Two Anne Arundel County Public Schools students took second place in their respective categories at the Maryland State History Day competition, qualifying them to compete in the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland next month.
Jackson Rubin, a ninth-grade student from Annapolis High School, earned second place in the Senior Paper category for his work titled “The Violation of Rights During the Indian Child Welfare Crisis and in Indian Boarding Schools.” Jackson's work examined the coercive education of Native American children in boarding schools at the turn of the 20th century. He highlighted the long-term negative impacts on their culture, family life, and the trauma that ensued from these practices.
Alma Naghedi, an 11th-grade student from Crofton High School earned second place in the Senior Individual Documentary Category for her work titled “Many Called Salvageable: Crownsville State Hospital and America's Struggle with Race and Mental Health.” Her piece was centered around the creation of Crownsville Hospital, the treatment faced by patients throughout its existence, acts of resistance from those within the hospital and the community efforts to have the hospital closed in 2004.
Both students will compete in the weeklong national event June 8 through 12 against students from across the country at the University of Maryland College Park.
At the state event, 25 students represented Anne Arundel County Public Schools in various group and individual categories at both the junior and senior levels.