State Contest

Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to a teacher who dedicates their teaching career to utilizing and working with the NHD program. Our 2024 Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year award winner is Brett Brennan from Waverly-South Shore! Brett was nominated by multiple people from across the state and has been part of the NHD in South Dakota program for nine years. Congratulations Brett, and thank you for what you do for NHD in South Dakota!

Junior Group Documentary

• First place: Rules of the Battlefield: The Invention of the Tank by Alex Fey, Henry Venhuizen, John Stensland and Benjamin Bogart – Patrick Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls, SD – Teacher, Gretchen Doyle
• Second place: Threads of Progress; How the Lowell Mill Girls Turned the Bobbin in History by Braden Howell, Kendra Schroder and Brylie Schlotterbeck – Waverly-South Shore Middle School – Teacher, Austin Olsen
• Third place: Bill Pickett and the Invention of Bulldogging by Revyn Floyd and Tyrel Koan – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen

Senior Group Documentary

• First place: Stalingrad: The Soviet Union’s Turning Point by Mason Dean and Brady Wheeler – Lincoln High School – Teacher, Roxanne Harte
• Second place: The Duluth Lynchings: The Turning Point in the Road to Justice Against Racial Violence ­by Addisyn Comes and Payton Routier – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Third place: The October Revolution: A Communist Spark That Will Forever Change the World by Lyndsey Litz and Danny Cao – Lake County Museum – Teacher, Christina Blessinger

Junior Group Exhibit

• First place: the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Amen Tereda and Tenley Jacobs – Ben Reifel Middle School – Teacher, Jamie Healy
• Second place: Endangered Species Act, the Bald Eagle can Fly Again. by Weston Dingfelder and Walker Dingfelder – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja  Montgomery-Hansen
• Third place: The Creation of the A-Bomb, A.K.A., The Manhattan Project ­by Jase Voss and Jackson Baumgarn – Webster Area Middle School – Teacher, Nathan Bloom

Senior Group Exhibit

• First place: Fingerprints: Criminology by Lainey Crago and Sylvia Turbiville – Harding County High School – Teacher, Tonja  Montgomery-Hansen
• Second place: Radium Girls: A Tragedy by Marlea Vatne, Reese Hitzemann, Madisen Crowe, Kora McCaskey and Dakota Dugan – Sturgis Brown High School – Teachers, Chris Koletzky and Blake Proefrock
• Third place: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Sam Appelhof, Bryan Ramirez, Jace Jellies and Colton Kranz – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan

Junior Group Performance

• First place: The Banana Massacre by Jessica Tilden, Jago Kahl, Claire Kahl and Nathan Hansen – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Travis Garry
• Second place: Clara Barton: The Women That Refused to Give Up by Emerson Lyons and Delia Ginsbach – Harding County Middle School – Teachers, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen and Cheresty Wilson
• Third place: Town Talk: The American Colonists’ Views by Jordan Swarthout and Nora Dye – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Sue Larson

Senior Group Performance

• First place: The One and Only Power: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Emily Heuer, Sidney Stricherz, Capri Schroder, and Annie Stricherz – Teacher, Brett Brennan
• Second place: The Radium Girls by Lucy Schock, Nadia D’Urso, Lily Hawes, Maylen Henry and Samantha Mullins – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, William Duncan
• Third place: You Throw Like A Girl by Avonlea Moore, Chloe Wever, Brinna Sells, Mya Glines – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, William Duncan

Junior Group Website

• First place: Operation Paperclip: The Mission to Whitewash German Scientists for the Use of Their Intelligence by Sam Sanders, Kinnick Fairbrother, Miles Rolfing, Shafiyan Pervez – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Travis Garry
• Second place: The Turning Point of the Invention of Facial Reconstructive Surgeries during World War I by Kaydence Gilbert and Carson Page – Harding County Middle School – Teachers Tonja  Montgomery-Hansen, Chereste Messmer, Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Third place: Women in Medicine by Harper Land and Harper Grieme – Ben Reifel Middle School – Teacher, Jamie Healy

Senior Group Website

• First place: ET Took The Wrong Turn – The Roswell Incident by Samuel Waldner and Savannah Fielder – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan
• Second place: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words by Alexis McCann and Aspen Vining – Harding County High School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Third place: Senda Berenson Abbott: A Turning Point in Women’s Basketball by Kaylen Padden and Raelee Hunsucker – Harding County High School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen

Junior Individual Documentary

• First place: The Flood and How It Impacted a City by Elliott Engmann – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Sue Larson
• Second place: Stonewall Riots; A Turning Point in History by Logan Brown – Ben Reifel Middle School – Teacher, Danyelle Cleveland
• Third place: Gender, Race, and Outer Space: Katherine Johnson Paves the Way for Women in Space Exploration by Kendallyn Schmit – Deubrook Junior High – Teacher, Nathan Lamb

Senior Individual Documentary

• First place: From Progress to Protest: The Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident as a Turning point for Atomic Energy by Sam Newitt – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt
• Second place: How China-US Relations during the Nixon Administration was a Turning Point in the Cold War and Global Geopolitics by Nathan Arens – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt
• Third place: The Cold-Blooded Murder of Emmett Till, That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Sorrel Nation – Harding County High School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First place: Kristallnacht by Madison Weber – Ben Reifel Middle School – Teacher, Danyelle Cleveland
• Second place: Iwo Jima: The Island that stopped WWII by Jack Lintz – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Sue Larson
• Third place: The Homestead Act of 1862 – Western Migration by Brylee Risty – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First place: Flappers Reinventing Womanhood by Katie Revalee – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan
• Second place: Legal Landmark by Alexis Rust – Sioux Valley High School – Teacher, Jordan Fast
• Third place: Reach for the Stars: How Sally Ride’s Legacy was a Turning Point for Women in STEM by Kennedy Schaaf – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt

Junior Individual Performance

• First place: The Letter of 1798 by Tenley Joswiak – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Karen Gilson

Senior Individual Performance

• First place: Kernel by Kernel: How the Russian Mennonites and their Krimka Wheat Pivoted the State of Kansas by Sara Newitt – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt
• Second place: The Girls of Pearl Harbor by Adeline Lyons – Harding County High School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen

Junior Individual Website

• First place: The Vanished Values: The Use of Native American Boarding Schools to Start a Forced Assimilation by Anna Bergan – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Travis Garry
• Second place: The Seneca Falls Convention by LuKayzee Brink – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Third place: The First Female Surgeon by Elle King – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Karen Gilson

Senior Individual Website

• First place: Insulin: Miracle for Many by Regan Schmidt – Summit High School – Teacher, Billi Whempner
• Second place: The Invention that spoke to the world: how wireless telegraphy changed communication forever by Ever Peters – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, William Duncan
• Third place: Penicillin: An Accidental Discovery That Changed The World of Medicine by Roean Raymer – Florence High School – Teacher, Joel Eisenbraun

Junior Paper

• First place: Nawal El Saadawi: The Most Dangerous Weapons are Words by Demi Fluent – Memorial Middle School – Teacher, Marta Benson
• Second place: The Discovery of DNA’s Structure by Journey Page – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Third place: Behind the Barbed Wire: How Executive Order 9066 Uprooted the Lives of Japanese-Americans by Lucy Smith – Memorial Middle School – Teacher, Marta Benson

Senior Paper

• First place: A Road to New Beginnings: The Invention of the Interstate Highway System by Elizabeth Meyer – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan
• Second place: “Si, Se Puede!”: How Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Sparked A Turning Point in the Right of Migrant Farm Workers by Sami Stanley – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt
• Third place: The Price of Peace: The Moral Turning Point of the Atomic Bomb – Rapid City Christian School – Teacher, Sue Larson

