Colorado State Contest Results
Junior Papers
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1019 |
The Trail of Tears and the Treaty of New Echota: The Result of Failed Diplomacy |
Haley Rogers |
Southern Hills Middle School (BV) Zach Crandall |
2nd |
1008 |
Dinner with the President |
Naomi Franken |
Legacy Academy (GDM) Matt Swanson/ Kory Franken |
1st |
1001 |
Feet vs. Meters: The Debate Over the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 |
Lillie Bahrami |
Summit Middle School (BV) Sara Thompson |
Junior Group Exhibits
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1226 |
Mahatma Gandhi and Diplomacy of Nonviolence |
Donovan Franklin-Douglas and Baldeep Singh |
Hamilton Middle School (DPS) Beth Duncan |
2nd |
1204 |
Free Tibet |
Humsini Acharya and Taylor Self |
Southern Hills Middle School (BV) Zach Crandall/ Susan Stensrud |
1st |
1211 |
Barbed Wire Debate: The Devil’s Rope vs. the Wild West |
Maddie Colarelli, Ian Miles, and Emma Robinson |
Connect Charter School (SE) Cathy Mizicko/ Judy Mikulas |
Junior Individual Exhibits
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1106 |
Preserving the Land: The Hetch Hetchy Debate and the Growth of Environmentalism |
Kaeani Brekke |
Connect Charter School (SE) Lee Hawkins/Judy Mikulas |
2nd |
1100 |
Amache: Colorado’s Concentration Camp |
Christina Vick |
Hamilton Middle School (DPS) Lesley Meyer |
1st |
1122 |
Running Wild: The Debate Behind Prohibition |
Ben Sandrin |
Hamilton Middle School (DPS) Melissa Cole |
Junior Group Documentaries
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1605 |
The Beginning of the End of the Cold War |
Paul Arnett, Simon France, Will Mueller, Julia Schultz, and Grant Shelpuk |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
2nd |
1619 |
Nature vs. Nurture: The Debate on Psychological Development |
Payton Sessions and Julia Larson |
Centennial Middle School (BV) Pete Rosato |
1st |
1624 |
The Diplomatic Advocate of the Japanese |
Lydia Downs, Emma Rosati, and Savannah Winchell |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
Junior Individual Documentaries
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1510 |
Votes for Women |
Kristen Gearhart |
Challenger Middle School (CS) Ann Gustafson |
2nd |
1516 |
Damming the Nation: How Water Law Led to the Hoover Dam Debate |
Logan Weinman |
Summit Middle School (MTN) John Spierling |
1st |
1508 |
The Armenian Genocide and the Treaty of S?vres |
Alik Christianian |
Summit Middle School (BV) Sara Thomson |
Junior Group Performance
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1401 |
Suffrage vs. Anti-Suffrage- The Truth Exposed |
Sierra Jurie, Terrie Mankovich, and Bailee Mulholland |
Centennial Middle School (BV) Pete Rosato |
2nd |
1408 |
The Barbie Effect: The Debate of Barbie’s Influences Throughout American History |
Savannah Hornung, Alexandria Kang, Avery Maher, Rayna Soell, and Emily Weber |
Centennial Middle School (BV) Pete Rosato |
1st |
1404 |
The Molly McGuire: The Rigged Debate |
Kayla Cata and Lizzy Manguso |
Connect Charter School (SE) Tammy Wiley/ Judy Mikulas |
Junior Individual Performance
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1309 |
Chief Joseph; The Silent Master of Peacemaking |
Isaac Vargas |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Barb Allen/ Leni Arnett |
2nd |
1308 |
The Camp David Accords 1978: The Peace Treaty That Changed the Middle East |
Ari Groobman |
Southern Hills Middle School (BV) Zach Crandall |
1st |
1300 |
Ping Pong Diplomacy: The Small Ball that Moved the Big Ball |
Tatjana Kunz |
Summit Middle School (BV) Sara Thompson |
Junior Group Web Sites
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1821 |
The Donner Party: The Cost of Greed |
Delaney Collier and Sara Gama |
Connect Charter School (SE) Nicole Roberts |
2nd |
1811 |
Meeker Massacre: The Turning Point of Diplomacy |
Marcina Sarmiento and Mikayla Unruh |
Ridgway Secondary School (WS) Mallory Clarke |
1st |
1806 |
Unit 731: Secret of Secrets |
Nic Hannan and Vince Parker |
Connect Charter School (SE) Matt Neely/ Judy Mikulas |
Junior Individual Web Sites
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
1705 |
