Huge congratulations to all of the participants in Missouri State History Day on Saturday, April 26, 2025! Four of the SMOS projects advanced to run-offs (top 6 in their category), and 2 projects finished in the top 3!
Parker Burgess and Matteo Galletto placed 2nd for their exhibit and will advance to Nationals in DC in June. Zachary Burgess and Christian Redd placed 3rd for their website and are alternates for Nationals. Additionally, Ace Albright, Ben Kelsey, and Ella Miller-Ruddy received the Strickland African-American History Award.
All of these students did incredible work tackling complex topics, conducting deep research, and writing ANNOTATED bibliographies! They are truly proof that dragons will constantly amaze you! Congratulations again to all of our state competitors!
Individual Exhibits:
- Emma Galletto (8th): La Causa: A Farmworker’s Struggle for Their Rights *advanced to runoffs
- Evelyn Schoemehl (7th): The Saint Louis Five
Group Exhibit:
- Parker Burgess and Matteo Galletto (6th): The Freedom to Learn: How the Little Rock Nine Forever Changed Education *2nd place
Group Websites:
- Ace Albright, Ben Kelsey, and Ella Miller-Ruddy (8th): Making Waves for Equal Rights: The Fairgrounds Park Pool Riots *advanced to runoffs; Strickland African-American History Award
- Zachary Burgess and Christian Redd (8th): The Alphabet is an Abolitionist: John Berry Meachum and the Resistance to Anti-Literacy Laws *3rd place