NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Twelve Knox County students who placed first or second in their categories at this year’s Tennessee History Day competition will represent Tennessee at the National History Day competition.
After competing in regional contests across the state, 217 students participated in this year’s Tennessee History Day competition, held April 15, 2023. Out of 124 group and individual projects submitted, 62 students advanced to the National History Day competition, 92 students earned medals and 16 students received special prizes.
The Knox County award winners from the Tennessee History Day competition are:
1st Place in Senior Individual Documentary
Project: “Indian Magna Carta”: The Proclamation of 1763 and the Indigenous People’s Rights Frontier
By: Jelena Armsworth
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Karen Stanish
1st Place in the Junior Individual Website
Project: Ada Lovelace: Providing The Frontier For Computer Programming
By: Doaa Soliman
From: Farragut Middle School, Knoxville
Educator: Krystal Darrow
1st Place in the Senior Group Website
Project: Patsy Mink: The Pioneer Who Rewrote the Rules
By: Annie Hodge, Izabella Maestroiani
From: West High School, Knox County
Educator: Lindsey Parks
2nd Place in the Senior Group Exhibit
Project: ARPANET: How The ARPANET Expanded The Frontiers Of Communication
By: Dat Nguyen, Manu Thomas
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Derek Griffin
2nd Place in the Senior Group Website
Project: Einstein’s Year Of Miracles
By: Briana Duke, Kaiya Sikora, Natalia Grzywacz-Jones
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Karen Stanish
2nd Place in the Senior Individual Performance
Project: Glow Girls: Women Who Lit the Path To Workplace Safety and Rights
By: Keya Patel
From: West High School, Knoxville
Educator: Lindsey Parks
2nd Place in the Senior Group Documentary and the Mitchell Mielnik Memorial Prize for the Best Project in Sports, Recreation, or the Environment, Senior Division
Project: The Race to the South Pole: Earth’s Final Frontier
By: Matthew Wang, Timothy Cho
From: Farragut High School, Knoxville
Educator: Chris McNeer
3rd Place in the Senior Group Exhibit
Project: Frontiers In Forensics- Every Contact Leaves A Trace
By: Josh Martinez, Katie Harper, Lizzie Borrego
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Karen Stanish
3rd Place in the Senior Individual Performance
Project: Frontiers in Movement: The Relationship Between Diversity and Creative Expression in the Development of Modern Dance
By: Amelie Hayter
From: West High School, Knoxville
Educator: Lindsey Parks
3rd Place in the Senior Individual Documentary and the Margaret Lindsley Warden Prize for the Best Project on Woman’s History, Senior Division
Project: Jane and The Abortion Access Frontier
By: Marilla Neubauer
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Derek Griffin
3rd Place in the Senior Individual Website
Project: The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission
By: McKenna Bradford
From: L&N STEM Academy, Knoxville
Educator: Karen Stanish
“Congratulations to all the talented students who participated in this year’s Tennessee History Day competition,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “Good luck to the students advancing to compete in National History Day. I know you will proudly represent our great state.”
History Day is a year-long competition in which students in grades 6-12 submit group or individual projects about people and events of historical significance to be judged. These projects include dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites and research papers related to this year’s theme, Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.
“We were so impressed by the research, enthusiasm and creativity displayed by the students at Tennessee History Day this year,” said Tennessee History Day coordinator Nikki Ward. “It is a testament to their educators, as well as the tenacity of this group of scholars. We are so proud of our Tennessee students.”
The National History Day competition will be hosted at the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland, June 11-15. The top finishers in each category will earn prestigious awards and scholarships.
Tennessee History Day is coordinated by the Tennessee Historical Society and sponsored by the Tennessee Secretary of State, Humanities Tennessee, the Memorial Foundation and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Tennessee State Library & Archives volunteers and 70 others coordinated efforts to make this event possible. For more information about Tennessee History Day, visit
tennesseehistory.org/tennessee-history-day.