Special Award Winners and Sponsors

• Junior American Indian History sponsored by Erica Moore, Ph.D.: The Vanished Values: The Use of Native American Boarding Schools to Start a Forced Assimilation by Anna Bergan – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Travis Garry
• Junior Best Research Paper sponsored by Friends of South Dakota National History Day: Nawal El Saadawi: The Most Dangerous Weapons Are Words by Demi Fluent – Memorial Middle School – Teacher, Marta Benson
• Senior Best Research Paper sponsored by Friends of South Dakota National History Day: A Road to New Beginnings: The Invention of the Interstate Highway System by Elizabeth Meyer – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan
• Junior Innovation in Science sponsored by the Brookings Noon Lions Club: The Discovery of DNA’s Structure by Journey Page – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Senior Innovation in Science sponsored by Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum: Insulin: Miracle for Many by Regan Schmidt – Summit High School – Teacher, Billi Whempner
• Senior Legal History sponsored by The Denholm Endowment: Legal Landmark by Alexis Rust – Sioux Valley High School – Teacher, Jordan Fast
• Junior Military History sponsored by Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson: Rule the Battlefield: The Invention of the Tank by Alex Fey, Benjamin Bogart, Henry Venhuizen, and John Stensland – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Gretchen Doyle
• Senior Military History sponsored by Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson: Stalingrad: The Soviet Union’s Turning Point by Brady Wheeler and Mason Dean – Lincoln High School – Teacher, Roxanne Harte
• Junior Rural Life/Agricultural History sponsored by the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences: The Banana Massacre by Claire Kahl, Jago Kahl, Jessica Tilden, and Nathan Hansen – Patrick Henry Middle School – Teacher, Travis Garry
• Senior Rural Life/Agricultural History sponsored by the College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences: Kernel by Kernel: How the Russian Mennonites and their Krimka Wheat Pivoted the State of Kansas by Sara Newitt – Roosevelt High School – Teacher, Barb Newitt
• Senior South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis sponsored by the South Dakota State Historical Society: Eugene Vidal: A Man Hindered By His Time by Anna Blessinger – Lake County Museum – Teacher, Christina Blessinger
• Junior Women’s History sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Dakota: Clara Barton: The Women That Refused To Give Up by Delia Ginsbach and Emerson Lyons – Harding County Middle School – Teacher, Tonja Montgomery-Hansen
• Junior Women’s History sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Dakota: Flapper Reinventing Womanhood by Katie Revalee – Waverly-South Shore High School – Teacher, Brett Brennan

Sponsors

• American Indian History: In Memory of John Glanzer
• Best Research Paper: Friends of South Dakota National History Day, Mrs. Kathie Tuntland
• Junior Innovation in Science: Brookings Noon Lions Club
• Senior Innovation in Science: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Legal History: The Denholm Endowment
• Military History: Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson
• Oral or British History: USD Department of History in Memory of Dr. Stephen Ward
• Junior Rural Life and Agricultural History: SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• Junior South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis): General Federation of Women's Clubs Brookings Chapter, Friends of South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to a teacher who dedicates their teaching career to utilizing and working with the NHD program. Our 2023 Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year award winner is Jennifer Prahl from Rapid City Christian! Jennifer’s nomination form says it best: “Jennifer has led the National History Day program at our school masterfully. As an enthusiastic teacher of history, she sets high standards for all of her students and encourages them to do the heavy lifting of research. Her attention to detail and foresight have helped many students create projects that show clarity and independent thinking.” Jennifer introduced NHD to Rapid City Christian in 2015 and by this year, almost 200 entries compete at their local/school contest. Congratulations Jennifer, and thank you for what you do for NHD in SD!

Junior Group Documentary

• First Place: 12004 - NCAA Championship Changes the World. Students: Kamry Padden and Alexys Glines from Harding County Middle School. Teachers: Chereste Messmer, Tonja Montgomery Hansen and Gene Von
  Bickerdyke.
• Second Place: 12006 - Marie Curie and the Deathly Cure. Students: Lexy Rolph and Sattyn Wilson from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Junior Group Exhibit

• First Place: 16007 - The Night Witches. Students: Saphera Reid, Jessica Ung, and Mia Kadi from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Tanner DeLoy.
• Second Place: 16008 - The Evolution of the Telescope: Opening the Frontier of Space. Students: Sylvia Turbiville and Sloan Thompson from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Third Place: 16005 - Hidden Figures: The Forgotten Computers of NASA. Students: Addisen Allsup, Meti T. Kemaw and Solyana Bedilu from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Gregory Anderson.

Senior Group Exhibit

• First Place: 26007 - How Barbed Wire Tamed The Wild West. Students: Abilene McGuire, Max Mazela, Ethan Johnson, Lane Stuwe and Chance Smith from Hoven High School. Teacher: Michael Hobert.
• Second Place: 26001 - Freddie Mercury: The Frontier in Defying Stereotypes in Rock Music and History.  Students: Kennedy Schaaf and Aby Bartscher from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Third Place: 26003 - Florence Nightingale. Students: Emily Williams, Lillee Solvie and Maleiah Johnson from Rapid City Christian School. Teacher: Jennifer Prahl.

Junior Group Performance

• First Place: 14001 - Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Their Fight for Woman's Rights. Students: Rya Snyder and Julia Hakeman from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Gretchen Doyle.
• Second Place: 14003 - Women's Rights. Students: Katelyn Swarthout, Aubri Hall and Isabella Terry from Rapid City Christian School. Teacher: Jennifer Prahl.
• Third Place: 14002 - Prohibition: The Dry Years of America. Students: Liam Nedland, Tyler Wastell, Jonathan Scheff and Sinan Briddick from George S. Mickelson Middle School. Teacher: Sarah Stoltenberg.

Senior Group Performance

• First Place: 24001 - Lyudmila Pavlichenko; The Lady of Death. Students: Emily Heuer, Sophie Dalton, Capri Schroeder and Sidney Stricherz from Waverly-South Shore High School. Teacher: Brett Brennan.

Junior Group Website

• First Place: 18003 - Forging Frontiers: Jane Goodall and the Chimps. Students: Katelyn Terveen and Megin Ulin from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Gretchen Doyle.
• Second Place: 18004 - John Deere Invention of the Self-Scouring Steel Plow: A Revolution in Agriculture.  Students: Carson Engelstad, Blake Coners and Ben Donbroski from Deubrook Jr. High School. Teacher: Nathan Lamb.
• Third Place: 18001 - The Gateway of Entrepreneurship toward Black America: The Story of the Walkers. Students: Mayen Mayen, Wyatt Johnson and Mason Tranberg from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Marta Benson.

Senior Group Website

• First Place: 28003 - Annie Smith Peck: Climbing Mountains, Creating Frontiers. Students: Raelee Hunsucker and Kaylen Padden from Harding County High School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Second Place: 28002 - Woodstock '69: Peace, Love and Music. Students: Olivia Spencer and Jackson Schauer from Faith High School. Teachers: Deanna Fischbach and Shawnee Geffre.
• Third Place: 28001 - Need For Speed. Students: Wyatt Young and Clayton Willis from Sioux Valley High School. Teacher: Jordan Fast.

Junior Individual Documentary

• First Place: 11004 - Ruby Bridges: How One Six Year Old Became a Frontier in History. Student: Sara Newitt from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Holly Matzen.
• Second Place: 11001 - Tipperary-The Great Outlaw Bucking Horse. Student: Revyn Floyd from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Chereste Messmer.
• Third Place: 11003 - Harley Davidson: The Company That Changed the World of Motorcycles. Student: Blaise Lei from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Senior Individual Documentary

• First Place: 21001 - A New Frontier for Computer Science: The Morris Worm and the Growth of Cybersecurity. Student: San Newitt from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Second Place: 21003 - King Philip’s War: Conquering America’s First Frontier. Student: Thomas Alpers from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Third Place: 21002 - How Alfred Nobel Blasted a Frontier into History. Student: Nathan Arens from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: 15004 - New Lives in a New Frontier. Student: Brody Williams from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Second Place: 15005 - The Oregon Trail: Paving the Way West. Student: Kordell Bruha from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Third Place: 15001 - The Matchstick Girls Strike of 1888. Student: Emmelia Ham from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Marta Benson.

