BHS Students Advance to Regional Level of National History Day

A group of talented Bronxville High School freshmen and sophomores – who conducted extensive historical research on a topic of their choice – were named winners in one of several categories at the Bronxville History Day Competition on Feb. 5. Their authentic work focused on this year’s theme of “Rights and Responsibilities in History.”

“I am so proud of all of our ninth and tenth grade students,” said teacher Dana Landesman, who oversees the program with Chris Doyle, Eva Gambino, Patrick Henderson and Martin Patmos. “I would like to thank the K-12 teachers and our administration for participating in our Bronxville History Day and providing students with feedback on their projects. I would also like to thank the Bronxville School Foundation for all of their support for the National History Day Program.”

Doyle said the documentaries that students create continue to increase each year, and their ability to tell stories and use different editing programs has grown. Gambino expressed pride in the students’ hard work and effort. Henderson expressed he was impressed by the students’ work, level of thoughtfulness and depth of research. Patmos described how gratifying it is to watch the students learn and grow throughout the process while continually surprising teachers with the directions they take their research in and the creativity they bring to their projects. 

As a result of their outstanding work, the students have advanced to the 2025 Lower Hudson Valley History Day Competition, which will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas College on March 29. At the regional competition, they will be interviewed by professors and scholars and articulate what they’ve discovered through their historical research, which is displayed in either paper, website, documentary, performance or exhibit. Winners in that competition will advance to the state competition and ultimately to the national finals.

Congratulations to the following students who have advanced to the regional competition in these categories:

 

Individual Documentaries 

1.     Ee-Ee Sung 

2.     Kylie Hilbert 

3.     Hudson Lau 

Honorable Mentions – Oliver Goulden, Mustafa Khizar and Kendall Valente

 

Group Documentaries 

1.     Diana McEnroe, Juliette McEnroe, Elie Fahy, Maggie Miner, Grace Van Tienhoven

2.     Joseph Antonini, Parker Lewis, Teddy Schafer, Grayson Williams

3.     Ryan Curran and Teddy White

Honorable Mentions – Alex Orth and Maria Overby

 

Individual Exhibits 

1.     Eva Mihova 

2.     Emmerson Dennis 

3.     Abigail Fong 

Honorable Mention – Zoe Chen, Camille Gautier, John McDonald

 

Group Exhibits 

1.     Phoebe Halley, Grace Heraty, Jane Sekula

2.     MacKenzie O'Gorman, Alex Tuck, Carina Winiecki, Maggie Young

3.     Ellie Savoy and Kavya Withana

Honorable Mentions – Tellur Beldotti and Audrey Lovett; Emily Busker and Kylie Lo

 

Individual Websites 

1.     Elizabeth Barnes 

2.     Ava Toolan 

3.     Sabrina Belke 

Honorable Mention – Reese Beldotti

 

Group Websites 

1.     Matthew Bici, Rishaan Brainch, Andre Kahraman 

2.     Dimitri Kedas  and Tommy Ruhanen

3.     Leila Moore, Leah Shube, Coco Vail

Honorable Mention – Peter Borducci, Liam Marcus, Ben Smart, Sean Spillane

 

Research Papers

1.     Sean Ahn

2.     Maya Mincak 

3.     Xavier Reilly 

 

Individual Performance

1.     Porter Rao

2.     Cooper Caruso 

 

Group Performance

1.     Josie Leddy and Mae Rucci

2.     Simona Danzer, Lucy Kohtio, Sophia Nay