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National Event
Top entries from the Minnesota State Event are awarded the opportunity to compete at the National Contest at the University of Maryland-College Park in mid-June.
2024 National Contest
The 2024 National Contest will be in College Park, Maryland from June 9-13, 2024.
Team Minnesota 2023 National Contest Results
Medalists and Finalists:
First Place: Ireland Person, Lydia Svien, Margaret Frohman, DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis. Senior Group Documentary, “The Legendary LIFE of Margaret Bourke-White.”
First Place: Adele Haeg, DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis. Senior Individual Website, “The Writing of Zitkala-Ša: A Frontier for American Indian Rights.”
Second Place: Zoey Dahl, Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis. Junior Individual Exhibit, “Bib 261: Forging a Frontier For Women In Running.”
Second Place: Ola Okoro, East High School, Duluth. Senior Individual Performance, “Madam CJ Walker: Braving Frontiers in African American Hair Care, Business, and Philanthropy.”
Second Place: Frances Bull, Heidi Bull, Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis. Junior Group Website, “The Women's World Games: Expanding the Frontier of Equality for Women Through Sports.”
Third Place: Theo Orsted, Twin Cities German Immersion School, St. Paul. Junior Paper, “The Panama Canal: A New Frontier for Tech, Trade, and Travel.”
Third Place: Eleanor Hern, Juliette Weier-Rauscher, Maeve O’Brien, Sunrise Park Middle School, White Bear Lake. Junior Group Exhibit, “Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.”
Fourth Place: Garin Hackbarth, Samuel Phillips, East High School, Duluth. Senior Group Exhibit, “FDR's Fireside Chats: A Frontier in Presidential Communication.”
Fourth Place: Adelaide Nelson, Rachel Englund, Edgewood Middle School, Mounds View. Junior Group Documentary, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: How One Silent Film Changed the Art of Cinema Forever.”
Fifth Place: Zeina Al-Ramahi, Edina High School, Edina. Senior Individual Website, “Ms. Magazine: The Revolutionary Feminist Frontier in Journalism.”
Seventh Place: Jackson Tripp, Salk Middle School, Elk River. Junior Individual Documentary, “The Development of the Mountain Bike.”
Eight Place: Keagan Corcoran, Nativity of Our Lord School, St. Paul. Junior Individual Website, “All The World Loves A Baby: How Sideshow Exhibits Forged a New Frontier in Neonatology.”
Ninth Place: Sonja Holtey, Edina High School, Edina. Senior Individual Documentary, “Putting It All On the Line in Luverne: A New Frontier of Teacher Strikes.”
Additional award winners from Minnesota:
Outstanding Affiliate Entry in the Senior Division: Garin Hackbarth, Samuel Phillips, East High School, Duluth. Senior Group Exhibit, “FDR's Fireside Chats: A Frontier in Presidential Communication.”
Outstanding Affiliate Entry in the Junior Division: Adelaide Nelson, Rachel Englund, Edgewood Middle School, Mounds View. Junior Group Documentary, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: How One Silent Film Changed the Art of Cinema Forever.”
Honorable Mention Awards are presented to entries that ranked in the second place in the first round of judging. While these entries were not eligible for the final round of competition, their outstanding scholarship is recognized as Honorable Mention:
Lyla Ronkainen, Ordean Middle School, Duluth. Junior Paper, “Creating the World Wide Web: A Frontier in Information-Sharing.”
Sam Edson, Salk Middle School, Elk River. Junior Individual Exhibit, “Negotiating the Southern Frontier: The Antarctic Treaty's Significance.”
Leah Coleman, Sarah Rectenwald, East High School, Duluth. Senior Group Exhibit, “Expanding the Frontier of Climate Action: James Hansen’s Testimony to Congress.”
Sofia Patronski, Murray Middle School, St. Paul. Junior Individual Performance, “Rachel Carson: A Frontier for the Environment.”
Bryce Harms, Cara Sarbacker, Hudson Isakson, Phineas Jacox, Christ’s Household of Faith School, St. Paul. Junior Group Performance, “On the Brink: Developing the Atomic Bomb and the Frontier of Mutually Assured Destruction.”
Oliver Berg, Robert Schlief, Delano Middle School, Delano. Junior Group Performance, “The Fight for the Electric Automobile: A Frontier for a More Efficient, Ecological, and Safe Way of Travel.”
Elizabeth Teskey, Edina High School, Edina. Senior Individual Performance,
The Seneca Falls Convention: Nationalizing Ideological Frontiers for Women's Rights.”Anna Berry, Marjorie Stender, East High School, Duluth. Senior Group Performance, “Frontiers in Women's Combat Aviation: The Night Witches of WWII.”
Alma Jacox, Karina Albrecht, Christ’s Household of Faith School, St. Paul. Senior Group Performance, “Striking A Light: Matchgirls on the Frontier of Workers’ Rights New Unionism.”
Throughout the week of the contest, several Minnesota students were recognized in project showcases from sponsoring institutions:
Lucy DiMarco, Juliet Zylla, Anthony Middle School, Minneapolis. Junior Group Exhibit, “Complex Legacy of Henrietta Lacks,” showcased at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
Theo Orsted, Twin Cities German Immersion School, St. Paul. Junior Paper, “The Panama Canal: A New Frontier for Tech, Trade, and Travel,” showcased with the White House Historical Association, which included a Writer’s Workshop at the White House Visitors Center.
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