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: 25003 - Frontiers in Fashion: Denim. Student: Audrey Kaufman from Sturgis Brown High School. Teacher: Blake Proefrock.
• Second Place: 25002 - Women’s Baseball During WWII as a Frontier for Equality. Student: Norah Ness from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst
• Third Place: 25001 - The First Successful Flight by the Wright Brothers as a Frontier for Air Travel. Student: Reid Hermanson from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst

Junior Individual Performance

• First Place: 13002 - Catherine Parr A Protestant Queen. Student: Jasmine Wyant from Ben Reifel Middle School. Teacher: Danyelle Cleveland.
• Second Place: 13003 - Frontier in Literature: Laura Ingalls Wilder. Student: Emerson Lyons from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Chereste Messmer.
• Third Place: 13001 - How the Navajo Code Talkers Changed the Face of Native Americans Around the World. Student: Kaydence Gilbert from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Chereste Messmer.

Senior Individual Performance

• First Place: 23001 - Theodore Roosevelt: "I So Declare It!". Student: Adeline Lyons from Harding County High School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Second Place: 23003 - Continent of Convicts. Student: Noah Comes from Waverly-South Shore High School. Teacher: Brett Brennan.

Junior Individual Website

• First Place: 17003 - The Nutshell Studies: Frances Glessner Lee and the Revolution of Modern Forensics. Student: Luna Siddens from Deubrook Jr. High School. Teacher: Nathan Lamb.
• Second Place: 17004 - Amelia Earhart. Student: Ema Smith from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Tannery DeLoy.
• Third Place: 17001 - The Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 and How It Impacted America. Student: Avery Johnson from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Marta Benson.

Senior Individual Website

• First Place: 27003 - The Green Revolution: A Frontier by the People, in Places, of Ideas. Student: Alex Kidangathazhe from Brookings High School. Teacher: Sarah Stoltenberg.
• Second Place: 27002 - Extending the Frontier of Communism: The Holodomor. Student: Moriah Coyle from Rapid City High School. Teacher: Jennifer Prahl.
• Third Place: 27005 - Henry Heinz: Conquering the New Frontier of Food Industry. Student: Roean Raymer from Florence High School. Teacher: Joel Eisenbraun.

Junior Paper

• Second Place: 10005 - Apollo 11: Mission to the Moon. Student: Addison Heinje from Wilmot Jr. High School. Teacher: Mike Piechowski.
• Third Place: 10004 - Sputnik: The Traveling Companion. Student: Jonah Tomac from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Senior Paper

• First Place: 20006 - The Forgotten Renaissance: The developments of the Islamic Golden Age. Student: Bono Buchtel from Sturgis Brown High School. Teacher: Blake Proefrock.
• Second Place: 20001 - Mount Rushmore in South Dakota: How Colonial Frontiers Led To Native Destruction. Student: Sanjeev Shyam from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Third Place: 20004 - When Lies are Sold: The Influence of Marxism on a Changing World. Student: Shannon Connor from Rapid City Christian School. Teacher: Jennifer Prahl.

Special Award Winners

• American Indian History: 21003 - King Philip’s War: Conquering America’s First Frontier. Student: Thomas Alpers from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Junior Innovation in Science: 18003 - Forging Frontiers: Jane Goodall and the Chimps. Students: Katelyn Terveen and Megan Ulin from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Gretchen Doyle.
• Junior Legal History: 17001 - The Stonewall Rebellion of 1969 and How It Impacted America. Student: Avery Johnson from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Marta Benson.
• Junior Rural Life/Agricultural History: 18004 - John Deere Invention of the Self-Scouring Steel Plow: A Revolution in Agriculture. Students: Ben Donbroski, Blake Coners and Carson Engelstad from Deubrook Jr. High School. Teacher: Nathan Lamb.
• Junior South Dakota History (State and Local Emphasis): 13003 - Frontier in Literature: Laura Ingalls Wilder. Student: Emerson Lyons from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Chereste Messmer.
• Junior Women's History: 17003 - The Nutshell Studies: Frances Glessner Lee and the Revolution of Modern Forensics. Student: Luna Siddens from Deubrook Jr. High School. Teacher: Nathan Lamb.
• Oral or British History: 21001 - A New Frontier for Computer Science: The Morris Worm and the Growth of Cybersecurity. Student: Sam Newitt from Roosevelt Christian School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Senior Best Research Paper: 20006 - The Forgotten Renaissance: The developments of the Islamic Golden Age. Student: Bono Buchtel from Sturgis Brown High School. Teacher: Blake Proefrock.
• Senior Innovation in Science: 27001 - The Hubble Space Telescope: Pushing the Frontier of Space into the Modern Age. Student: Kailey Campbell from Roosevelt School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Senior Military History: 24001 - Lyudmila Pavlichenko; The Lady of Death. Students: Capri Schroeder, Emily Heuer, Sidney Stricherz, and Sophie Dalton from Waverly-South Shore High School. Teacher: Brett Brennan.
• Senior Rural Life/Agricultural History: 26007 - How Barbed Wire Tamed The Wild West. Students: Abilene McGuire, Chance Smith, Ethan Johnson, Lane Stuwe and Max Mazela from Hoven High School. Teacher: Michael Hobert.
• Senior South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis): 20001 - Mount Rushmore in South Dakota: How Colonial
  Frontiers Led To Native Destruction. Student: Sanjeev Shyam from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Sandi Hurst.
• Senior Women's History: 28003 - Annie Smith Peck: Climbing Mountains, Creating Frontiers. Students: Kaylen Padden and Raelee Hunsucker from Harding County High School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Sponsors

• American Indian History: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Junior and Senior Best Research Paper: Friends of South Dakota National History Day, Mrs. Kathie Tuntland
• Junior Innovation in Science: Brookings Noon Lions Club
• Senior Innovation in Science: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Junior Legal History: The Denholm Endowment
• Junior and Senior Military History: Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson
• Oral or British History: USD Department of History in Memory of Dr. Stephen Ward
• Junior Rural Life and Agricultural History: SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• Junior South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis): General Federation of Women's Clubs Brookings Chapter, Friends of South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to a teacher who dedicates their teaching career to utilizing and working with the NHD program. The 2022 recipient is Sue Larson from Rapid City Christian. Sue’s nomination form says it best: “Through the years, she has encouraged students to strive for the best and has been an example as she takes courses from NHD and shares her knowledge with her students. She encourages students to read deeply about their topic, checking out books for them from the public library or purchasing them for students. She teaches students to write a thesis and revise; instructs students on how to be great researchers. Sue has encouraged and connected students to interview individuals about their topics and to contact museums and curators about accessing their collections. She embodies for students the love of learning and the willingness to "dive deep" into a topic.”

Junior Group Documentary

• First Place: 12004 - The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty: One Too Many Broken Promises. Students: Addisyn Comes and Payton Routier from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Senior Group Documentary

• First Place: 22001 - NASA: Diplomacy Amongst the Stars. Students: Sam Fischer, Alex Vonderau, and Jerred Zeigler from Rapid City Christian School. Teachers: Jennifer Prahl, Sue Larson, William Duncan.

Junior Group Exhibit

• First Place: 16009 - American and Soviet Russian Relations of 1959: How a Debate Led to a Diplomatic Dinner. Students: Harper Lundgren, Ali Abdullahi, Levi Olson, and August Plesk from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Gretchen Doyle.
• Second Place: 16003 - The Debate and Diplomacy that Led to the Friendship Treaty. Students: Hayden Pihl and Lincoln Wickstrom from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Third Place: 16007 - The Cuban Missile Crisis. Students: Mataya Knecht, Carter Chapin, Madelynn Micko from Britton-Hecla Jr. High. Teacher: Jenna Peters.

