Three entries by seven Shaker Heights High School students finished in the top 15 in their respective divisions at the National History Day finals held in June at the University of Maryland, College Park. A total of 16 Shaker students qualified to go to the national finals following an excellent showing at the state competition held in May.

The following Shaker students were honored at the national competition for their interpretations of historical topics:

• Hannah Engel-Rebitzer, Rebecca Glazer, Miriam Mack, Samantha Miller, and Katharine O’Gorman, Outstanding State Exhibit for Ohio and Fourth Place, Senior Group Exhibit, Recitals of Suffering.
• Michael Stavis Bohl, 10th Place, Senior Individual Performance, Benjamin Franklin: How Poor Can Go a Long Way.
• Steven Aviram, 14th Place, Senior Individual Exhibit, ‘Wade’-ing into Telegraphy.

Other Shaker students who qualified to compete at the national level were:

• Nteni Nlandu, Annie Sivertson, and Laura Stern, Group Performance, A War Too Close to Home: The Letters of the Civil War.
• Matt Herzfeld and Nick Mercer, Group Documentary, Raining Propaganda: Psychological Warfare Leaflets in WW II.
• Emily Krassen and Kelly Jackson, Group Documentary, The Words That Raised the Flag.
• Sarah Sy, Individual Documentary, "The Stone That Started the Ripple": The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments.
• Carter Wang, Individual Documentary, The Pentagon Papers: Challenging the Right of Communication.

Founded in 1974 in Cleveland, the National History Day program gives students the opportunity to produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, and research papers related to an annual theme. This year’s theme was Communication in History: The Key to Understanding. For more information, go to www.nationalhistoryday.org.     

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