KYLE — Hays CISD hosted Hays History Day at Johnson High School in an effort to showcase the numerous projects completed by students throughout the district on Jan. 20.
Social Studies Coordinator Kimberley Pena noted that there were 180 entries at this event, compared to the 30 the previous year. Pena also received a $2,000 check on behalf of the Hays Education Foundation to support the program.
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Kimberley Pena, left, poses with Cruz Rodriguez at Hays History Day on Jan. 20. Rodriguez won fourth place for his project on The Battle of Saratoga.
Nearly every school in the district was represented through projects, which were reviewed by a panel of judges. The following students earned placement and awards.
4th Grade Group Poster Project
• 1st Place – Sticky Mess: The Molasses Flood – Miguel Guereca and William Amaro – BVES
• 2nd Place – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire – Taleyna Livingston, Jewelia Ortiz, Julissa Arvizu, & Azaria Aguirre – FES
• 3rd Place – Humans to Machines – Olivia Armstrong, Bianca Valdez, & Mackynzi Do – FES
• 4th Place – Louisiana Purchase – Isaac Rivero-Loyo & Abelardo Leyva – BVES
• 5th Place – Boston Tea Party -Emily Alcauste, Mia Machado, & Valentina Puentes – BVES
4th Grade Individual Poster Project
• 1st Place – Jackie Robinson – Brady Lindsey – FES
• 2nd Place – The Great Chicago Fire – Olivia Mavigliano – KES
• 3rd Place – The Texas Declaration of Independence – Katelynn Jurek – KES
• 4th Place – Landing on the Moon – Owen Kline – CHES
• 5th Place – LZ 129 Hindenberg – Nathan Gallegos – BVES
5th Grade Group Poster Project
• 1st Place – Gold Rush – Sophia Gonzalez, Joshua Perez Cervantes, Daniel Preston – TES
• 2nd Place – Black Death – Ellena Ramirez, Stella Moya, Addison Wheaton – BES
• 3rd Place – Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls – Nova Crankshaw & Olivia Schweke – CHES
• 4th Place – XBox – Omar Villegas, Brandon Velasquez, Joseph Robertson, Arthur Smith, Ramon Filoteo – PES
• 5th Place – How Michael Jordan Changed Shoe History – Avery Saldivar, Kobe Hottle, Sylas Deliber, Ceilia Smith, & Arabella Hernandez – PES
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Adalia Castellano, left, stands with Pena after being awarded fourth place for her project on Stalingrad at Hays History Day.
5th Grade Individual Poster Project
• 1st Place – The Impact of the Sugar Act – Selene Gomez – NES
• 2nd Place – Battle of Lexington & Concord – Lincoln Andrews – NES
• 3rd Place – Gameboy – Thomas Peña – CHES
• 4th Place – The Battle of Saratoga – Cruz Rodriguez – NES
• 5th Place – Invention of the Camera – Joe Fox – BES
Junior Division Exhibits
• 1st Place Pacific Front: WWII – Christian Washington – MMS
• 2nd Place – Women’s Suffrage Movement – Ruby Munro – WMS
• 3rd Place – Duck Boats of WWII – Julian Laraway – MMS
• 4th Place – Stalingrad – Adalia Castellano – SMS
• 5th Place – How the Internet Shaped Our World – Liam Vasgaard – MMS
Junior Division Website and Paper Category
• 1st Place – The Ghost Army – Alessandro Serrano – MMS
• 2nd Place – Battle of the Alamo – Zeke Miller & Jonah Schach – WMS
• 3rd Place – Pearl Harbor – Elena Romero Piche & Haylee VandeWalle – WMS
Senior Division
• 1st – Grace Stoddard – JHS
