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2nd Place |
Irene Garcia, Mia Dountz, Jenna Patel The Courage To Meddle Breakfast Point Academy (Bay) |
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3rd Place |
Polina Nashtatik, Veronica Sandusky, Avery Newell From Silence to Sentiments: The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas) |
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Senior Individual Performance |
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1st Place |
Eleanor Nartker The Titanic! A catalyst reaction leading to reform and revolution in the radio industry. Palm Harbor University High School (Pinellas) |
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2nd Place |
Adelyn French Manufacturing a Revolution: The Market Revolution’s Impact on Economic Reformation of American Society Palm Harbor University High School (Pinellas) |
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3rd Place |
Caden Crawley Blooms of Change: How the Carnation Revolution Triggered Reaction and Reform in History Niceville Senior High School (Okaloosa) |
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Senior Group Performance |
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1st Place |
Addison Roberts, Julia Bonfanti The Music Revolution: How Sociopolitical Changes Reformed Music in the 1960s Lawton Chiles High School (Leon) |
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2nd Place |
Madison Baker, Olivia Alexander, Olivia Losey, Sarah Buntrock, Lyla Parker The Cost of Conformity Fort Myers High School (Lee) |
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3rd Place |
Shayna Graff, Ayana Kotadya The Founding Mothers and Daughters: Reforming the American Revolution Palm Harbor University High School (Pinellas) |
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Junior Individual Exhibit |
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1st Place |
Dillon Seamans Potato Blight; British Blame and Irish Change Ernest Ward Middle School (Escambia) |
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2nd Place |
Myles Kastner The Chain Reaction of the Atomic Bomb Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts (Lee) |
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3rd Place |
Delaney Chafin The War For Hearts and Minds Breakfast Point Academy (Bay) |
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Junior Group Exhibit |
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1st Place |
Maximus Brown, Wyatt Simpson Jacob Riis: The Camera Doesn't Lie. Cornerstone Learning Community (Leon) |
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2nd Place |
Lucy Utter, Caroline Mattox, Lauren Tarnosky From Letter to Law: Gideon and the Right to Counsel East Hill Christian School (Escambia) |
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3rd Place |
Natalie Xiao, Violet West The Forgotten Holocaust Breakfast Point Academy (Bay) |
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Senior Individual Exhibit |
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1st Place |
Kailey Amaya Integrated in Crisis: The 1932 Bonus Army's Challenge to Segregation American Heritage School - Palm Beach Campus (Palm Beach) |
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2nd Place |
Nicole Huynh Heredity and Evolution: The Misuse of Science in the Rise of Eugenic Ideology and Genocide Wiregrass Ranch High School (Pasco) |
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3rd Place |
Nahla Carter Sundown Towns : Systems of racial exclusion and Their Lasting Impact Gulf High School (Pasco) |
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Senior Group Exhibit |
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1st Place |
Sophie Yu, Melody Yu Brewing a Revolution The Boston Tea Party Maclay School (Leon) |
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2nd Place |
Peyton Chester, Lucy Mitchem Streetcar Strike of 1908 Pensacola High School (Escambia) |
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3rd Place |
Leilani Cajina, Alicia Colon The Revolution of Fashion: Punk Gulf High School (Pasco) |
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Junior Individual Website |
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1st Place |
Jaiden Chetty The Jungle's Roar: Upton Sinclair and the Revolution in Food Safety Howard Middle School (Marion) |
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2nd Place |
Elijah Orama The Bionic Man: How Tommy John Surgery changed the baseball world forever. Joseph L. Carwise Middle School (Pinellas) |
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3rd Place |
John Mauterer 1980s New York City Subway Graffiti Raa Middle School (Leon) |
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Junior Group Website |
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1st Place |
Ethan Liu, Renae Yan, Rui Tong Zhang Revolutions, Reactions, and Reforms in American Passenger Air Travel from 1970-1990 Homeschool (Orange) |
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2nd Place |
Francesco Nicosia, Raunav Bhatnagar, Rishiom Dasgupta The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: Causes, Consequences, and Legacy Starkey Ranch K-8 School (Pasco) |
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3rd Place |
Amr Jaber, Arjun Patel The Pandemic That Reshaped American Health Policies Lawton Chiles Middle Academy (Polk) |
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Senior Individual Website |
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1st Place |
Yichen Ou Pioneering Photojournalism: Jacob Riis’s Revolutionary Photographs and the Reform of Urban America Lawton Chiles High School (Leon) |
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2nd Place |
Tucker Minton Miranda v. Arizona: A Revolution in Rights The King's Academy (Palm Beach) |
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3rd Place |
Amairani Fagin "Kids, There's Gonna Be a Party in the Park": The Children's Crusade and the Reaction that Demanded Reform Wesley Chapel High School (Pasco) |
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Senior Group Website |
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1st Place |
Yssabella Lagunero-Lumayno, Krithika Senthilnathan The Harlem Race Riots of 1964: New York's Fight for Racial Justice Bartow Senior High School (Polk) |
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2nd Place |
Emon Das, Subhashree Bala A Cure, A Crisis, A Changed Nation: The Cutter Incident of 1955 Seminole High School (Seminole) |
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3rd Place |
Miguel Chuquilin, Chioma Onuoha The Haitian Refugee Crisis – The True Story of Refugees, Reaction, and Repatriation Lawton Chiles High School (Leon) |