National History Day Awards

Yesterday was Montgomery County's National History Day event, sponsored by the Montgomery County Historical Society.  The Parents' Coalition is a strong supporter of NHD and yesterday we were proud to award two prizes on the subject of Education History.  The awards ceremony was packed and it was good to see County Executive Ike Leggett, Rockville Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, and a representative from Representative Chris van Hollen's office in attendance.

The Parents' Coalition Prize in Education History went to:

Brian Mitchell, Bullis School, Teacher: Rachel Newman, for his documentary, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute: A Model of Desegregation Before Brown

and,

Caroline Coffey and Abigail Landesman, Eastern Middle School, Teacher: Laurie Hawe, for their documentary, Brown v. Board of Education - Changing Racial Identity and Race Relations in America.

A shout out to all the teachers and schools that participated this year:
Albert Einstein High School, Teacher Patricia L. Caraballo
Barrie School, Teacher Bryan Taylor
Bullis School, Teachesr Rachel Newman, Sara Romeyn, and Lisa Vardi
Eastern Middle School, Teachers Laurie Hawe and Laura Huber
Home school parents/guardians Johleen Cannon, Robyn Gopin, Tee Jenkins, Laura Kervistky, and Sara Stecher
John Poole Middle School, Teachers Sarah Nachlas and David Owens
Montgomery Blair High School, Teacher Anne Manuel
North Bethesda Middle School, Teachers Eric Kling and Megan Wessel
Northwood High School, Teachers Charles Alexander and Alix Medor
Richard Montgomery High School, Teacher Toni Kellinger
Rosa Parks Middle School, Teacher Matt White
Sherwood High School, Teacher Nicole Bolton
St. Catherine Laboure School, Teacher Mary Butler
Walt Whitman High School, Teacher Kirkland Shipley

Thanks again to all the teachers, parents, and guardians and of course the students who work so hard all year long for this culminating event, and our best to all the awardees who will move on to the state contests.