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History Fair
Meadow Montessori School has a strong commitment to history, which is evidenced each year during our annual History Fair.
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| This year's History Fair winners pose with their projects. More photos of this year's fair are lower on this page. |
In November, students from ages 6 - 15 all complete a history fair project. The topic can be just about anything. This year's projects and winners were:
History Fair Placings
- Grand Champion: Paul Reed, Happy Birthday Mighty Mac
- 1st Place: Elizabeth Burroughs, The Rise & Role of Rock & Roll
- 2nd Place: Rainier Altier, More Than Gambling & Glamour: The Legacy of Prince Rainier
- 3rd Place: Madelyn Abraham, Libraries: Gateway to Knowledge
- 4th Place: Antonia Piedmonte-Lang, When No Hope Brought Horror
- 5th Place: Zachary Ohs, Hitler Fools the World
- 5th Place: Rosemary Fedorowicz, Barbaro: The Horse Who Gave More Than His Life
- 6th Place: Asim Abdul Kabir, United Nations
- 6th Place: Khadija London, Madam C.J. Walker
- 7th Place: Kathleen Conlon, Sovereignity or Statehood-- Is Hawaii's History Also Its Future?
Honorable Mentions
- Delaney Preston, Timbering
- Jeffrey Altier, It Is More Than a Kiss: The Kindness of Milton Hershey
- Stephen Conlon, St. Patrick: The Man, The Myth
We thank our History Fair judges:
- Dr. Stephen Bell, Medical Community
- Emily Gladieux, MMS High School Student
- Taylor Gutschow, Home School Community
- Barb Liedel, MMS Board of Trustees
- Floreine Mentel, Elected Official
- Hugh Smith, Former MMS Parent
The following are pictures from this year's fair:
Guide to the History Fair Research Process
Past History Fairs
The 2005 project winners were:
- Grand Champion: Nick Houser, Stalin
- First Place: Michael Peven, The Cold War
- Second Place: J.T. Toniolo, The Penny
- Third Place: Antonia Piedmonte-Lang, Creation Myths
- Fourth Place: Haydn McKee, USS Intrepid
- Fifth Place: Zachary Ohs, Tikis and Hawaiian Gods
- Sixth Place: Paul Reed, UM Football
The 2006 project winners were:
- Grand Champion: Michael Peven, Chocolate
- First Place: Taylor Weatherholt, Bob Marley
- First Place: Antonia Piedmonte-Lang, Ojibwa Ways of Art
- Second Place: Madelyn Abraham, Opera
- Third Place: Emily Gladieuax, Holocaust/Genocide
- Fourth Place: Julie Fain, The Nobel Prize
- Fifth Place: Elizabeth Burroughs, Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust
The projects include a research paper that is correctly annotated, as well as a visual display. Although most students present a board (similar to a science fair project), others have done models, dioramas, and dramatic presentations. In the past students have dressed up as historical figures. We encourage the students to be creative.
A select group of 12 - 14 students, ages 9 - 15, are invited to present their projects before the school community and a panel of outside judges. This panel of judges gives out the awards. In the past our judges have come from the following institutions:
- Monroe Historical Society
- Monroe County Library System
- Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
- Monroe Evening News
- Monroe County Community College
- Monroe High School
- Westside Montessori School (Toledo)
- Dearborn Heights Montessori School
- Meadow Montessori High School
- Meadow Montessori Middle School
- Meadow Montessori Board of Trustees
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