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2009 National History Day in Missouri State Contest Winners
First and second place winners in each category are Missouri's delegates to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest, June 14-18, 2009 at the University of Maryland-College Park.
Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Aishwarya Yadama, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; Sir Edmund Hillary: An Explorer and a Humanitarian
- 2ND PLACE: Sydney Goggins, Columbia Independent School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Jason Bricker; A Hunger for Justice: Bobby Sands
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Christopher Vlamis, South Valley Junior High School, Liberty, Teacher/s: Kimberly Thompson; Galileo: A Spirited Astronomer
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Riya Mehta, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Dan O'Connell; Mahatma Gandhi: Salt March to Sovereignty
- 5TH PLACE: Billy Swift, Columbia Catholic School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Ashley Ernst; Winston Churchill: Sinews of Peace
- 6TH PLACE: Leah Shaffer, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; James Watson and the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Eric Peer, Home School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Julie Peer;Julia Lathrop and Better Babies
- 2ND PLACE: Joseph Schneider, St. Margaret of Scotland School, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Bridget Noser; Julia Child: A Cook for America
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Toby Miller, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; Liberty's I.O.U.
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Katherine Ren, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; Thomas Jefferson: the artist who painted freedom with words
- 5TH PLACE: Ian McMurtry, Columbia Catholic School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Widget Ewing; Omar Bradley
- 6TH PLACE: Tanner Sublette, Hannibal Middle School, Hannibal, Teacher/s: Terry Trullinger; A Grand Slam for African American Equality
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Wesley Hjelm, Peyton Munch, Hannibal Middle School, Hannibal, Teacher/s: Terry Trullinger; Henry Ford: Master of Mass Production
- 2ND PLACE: Sydney Lambert, Allie Ridgeway, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen; Wangari Maathai's Green Vision
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Vada Harris, Sandra Wicklund, Neosho Middle School, Neosho, Teacher/s: Julie Hulley; Sacajawea: Strong Woman Who Led the Way
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Kaitlyn Fletcher, Lacey Schreier, Hollister Middle School, Hollister, Teacher/s: Charlene Free; Sacagawea: American Guide
- 5TH PLACE: Lea Ahrens, Chloe Dunaway, Heidi Guetersloh, Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, Teacher/s: Leslie Claxton; Joan of Arc: Actions and Legacies
- 6TH PLACE: Stephanie Hayes, Erika Woods, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton, Kim Powell; An Element of Danger
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Ashwath Kumar, Smithton Middle School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Thomas Prater; Jawaharlal Nehru: His Influence on India today
- 2ND PLACE: Victor Kellen, Princeton R-V School, Princeton, Teacher/s: Maureen Funk; Yearning for Learning with Dr. Suess
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Grace Carlson, New Mark Middle School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Julie Goldsberry; Eleanor Roosevelt: The True Spirit of the United States
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Carolyn Beard, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; Arthur Miller int he Round
- 5TH PLACE: Mary Catherine Steenberge, Holy Infant School, Ballwin, Teacher/s: Bob Stevens; Eleanor of Aquitaine: Born to Rule
- 6TH PLACE: Rebekah Northern, Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield, Teacher/s: Paul Arnold; Deal Me In
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Kelsey Collins, Olivia Denslow, McKenzie Simmons, Cameron Snyder, Camden Woods, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen; Maria Turner Harvey: Inspirational Rural Educator
- 2ND PLACE: Skylar Townsend, Kennedy Tunks, Makinsey Workman, King City R-I Schools, King City, Teacher/s: Michael Jenkins, Kaysie Tunks; Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 2ND PLACE: Jacqueline Louderman, Jordan Louderman, Abigail Morrall, Hannibal Middle School, Hannibal, Teacher/s: Terry Trullinger; Helen Adams Keller, A Hero's Story
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Emma Hogrebe, Ally Knopp, Anne Ortwerth, Claire Rainford, St. Raphael the Archangel School, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Christy Connor; Susan Elizabeth Blow: Champion of Early Education
- 3RD PLACE: Kaylin Goins, Alexis Novak, Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield, Teacher/s: Paul Arnold; Votes For Women: Two Individuals & One Legacy
Other finalists:
- 5TH PLACE: Michael Harris, Robert Holloway, Gabriel Miller, St. Margaret of Scotland School, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Juliann Hesed; Bob Marley: When Two Worlds Unite
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Shannon Shaffer, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen; Harry Laughlin and The Eugenic Movement
- 2ND PLACE: Kassidy Murphy, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; Formula for a First Lady
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Alexx Graham, Barstow School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Sarah Knopik; Holding Fast to Dreams: Langston Hughes's Writing Legacy
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Patrick Rice, St. Margaret of Scotland School, St Louis, Teacher/s: Juliann Hesed; The two Sides of John Brown
- 5TH PLACE: Madeleine Tadros, Barstow School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Sarah Knopik; Neil Armstrong: One Giant Leap for Mankind
- 6TH PLACE: Andy Mark, Holy Infant School, Ballwin, Teacher/s: Bob Stevens; Robert E. Lee: One Man's Decision--A Nation's Future
