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Essay Contest
ANNUAL HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST
Thank you to all of those who participated in our annual history essay contest! This year’s topics were as follows:
Fourth graders were asked to write about one of the following topics: 1.) Their state’s history, including the history of the Catholic Church in their state. 2.) An important person to the history of their state, or 3.) An important historical site in their state.
Fifth graders were asked to write about a historical character born before 1950 from North America who made an impact on the Church and country.
Sixth graders were asked to choose a country they would like to visit, research the country’s history, and write about two places of historical interest that they would like to visit and why.
Seventh and eighth graders were asked to choose a non-North American historical character who made their most important historical contribution between 300 A.D.–1900 A.D. and relate how that person influenced the time and place in which they lived.
High schoolers were asked to describe an important historical event, the key players, its outcome, and how it changed history.
2023 WINNERS
Homeschool Divisions:
4th Grade:
Anna Hargett, Tennessee
Topic: Getting it Dunn for Tennessee
5th Grade:
Julian Crace, Tennessee
Topic: The Legendary Story of
Fr. Patrick Ryan
6th Grade:
Natalia Braga, Texas
Topic: Australia, the Land of My Dreams
7-8th Grade:
Thomas Lanthier, Illinois
Topic: Words for the World
High School:
Gianna Pasquale, North Carolina
Topic: How the Sinking of the Lusitania Affected the First World War
Catholic School Divisions:
4th Grade:
Javier Molina, California
School: Stella Maris Academy
Topic: The Prophet of Nature
5th Grade:
Alex Thompson, Illinois
School: Jordan Catholic School
Topic: The Life of St. John Neumann
6th Grade:
Miranda Ponkow, South Carolina
School: Christ Our King Stella-Maris School
Topic: Australian Adventures
7-8th Grade:
Bridget Kauffman, Washington
School: St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
Topic: A Humble Bride of Christ:
St. Birgitta of Sweden
High School:
Antonia Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
School: Maria Kaupas Academy
Topic: Two Revolutions: Liberty
and Liberalism