Congratulations to all of the students and their teachers, Mrs. Franco, Mr. Hayes and Mr. Sollitto, who participated in this year’s Toll Gate National History Day Competition, Wednesday, March 1, 2023!
A special thank you to our judges -Toll Gate Social Studies Department Members, as well as our Library-Media Specialist, Mrs. Buffington. And a VERY special thank you to Mrs. Buffington for her unending support and guidance of our students and their teachers throughout the research process!
The following students won 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place in their respective categories:
Because of the time constraints placed on us, only entries that are RI NHD Competition state-worthy (little revisions necessary) were selected to move on.
1st and 2nd Place Winners will go on to the RI State NHD Competition on April 1st here at Toll Gate High School.
Maddy McGarrahan - 1st Place - Historical Paper on Elizabeth Blackwell
Rachael Petit - 2nd Place - Historical Paper on Captivated by Communism
Gabrael Politelli - 3rd Place - Historical Paper on Jackie Robinson
Sanvi Parekh - 1st Place - Individual Exhibit on National Women’s Party
Grace Marchand - 2nd Place - Individual Exhibit on Love Canal Chemical Disaster
Victoria Zisserson - 3rd Place - Individual Exhibit on Johannes Kepler
Alina Dorsey, Samantha Lin, Shinyu Vega, Jaylene Le - 1st Place - Group Exhibit on Hail, Hail Chuck Berry
Tate Payne - 1st Place - Individual Documentary on Virginia Apgar
Kassidy Roche and Laurel Breault - Group Documentary on Raphael Lemkin
Hannah Chasse - 1st Place - Individual Website on Katherine Johnson
GO Titans!! We are very proud of you!