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: David Behrend, Will Shao, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; Wernher von Braun: Engineering the Space Age
- 2ND PLACE: Paige Robison, Emily Schueppert, Holy Infant School, Ballwin, Teacher/s: Bob Stevens; Marie Curie
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Kinsey Helton, Bryan Morton, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen; The Father of Osteopathy
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Victor Bissonnette, C. Hays Hall, Trevor Smith, South Valley Junior High School, Liberty, Teacher/s: Kimberly Thompson; Lamar Hunt: Ahead of His Time
- 5TH PLACE: Clay Evans, Brett Ruch, Bloomfield Middle School, Bloomfield, Teacher/s: Paul Arnold; Never Too Late: The Murder of Medgar Evers & the Rebirth of American Justice
- 6TH PLACE: Ryan Hrinya, James Stites, Tommy Webster, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Dan O'Connell; Malcolm X: The Man Behind the Legacy
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Emily Duncan, Liberty Junior High School, Liberty, Teacher/s: Inga Nordstrom-Kelly; Rebel Rose: A Life of Espionage and Secrecy
- 2ND PLACE: Rachel Hauser, Holy Infant School, Ballwin, Teacher/s: Bob Stevens; Marie Curie: Researcher and Role Model
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Caitlin Brock, Shea Dalton, Diamond Middle School, Diamond, Teacher/s: Heather Asbell; Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Icon
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Boston Collins, Dorian Sneddon, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen; Abraham Lincoln: Actions and Legacies
- 5TH PLACE: Sam Croy, Kyle Dillon, Taylor Hughes, Joplin Gifted Center, Joplin, Teacher/s: Pamela Page; Henry Ford: Assembling The Twentieth Century
- 6TH PLACE: Hannah Whitt, Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, Teacher/s: Leslie Claxton; Rachel Carson: Her Legacy
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Mark Castera, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Christopher Elmore; Samuel Gompers: The New Face of Labor
- 2ND PLACE: Amanda Lalk, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; Gunshots in the Grand Mosque: Juhayman al Uteybi and the Origins of Al Qaeda
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Jacob Clayton, Bernie High School, Bernie, Teacher/s: Kristy Barnes; "The Man:" of the Renaissance
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Elizabeth Callen, Central High School, Springfield, Teacher/s: David Stone; Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 5TH PLACE: Emily Wack, Clayton High School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Paul Hoelscher; Frank Lloyd Wright and the Green Architecture Movement: Twentieth Century Contributions to Twenty-first Century Solutions
- 6TH PLACE: Scott Brown, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Richard Sullivan; Charlie "The Bird" Parker: Soaring to New Heights
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Austin Echelmeier, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Teacher/s: Dacia Rzchowski; Carson's Spring for a Greener Tomorrow
- 2ND PLACE: Logan Randolph, Clearwater High School, Peidmont, Teacher/s: Lori Randolph; "A Life Is Not Important Except In The Impact It Has On Other Lives" Jackie Robinson
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Andrea McCord, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; The Pellagra Puzzle
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Cooper Dunlap, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Robert Vass; One Burger at a Time: The Ray Kroc Legacy
- 5TH PLACE: Ian Swalwell, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Christopher Elmore; No Sense of Decency: McCarthy and McCarthyism
- 6TH PLACE: Sierra Earnheart, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; Goddess of Mercy: Minnie Vautrin and the Nanking Tragedy
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Michaela Joines, Abigail Miner, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; "The Man Who Raised America" -- Dr. Benjamin Spock
- 2ND PLACE: Nabeel Chowdhury, Daniel Galarza, Tianna McBroom, Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, Teacher/s: Cynthia Felts, Mary Mueller; Nikola Tesla
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Ashley Linder, Courtney Scott, Seneca High School, Seneca, Teacher/s: Cheryl Butterfield; Starving for Suffrage: Alice Paul and the Great Mosaic
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Atryino Dolon, Brandon Hazlett, Kathryn Patterson, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; St. Louis: The Legacy of Auguste Chouteau
- 5TH PLACE: Emily Mitchell, Brooke Siebenman, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Robert Vass; The Word Master: Johann Gutenberg
- 6TH PLACE: Tabre Oliver, Cheyenne Zucca, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Teacher/s: Dacia Rzchowski; The James Brothers: Leaving a Mark on the Legend of the West
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Justin Knoll, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Scott Reagan; August Wilson
- 2ND PLACE: Kate LaRose, Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Marilyn Toalson; Gloria Steinem: Fighter for Feminism
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: P.J. Lawhon, Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Sam KnopikAndrew Jackson Higgins: "The Man Who Won the War for Us"
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Kalli Welch, Seneca High School, Seneca, Teacher/s: Cheryl Butterfield; Dorothea Dix: "There must be something for me to do"
- 5TH PLACE: Julia Lewis, Joplin High School, Joplin, Teacher/s: Andy Ritter; Annie Baxter: Woman, Wife, and County Clerk
- 6TH PLACE: Grace Powell, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton, Kim Powell; Our American Minnie, Their American Goddess
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Brittany Golden, Andrew Schesser, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; The Actions of Annie White Baxter: A Lasting Legacy for Women's Suffrage
- 2ND PLACE: Alexa Grissom, Hannah Moore, Kassie Lawrence, Taylor Robinson, Gideon Junior High, Gideon, Teacher/s: James Breece, Micah Breece; When you put your hand to the plow...