Senior Group Exhibit

• First Place: 26004 - The Diplomacy that resolved the Barbary Pirates Conflict. Students: Kelby Hett, Keegan Hett and Gage Gilbert from Harding County High School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Second Place: 26003 - The Prohibition Era. Students: Kolby Ries, Owen Gilmour, Jedi Bunting, Gavyn Jorgensen and Troy Kneeland from Waverly-South Shore High School. Teacher: Brett Brennan.
• Third Place: 26001 - The Thalidomide Scandal. Students: Abygail Bartscher and Kennedy Schaff from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Marta Benson.

Junior Group Performance

• Second Place: 14004 - Debating the Rights of the Cavalry: A Failed Diplomacy. Students: Kohl Risty and Shawn Glines from Harding County Middle School. Teachers: Tonja Montgomery Hansen, Jewel Lyons, and Gene Von Bickerdyke.

Senior Group Performance

• Second Place: 24001 - The Big Three: How Churchill, Stalin, and FDR Debated a Diplomatic Way to End World War II. Students: Katie Minder, Jorja Whempner, Cierra Fonder and Katie Karst from Summit High School. Teacher: Nathan Bloom.

Junior Group Website

• First Place: 18001 - Star Wars: Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Students: Naomi Jespersen, Nadia Schneider, Brady Wheeler and Christopher Tao from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Erica Bell.
• Second Place: 18004 - 1966 Texas Western Miners; The Diplomacy of Desegregating College Sports. Students: Kaylen Padden and Raelee Hunsucker from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Third Place: 18003 - The Treaty of Versailles: Doom of the World. Students: Samuel Caugherty, William Jin, Joseph Michna and Shaurya Sehgal from George S. Mickelson Middle School. Teacher: Sarah Stoltenberg.

Senior Group Website

• Second Place: 28004 - The Berlin Airlift. Students: Anna Schaefers and Kylie Comes from Waverly-South Shore High School. Teacher: Brett Brennan.

Junior Individual Documentary

• First Place: 11001 - The American Civil War; The North and the South's Economic Conflict. Student: Say Harvey from Memorial Middle School. Teacher: Marta Benson.
• Second Place: 11004 - The Bombing Debate of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Student: Casey Lindholm from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Jewel Lyons.
• Third Place: 11003 - "Little Sure Shot": Annie Oakley takes on the West. Student: Alexys Rolph from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Jewel Lyons.

Senior Individual Documentary

• First Place: 21001 - John Brown’s Death and How it Caused the End of Slavery. Student: Nathan Arens from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Marta Benson.
• Second Place: 21002 - William Wilberforce: The Debate to Abolish the Slave Trade. Student: William Engmann from Rapid City Christian School. Teachers: William Duncan and Jennifer Prahl.
• Third Place: 21003 - The Dakota Wars of 1862. Student: Madelyn Hinkelman from Summit High School. Teacher: Nathan Bloom.

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: 15006 - Who Owns The Black Hills. Student: Mollie Kruse from Ben Reifel Middle School. Teacher: Danyelle Cleveland.
• Second Place: 15007 - The Big Round Up: The Debate and Diplomacy of Livestock Branding. Student: Kordell Bruha from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Jewel Lyons.

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: 25007 - Remember Don't Repeat. Student: Alli Causey from Rapid City Christian School. Teachers: William Duncan, Jennifer Prahl, and Sue Larson.
• Second Place: 25005 - Debate to Freedom : 444 Days. Student: Kylee Gress from Harding County High School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.
• Third Place: 25004 - The "Scopes" of Science. Student: Faith Stoddard from Rapid City Christian School. Teacher: Jennifer Prahl.

Junior Individual Performance

• First Place: 13001 - The success, failures and their consequences through debate and diplomacy the boy, the general and the president... Ulysses S. Grant. Student: Adeline Lyons from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Tonja Montgomery Hansen.

Senior Individual Performance

• First Place: 23001 - Melba Pattillo Beals. Student: Jalyssa Miller from Rapid City Christian School. Teachers: Jennifer Prahl and Sue Larson.

Junior Individual Website

• First Place: 17002 - Nat Turner Slave Revolt. Student: Anna Bergan from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Gretchen Doyle.
• Second Place: 17003 - The Darlan Deal and its Effect on Unconditional Surrender in WWII. Student: Alex Kidangathazhe from George S. Mickelson Middle School. Teacher: Sarah Stoltenberg.
• Third Place: 17006 - 19th Amendment: Votes for Women. Student: Roean Raymer from Florence Middle School. Teacher: Joel Eisenbraun.

Senior Individual Website

• First Place: 27003 - The Rwanda Genocide: Failures of the UN. Student: Meridian Hailu from Hailu Family Homeschool.

Junior Paper

• First Place: 10006 - The September Massacres. Student: Callaway Weeks from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Erica Bell.
• Second Place: 10001 - Emperor Hirohito’s Debate and Diplomacy in World War II. Student: Lena Alhasnawi from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Erica Bell.
• Third Place: 10004 - It Started With Old North Bridge. Student: Brayden Padden from Harding County Middle School. Teacher: Jewel Lyons.

Senior Paper

• First Place: 20003 - Diplomacy Talks in Dakota Territory. Student: Hudson Selfridge from Rapid City Christian School. Teachers: William Duncan, Jennifer Prahl and Sue Larson.
• Second Place: 20001 - The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868: Indian Tribes Tarnished, Society Broken. Student: Sanjeev Shyam from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Marta Benson.
• Third Place: 20002 - A Trial of Women's Rights: Susan B. Anthony's Fight for Equality. Student: Sami Stanley from Roosevelt High School. Teacher: Marta Benson.

Special Award Winners

• American Indian History: 15006 - Who Owns The Black Hills. Student: Mollie Kruse from Ben Reifel Middle School. Teacher: Danyelle Cleveland.
• Junior Best Research Paper: 10006 - The September Massacres. Student: Callaway Weeks from Patrick Henry Middle School. Teacher: Erica Bell.
• Junior Innovation in Science: 18001 - Star Wars: Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Students: Brady Wheeler, Christopher Tao, Nadia Schneider, and Naomi Jespersen. Teacher: Erica Bell.
• Junior Legal History: 17006 - 19th Amendment: Votes for Women. Student: Roean Raymer from Florence Middle School. Teacher: Joel Eisenbraun.
• Junior Military History: 17003 - The Darlan Deal and its Effect on Unconditional Surrender in WWII. Student: Alex Kidangathazhe from George S. Mickelson Middle School. Teacher: Sarah Stoltenberg.
• Junior Rural Life/Agricultural History: 10003 - Texas Cattle Drives: The Downsides. Student: Riley Glines from McIntosh Jr. High. Teacher: Sandra Simonds.
• Junior South Dakota History (State and Local Emphasis): 10002 - Native American Day versus Columbus Day: South Dakota Takes the Lead. Student: Elizabeth Meyer from Waverly-South Shore Middle School. Teacher: Austin Olson.
• Oral or British History: 21002 - William Wilberforce: The Debate to Abolish the Slave Trade. Student: William Engmann from Rapid City Christian School. Teacher: William Duncan.

Sponsors

• Junior and Senior Best Research Paper: Friends of South Dakota National History Day, Mrs. Kathie Tuntland
• Junior Innovation in Science: In Memory of Mary L. Mascola
• Junior Legal History: Brookings Noon Lions Club
• Senior Legal History: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Junior and Senior Military History: Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson
• Oral or British History: USD Department of History in Memory of Dr. Stephen Ward
• Junior Rural Life and Agricultural History: SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• Senior Rural Life and Agricultural History: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Junior South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis): General Federation of Women's Clubs Brookings Chapter, Friends of South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Senior South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis): South Dakota State Historical Society
• Junior Women's History: General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota
• Senior Women's History: General Federation of Women's Clubs Brookings Chapter

Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to a teacher who dedicates their teaching career to utilizing and working with the NHD program. The 2021 recipient is Andrew Stewart from Jones County School District. Andrew’s nomination form says it best: "For Andrew, history education not just a job – it’s a passion. Andrew was a student who participated in the NHD program and has carried his pride and passion for NHD throughout his college career and into his professional career as well. He also utilizes NHD and project based learning in his classroom and not just with his NHD contest participants. This award is extra special for Andrew as he had the opportunity to work with Mr. Lutz and have him as a role model during his first few years of teaching."

