The Island School National History Day Fair was on January 22nd. 7th and 8th grade students showcased their research projects highlighting events that connected to "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History." The following projects, in no particular order, have qualified for the Kaua'i District Fair on March 7th. These students should attend a lunch meeting in Mr. G's room on Monday 1/26 to have celebratory pizza and to register for the Kaua'i District Fair!
Exhibit:
A Battle for Independence - Vivian Ledesma
Dark & Gory Turning Point of Modern Day Sweden - Cyril Eriksson-Clay, 'Alohi Higashi, Aston Moreno
The Kaho'olawe Protest - Archie Achuara III, Kilakila Blake, Sion Santos
Jane Goodall: A Journey of Humanity - Kailee Joseph
The Secret War - Laola Seraphin, Mia Mahina Vincent
The Annexation of Hawaii: A Change in Hawaii's History Forever - Quinn Facas, Gemma Kirkcaldie, Aria Prem
Revolution in the Maghreb - Jackson Judd
E Ola Mau I Ka 'Ōlelo Hawai'i: The Preschool that Saved a Language - Taylor Agustin, Siena Rogoff, Ana Vaughan
1898: Treaty of Paris - Xielo Cabading-Xue, Alinarose Poblacion
Kaulana 'o Nā Wai 'Ehā: Famous are the Four Great Waters of Waikapu, Wailuku, Waiehu, and Waihe'e - Dylan Lucy, Naia Lucy
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor - Lucian Mokeddem
Boston Tea Party - Teagan Enoka, Tevah Keahiolalo, Callie Worley
Queen of the Waves: Creating Tides of Change - Lucie Millard, Addison Moreno, Maya Raine
The Montreal Protocol's Impact on the Ozone Layer - Lilly Brockett, Amelia Taylor
The Tylenol Crisis - Julianna Ho
Website:
The Gutenberg Press: Rise of Media - Mya Freitas, Mianna Holder
The Effect of Chinese Labor in Hawaii - Kenzie Dunford
Project MKUltra: When the CIA Decided to Learn Mind Control - Lilikoi Ruck
The Creation of the Modern Internet - Finnian Nunes
Martial Law in Hawaii - Sophia Kua
Documentary:
Soaring Into the Jet Age - Nathaniel Knickel
The Chinese Exclusion Act: The First Immigration law Based on Race and Nationality - Logan Ing
Suing of Kamehameha Schools - Levi Hovland, Finn Scarbo
9/11: The Facts and the Outcome - Nikola Maki, Marut Mason, Rowan Tuey
Nintendo: The Savior of the Video Game Industry - Mateo Morgado
Russia's Gift: The Treaty of Cession - Xavier Gordines, Patrick Wang
Queen Lili'uokalani's Memoirs - Sealei Kaleiohi
Performance:
Marie Antoinette: Voices of Revolution - Sophie Cornell, Hana Hoshino, Raiatea Skabo