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Anna Godbey, Jordan Passley, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton, Kim Powell; Loyal To Their Flags: Two Virginian Vixens
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Prezley Duncan, Will Moore, Belle High School, Belle, Teacher/s: Carole Moore; Freedom School: John Berry Meachum
- 5TH PLACE: Sarah Eis, Abigail Finn, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Robert Vass; The Revolutionary Reformer: King Henry VIII
- 6TH PLACE: Montanna Benson, Stephanie Poppa, Maryville High School, Maryville, Teacher/s: Catrina Pelton; Average, Ordinary, Everyday Superhero
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Nathaniel Townsend, Clayton High School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; The Actions and Legacies of Fidel Castro
- 2ND PLACE: Henry Shull, Warrensburg High School, Warrensburg, Teacher/s: Matthew Bax; William Hirth: Agricultural Visionary
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: R.J. Koch, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Chirstopher Elmore; Pincus and the Pill
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Stephen Henady, Seneca High School, Seneca, Teacher/s: Cheryl Butterfield; Woodrow Wilson: Visionary for Peace
- 5TH PLACE: Kelsey Murphy, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton; The Hershey Bar Hero
- 6TH PLACE: Annie Connor, Greenwood Lab School, Springfield, Teacher/s: Candace Fisk; Abbie Hoffman: Transformation of a Man, Transformation of a Movement
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Angela Cannady, Leah Gruneisen, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Robert Vass; Renaissance Genius, Modern Legend: Leonardo Da Vinci
- 2ND PLACE: Christine Schlafly, Rachel Yu, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Teacher/s: Robert Vass; The Man Behind the Masterpiece: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: J.D. Mahaffey, Cory McCoy, Madison Minter, Greenwood Lab School, Springfield, Teacher/s: Candace Fisk; The Engineering Legacies of Leonardo da Vinci: An Individual Whose Actions Will Never be Forgotten
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Dillon Poole, Parker Webb, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Teacher/s: Dacia Rzchowski; Bob Dylan: The Legacy
- 5TH PLACE: Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Raleigh Cavero, Lauren Kerivan, David Langdon, Central High School, Springfield, Teacher/s: Molly Gray; Freud
- 6TH PLACE: Nathaniel Fairbank, Marc Simon, Caleb Templeton, Mitchell Trafford, Central High School, Springfield, Teacher/s: Kenneth Elkins; Ahmadinejad and Holocaust Denial
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Delegates to NHD:
- 1ST PLACE: Bradley Dice, Liberty Junior High School, Liberty, Teacher/s: Inga Nordstrom-Kelly; Buckminster Fuller: The Actions and Legacies of a Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Scientist
- 2ND PLACE: Dee Luo, Chi Zeng, Clayton High School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn; Henry Ford: Grabbing History by the Wheel
Alternate:
- 3RD PLACE: Craig Mitchell, Michael Weaver, Alex White, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; Oskar Schindler: Angel of the Jews
Other finalists:
- 4TH PLACE: Daniel Jost, Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Teacher/s: Stephen Platte; Henry Ford: The Man Who Fueled America
- 5TH PLACE: Jordan Heigle, Kyler Hornor, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; The Transatlantic Flight of Charles Lindbergh
- 6TH PLACE: Riley Ledford, Carthage High School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Kathleen Swift; "He Can Invent Anything He Sets His Mind to" - George Westinghouse
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Women's History Prizes presented by the American Association of Univeristy Women (AAUW) ($100)
- Junior Individual Exhibit - Julia Lathrop and Better Babies; Eric Peer, Home School, Carthage, Teacher/s: Julie Peer
- Junior Individual Performance - Eleanor Roosevelt: No One Can Make You Feel Inferior Without Your Consent; Katherine Gardner, Columbia Independent School, Columbia, Teacher/s: Jason Bricker
Dr. Howard Croteau Memorial Prize presented by the family of Dr. Howard Croteau ($100)
- Junior Individual Documentary - Harry Laughlin and the Eugenic Movement; Shannon Shaffer, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen
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Folk History Prizes ($100)
Cansler Folk History Prize presented by Laura Cansler and family