Junior Group Documentary

• First Place: #12004 - 1968 Fair Housing Act: How a Miscommunication Failed to Desegregate America; Students: Jacob Pagone, Marjorie Carazo Ruiz, Hannah G Basel, Katya Surendran; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #12003 - Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally: Communicating Propaganda in WWII; Students: Julianne Grady, Brooke Heumiller; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #12001 - The Code Breakers of the Battle of Midway; Students: Quinton Hollan, Liam Nielsen, Hayes Petersen; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School - 06; Teachers: Gretchen Doyle

Senior Group Documentary

• First Place: #22001 - The Silent Resistance: Covert Communication Against Hitler's Regime; Students: Hope Buchholz, Carly Heuer, Lydia Schroeder; South Shore, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Second Place: #22005 - The Agrarian Revolution in South Dakota: Communication as Key to the Movement; Students: Lauren Stiefvater, Karlie Stiefvater; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Salem, SD, McCook Central High School - 01; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #22002 - Women Suffrage; Students: Samara Wolf, Aubree Kranz, Mason Pulse, Salem, SD, McCook Central High School - 01; Teachers: Shawn Flanagan

Junior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #16007 - American Sign Language; Students: Taryn Kraft, Abigail Lee; Britton, SD, Britton-Hecla Jr. High - 03; Teachers: Jenna Peters
• Second Place: #16001 - Communication in WWI; Students: Carlee Mushitz, Brianna Gottschalk, Marlie Reiter; Waverly, SD, Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03; Teachers: Nathan Lamb
• Third Place: #16011 - Woman's Rights Movement: Susan B. Anthony; Students: Lily Thurman, Brianna Lindholm, Aubrey Strang; Watertown, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Sarah Strang, Nathan Bloom

Senior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #26006 - Communication in History: The Unbreakable Code; Students: Jillian Eidsness, Carson Haak, Britta Pietila; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teachers: Douglas Haar
• Second Place: #26007 - The United State's Communication of The Tet Offensive; Students: Caeden Ekroth, Corrigan Johnke; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teachers: Douglas Haar
• Third Place: #26001 - Operation Mincemeat: Fooling Hitler Through the Communication of Disinformation; Students: Elijah Upton, Ryan Schulte, Bradley Clark; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teachers: Douglas Haar

Junior Group Performance

• First Place: #14003 - Compton's Cafeteria And The Development Of Trans Rights; Students: Kaylee Ford, Jenna Cwach, Elizabeth Spencer, Ava Johnson; Brandon, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #14001 - The Fight For Women's Rights; Students: Nadia Lee, Hayva Larson, Averi Schmitt; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School - 04;Teachers: Sandi Hurst
• Third Place: #14002 - Jack the Ripper's use of communication; Students: Kaylah Davis, Gigi Knapp; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teachers: Jennifer Prahl

Senior Group Performance

• First Place: #24001 - A Hollywood Child Star:Judith Barsi; Students: Sidney Stricherz, Capri Schroeder, Ashley Richter, Sophie Dalton, Emily Heuer; Summit, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Second Place: #24003 - Communicating For Justice: Loving vs. The State of Virginia; Students: Simon Leber, Masey Chapin; Marvin, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Bloom
• Third Place: #24002 - The Lincoln's; Students: Cierra Fonder, Katie Minder; Wilmot, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Bloom

Junior Group Website

• First Place: #18004 - Undercover in War: Espionage During the Civil War; Students: Emory Brosnahan, Orah Wright, Maya Sutton; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School - 04;Teachers: Sandi Hurst
• Second Place: #18001 - Rosie the Riveter; Students: Vanessa Ung, Annika Kvale; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Third Place: #18003 - Navajo Code: the Language that Won the War; Students: Nicolette Richardson, Bryson Zirbel; Ortley, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Sarah Strang

Senior Group Website

• First Place: #28002 - The Unbreakable Navajo Code: The Key to U.S. Military Communication in WWII; Students: Allison Haines, Ariah Engel; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Alison Grueb, Deanna Fischbach

Junior Individual Documentary

• First Place: #11002 - Project Nim: How Two Species Redefined Communication; Students: Sara Newitt; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School - 06; Teachers: Gretchen Doyle
• Second Place: #11003 - Dorothea Lange: Communicating the Misery of the Great Depression; Students: Lauren Roling; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #15009 - The Invention of the Hearing Aid: Opening a Whole New World of Communication; Students: Katelyn Button; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teachers: Jennifer Prahl
• Second Place: #15003 - Lasting Impressions of Animals in Communication; Students: Aryn Roerig; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School - 04; Teachers: Sandi Hurst
• Third Place: #15001 - The Pony Train; Students: Tace Berglund; Faith, SD, Faith Jr. High - 06; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #25005 - The Enigma Machine; Students: Blake Vig; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #25001 - Airwave Warriors; Students: Luke Williams; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teachers: Sue Larson
• Third Place: #25004 - Letters To Home: Communication In The Vietnam War; Students: Levi Swanson; Volga, SD, Sioux Valley High School - 01; Teachers: Jordan Fast

Junior Individual Performance

• First Place: #13001 - Communicating through journals and maps, the expedition that uncovered the west.; Students: Adeline Lyons; Buffalo, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teachers: Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Second Place: #13003 - Rag Pickers and Their Contribution to Communications; Students: Emma Andrews; Beresford, SD, Beresford Middle School - 03; Teachers: Ann Tornberg
• Third Place: #13002 - Emma Nutt: Switchboard Operator; Students: Elyssa Tomac; Milbank, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Sarah Strang

Junior Individual Website

• First Place: #17004 - A Message From a Dear Friend: The Key to Rescuing the Lost Battalion; Students: Emma Terveen; Sioux Falls, SD, Terveen Academy; Teachers: Heidi Terveen
• Second Place: #17001 - The Statue of Liberty: Communicating American Values to the World; Students: Alex Kidangathazhe; Brookings, SD, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02; Teachers: Brittany Henry-James
• Third Place: #17002 - The United Daughters of the Confederacy: Pushing the Lost Cause Narrative; Students: Meridian Hailu; Sioux Falls, SD, Whittier Middle School - 08; Teachers: Robin Krommendyk

Senior Individual Website

• First Place: #27004 - Covert Communication in the Underground Railroad; Students: Moriah Coyle; Summerset, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teachers: Jennifer Prahl
• Second Place: #27001 - The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff; Students: Eden Goddard; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teachers: Jennifer Prahl

Junior Paper

• First Place: #10003 - 43°51’58”N 103°31’54”W: Communications from Prejudice to Equality; Students: Sarah Ulin; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #10002 - The Telegraph: Long Distance Communication, with Ease; Students: Mike Brown; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School - 04; Teachers: Sandi Hurst
• Third Place: #10006 - The Courier Code: How Messengers Saved Lives During the Holocaust; Students: Sami Stanley; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School - 04; Teachers: Marta Benson

Senior Paper

• First Place: #20003 - The Great American Holocaust: How Indian Residential Schools Stripped the Right of Communication from Generations of Native American Children; Students: Kayle Lauck; Salem, SD, McCook Central High School - 01, Teachers: Shawn Flanagan
• Second Place: #20006 - America's Secret Weapon During World War II: The Navajo Code Talkers; Students: Kaycee Groves; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Third Place: #20007 - The Communication Crisis: A Perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis; Students: Joshua Saylor; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teachers: Douglas Haar

