Students toting hand-crafted poster boards and performance props were joined by student competitors who recorded podcasts, designed website pages, and produced documentary videos, at the 2025 Riverside County National History Day competition held at Canyon Springs High School on Saturday, February 22, 2025. Featuring the 2025 theme of “Rights and Responsibilities in History”, the competition featured students in grades 4-5 who participated in the poster and podcast categories, and junior division (grades 6-8) and senior division (grades 9-12) students who competed in the following individual and group categories: · Documentary · Performance · Exhibit · Website · Podcast “Learning from history is a powerful tool that helps students understand their world and explore how to influence their future,” said Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Gomez. “I am confident these exceptional young historians will represent Riverside County with distinction at the state competition.” Students and families participated in an awards ceremony immediately following the day of competition and judging. The top three finishers in each category in the junior and senior division, and the top four finishers in the poster and podcast competition for 4th and 5th grade students, advance to the National History Day-California State Competition to be held May 1-4, 2025, at California State University, Sacramento. Winners at the state level advance to the National History Day Competition, June 8-12, 2025, at the University of Maryland, College Park. Students from the following Riverside County school districts and private schools participated: · Alvord USD · Banning USD · Corona-Norco USD · Moreno Valley USD · Riverside USD · Romoland SD · Val Verde USD · Mission Vista Academy · St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School · Springs Charter School · Sycamore Academy Charter School The following students/projects are advancing to the National History Day-California State Competition: Elementary Individual Podcast Shadow Of A Hero: Welles Remy Crowther “Man In The Red Bandana” Alexandra Gendreau Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District The 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade: The Youth Take Action Aashni Elayaraja Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Women Suffrage Cataleya Wattanachinda-Jones Moreno Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Mariana Gutierrez Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Elementary Group Podcast Martin Luther King Amir Charles Francisco Arellano Moreno Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District The Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War Julian Garibay Noah Sinner Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Titanic: A Reform to Regulating the Seas Maxx Martinez Manuel De Alba Martinez Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Elementary Individual Poster Women's Suffrage the Right to Vote Elia Nevling Boulder Ridge Elementary School, Romoland School District Industrial Revolution in America Navnidh Narra Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District The Lego Cloning: Patent Protection Kristin Choi Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Unbreakable: Rights and Responsibilities of the Navajo Code Talkers Alisa Yi Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Elementary Group Poster Restoring Native Traditions Melanie Avila, Ella Brock Hemmerling Elementary School, Banning Unified School District The Philippine Revolution Lucia Jaimes, Samantha Houy Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Mahatma Gandhi and India’s Fight for Independence Jash Davey, Hangyeol Kim, Nicholas Sotelo Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg Roxana Rivas, Esmeralda Quezada Palacio, Nadia Montano Castaneda Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Junior Individual Documentary Behind the Barbed Wire: The History of the Japanese American Incarceration Andrew Del Villar Sierra Vista Elementary School, Val Verde Unified School District Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board and the Fight for Educational Equality Marya Ibrahim Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified School District Advance Directives: Your Life, Your Choice Diya Vora Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Junior Group Documentary Rights and Responsibilities in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Swara Vasireddy, Ayesha Ashfaq, Samawiyah Aslam Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified School District The USA Patriot Act: Balancing Civil Liberties and the Responsibility to Protect Rodrigo Rangel, Caleb McMahon, Donovan Benitez, Edward Hernandez Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde Unified School District Environmental Rights: Rachel Carson's Impact on Our World Angela Ananthanathan, Ronov Ranjith Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Junior Individual Exhibit Sunny Days: Sesame Street’s Fight for Educational Rights, Equality, and Media Responsibility Georgia Nunez-Corvera Sierra Middle School, Riverside Unified School District The New Deal: Creating Jobs, But Was It Fair? Marina Loza Chemawa Middle School, Riverside Unified School District Nuremberg Trials Rights and Responsibilities for Humanity Tyson Dylan Deal Garretson Elementary School Corona-Norco Unified School District Junior Group Exhibit Rights Erased: The Forgotten Massacre of Nanjing Orion Baroi, Jayden Quintana, Christian Eusebio, Noah Doney Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde Unified School District The New Deal: Your Rights, Their Responsibilities Jill Hacker, Laila Garcia Sierra Middle School, Riverside Unified School District The Right to Die vs. the Responsibility to Protect: The Impact of Cruzan v. Missouri Viviana Narez, Mary Soriano Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Junior Individual Performance Filling Empty Spaces: American Women's Role in World War II Dina Bakir Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Sati: A Widow's Right to Live, Society's Responsibility to Protect Akshita Saravana Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Workers' Rights and Corporate Responsibilities: The Battle