The district congratulates to the middle and high school students who recently participated in the 2025 New York State History Day competition on April 27 at SUNY Oneonta.

From the Herricks Middle School team, under the guidance of Ms. Amanda Banke and Ms. Jodi Thompson, Eliana Lau earned first place in Junior Individual Performance for her project, “The Failed Protection of Chinese Immigrant Women’s Rights.” Eliana will proudly represent Herricks at the National Competition on June 9 at the University of Maryland.

At the high school level, under the leadership of Ms. Samantha Gerantabee and Dr. Melissa Jacobs, the Senior Division had one of its most successful years yet, with several students qualifying will compete at the National Competition on June 10.

High School Winners:

First Place, Senior Group Exhibit

Rania Gupta and Sanika Patel - “Legal Looting: The Recovery and Restitution of Nazi Stolen Art”

Second Place, Senior Group Exhibit

Taylor Qiu, Xennie Liu, Nuha Maruf, Ishpreet Pahuja and Amber Parmar - “Apartheid, Activism, and its Aftermath”

Third Place, Senior Individual Exhibit (National Alternate)

Daphne Ren - “The Right to Register, the Responsibility to Vote: Freedom Summer”

First Place, Senior Group Documentary

Diane Noh, Lucy Liu, David Noh and Maximilian Peng - "Medical Malfeasance: The Thalidomide Tragedy"

First Place, Senior Group Performance

Zain Uttamchandani, Gauhar Rana, Aneek Patel, Wayan Lin and Joshua Ninan - "Maralinga Nuclear Testing"

The district is proud of all the students who competed for their hard work, creativity, and commitment to historical research. Good luck to our national finalists this June!