Such wonderfully relevant historical scholarship, by high school students, must be replicated nationwide for our racial progress!
Pulaski Heights student Zia Tollette placed 13th out of over 120 entries from throughout the U.S. and was named outstanding junior division Arkansas entry for her historical paper entitled "The Effects of Integration on Black Teachers." She conducted oral history interviews, worked with historical documents, and read newspaper sources from the 1960s as part of her research. Tollette was one of three LRSD students, who represented Arkansas at the National History Day competition in College Park, Maryland. Pulaski Heights Middle School students Alex Crawford and Rebecca Kuo also competed in the junior historical paper and junior individual website categories, respectively. Social studies teachers Janet Buford and Jacqueline Hogg mentored the students; they also helped to judge the national competition.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY SCHOLARSHIP MUST BE ENCOURAGED AND HIGHLIGHTED
Such wonderfully relevant historical scholarship, by high school students, must be replicated nationwide for our racial progress!
Pulaski Heights student Zia Tollette placed 13th out of over 120 entries from throughout the U.S. and was named outstanding junior division Arkansas entry for her historical paper entitled "The Effects of Integration on Black Teachers." She conducted oral history interviews, worked with historical documents, and read newspaper sources from the 1960s as part of her research. Tollette was one of three LRSD students, who represented Arkansas at the National History Day competition in College Park, Maryland. Pulaski Heights Middle School students Alex Crawford and Rebecca Kuo also competed in the junior historical paper and junior individual website categories, respectively. Social studies teachers Janet Buford and Jacqueline Hogg mentored the students; they also helped to judge the national competition.