Congratulations to all our National Finalists and Winners!
We had outstanding projects make it to National History Day in 2024, and want to celebrate those who placed in their categories. Your hard work, research, and passion is inspiring to all of us at the New York State History Day team. Congratulations, students! We are so proud of all of you, and hope to see all of you return next year to participate again.
Without further ado, here are the New York State students who were finalists at NHD!
Without further ado, here are the New York State students who were finalists at NHD!
Category Winners
Second Place, Junior Group Documentary
Shirley Chisholm: Championing Domestic Workers through Debate and Diplomacy
Cecilia McConnaughy, Maria Manouselakis, Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman & Ariana Mendez
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL
Third Place, Senior Group Website
Fishin’ for Diplomacy: A Debate over Native American Fishing Rights
Sebastian Lennox & Jillian Chang
GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Special Prize Winner
Award: Women's History (sponsored by National Women's History Museum)
A New Diplomacy: Indigenous Women and the Fight to End Forced Sterilization
June Dorsch
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Outstanding Affiliate Entry Winners
Junior Group Exhibit
"My Body, My Choice": Roe v. Wade, the Debate over Abortion
Harnoor Joneja & Chloe Kim
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Senior Group Exhibit
Chernobyl Disaster: How Diplomatic Pressure Pushed the Soviet Union to Mitigate the Disaster and Created International Debate on Nuclear Energy
Katherine Gunduz, Leonid Nevezhin & Annie Petrillo
BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Finalists
Junior Individual Documentary
Aryana Adur
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Documentary
Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman, Maria Manouselakis, Cecilia McConnaughy & Ariana Mendez
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL
Junior Individual Performance
Amneet Kaur
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Performance
Judy Liang, Lauren Park & Diana Sun
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Exhibit
Harnoor Joneja & Chloe Kim
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Individual Website
Willow Shi
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Senior Paper
June Dorsch
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Senior Group Exhibit
Samantha Almonte, Marion Hausmann, Stefanny Lopes & Carrie Zheng
GEORGE W. HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL
Katherine Gunduz, Leonid Nevezhin & Annie Petrillo
BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Senior Group Website
Talia Addeo, Laurel Bonn & McKenna Buffa
HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Jillian Chang & Sebastian Lennox
GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Second Place, Junior Group Documentary
Shirley Chisholm: Championing Domestic Workers through Debate and Diplomacy
Cecilia McConnaughy, Maria Manouselakis, Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman & Ariana Mendez
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL
Third Place, Senior Group Website
Fishin’ for Diplomacy: A Debate over Native American Fishing Rights
Sebastian Lennox & Jillian Chang
GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Special Prize Winner
Award: Women's History (sponsored by National Women's History Museum)
A New Diplomacy: Indigenous Women and the Fight to End Forced Sterilization
June Dorsch
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Outstanding Affiliate Entry Winners
Junior Group Exhibit
"My Body, My Choice": Roe v. Wade, the Debate over Abortion
Harnoor Joneja & Chloe Kim
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Senior Group Exhibit
Chernobyl Disaster: How Diplomatic Pressure Pushed the Soviet Union to Mitigate the Disaster and Created International Debate on Nuclear Energy
Katherine Gunduz, Leonid Nevezhin & Annie Petrillo
BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Finalists
Junior Individual Documentary
Aryana Adur
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Documentary
Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman, Maria Manouselakis, Cecilia McConnaughy & Ariana Mendez
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL
Junior Individual Performance
Amneet Kaur
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Performance
Judy Liang, Lauren Park & Diana Sun
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Group Exhibit
Harnoor Joneja & Chloe Kim
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Junior Individual Website
Willow Shi
JERICHO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Senior Paper
June Dorsch
POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
Senior Group Exhibit
Samantha Almonte, Marion Hausmann, Stefanny Lopes & Carrie Zheng
GEORGE W. HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL
Katherine Gunduz, Leonid Nevezhin & Annie Petrillo
BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Senior Group Website
Talia Addeo, Laurel Bonn & McKenna Buffa
HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Jillian Chang & Sebastian Lennox
GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL