NHD Students Move on to State Competition

Posted Date: 03/10/2021

LMS hosted the National History Showcase Night last week. LMS and LHS students in Mrs. McMahan & Mrs. Barker's NHD classes competed in the virtual Regional Competition. Several of them are advancing to State at the end of April! This year's NHD theme is "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding." The NHD students decide what they want to study & become experts on their subject by doing relevant research. They then start creating to present their project with a museum exhibit by building an interactive website, filming a documentary, writing a historical paper, or putting on a dramatic performance. LISD sends a big congratulations to all the students who put in hours of hard work preparing for this competition. We are proud of you!! LHS freshmen Austin Ellis & Christian Wheeler received first-place with their Documentary. LHS Freshman Anson McMahan earned first-place with his Historical Paper. LMS 8th-graders were also successful in competing and qualifying for the NHD State Competition.  Georgia McMahan place earned first-place with her Individual Documentary & she also won the NHD T-shirt design contest and won first place!! Azure Wheele & Mollie Clowe received second-place with their Group Documentary.  Sydnii Joyce & Trinity Wafer earned first-place with their Group Exhibit. Ada Niderhauser placed second with her Individual Exhibit. Ryan Jeanneret & Zaden Carrillo earned first-place with their Group Documentary. Jayden Moreno placed third with his Individual Exhibit. Nathan Ellis & Luke Johnson built a Group Website entitled "Making the Call: The Meltdown in Communication in the Cuban Missile Crisis" & placed first. Not pictured: Eryk Jones who placed second with his Individual Documentary. These NHD students took a field trip today to the Panhandle Plains History Museum at WTAMU, The Big Texan Steakhouse, & The Cadillac Ranch to celebrate before hitting the books to prepare for the State Competition.  LISD is so lucky to have such challenging classes that engage students in 21st-Century learning!