This Year's Theme

National History Day Philly
at the State Contest

Junior Division

From St. Peter's School – Teacher: Marian Cronin-Connolly

Junior Papers:

  • 5th Place: “Power and Communication: The Influence of Elite Philanthropy on Higher Education During the American Eugenics Movement” (by Eleni Murphy)

Junior Group Documentaries:

  • 1st Place The Sting of the Wasp: Communication Through Political Cartoons During the Chinese Exclusion Era (by Jiaray Shi and Emma Giordano)

Junior Individual Documentaries

  • 2nd Place: Communication Through the ARPANET: The Key to Email (by William Kessler)

Kudos also to Marian Cronin-Connolly for being named NHD in PA Teacher of the Year for Junior Division teachers. Marian is now in the running for the national NHD teacher of the year award.

Congratulations once more to all of our student participants and their teachers in another extremely challenging year! And thank you again to our judges, who evaluate students' work and offer essential feedback to our students about their projects!