Special Award Winners

• Junior Best Research Paper - Sponsored by Friends of South Dakota National History Day: 43°51’58”N 103°31’54”W: Communications from Prejudice to Equality; Sarah Ulin; Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Junior Innovation in Science - Sponsored in Memory of Mary L. Mascola: The Invention of the Hearing Aid: Opening a Whole New World of Communication; Katelyn Button; Rapid City Christian School
• Junior Legal History - Sponsored by the Brookings Noon Lions Club: 1968 Fair Housing Act: How a Miscommunication Failed to Desegregate America; Marjorie Carazo, Ruiz Katya, Surendran Jacob Pagone, Hannah G Basel; Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Junior Military History - Sponsored by Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson: Tokyo Rose and Axis Sally: Communicating Propaganda in WWII; Brooke Heumiller, Julianne Grady; Salem St. Mary's
• Junior Rural Life/Agricultural History - Sponsored by the SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences: Lasting Impressions of Animals in Communication; Aryn Roerig; Memorial Middle School – 04
• Junior South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis - Sponsored by GFWC Brookings/Friends of the SD Ag Heritage Museum: 43°51’58”N 103°31’54”W: Communications from Prejudice to Equality; Sarah Ulin; Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Junior Women's History - Sponsored by the General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota: Compton's Cafeteria And The Development Of Trans Rights; Elizabeth Spencer, Jenna Cwach, Kaylee Ford, Ava Johnson; Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Oral or British History (Jr. OR Sr.) - Sponsored by the USD Department of History in Memory of Dr. Stephen Ward: America's Secret Weapon During World War II: The Navajo Code Talkers; Kaycee Groves; Faith High School – 01
• Senior Best Research Paper - Sponsored by Friends of South Dakota National History Day: The Great American Holocaust: How Indian Residential Schools Stripped the Right of Communication from Generations of Native American Children; Kayle Lauck; McCook Central High School – 01
• Senior Legal History - Sponsored by Friends of South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum: Communicating For Justice: Loving vs. The State of Virginia; Simon Leber, Masey Chapin; Summit High School – 01
• Senior Military History - Sponsored by Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson: The Communication Crisis: A Perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis; Joshua Saylor; Yankton High School
• Senior Rural Life/Agricultural History - Sponsored by Friends of South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum: The Agrarian Revolution in South Dakota: Communication as Key to the Movement; Karlie Stiefvater, Lauren Stiefvater; Salem St. Mary's, McCook Central High School – 01
• Senior South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis - Sponsored by the South Dakota State Historical Society: The Agrarian Revolution in South Dakota: Communication as Key to the Movement; Karlie Stiefvater, Lauren Stiefvater; Salem St. Mary's, McCook Central High School – 01
• Senior Women's History - Sponsored by General Federation of Women's Clubs Brookings Chapter: The Dutch Resistance: A Loudly Quiet Group; Shannon Connor; Rapid City Christian School

Sponsors

• American Indian History Awards: Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies
• Best Research Paper Awards: Friends of National History Day in South Dakota
• Innovation in Science Awards: SDSU School of American and Global Studies, Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Legal History Awards: Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Military History Awards: Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson
• Oral or British History Award: USD Department of History in Memory of Dr. Stephen Ward
• Rural Life/Agricultural History Awards: SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• South Dakota History (State or Local Emphasis) Awards: General Federation of Women's Clubs - Brookings Chapter, Prairie View Press and South Dakota State Historical Society
• Women's History Awards: General Federation of Women's Clubs - Brookings Chapter, General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota
• Women's Suffrage Awards: South Dakota League of Women Voters, Women's Vote Centennial
• Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award: Friends of National History Day in South Dakota
• General Award Funding: Brookings Noon Lions Club

Loren Lutz Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to a teacher who dedicates their teaching career to utilizing and working with the NHD program. The 2020 recipient is Nathan Bloom from Summit. One of Nathan’s nominators had this to say about him: "Not only has Mr. Bloom excelled at NHD within his own school, but he continually looks to spread the program of National History Day to surrounding schools. Mr. Bloom created a conference event, hosting area schools in northeast South Dakota, to not only promote the program but to provide more opportunities for his students and [the students from] surrounding schools."

Junior Group Documentary

• First Place: #12003 - Kathrine Switzer: How One Run Broke the Barrier of Discrimination in Women's Athletics; Students: Sam Newitt, Marlena Olson; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #12001 - Jack Johnson; breaking a racial barrier in boxing; Students: Isabela Jimenez, Mary Whaler; Sioux Falls, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #12002 - Billy Mills: The Pursuit of a Dream; Students: Elsa Friesen, Lily Ralston-Perreault, Katelyn E Elrod; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell

Senior Group Documentary

• First Place: #22002 - The Act that was the Start of the End; Students: Brooklyn Kranz, Carly Heuer, Hope Buchholz, Lydia Schroeder; South Shore, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Third Place: #22001 - The Breakthrough of Pop Music; Students: Cole Byrne, Kimberly Hansen, Caleb Knecht, Jeremy Myers; Rapid City, SD, New Underwood High School - 01; Teachers: Krista Kirst

Junior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #16006 - Susan B. Anthony; Students: Claire Miller, Ariana Sushchik; Sioux Falls, SD, Whittier Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Robin Krommendyk
• Second Place: #16009 - Defying the Dragon Lady; Students: Maya Howard, Joanlei Baker, Emily Poindexter, Carson Miner; SD, Miller Jr. High - 04; Teachers: Virgil Wetsel
• Third Place: #16003 - Breaking the Barrier to Freedom-The Underground Railroad; Students: Aspen Vining, Alexis McCann; Buffalo, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teachers: Gene Von Bickerdyke

Senior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #26001 - Barrier Maker Rights Maker; Students: Molly Rotenberger, Jaclyn Jensen, Abby Fox; Redig, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teachers: Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Second Place: #26002 - Stomping on the Barrier to Equal Rights; Students: Peyton Mollman, Billy Larson; Prairie City, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teachers: Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Third Place: #26008 - The Human Calculator; Students: Allix Vance, Sydnie Schauer; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Group Performance

• First Place: #14004 - Virginia Hall: Fighting a War for Women's Rights; Students: Kailey Campbell, Kennedy Blechinger; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Marta Belfrage
• Second Place: #14002 - Gladys Pyle: Breaking a Gender Barrier; Students: Joseph Grady,Vivian Koepsell, Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #14003 - An Idea That Built a Nation; Students: Callaway Weeks, Mason B. Dean; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School - 06; Teachers: Sherri Alvey

Senior Group Performance

• First Place: #24004 - Ryan White: The Boy with a Simple Dream; Students: Breanna Breske, Sophie Dalton, Owen Comes, Logan Comes; Kranzburg, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Second Place: #24003 - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Story of Gender, Race, and Sexuality; Students: Mary Wiebers, Radley Reichert; New Underwood, SD, New Underwood High School - 01; Teachers: Krista Kirst
• Third Place: #24002 - The Battle to Help Slaves Escape; Students: Callie Hartung, Dillion Talks, Alex Seurer; SD, Hoven High School - 01; Teachers: Michael Hobert

Junior Group Website

• First Place: #18004 - Jesse Owens: The Buckeye Bullet; Students: Olivia Spencer, Katie Sheridan; Faith, SD, Faith Jr. High - 06; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #18005 - AAGPBL: Baseball's Role in the Fight for Women's Rights; Students: Taelyn Robertson, Aubree Trupe, Alexis Gross; SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Lamb
• Third Place: #18007 - Reach For the Moon: The Apollo Missions; Students: Joseph Michna, Alex Kidangathazhe; Brookings, SD, George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02; Teachers: Brittany Henry-James

Senior Group Website

• First Place: #28001- Matthew Fontaine Maury: Breaking Barriers in Oceanography; Students: Harland Groves, Hugh Groves; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #28004 - Becky Hammon from athlete to coach; Students: Joseph Dagel, Austin Appelhof, Connor Comes, Davin Quail Aden Comes; Watertown, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Third Place: #28002 - The Beginning or The End, a Race Against Germany; Students: Joshua Jones, Treyton Bushong; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Individual Documentary

