Kinder’s history students competed in its Second Annual US History Fair on Thursday, May 17.
Students put together projects on subjects they studied during the year. Organizer and educator, Eric Kuyper, thanked Office Centre/Teachers Pet for donating the boards the students used for the fair. “Without support like this, events are not possible for some students,” he said.
Judges for the events were also thanked. They came from Kinder High and the American Legion Post 244 allowed the class to borrow tables for this unique event.
Twenty-four projects were judged. Winners were:
•First Place – “Red, White and the Blues” – How Jazz changed America with Ava LaFargue, Ashlynn Ogea and Kalaila Khan.
•Second Place – “The First Flight” – The story of the Wright Brothers with Hudson Guidry, Daniel Granger and Monroe Guidry.
•Third Place – “Invention of the Washing Machine” with Lyla Green and Katie Savoie.
•Fourth Place – “The Wonder Drug” – The discovery of Penicillin with Aubrey Sonnier and Jolie Bertrand.
As the judging got underway, several students answered questions about their projects. Molly Ortego, Kylie Sayer and Alexia LeJeune did a project on the light bulb. The project was Kylie’s idea. The girls said it was an easy subject and a well known historical invention. An interesting fact was, “The first light bulb was a 60 watt light bulb and most are 100 watt now.” The girls said it was fun decorating their exhibit.
A project on the Holocaust was done by Mariska Sellers, Megan Dowden and Allison Savant. The girls said it was Megan’s idea. They chose the subject because it was a big event that changed a lot of people’s lives. It was interesting, but sad to research. An interesting fact they learned was how many Americans were lost and that it was not just Jews that suffered.
Even a newer topic like Covid was used in a project by Alicia Lathers, Malik Strahan and N’ryah Guillory. Malik suggested the subject. The group thought it was very influential, and they were all able to experience a special moment in history. Covid created a new normal. The group was surprised by the economical impact from the making of the vaccines. It made them think about the inflation.
And finally D-Day, done by Harvey Prejean, Cole Ogea and Tucker Dowies, was an event the boys studied in their history class. Tucker and Cole chose the subject, and Tucker has an interest in WWII events. An interesting fact they learned was there were 73,00 Americans that landed on the beaches of Normandy.
Congratulations to the winners and all the participants.