What History Means To Me

2002 Honorable Mentions

Middle School

C. Brookes
Sponsoring Teacher: C. Shenefelt
Pennsylvania
"History itself is a vast green land, painted together by golden deeds and heroic actions."

S. K. Thomas
Sponsoring Teacher: L. Lanphear and G. Hite
Virginia
"History is a never-ending work of art and it is our job, yours and mine, to go out into the world and paint it some more."

D. M. Yano
Sponsoring Teacher: C. Jordan
Virginia
"To my Irish grandmother and to her parents, America was a land of opportunity, and all things American...were great in her eyes."

A. Leamy
Sponsoring Teacher: K. Gilbert
Ohio
"We can all learn something from history."

A. Miyake
Sponsoring Teacher: T. Espinosa
California
"To me, history is like a person, teaching and impacting my character and life."

High School

M. Arjamond
Sponsoring Teacher: R. Romero
New York
"History is the tale of the human experience; it is the record of tribulations and exaltations which have formed us all."

C. Shuptrine
Sponsoring Teacher: M. Waller
Virginia
"I see the world as a book. A book written by everyone."

R. K. Bullock
Sponsoring Teacher: K. E. Burger
Mississippi
"Maybe history will still repeat itself, but if we study it, will we not be more prepared?"

M. Troiano
Sponsoring Teacher: C. Aufdembrink
Texas
"Without understanding of history, life loses some of its luster."

H. Mamont
Sponsoring Teacher: Mr. Drummer
California
"History is nothing less than the greatest teacher one can have."