National History Day

Congratulations to the National History Day Regional Competition Winners from St. Joseph High School!

Forty-one St. Joseph High School students will compete at the
National History Day State Competition at Pennsylvania State University in May

Senior Individual Historical Paper

 2^nd Place – Ignaz Semmelweis and Childbed Fever: Turning the Tragedy of Untimely Death into the Triumph of Regained Life
            Ariel L. Schroeder

3^rd Place – Bloody December: The Tragedy that Improved Coal Mining in America
            Michael G. Barkowski  

Senior Group Website 

1^st Place – Alexander Hamilton: Political Triumph, Personal Tragedy
            Corrie Warren, Angelica Matta, Jessica Heinrichs, Kristen Pelczar

 2^nd Place – Democracy Prevails: The Soviet Coup of 1991
            Anna M. Spirk, Emily S. Maeder, Max R. Danik, Matthew A. Bocchi

Senior Group Exhibit 

1^st Place – Apollo 1-2 Destruction to Innovation
            George S. Will, James E. Kisiel, Landon M. Kijowski, Chris J. Oshnock

 2^nd Place – England’s Difficulty Is Ireland’s Opportunity: Easter Rising, 1916
            Alton C. Mark, Daniel T. Pepka

3^rd Place – Dream Way: The Building of Interstate
            Brian F. Jug, Jason M. Tortorete, Lance A. Barch, Andrew Gaitens

Senior Individual Documentary

1^st Place – Robert F. Kennedy: A Tragic End to a Triumphant Battle
            Lindsay N. Menk

Senior Group Documentary 

1^st Place – “Go for Broke”: The Tragic Triumph of the Nisei Soldier
            Patrick T. Tutka, Matthew D. Orlowski

 2^nd Place – Vincent Van Gogh: A Madman’s Triumph
            Natalie Garda, Tessa A. Byford

3^rd Place – Justice on the Menu
            Andrew M. Witchey, Michael D. Jarosinski, Nathan A. Catalano,
            Greg J. Conroy

 Senior Individual Performance

1^st Place – In the Heart of Hell: Dr. Miklos Nyiszli and the 12^th Sanderkammando
            Jessica A. Orlowski

 Senior Group Performance

 1^st Place – Black Wall Street: The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Tulsa
            Gabrielle M. Genovese, Karlee M. Gustafson, Caitlin M. Pepka,
            Veronica J. Predebon, Brianna K. Sullivan

2^nd Place – “I am become death…”: The Triumph and Tragedy of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Lauren I. Brock, Meagen E. Gemperlein, Josh Diez 
 

3^rd Place – The Politics of Murder: The Night of the Long Knives
            Alessandra E. Mitchell, Sarah G. Klawinski, Kayla L. Pelczar

Special Award

 Best “Environmental” Exhibit – In Honor of Rachel Carson
            City of Ash: The Triumph and Tragedy of Pompeii
            Samantha C. Hrabczuk, Maria C. Gemperlein