2 Silver Spring Students Honored For MD History Documentary

SILVER SPRING, MD — A documentary filmed by two Silver Spring students was selected at the 2022 National History Day competition to be screened at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to a release.

Eastern Middle School students Grant Burthey and Dermott Foley were among the 20 middle and high school students honored by state senators and delegates at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Feb. 27.

Michael Muscavage and Devin Page, who are teachers at Arundel High School in Anne Arundel County and Northern Middle School in Calvert County, respectively, were also honored as Maryland History Day High and Middle School Teachers of the Year.

More than 25,000 middle and high school students participate in the year-long Maryland History Day educational program, which culminates in a statewide competition.

The 2023 International History Day competition will take place June 11-15, bringing students from across the globe to the University of Maryland, College Park.

The following is a list of the student by county who were honored for their participation in the National History Day competition during 2021-22.
Anne Arundel County:

• Michael Yuscavage, Arundel High School — Maryland History Day High School Teacher of the Year 2022

Baltimore City:

• Marshall Civin, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School
• Abe Stolbach, Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle School

Calvert County

• Devin Page, Northern Middle School — Maryland History Day Middle School Teacher of the Year 2022 & Finalist for The Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award (Junior Division)

Howard County:

• Simrah Khan, Burleigh Manor Middle School
• Sabrina Wang, Burleigh Manor Middle School
• Ryan Tehrani*, Howard High School
• Charlotte Tettelin, Burleigh Manor Middle School
• Sakshi Tirodkar*, Mayfield Woods Middle School
• Ryan Zhou, Howard High School
• Helen Zhu, Burleigh Manor Middle School

Montgomery County:

• Anonymous, Eastern Middle School
• Dresden Benke, Walt Whitman High School
• Grant Burthey, Eastern Middle School
• Dermott Foley, Eastern Middle School
• Parim Shah, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
• Nimay Sharma, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Prince George’s County:

• Stephen Albert, Kenmoor Middle School
• Lillian Merrill, Accokeek Academy
• Saniya Pearson, Accokeek Academy
• Aliyah Smith, Accokeek Academy

* – honored in absentia