National History Day
CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History
Sarah Ryan,
the recipient of the
2003 Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History
2003: Sarah Ryan is the 2003 recipient of CCRH's Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History. Sarah's project, a documentary entitled War in the Woods: The Spotted Owl Controversy also qualified to compete at the National History Day competition in June at the University of Maryland. Sarah attends Wy'East Middle School in Vancouver, and her teachers are Michelle Taylor and Jed Mickleson. Congratulations to Sarah and to her teachers!
2002: Matthew Hilton is the 2002 recipient of CCRH's Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History. Matthew's project is a senior individual exhibit entitled Irrigation. Matthew attends Edgemont Junior High and his teacher is Brooks Hazen. Congratulations, Matthew!
2001: Ben Hart, Nicholas Browning and Sean Forsyth were the inaugural recipients of the award at the 2001 Washington State National History Day competition.
Ben Hart's project was a senior individual exhibit entitled Revealing the Western Frontier: Lewis & Clark. Ben is from Sehome High School in Bellingham, and his teacher was Judy Wagner.
Sean Forsyth and Nicholas Browning's project was a junior group performance entitled Cultures Collide on the Western Frontier: The Effects of Western Migration and Indian Policies on the Nez Perce Indians. Sean and Nicholas attended Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island, and their teacher was Jane Medina.
The CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History is for projects at Washington State History Day that deal with any aspect of Columbia River Basin history. The Columbia River Basin is a 259,000-square-mile area that includes territory in seven states - Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah - and one Canadian province - British Columbia. (See map.)
Criteria for the CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History parallels that of National History Day, with emphasis on the depth of historical research and balanced use of available primary sources, the inclusion of the students' own reasoned analysis and interpretation, and connection of the topic to the theme. Additionally, students should demonstrate clearly their topic's historical context and its importance in Columbia River Basin history.
Each division winner of the CCRH Castles Award in Columbia River Basin History receives $100 and a certificate of merit.
