Jenny Beiermann
Jenny won "Best of Show Senior Division" during History Day in Big Piney. She also won 1st Place in Senior Individual Performance for her presentation of, "The Colorado River Compact: A Never Ending Source of Conflict and Compromise."
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Baylee Colton
Baylee won "Best of Show, Junior Division". She also won 1st Place in Junior Individual Documentary.
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Shelby Brown & Mary Jane Schmidt
Shelby Brown (left) & Mary Jane Schmidt (right) won 1st Place for Senior Group Performance, "Little Gray Ghosts" on call for child labor laws in the U.S.
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Loni Wells & Haley Gray
Loni Wells & Haley Gray receive 1st Place for Junior Group Exhibit during the awards ceremony for History Day in Big Piney.
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Kingsbury, Andreason, & Wadsworth
Junior Individual Exhibit winners (left to right), Connor Eric Kingsbury (3rd), Britanny Andreason (2nd), and Nikki Wadsworth (1st).
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Tamara Conrad
Tamara Conrad won 1st Place for Junior Individual Performance of "The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire." Judges (left to right) Kenda Tanner, Jo Crandall, and Paul Jensen watch her performance in the Big Piney library.
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Michelle Finn
Michelle Finn won 1st Place with her Junior Paper entitled, "Set Adrift." Big Piney teacher Jonita Sommers (left) congratulates her.
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Sara Ritschel & Hadley Pape
Sara Rischel and Hadley Pape won 1st Place in Junior Group Documentary on the "New York City Draft Riots: 1863."
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Dave Vlcek
BLM Archeologist and volunteer judge, Dave Vlcek, gave a presentation on six, 1000-year-old American Indian skeletons found near Pinedale in 2007.
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2008 District History Day
Held in Big Piney
by Pinedale Online!
April 4, 2008
Sublette County schools participated in District History Day in Big Piney on Thursday, April 3, 2008. Schools from Lincoln County also participated.
Middle and high school age students presented a variety of projects on subjects of their own choosing, which centered on this year’s theme, "Conflict and Compromise in History."
District competition coordinator and Big Piney coach, Jonita Sommers, was assisted by Ann Noble of Pinedale in planning the competition. Numerous volunteers from around the county judged the competition. Bureau of Land Management archeologist Dave Vlcek, from Pinedale, was the guest speaker at the awards ceremony.
Students placing in the top three of their division will now advance to state competition to be held at the University of Wyoming in Laramie on Monday, April 21st.
Photos by Clint Gilchrist and Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online!
Senior Division Winners: (Grades 9 – 12)
Historical Papers:
1. Samantha Lee: "The Past and Present Conflicts of the Bear River Massacre" (Swift Creek Learning Center – Star Valley)
Individual Performance:
1. Jenny Beiermann: "The Colorado River Compact: A Never Ending Source of Conflict and Compromise" (Big Piney High School)
2. Andrea Noble: "Rosie the Riveter’s Conflicts and Compromise" (Pinedale High School)
Group Performance:
1. Mary Jane Schmidt and Shelby Brown: "Little Gray Ghosts" (Big Piney High School)
Individual Documentary:
1. Katelyn Gonterman: "Compromises Leading to a Conflict Among a Conflict" (Big Piney High School)
Junior Division Winners: (Grades 6 – 8)
Historical Papers:
1. Michelle Finn: "Set Adrift" (Pinedale Middle School)
2. Jayme Culwell: "Into the Blue" (Pinedale Middle School)
Individual Exhibit:
1. Nikki Wadsworth: "Gettysburg" (Pinedale Middle School)
2. Britanny Andreasen: "Catherine the Great" (Pinedale Middle School)
3. Connor Eric Kingsbury: "Project Plowshare" (Pinedale Middle School)
Group Exhibits:
1. Loni Wells and Haley Gray: "On the Brink of Nuclear War" (Pinedale Middle School)
2. Caitlin Tan and Emily Rinker: "The Devastating Day" (Pinedale Middle School)
3. Alison Wadsworth and Quinn Farrand: "John Brown" (Pinedale Middle School)
Individual Performances:
1. Tamara Conrad: "The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire" (Pinedale Middle School)
2. Hattie McKay: "The Transcontinental Railroad" A Transportation Legacy" (Pinedale Middle School)
Group Performances:
1. Erin Trotta and Ethen Proud: "Crisis Averted: Cuban Missile Crisis" (Pinedale Middle School)
Individual Documentary:
1. Baylee Colton: "To Bomb or Not to Bomb" (Big Piney Middle School)
2. Tayln Costello: "A World ‘All Shook Up’" (Pinedale Middle School)
3. Emily Sikorski: "Theodore Roosevelt: The Big Stick" (Pinedale Middle School)
Group Documentary:
1. Sara Ritschel and Hadley Pape "New York City Draft Riots: 1863" (Pinedale Middle School)
2. Will Grassell and Denver Lloyd:"Santa Ana and the Battle of the Alamo" (Pinedale Middle School)
Special Awards:
Surveyor Scherbel’s Award: Katelyn Gonterman: "Compromises Leading to a Conflict Among a Conflict" (Big Piney High School)
Sublette County Artists Guild Award: Laney Johnston: Tayln Costello: "A World ‘All Shook Up’" (Pinedale Middle School)
Star Valley Historical Society Scholarship: Samantha Lee: "The Past and Present Conflicts of the Bear River Massacre" (Swift Creek Learning Center – Star Valley)
Star Valley Historical Society Scholarship: Michelle Finn: "Set Adrift" (Pinedale Middle School)
Sublette County Historical Society’s Award: Britanny Andreasen: "Catherine the Great" (Pinedale Middle School)
Green River Valley Cattlemen’s Association: Jenny Beiermann: "The Colorado River Compact: A Never Ending Source of Conflict and Compromise" (Big Piney High School)
Green River Valley Museum Award: Alexandria Perry: Emily Sikorski: "Theodore Roosevelt: The Big Stick" (Pinedale Middle School)
Dr. Dave Kathka’s Award: Andrea Noble: "Rosie the Riveter’s Conflicts and Compromise" (Pinedale High School)
Sublette County Historic Preservation Board Senior Division Best of Show Award: Jenny Beiermann: "The Colorado River Compact: A Never Ending Source of Conflict and Compromise" (Big Piney High School)
Williams Field Services Junior Division Best of Show Award: Baylee Colton: "To Bomb or Not to Bomb" (Big Piney Middle School)
Special thanks to our volunteer judges:
Deena Roberts, DeeAnn Price, Lucy Mack, Suzy Michnevich, Steve Rennells, Madeleine Murdock, Sam Drucker, Annie Espensheid, Bill Budd, Clint Gilchrist, Nancy Guio, Carrie Budd, Sue Sommers, Dave Vlcek, Kenda Tanner, Paul Jensen, Jo Crandall, Helena Linn, DeAnn Bradley, Robert Schweitzer, Lars Michnevich, Gina Feltner
Thanks also to Carrie Anderson and the Green River Valley Museum for all their assistance with the competition as well as everyone at the Big Piney Branch Library. And to Wendy Luckow of Big Piney Middle School and Angie Clifford of the Big Piney High School.
Finally, thanks to the companies and people that donated the tote bags and goodies to fill them to all the participants:
EOG Resources
Shell Rocky Mountain Production
Ultra
Questar Exploration
Chevron-Texaco
Basic Energy Services
Intermountain Electric
Exxon-Mobil
Encana
Stallion Oilfield Services
Nancy Colton
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