History Club 2024

Congratulations to the South Haven History Club on another amazing performance at the state competition, leading to a number of students qualifying for the national competition in Washington, D.C. We are so proud of all of our students for their hard work, dedication, and efforts. Please see results from the competition below. More details regarding nationals will be available in the near future.

Youth division (this division stops at State) 

Youth individual documentary

2nd place Jamesetta Crider-"Phonograph: The Invention that made Recording Sound Possible"

3rd place Caleb Sherburne- "The Two Bombs that Silenced the World"

Youth Group Documentary

2nd place Nolan Barnes, Grayson Barnes, Silas Vanlandingham "Goal! How a Hockey Game Inspired America"

3rd place Lennon Cole, Oliver Dickens, Elijah Classen "The Fab Four: How a Group Called the Beatles Changed Music"

Youth Group Exhibit

1st place Quinn Johnson, Lily Smith, Annabel Loeser "DNA: A Turning Point in Forensics"

2nd place Ellie Priebe, Aubrey Bray "A Turning Point for Equality: Marching Toward the 19th Amendment

Youth Historical Paper 

1st place Phillip Myklebust "The Great Wall of China and Why it was a Turning Point in History" 

Youth Individual Performance 

2nd place Starlin Trafton "Punching Dots into Braille"

3rd place Noah Saucedo "Bruce Lee: Punching Chinese Culture into America" 

NATIONAL FINALISTS  (only 2 chosen in each category and 1 alternate) 

Junior Group Documentary

Addison Williams and Annika Chalupa

"Wind Talkers: The Hidden Voices Behind Victory" 

Junior Individual Performance

Hayden Washegesic "AIM: The Natives Fight Back"

NATIONAL ALTERNATE

Junior individual Website

Aaron Crider  "Odyssey: The History of the Magnavox Odyssey"

NATIONAL FINALISTS

Senior Individual Performance 

Ruby Peterson "The Jazz Age: The Music that Changed America"

Special Award Winners

The Best Entry in Naval or Maritime History 

Caleb Sherburne 

The Adler Award for Best Entry in Women's History

Ellie Priebe and Aubrey Bray