Saint Peter Middle School had numerous seventh-grade exhibitors take part in the South Central Regional History Day competition at Minnesota State University (Mankato) on Monday, March 3, with several earning high honors for their efforts!
(PICTURED ABOVE) This group of SPMS seventh graders participated in the South Central Regional History Day competition earlier this week in Mankato.
In all, SPMS had 21 entries (36 students) qualify for the Minnesota History Day, which is set for Sunday, April 27, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Another four entries (five students) earned honorable mention status at Monday’s regional event.
Here is a list of the SPMS regional entries who were either state qualifiers and honorable mention choices:
Individual Exhibit
(State qualifiers)
Gretta Stoffregen - Endangered Species Act
Maddie Burr - Endangered Species Act
(Honorable mention)
Zoey Hettig - Native American Boarding Schools
Group Exhibit
(State qualifiers)
Emma Midthun, Maci Gruzke, Lexi Ibanez, Annika Smith - Title IX
Brielle Friedrich & Eleanor Zender - Willmar 8
Landon Harbitz & Leo Hanson - Tiananmen Square
Mia Gazzola & Avery Loken - Elizabeth Blackwell
Mackenzie Moeller & Dani Pete - The Nuremberg Trials
Hailey Detlefsen Zuri Kopischke & Charlotte Loken - Roe v. Wade
Emmett Soderlund & Aidyn Abel - Dr. Martha Ripley
(Honorable mention)
Isaac Ristow & Ivan Garcia - Civil Rights Act
Group Performance
(State qualifier)
Hattie Godbout & Lucas Chambers - Federalist Papers
Individual Documentary
(State qualifiers)
Dylan Hoffman - Dakota War
William Weber - Berlin Wall
Blake White - Berlin Wall
Group Documentary
(State qualifiers)
Aiden Bartlett & Massio Davis - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Brennan Gerstbauer & Maceo Kelsey Bassett - Malcolm X
Individual Website
(State qualifiers)
Theory Harrison - Salem Witch Trial
Michael Dunn - Indian Citizenship Act
Isabelle Brand - Rondo
(Honorable mention)
Dane Wenner - Endangered Species Act
Julia Nienow - Emma Goldman
Group Website
(State qualifiers)
Callen Sykora & Drew Connor - Jim Thorpe
Andie Marthaler & Emma Barnick - Willmar 8
Enzo Valentini & Max Swenson - Miracle on Ice