of the Homestake Lockout Bonnie LeQuire Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Junior Group Performance Disability Rights Movement Kendall Owen, Roshhan Satheeshkumar, Rohit Satheeshkumar, Belagia Faltas El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco Unified School District The Bold Suffragette: The WSPU's Use of Jiu-Jitsu to Hold Parliament Responsible for Giving Them Their Rights Sadie Rotz, Lauren Rivas, Brandon Rivas, Mila Matusevich Mission Vista Academy Breaking the Chains of Child Labor: The Keating Owen Act Anchali Srirajan, Ayaan Ali Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Junior Individual Podcast The John Peter Zenger Trial: Defending Press Freedom and the Responsibility of Truth Penelope Cordero Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District The Right to Believe, the Responsibility to Respect: Roger Williams and the Seeds of Religious Liberty. Melody Velasco Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Halo Of Honor: Navigating The Battlefield Angel’s Dilemma Muzammil Khan Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Junior Group Podcast Margaret Sanger: The Responsibility to Protect Reproductive Rights Malia Johnson, Daniela Cardoso, Katelyn Fisher, Athena Chacon Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde Unified School District From Silence to Solidarity: The Rights and Responsibilities That Shaped Teachers’ Unions Elijah Holm, Lilyana Covington Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District California Water Wars: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities in the Struggle for Water Resources Julissa Guerra, Isabella Aviles, Emily Hernandez Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Junior Individual Website No More Negotiations, Sign 504: How Disabled Americans fought for their Rights in the 504 Sit-In Layla Wescott Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified School District The Americans With Disabilities Act: New Rights, New Responsibilities Hannah Palardy Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside Unified School District From Headlines to Hysteria: How Yellow Journalism Encapsulated the Importance of Freedom of Press and Journalistic Duty Juliet Aung El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Junior Group Website The Chinese Exclusion Act: Rights and Responsibilities Preston Lopez, Andrew Jetti Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside Unified School District The Columbine Shootings: The Rights and Responsibilities of Students Vivian Lee, Analise Persek El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Rights and Responsibilities: Unlocking Potential: How IDEA is Transforming Education for All! Sasha Rana, Mariam Mikhaeil, Verena Ebed Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Senior Individual Documentary Universal vs. Nintendo: Shaping the Responsibilities of a Video Game Giant Kian Revale Orange Vista High School, Val Verde Unified School District “Tragedi 1998: A Reckoning on Protester Responsibilities” Dustin Sihotang Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District Kill the Indian Save the Child | A People's Right to Culture and Language Zayanna Mejico Vista del Lago High School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Senior Group Documentary Redefining Safety-Following 9/11: The Responsibility To Protect At the Expense Of Rights Matin Sivandi, Shivam Master, Aatif Azkarkhan Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District From Rot to Real: How the FDA Protected Consumer Rights While Regulating Industry Responsibilities Phoebe Heng, Saanvi Nukala Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Ni Una Menos: A Movement for Women's Rights Makenna Melendez, Krisha Patel Norco High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Senior Individual Exhibit Brazilian Government’s Responsibility in Protecting Women’s Rights Sofia Galvan Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District Korean-Americans Right for Self-Defense vs. Authorities Failure in Responsibility During the 1992 LA Riots Emily Shin Centennial High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Brushed with Censorship: How Nazis created the “Degenerate Art” Exhibitions to Erase Artists Rights Warda Khan Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Senior Group Exhibit Right to Care: The History of the Pap Smear and How it Revolutionized Women’s Healthcare Aashritha Sayyaparaju, Mahima Mangamuri, Jacqueline Vo Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Radium Girls: They Died for Your Rights. Payton Brumbaugh, Michelle McEnery Norco High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District Chavez Ravine: A Community Displaced, Rights Ignored, and Responsibilities Rewritten in the Construction of Dodger Stadium Ethan Lundberg, Joselyn Lopez Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Senior Individual Performance The Lights, The Sounds, The Reflection, The Impact: Broadway Has a Powerful Voice Mason Gonzales John W. North High School, Riverside Unified School District Senior Individual Website The Napoleonic Code: The Catalyst for Rights and Responsibilities Patrick Moon Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District Bottoms Up: Analyzing the Right to Regulate Alcohol and the Responsibilities the Public Beers Shivangi Kumari Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District The Power of Innovation and Progress: Rights and Responsibilities in the Age of the Printing Press Dale Ivan Singh Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified School District Senior Group Website Survivors of the Wartime Female Slavery System: The Rights and Responsibilities Michelle Hur, Dahlia Balderrama, Nathan Gautsche, Noor Jaber Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified School District From Wonder Drug to Transcendental Tragedy: Thalidomide, the Legacy of Patient Rights and Pharmaceutical Responsibility Olivia Chiang, Aneri Patel, Asma Parekh Centennial High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: Rights Ignored and Responsibilities Abused Tanush Komatineni, Matthew Zhao Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified School

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