Naz Academy Students Advance to History Fair Metro Finalists Competition

Submitted by Nazareth Academy.

La Grange Park, IL - Nazareth Academy congratulates U.S. History Honors students. All eight projects from the Regional Competition on February 27 have advanced to the Metro Finalists Competition at UIC on April 5, 2016.

Winners from this event will advance to the Illinois History Expo in May.

Juniors in Mrs. Hawkins’ U.S. History Honors classes were charged with creating research papers, documentaries or exhibits focused on one subject in Chicago or Chicago suburban history. During the course of this project, students spend approximately 5 months working individually or in groups to create historical research projects. Students learn how to find and use primary and secondary sources as evidence in their projects. In the process, they extend the walls of the classroom into the community to find sources for their research. In studying the history of their own community, students learn how decisions are made in the social, cultural, economic, and political realms that affect their lives.

The eight advancing projects range from documentaries about the 1909 Plan for Chicago and assisted housing to exhibits about conservation and Chicago’s economic development.

Nazareth congratulates the following students:

Chicago Metro History Fair 2016
Metro City Regional Contest Participants

Documentaries

The Visionary 1909 Plan of Chicago
Meghan Nelson, Michelle Nelson

The Positive Effects of the Gatreaux Assisted Housing Program
Emily Williams

Commodore’s Courageous Cartoons
Jesse Bonaguro, Brooke Gawel, Peter Kelly, Carlie Wilson

Wallace C. Abbott: Revolutionizing the Medical World
Alex Creevy, Evangelina Gutierrez, David Palacios

A,B,Cs & 1,2,3s: Elizabeth Harrison and her Impact on Education
Maria Flach, Harika Reddy, Maya Vondrasek

Exhibits

Exchanging Cruel Captivity for Conservation
Monika Falat, Erin Lorenzen

Gurdon Hubbard and his Economic Development of Chicago
Mary Mullarkey, Allison Salata

Nazareth Academy, a Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory high school serving families from 55 communities and over 100 grade schools in Chicago and the western suburbs, established in 1900 and sponsored by the Congregation of St. Joseph, values scholarship, service, spirit and unity.