RMHS Students Win Northeast District Massachusetts History Competition

Reading Memorial High School sophomores and juniors competed in the Northeast National History Day (NHD) contest earlier this month, according to a Daily Times Chronicle article.

According to the article, over half a million students participate in NHD. For their entries, students choose a theme, conduct research, analyze and draw conclusions about a topics significance in history, the article said. 

The following students won at the Northeast District Massachusetts History Competition earlier this month at Beverly High School and they will represent RMHS at the Massachusetts History Day State Competition on April 6, the article stated.

1st Place Individual Exhibit: Kate Mignosa

The Opening of the First Formal Training School for Nurses in the U.S. at the New England Hospital: A Turning Point in the Professionalization of Nursing

1st Place Group Exhibit Colin Hetherington, Yoav Barkai, John Flammia

The Discovery of Penicillin: A Turning Point in Medical History

2nd Place Group Exhibit Alexa Metrano, Jen Torman, Jillian Small

Shattered Homes, Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)

1st Place Group Documentary Alexandra Guenard, Madison Nottke, Stephen Carpinito, Suvithan Rajadurai

The Atomic Bomb

2nd Place Group Performance

Jenna Choi, Madison May, Jonah Ogburn, Nic Stevens

William Battie and Moral Treatment