Beaufort County Early College High School students participated in the school’s first National History Day (NHD) competition on Dec. 12, 2012. Students taking Ms. Amanda Smith’s World History class chose a historical topic and constructed projects using primary resources. The students’ projects were judged by Laura Ketcham, the State Coordinator for NHD; Dr. Chad Ross, the District Coordinator for NHD; and Keith Lyon, Beaufort County Community College World History professor.

The following students won their project category and will go on to compete at the district competition at East Carolina University on March 27, 2012.

 

Documentaries

1. Battle of Yorktown- Haley Hodges

2. Holocaust- Brandi Brewer

3. Tuscarora- Megan Godley

 

Performances

1. Cotton Gin-Lovely Johnson

 

Papers

1. Lost Colony- Jennifer Watson

 

Exhibits

1. Steam Engine- Benjamin Puskas

2. Lewis Hine’s photos- Erica Modlin

3. Protestant Reformation- Timothy Sutton

4. Black Plague- Joseph Coward

5. Underground Railroad- Elizabeth Beacham

 

Group Exhibits

1. Code of Hammurabi- Savanna Fulford and Caitlin Cartwright
2. Yorktown- Kieya Howard and Julia Smith

 

BCECHS students will attend History Day district competition at ECU on March 27, 2012.