Quest Update
March 2015
Mission Accomplished
Thanks to all the Quest students, parents, and both University of Hartford interns, John and Evan, History Day was a magnificent success. On so many levels, it was a group effort. Almost every student was given help from a classmate on proof reading, line rehearsals, costume advice, gluing, cutting, and technical, as well as, moral support. Competition is not the appropriate term for this experience. The risk taking and challenge necessary to take a topic related to leadership and legacy to a creative, finished product took a “village.” And now we will re-invigorate our efforts to help others with Type III projects, improve and prepare for state finals, and even launch new min-projects.
Harry Houdini: Legacy of a Spiritualist
Walt Disney: The Man Behind the Ears
Gone with the Window: The Legacy of Louis Comfort Tiffany
CT History Day: Torrington Regionals Sedgwick Middle School
State Finalists Junior Division
Historical Paper 3rd Place
Joey Lemieux: Cesar Chavez: Legacy of Labor
Individual Exhibit 1st Place
Thomas Wilson: Gone With the Window: The Legacy of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Individual Documentary 1st Place
Sarah Sampt: Jonas Salk: Spreading Hope One Shot at a Time
Individual Documentary 2nd Place
Cameron Slocum: Pete Seeger: Armed With a Banjo and a Song
Individual Website 3rd Place
Heather Flannery: Little Rock, Big Nine
Individual Performance 1st Place
Fallon Moore: Vive la Resistance! Lucie Aubrac’s Legacy From the French Resistance to the Leadership in Women’s Suffrage
Individual Performance 3rd Place
Lindsay Moynihan: Katherine Parr: Literary Queen
Group Documentary: 1st Place
Julia Kiernan and Christina Coburn: Harlem to Hartford Jazz Legacy
Group Documentary: 2nd Place
Rebeccah Fleishman and Maddie Langweil: Lucy Gets the “Ball” Rolling in Television
Group Website: 2nd Place
Helena Burke and Maura Fletcher: Sacagawea: Cultural Bridge to the West
Senior Division
Individual Exhibit: 1st Place (Conard High)
Sam Porcello: Pope’s Not So Ordinary Legacy: Paving the Way for America’s Mobility
Also participating
Braden Flowers: WWII: An Alliance for the World
Ryan Lafferty: CEO, Co-Founder, or Just a Cool Guy?
Emma Sibson: Seneca Falls Convention: The Start to a Better Future for Women
Madeleine Levesque: Eleanor Roosevelt: Founding Mother
Thu Pham: Albert Einstein
Lucy Buccilli: Isadora Duncan: Leader in the World of Dance
Kate Bronson: Walt Disney: The Man Behind the Ears
Andrew Colliton: The Singing Revolution
Aubrey Dulnuan: Jose Rizal: Hero of the Philippines
Max Mega: Harry Houdini: Legacy of a Spiritualist
Ethan Mathieu: Nelson Mandela: Leader of South Africa
Thanh Dao: Ho Chi Minh: Clear Vision for Vietnam
Chandni Krishnaprasad: Disney’s Dreams
Aarya Gautam: Catherine the Great: Russian Legacy