- Junior Group Documentary - The Father of Osteopathy; Kinsey Helton and Bryan Morton, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen
Missouri Folklore Society Prize presented by Missouri Folklore Society
- Junior Individual Exhibit - Marie Turner Harvey: Progressive Rural Educator; Caitlin Pennington, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen
Jewish History Prize presented by the United Hebrew Congregation of Joplin and Temple Israel of Springfield ($100)
- Senior Historical Paper - Samuel Gompers: The New Face of Labor; Mark Castera, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City,
Teacher/s: Christopher Elmore
- Senior Individual Documentary - Pincus and the Pill; R.J. Koch, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City,
Teacher/s: Christopher Elmore
- Senior Individual Documentary- "Upholding the Honor of the Human Race"; Traci Manes, Risco R-II Schools, Risco, Teacher/s: Michael Murphy, Melanie Tipton, Kim Powell
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KCAA Prize presented by the Kansas City Area Archivists ($100)
- Junior Historical Paper - Sir Edmund Hillary: An Explorer and a Humanitarian; Aishwarya Yadama, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn
Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City Prize presented by the Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Kansas City ($100)
- Senior Group Exhibit - Pendergast: Actions, Impacts, and Legacies; Lauren Dollar and Leslie Thornburg, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Teacher/s: Dacia Rzchowski
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Local History Prize presented by Lynn Morrow ($100)
- Junior Group Exhibit - Daniel Boone: The Man, the Myth, and the Legend; Gage Bartlett and Alex Yiannos, Hollister Middle School, Hollister, Teacher/s: Charlene Free
Missouri German Heritage Prize presented by the German Heritage Archives at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia
- Senior Individual Documentary - One Man, Six Strings, An American Legend; Kori Caswell, Hannibal High School, Hannibal, Teacher/s: Daron Caswell
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Missouri State History Prize presented by the Missouri State Museum (display at Missouri State Museum in the Missuri Capitol Building)
- Junior Individual Exhibit - A Man, A Doctor, A Legend, A.T. Still; Maria Kondrashova, Kirksville Middle School, Kirksville, Teacher/s: Susan Hazen
Dr. William Stolz III Prize presented by the family of Dr. William Stolz III
- Junior Individual Performance - Arthur Miller in the Round; Carolyn Beard, Wydown Middle School, Clayton, Teacher/s: Janet Baldwin, Linda Gwyn
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Arvarh Strickland African-American History Prizes presented through an endowment by Dr. Arvarh E. Strickland, Department of History, University of Missouri-Coulmbia ($100)
- Senior Historical Paper - Charlie "The Bird" Parker: Soaring to New Heights; Scott Brown, Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Teacher/s: Richard Sullivan
- Junior Individual Exhibit - A Grand Slam for African American Equality; Tanner Sublette, Hannibal Middle School, Hannibal, Teacher/s: Terry Trullinger
- Junior Individual Documentary - "So This is the Little Lady Who Started This War?": Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Contribution to the Instigation of the American Civil War; Madelaine Chotrow, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School, Joplin, Teacher/s: Scott Johnson
- Junior Group Performance - The Legacy of Harriet Tubman: A Journey to Freedom; Rebecca Kennedy, Sara Long, Shelby Schaefer, Regina Seyer, Tiffany Wood, St. Ambrose School, Cape Girardeau, Teacher/s: Gladys Hency
Willard T. Young Prizes presented by the family of Willard T. Young ($100)
- Senior Individual Exhibit - "A Life Is Not Important Except In The Impact It Has On Other Lives" Jackie Robinson; Logan Randolph, Clearwater High School, Clearwater, Teacher/s: Lori Randolph
- Senior Individual Exhibit - Floyd Morgan: American Soldier; Derek Spurgeon, Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, Teacher/s: Cynthia Felts, Janiece Mulia
- Senior Historical Paper - George Kennen--An Individual's Efforts Against Communism; Nicole Sauer, Rolla Junior High School, Rolla, Teacher/s: Cynthia Felts, Janiece Mulia
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Paul Arnold, teacher at Bloomfield Middle School, won the 2009 Webber Teacher of the Year award and will have his name in nomination for the Farrell teacher award at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest in June.
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