HARDIN, Ky. – Two projects created by New Covenant Christian Academy students placed in the top tier at the National History Day state competition.
NCCA freshmen Kaylie Trimble, Addie Miller, Mya Mason, and Jacey Crowell qualify for
National History Day top level with a second-place finish with their group documentary, “The Newsie Strike of 1899.” This documentary also won a special prize: Outstanding Political History Award sponsored by the Kentucky Secretary of State. This group will move on to the national competition this summer at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Seventh-graders George Thomas and Shadow Smith were third in the junior group documentary division with their “Amelia Earhart Frontier in Flight.” Third-place finishers are alternates for the national competition.
Other regional winners who competed at the state competition were seventh-graders Whitley Harrison with an individual project and Max Wheat, Caleb Crowell, and Kade
Scarborough with a group documentary.
The NCCA students were among those who competed Saturday, April 22 at the University of Kentucky. This is the fifth year NCCA history teacher Amanda Smith had her students create projects in the classroom and had some advance.
“Thank you to Mrs. Amanda Smith who is an exceptional leader to our students!” NCCA
Head of School Tara Siress said.
NHD is an academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for fourth- through 12th-grade students. By participating in NHD, students become writers, filmmakers, web designers, playwrights, and artists as they create unique contemporary expressions of history. The experience culminates in a series of contests at the local levels and the annual national competition, which is traditionally held in Washington, D.C.
NCCA opened for the 2010-11 school year and offers preschool through high school. Students are exposed to a God-centered biblically-based education as the foundation of all truth and knowledge. New Covenant is located at 218 College St. in Hardin. More information about the school is available at nccaky.org.