Splits Within the Suffragists: How Women Got the Vote, and How It Changed America |
Emilia Van Buskirk |
Summit Middle School Sara Thompson |
2nd |
1706 |
Unlikely Diplomats: How Texas Western Advanced the Civil Rights Movement and Integrated College Sports with Peaceful Protest |
Sebastian McCrimmon |
Hamilton Middle School (DPS) Melissa Cole |
1st |
1719 |
The Road to Reconciliation: Bloody Sunday’s Influence on the Northern Irish Peace Process |
Olivia Baud |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
Senior Papers
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2012 |
Shifting Sands: The Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 and the Modern Middle East |
Michael Homiak |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
2nd |
2011 |
Peace or Power: Conflict on the Korean Peninsula |
Emily Barnes |
Fairview High School (BV) Darren Bessett |
1st |
2006 |
The Pentagon Papers: Igniting the Debate Over Government Secrecy |
Janet Chen |
Fairview High School (BV) Leigh Campbell-Hale |
Senior Individual Exhibits
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2107 |
Robert Morris: The US Dollar’s Funding Father |
Peter Brunsgaard |
Fairview High School (BV) Leigh Campbell-Hale |
2nd |
2110 |
The 19th Amendment: Prejudice vs. Equality |
Darby Spence |
Pueblo West (SE) Sheila Sloan |
1st |
2103 |
The Kitchen Debate: A Snapshot of Two Economic Ideals |
Claire Beck-Alper |
Fairview High School (BV) Robert S. Peoples |
Senior Group Exhibits
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2216 |
Kemalism: Turkey’s Debate Between an Islamic and Secular Society |
Breann Pugnetti and Chloe Thomas |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
2nd |
2207 |
Camp David Accords: A New Direction for Diplomacy |
Emilie Bickel and Emma Thompson |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
1st |
2211 |
Minutes to Midnight: The Nuclear Negotiations of the Cuban Missile Crisis |
Davis Berlin, Kaila Hood, and Sarah Pierce |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
Senior Individual Documentaries
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2500 |
From Roosevelt to Carter: Debated Diplomacy in the Securing and Returning of the Panama Canal Zone |
Alexandra Guy |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
2nd |
2509 |
The Nazi Olympics: Diplomacy, Subterfuge and Debate |
Clarissa Guy |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
1st |
2505 |
The Trent Affair: “One War at a Time” |
Caroline Friend |
The Colorado Springs School (CS) Monica Reinhart |
Senior Group Documentaries
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2605 |
The Atomic Bomb: The Controversy that Ended a War |
Gavin Campbell, Billy Schultze, and Carter Thorne |
Palmer Ridge High School Jim Newell |
2nd |
2607 |
From the Rowland-Molina Hypothesis to the Montreal Protocol: Safeguarding the Planet through Global Environmental Diplomacy |
Henry Kamp and Kaitlyn Kraybill-Voth |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Ed Glassman |
1st |
2601 |
All Sanctions Short of War: Debate and Diplomacy During the Abyssinian Crisis |
Anne Biermann, Kayla McClelland, Angie Neslin, and Allison Steele |
George Washington High School Bonnie Guggenheim |
Senior Group Performances
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2407 |
Artistry in Diplomacy: Jazz in the Cold War Era |
Rafael Castillo-Halvorssen and Joseph Roessler |
Fairview High School (BV) Scott Peoples/ Darren Bessett |
2nd |
2402 |
The Colorado Water Compact: or It’s All Downhill from Here |
Katelyn Barrett, Spencer Barrett, Andrea Meldrum, and Kit Reed |
Gunnison High School (WS) Susan Barrett |
1st |
2403 |
The Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 Days in the Shadow of Nuclear Warfare |
Everett Graham, Andie Lerner, Tenlie Mourning, Oliver Oglesby, and Madeline Rita |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Barb Allen/ Leni Arnett |
Senior Individual Performances
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2310 |
The Introduction of the English Actress: A Crime or an Honor? |
Talia Nadel |
Fairview High School Leigh Campbell-Hale |
2nd |
2309 |
The Freedom to Achieve Freedom: The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 |