• First Place: #11003 - Women Homesteaders: Breaking the Barrier of the Frontier.; Students: Lauren Roling; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Second Place: #11001 - Joseph Gladden Hutton: Breaking the Barrier of Ignorance in the Great Depression; Students: Karlie Stiefvater; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #11002 - Braking a Barrier of Granite; Mount Rushmore; Students: Jasmine Krempges, Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily

Senior Individual Documentary

• First Place: #21003- Ben Ferencz and the International Criminal Court; Students: Mason Comes; Kranzburg, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Brett Brennan
• Second Place: #21002 - Nellie Bly; A Lifetime of Breaking Barriers; Students: Livia Tomac; Webster, SD, Summit High School - 01;Teachers: Nathan Bloom
• Third Place: #21001 - Apartheid: Breaking Bonds and Barriers; Students: Lindsey Wilken; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #15009 - Amelia Earhart; Students: Madison Zirbel; Ortley, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Bloom
• Second Place:  #15008 - Tuskegee Airmen: Redtail Aces of World War Two; Students: John VanDerLinden; Faith, SD, Faith Jr. High - 06; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Third Place: #15011 - Insulin: The Steps Taken to Get Where It is Today; Students: Elizabeth Meyer; SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Lamb

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #25004 - The Woman that Reached for the Stars; Students: Mary Valentine; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #25005 - A Legend in Flight; Students: Shelby Schuelke; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach
• Third Place: #25006 - Breaking Barriers: The Berlin Airlift; Students: Alexas McKenzie; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teachers: Tonja Hansen

Junior Individual Website

• First Place: #17003 - Silent We Serve, Together We Stand; Students: Savanna Meyer; Sioux Falls, SD, Patrick Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Danyelle Cleveland
• Second Place: #17001 - Charles A. Eastman: Breaking the Barrier of Racial Perception; Students: Faith Montreal; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #17004 - Princess Diana: A Champion of Charitable Causes; Students: Regan Schmidt; Summit, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Bloom

Senior Individual Website

• First Place: #27003 - The Pen is Stronger Than the Word: Re-writing the Barrier; Students: Summer Hulse; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teachers: Tonja Hansen
• Second Place: #27006 - Roger Bannister: Breaking Barriers in Athletics and Medicine; Students: Carson Schmidt; Summit, SD, Summit High School - 01; Teachers: Nathan Bloom
• Third Place: #27004 - One Shot: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell; Students: Elisa Tussing; New Underwood, SD, New Underwood High School - 01; Teachers: Krista Kirst

Junior Paper

• First Place: #10006 - The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: Breaking the Barrier of Discriminatory Immigration Laws; Students: Laura Ge; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teachers: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #10002 - The Fight For Inclusion and Membership: Women Breaking Barriers in FFA; Students: Madison Lauck; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teachers: Jeanette Remily
• Third Place: #10001 - "Mom, Can You Stop and see the rattlesnakes?" Breaking Barriers in Early Black Hills Tourism; Students: Joselyn Vifquain; SD, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teachers: Gene Von Bickerdyke

Senior Paper

• First Place: #20008 - Elizabeth Blackwell: Breaking Gender Barriers in the Medical Field; Students: Rylan Willis; Volga, SD, Sioux Valley High School - 01; Teachers: Jordan Fast
• Second Place: #20007 - Breaking Ground and Barriers: The Homestead Act; Students: Gabriel Papiernik; Volga, SD, Sioux Valley High School - 01; Teachers: Jordan Fast
• Third Place: #20003 - The Untold Story of Virginia Hall: From Desk Clerk to Renown Spy; Students: Kaycee Groves; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teachers: Deanna Fischbach

Special Awards

• American Indian History: Elsa Friesen - Billy Mills: The Pursuit of a Dream - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• American Indian History: Lily Ralston-Perreault - Billy Mills: The Pursuit of a Dream - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• American Indian History: Kelsi Costello - The Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code - Harding County Middle School - 03
• American Indian History: Odessa Clarkson - The Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code - Harding County Middle School - 03
• American Indian History: Katelyn E Elrod - Billy Mills: The Pursuit of a Dream - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Best Junior Research Paper: Laura Ge - The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: Breaking the Barrier of Discriminatory Immigration Laws - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Best Senior Research Paper: Rylan Willis - Elizabeth Blackwell: Breaking Gender Barriers in the Medical Field - Sioux Valley High School - 01
• Innovation in Science: Logan Kautzman - Breaking Barriers in Heart Transplant Surgery - Harding County High School - 01
• Innovation in Science: Elizabeth Meyer - Insulin: The Steps Taken to Get Where It is Today - Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
• Legal History: Savanna Meyer - Silent We Serve, Together We Stand - Patrick Henry Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Legal History: Mason Comes - Ben Ferencz and the International Criminal Court - Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
• Military History: Nayati Bickerdyke - Breaking Barriers for Her Boys-Mother - Bickerdyke Harding County Middle School - 03
• Military History: Alexas McKenzie - Breaking Barriers: The Berlin Airlift - Harding County High School - 01
• Oral or British History: Blake Mills - The Stammering King - Herreid High School - 01
• Oral or British History: Colton Schumacher - The Stammering King - Herreid High School - 01
• Oral or British History: Trey Sayler - The Stammering King - Herreid High School - 01
• Oral or British History: Trevor Sayler - The Stammering King - Herreid High School - 01
• Rural Life/Agricultural History - Junior: Madison Lauck - The Fight For Inclusion and Membership: Women Breaking Barriers in FFA - Salem St. Mary's
• South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis - Junior: Vivian Koepsell - Gladys Pyle: Breaking a Gender Barrier - Salem St. Mary's
• South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis - Junior: Joseph Grady - Gladys Pyle: Breaking a Gender Barrier - Salem St. Mary's
• South Dakota History: State and Local Emphasis - Senior: Gabriel Papiernik - Breaking Ground and Barriers: The Homestead Act - Sioux Valley High School - 01
• Women's History - Junior: Sam Newitt - Kathrine Switzer: How One Run Broke the Barrier of Discrimination in Women's Athletics - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Women's History - Junior: Marlena Olson - Kathrine Switzer: How One Run Broke the Barrier of Discrimination in Women's Athletics - Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Women's History - Senior: Livia Tomac - Nellie Bly; A Lifetime of Breaking Barriers - Summit High School - 01
• Women's Suffrage Centennial Award: Claire Miller - Susan B. Anthony - Whittier Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Women's Suffrage Centennial Award: Ariana Sushchik - Susan B. Anthony - Whittier Middle School, Sioux Falls
• Women's Suffrage Centennial Award: Billy Larson - Stomping on the Barrier to Equal Rights - Harding County High School - 01
• Women's Suffrage Centennial Award: Peyton Mollman - Stomping on the Barrier to Equal Rights - Harding County High School - 01

Sponsors

• Brookings Noon Lions Club
• Col. Ruth and Lt. Col. Reid Christopherson
• Friends of the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
• Friends of the South Dakota National History Day
• General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota
• General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota - Brookings Chapter
• League of Women Voters of South Dakota
• Prairie View Press
• South Dakota Historical Society Foundation
• SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• SDSU Department of History, Political Science, Philosophy and Religion
• SDSU Department of Research and Economic Development
• USD History Department in memory of Dr. Stephen Ward
• USD School of Law

Junior Group Documentary

• First Place: #12007 - Robert Oppenheimer and the Bomb: Scientific Triumph or Human Tragedy?; Student: Kyle Maher, Nicole Ning, Sean Baker, Raquel Yoder; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls ; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #12003 - September 11, 2001: The Triumphs and Tragedies; Student: Damon Roggenbuck, Tayden Sithad, Cad
• Third Place: #12005 - The Space Shuttle Columbia: A Flaming Tragedy Sparks New Triumphs in Space; Student: Katya Surendran, Tessa Blom; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Sherri Alvey

