The East Meadow School District is proud to announce that three W.T. Clarke Middle School students’ National History Day projects have advanced to the state-level competition.
Eighth grader Lefteris Demosthenous was awarded first place in the Individual Website category. In the Individual Documentary category, eighth grader Yuna Ko was awarded second place and eighth grader Jahane Abidi earned third place. National History Day is a nonprofit education organization that aims to improve the teaching and learning of history. In this competition, students in grades 6-12 choose a topic and dive deeply into the past by conducting extensive research in libraries, archives and museums. Afterward, they present their conclusions and evidence through papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries or websites, moving through a series of contest levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.
The state’s competition will take place at SUNY Oneonta on April 27. The district wishes Clarke’s students the best of luck in this year’s competition..
