Local students take honors at History Day competition

Below are local winners in the National History Day competition March 11 at Southeast Missouri State University.

Junior Historical Papers (Individual):

Third place: Connor Missey, St. Mary Cathedral School, Cape Girardeau

Title: "Lewis and Clark: The Famous Expedition"

Teacher: Debra Skaggs

Junior Individual Exhibits:

Second place: Andrew Jedlinski, St. Mary Cathedral School, Cape Girardeau

Title: "Concealed Carrier: The Deadly Exchange of Typhoid"

Teacher: Debra Skaggs

Junior Group Exhibits:

Second place: Morgan Hessenkemper and Karley Thomas, Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School

Title: "Apollo 13"

Teacher: Emily Goode

Junior Individual Websites:

Second place: Poulomi Rudrappa, Cape Girardeau Central Junior High School

Title: "Yellow Fever"

Teacher: Emily Goode

Junior Group Websites:

Third place: Haley Lincoln and Emily Salter, St. Mary Cathedral School, Cape Girardeau

Title: "Birth of the Highway System"

Teacher: Debra Skaggs