Senior Group Documentary

• First Place: #22001- History of Lakota Boarding Schools; Student: Claire Crawford, Mia Farmer; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School ; Teacher: Jennifer Prahl
• Second Place: #22003 - Iwo Jima: "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue"; Student: Katerina Brandner, Ashlyn VanderVorst; SD, Herreid High School – 01; Teacher: Kenneth Vander Vorst

Junior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #16008 - Mary Ellen Wilson: How One Child’s Tragic Abuse Ignited the Era Of Child Protection Laws In America; ; Student: Joseph Craig, Jack Simpson; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #16004 - Kara Hultgreen: Female Hero Taking a Hit for women in the Navy; Student: Sarah Bomhoff, Olivia Chedester; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Third Place: #16001- NASA's Hidden Colors; Student: Faith Stoddard, Jalyssa Miller; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teacher: Jennifer Prahl

Senior Group Exhibit

• First Place: #26007- Brown V. Board of Education: The Journey to Equality; Students: Hailey Gokie, Billi Jo Dayhuff, Mary Fanta; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teacher: Douglas Haar
• Second Place: #26008 - The Manhattan Project; Students: Ethan Wipf, Payton Causey; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teacher: Jennifer Prahl
• Third Place: #26005 - The Rape of Nanking; Students: Madison Schroeder, Nick Gregoire, Thomas LaFave; Mission Hill, SD, Yankton High School; Teacher: Douglas Haar

Junior Group Performance

• First Place: #14001- The Tragedy and Triumph of Homesteaders in Harding County; Students: Brennan Glines, Braden Routier; Buffalo, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teacher: Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Second Place: #14006 - Faith and Forgiveness a Corrie ten Boom Story; Students: Cassidy Jennings, Isaac Smith, Emma Madeja, Chase Henderson; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Third Place: #14008 - Extra! Extra! Read all About it: The Newsie Revolution of 1899; Students: Dani DeVaney, Kate Mullett; SD, Georgia Morse Middle School - 02; Teacher: Taylor Hamblin

Senior Group Performance

• First Place: #24002 - Nick Schuld: Soldier, Prisoner, Survivor; Students: Samuel Dalton, Caleb Stricherz, Hannah Heuer, Owen Comes; Watertown, SD, Waverly-South Shore High School - 01; Teacher: Brett Brennan
• Second Place: #24001 - Wyatt Earp: The Good, The Bad; Students: Layton Steele, Corbin Mackaben, Clayton Larson, Joel Gifford; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teacher: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Group Website

• First Place: #18006 - All That Glitters Is Not Gold: The Untold Story of Genocide During the Gold Rush; Students: Callum Coots, Shafrir Pervez; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Second Place: #18007 - The Art of Confusion: The Triumph of Dazzle Camouflage after Tragedy; Students: Ben Kvale, Ella Ratliff; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Third Place: #18005 - The Pure Food and Drug Act 1906; Students: Katie Sheridan, Olivia Spencer; Faith, SD, Faith Jr. High - 06; Teacher: Deanna Fischbach

Senior Group Website

• First Place: #28001 - The Rough Road to the Olympics; Students: Brayden Key, Kylie Teller; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teacher: Tonja Hansen
• Second Place: #28002 - Tesla; Students: Peyton Mollman, Taylor Sever, Summer Hulse; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teacher: Gene Von Bickerdyke, Tonja Hansen
• Third Place:: #28003 - Iran Hostage Crisis; Students: Mikenzy Miller, Brooklyn Hanson; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01;Teacher: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Individual Documentary

• First Place: #11004 - Cornelius "Bud" Roling: A Witness to the Tragedy of Dachau as the 2755th Engineer Combat Battalion Liberated Europe at the End of World War II; Student: Landon Roling; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teacher: Jeanette Remily
• Second Place: #11006 - Women’s Christian Temperance Union: Women Uniting Against Alcohol; Student: Emma Reitzel; SD, Georgia Morse Middle School - 02; Teacher: Taylor Hamblin
• Third Place: #11002 - The Triumph and Tragedy of The Rapid City Flood of June 9, 1972; Student: Jasmine Krempges; Salem, SD, Salem St. Mary's; Teacher: Jeanette Remily

Senior Individual Documentary

• First Place: #21002 - Saving Our Future: Evolving War on Childhood Leukemia; Student: Logen Rolph; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teacher: Tonja Hansen
• Second Place: #21001 - Triumph and Tragedy of Germany's Bismarck; Students: Cayden Floyd; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teacher: Tonja Hansen

Junior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #15006 - The February Revolution; Students: Patience Koch; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Sandi Hurst
• Second Place: #15003 - Blood and Bullets The Tragedy and Triumphs of the Korean War; Student: Sheridan Reedy; Newell, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teacher: Gene Von Bickerdyke
• Third Place: #15004 - The Children's Blizzard: In the Eye of the Storm; Student: Claire Verhulst; Reva, SD, Harding County Middle School - 03; Teacher: Lori Teller

Senior Individual Exhibit

• First Place: #25002 - Auschwitz the Tragedy and the Triumph; Students: Tessah Hewson; Buffalo, SD, Harding County High School - 01; Teacher: Tonja Hansen
• Second Place: #25004 - Watergate: The Triumph of the Constitution Over the Tragedy of the Nixon Administration; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teacher: Douglas Haar
• Third Place: #25001 - Arthur Ashe Personal Tragedy Turned Prevailing Triumph; Students: Drake Beckloff; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teacher: Jennifer Prahl

Junior Individual Performance

• First Place: #13003 - The Concorde: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Supersonic Passenger Airplane; Students: Michael Grismer; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Sandi Hurst
• Second Place: #13002 - A Lasting Mindset: How Advertising Defined the 1950's Housewife; Students: Mia Wentzel; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell
• Third Place: #13004 - Behind Every Story: The Stories of the Mothers of the Columbine Shooting; Students: Meara McIntyre; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell

Senior Individual Performance

• First Place: #23002 - Notorious RBG: You Can't Spell Truth Without Ruth; Students: Rylee Honomichl; Volga, SD, Sioux Valley High School - 01; Teacher: Jordan Fast
• Second Place: #23003 - Rachel Joy Scott And Her Triumph Over Tragedy; Students: Chloie Jones; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teacher: Deanna Fischbach

Junior Individual Performance

• First Place: #17006 - "Man Your Battle Stations!" The Tragic Fire Onboard The USS Forrestal; Students: Rhett Johnson; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Jamie Healy
• Second Place: #17007 - Tragedy after Triumph: The Day the Music Died; Students: Garet Wicks; Nunda, SD, Rutland Jr High; Teacher: Richard Myrvik

Senior Individual Website

• First Place: #27002 - The Ghost Army of WWII: A Triumphant Success in the Tragedy of WWII; Students: Hugh Groves; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teacher: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #27005 - Science and Sexism: How Discovering Radiation Killed Marie Curie; Students: Liberty Burckhard; Brookings, SD, Sioux Valley High School - 01;Teacher: Jordan Fast
• Third Place: #27003 - Anne Frank: Transcending Tragedy Through Writing; Students: Eden Goddard; Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Christian School; Teacher: Sue Larson

Junior Paper

• First Place: #10005 - Triumph from the Thalidomide Tragedy; Students: Ava Steffen; Sioux Falls, SD, Memorial Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Sandi Hurst
• Third Place: #10003 - From Arson to Eggs, Petitions to Pickets: The Efficacy of Violent and Peaceful Suffrage Tactics; Students: Emma Forster; Sioux Falls, SD, Edison Middle School, Sioux Falls; Teacher: Erica Bell

Senior Paper

• First Place: #20003 - The Manhattan Project; A Scientific Discovery and It’s Historical Significance; Students: Megan Doan; Faith, SD, Faith High School - 01; Teacher: Deanna Fischbach
• Second Place: #20004 - President Andrew Jackson: An American Triumph and Tragedy; Students: Nathan Huff; Yankton, SD, Yankton High School; Teacher: Douglas Haar