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Junior Individual Web Site

Junior Individual Web Site

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1st Place

Hannah McLellan

The Japanese Internment Camps
Poultney Elementary School
Teacher: Keith Harrington

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2nd Place

Spencer Fowler

Steve Jobs: Revolutionizing Technology and Changing the World
Poultney Elementary School
Teacher: Keith Harrington

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3rd Place

Jack Sawyer

After 9/11
Poultney Elementary School
Teacher: Keith Harrington

Junior Group Web Site

Junior Group Web Site

jrgrpwebsite1stjrgrpwebFlood

1st Place

Madeline Chairvolotti, Kali Adams

Communication and the 1927 Flood
Homeschool
Teachers: Sheila Chairvolotti & Lynn Adams

**winner of the National Archives Award for Outstanding Use of Primary Sources**

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2nd Place

Justine Mulholland, Thomasine Beayon, Dakotah Heuckeroth

Reaction to the Eight Belles Tragedy Leads to Reform in Thoroughbred Racing
Poultney Elementary School
Teacher: Keith Harrington

Senior Individual Web Site

Senior Individual Web Site

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1st Place

Luke Jackson

Die Berliner Luftbrucke
Milton High School
Teacher: Maryann Carlson

**winner of the International Studies Award, 1st Place, Senior Division**

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2nd Place

Mariah Ollive

Jose Rizal: The Spark of the Philippine Revolution
Milton High School
Teacher: Maryann Carlson

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3rd Place

Laura Dickinson

Mormonism: The American Paradox
Milton High School
Teacher: Maryann Carlson

Senior Group Web Site

Senior Group Web Site

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1st Place

Portia Smith, Casey Hurley, Morgan Hayden

Title IX's Impact on Women's Rights
Milton High School
Teacher: Jason Gorczyk

**winner of the Women's History Award**

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2nd Place

Adrienne Hurst, Carly McNeil

The Persuasion of Invasion
Milton High School
Teacher: Maryann Carlson

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3rd Place

Will Jenkins, Landon Dusablon

Woodstock 1969
Milton High School
Teacher: Maryann Carlson

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