Jenna Shields and Miya Thomas are making some history of their own. The Bethel High School students will represent Washington in the National History Day competition June 12-16 at the University of Maryland. Shields and Thomas qualified with their exhibit, "World War II Propaganda,GÇ¥ that profiles the effects of propaganda during the war. Their project was among eight by Bethel students that reached the finals of the state National History Day contest April 23. Judges determined the first and second-place finishers that can advance as Washington entries in the national event. Shields and Thomas placed second in the Group Exhibit category. This spring, about 700,000 U.S. students, including some attending school overseas, entered regional and state competitions, For the national finals, a combined 2,000 students will represent the 50 states, Department of Defense schools and private schools across Asia. Founded in 1974 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, the National History Day contest, a non-profit education organization now based in Deer Park, Md., emphasizes original historical research. Other Bethel students who finished between third and sixth place in the state competition include Madison Lindgren in Individual Exhibit, Tatianna Crichton, Alexandra Ward and Samantha Waycaster in Group Performance, Stephanie Geeson and Kirstyn Lucht in Group Exhibit, Julianna James in Individual Performance, Hailee Babcock and Stephanie Fought in Group Performance, Hannah Federico, Courtly Haley and Morgan Long in Group Documentary, and Leah Fisher in Individual Performance.
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