Results announced for 40th annual Kern County History Day

Students from schools across Kern County competed in the 40th annual Kern County History Day on March 4. Individuals or groups with the highest scores in each category are now eligible to participate in California History Day, April 15-16 at Sacramento State. Those who win at state become eligible to advance to National History Day.

Research for the county event had been going on since the beginning of the school year as students prepared historical papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries and websites around this year's theme: Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.

Kern County History Day is presented and sponsored by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. Students who are now eligible to participate in California History Day are as follows:

Elementary Division

(Grades 4 & 5)

Group Poster

Brianna Warnell, Victoria Navarro, and Natalee Rangel / Highland Elementary

Kahleb Lopez, Zackary Stricker, and Christian Todd / Highland Elementary

Individual Poster

Elisabeth Sharrer / Endeavour Elementary

Delaney Tripp / Highland Elementary

Alekha Goldberg / Peak to Peak Charter School

Junior Division

(Grades 6-8)

Historical Papers

Brooke Porter / Rio Bravo Greeley

Samantha Truong / Earl Warren Junior High

John-Paul Pacheco / Earl Warren Junior High

Group Documentary

Mekyla Chiu and Eiana Cantor / St. Francis Parish School

Anjali Kakarla and Anjali Leva / Earl Warren Junior High

Ronak Bose and Ansh Patel / Earl Warren Junior High

Group Performance

Maryanm Kayani, Hailey Woodruff, Ruth Rodrigues, Isla Verde, and

Allison Williamson / Fruitvale Junior High

Group Website

Luca Miliken and Nicolas Munoz / St. Francis Parish School

Maxwell Erfanian, Hunar Singh, and Cyrus Bazmi / Earl Warren Junior High

Dave Lee and Imandeep Matharu / Earl Warren Junior High

Individual Documentary

Payton Rivera / Fruitvale Junior High

Areen Sandhu / Earl Warren Junior High

Ella Porter / St. Francis Parish School

Individual Website

Yzabella Campos / St. Francis Parish School

Kendall Rogers / Earl Warren Junior High

Samriddhi Singh / Earl Warren Junior High

Individual Exhibit

Marlyn Garcia / Palm Ave. Middle School

Ana Sophia Machuca / Earl Warren Junior High

Wenhao Jia / Earl Warren Junior High

Group Exhibit

Matthew Lopez and Luca Antongiovanni / St. Francis Parish School

Artemio Sanchez and Christian Mendez-Jimenez / Palm Ave. Middle School

Brea Hena, Asylyn Martin, and Alexa Gonzalez / Fruitvale Junior High

Senior Division

(Grades 9-12)

Individual Website

Evan Taw / Centennial High School

Ananya Jain / Stockdale High School

Anjana Chandrasekhas / Stockdale High School

Group Documentary

Aaron Williams, Johnie Burch, and Paulene Dela Cruz / West High School

Claire Vega and Yuhan Jia / Stockdale High School

Individual Documentary

Avni Kalra / Stockdale High School