12 from Herricks make nationals

The Island Now

This year Herricks High School will be sending 12 students to the National Level History Day Competition at the University of Maryland in June to compete against the best projects in the nation. Herricks was the only school in New York State that will be competing in Senior Group Exhibits because the top two winners were both from Herricks. Fifteen out of the school’s 20 competing students took home medals. The results are as follows:

First Place:  Group Exhibit – “Without a Trace”

Kristen Bianco

Jeffrey Kim

Grace Neumann

Khusbu Patel

Second Place: Group Exhibit – “Detroit Burning”

Marielle Lenowitz

Lauren Paik

Ashley Skaria

Gina Yoo

Second Place : Group Performance – “Jury Nullification”

Tanzim Bhuiya

Jugal Joshi

Abhi Talwar

Sahil Rawal

Third Place : Group Documentary – “The Iron Underground- IRT to MTA”

Diane Li

Kerriane DiBattista

Third Place: Individual Documentary – “Land Grant Acts”

Justin Senzer


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