Sam Miller |
Denver School of the Arts (DPS) Barb Allen |
3rd |
2301 |
Prohibition: Moral Dilemma, Unexpected Result |
Zachary Litner |
Fairview High School (BV) Leigh Campbell-Hale |
Senior Group Web Sites
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2817 |
The Suez Crisis of 1956: Highway to the Diplomatic Zone |
Matt Lindgren and Michelle Vonick |
Fairview High School (BV) Leigh Campbell-Hale |
2nd |
2812 |
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890: Should Government Regulate the Free Market |
Kevin Chen and Michael Seltzer |
Fairview High School (BV) Leigh Campbell-Hale |
1st |
2816 |
The Russian Emancipation Edict of 1861: Successes, Failures, and Consequences on the Journey Towards Freedom |
Enkhjin Myagmarsuren and Michal Tesfamariam |
George Washington High School Bonnie Guggenheim |
Senior Individual Web Sites
Final Rank |
Entry Number |
Entry Title |
Student(s) |
School and Teacher |
3rd |
2704 |
Standing as One: The Arab League |
Cassandra Duchan |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
2nd |
2702 |
Failed Diplomacy: The Student Movement of Mexico ‘68 |
Antonio Huizar |
Erie High School (NE) Kaitlyn Gentert |
1st |
2712 |
Mismanaging the Holy Lane: The Failures in Founding Israel from Palestine |
Dan Morgan-Russell |
George Washington High School (DPS) Bonnie Guggenheim |
Regional Award Winners
Boulder
2217 Rain of Ruin: Short Term Debate, Long Term Consequences
Names: Margaret Graham and Jessica Landreth (Niwot High School)
Colorado Springs
2507 Earth Central: Galileo vs. the Church Over Heliocentricity
Name: Trystan Binkley-Jones (Edison School 54-JT)
Denver Public Schools
1012 The Shatterer of Worlds: To Disarm or Destroy
Name: Braden Kerr (Hamilton Middle School)
Greater Denver Metro
2111 Spotted Owl Controversy
Name: Jessica Fakes (Rangeview High School)
Greeley and Northeast
2406 A Vote is a Fire Escape: Women's Suffrage, Women's Rights, and the Progressive Era
Name: Chaundra Davis, Kaitlyn Line, Katelynn Lippitt, Kiera Moore, and Monroe Peck (Wiggins Junior-Senior High School)
Mountain
1613 National Parks: The Wildlife and Wonders of Our Country
Name: Jack Dorfman, Kenna Kurronen, and Stuart McDonald (Minturn Middle School)
San Luis Valley
1603 Humane or Hindering: The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971
Name: Helen Duran and Kelci VanTreese (Sargent Junior High School)
Southeast (Pueblo)
1821 The Donner Party: The Cost of Greed
Name: Delaney Collier and Sara Gama (Connect Charter School)
Southwest (Durango)
1822 Debating Our Origins: Science, Religion, and the Monkey Trial
Names: Sophie Hickcox, Katie Spindle, and Terrell Strauss (Escalante Middle School)
Western Slope
1414 Meeker Massacre
Names: Paige Jones, Megan Parker, and Andy Urista (Barone Middle School)
Special Award Winners
Best Use of Primary Sources- Senior
- 2309 “The Freedom to Achieve Freedom: The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921,” Sam Miller (Denver School of the Arts)
Best Use of Primary Sources- Junior
- 1811 “Meeker Massacre: The Turning Point of Diplomacy,” Marcina Sarmiento and Mikayla Unruh (Ridgway Secondary School)
Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University:
- 2306 “Alfred Packer: Survivor or Slayer,” Katie Prickett (R-5 High School, Grand Junction)
- 1019 “The Trail of Tears and the Treaty of New Echota: The Result of Failed Diplomacy”, Haley Rogers (Southern Hills Middle School, Boulder)
- 1504 “The End of Diplomacy: Unexpected Betrayal at Wounded Knee,” Danica Paulsen (Connect Charter School, Pueblo)
Best Project Related to Geography by the Colorado Geographic Alliance:
- 2402 “The Colorado Water Compact: or It's All Downhill from Here,” Katelyn Barrett, Spencer Barrett, Andrea Meldrum, and Kit Reed (Gunnison High School)
- 1707 “Across the Prairie: Bent's Fort and Its Diplomatic Impacts,” Kevin Vick (Hamilton Middle School)
Best Project in Jewish History by Mizel Art and Culture Center
- 1212 "Chiune Sugihara: Conspiracy of a Defiant Diplomat," Sabrina Kohrt and Victoria Vdovich (Hamilton Middle School in Denver)
- 2509 "The Nazi Olympics: Diplomacy, Subterfuge and Debate," Clarissa Guy (Denver School of the Arts)
Best Project in Colorado History by the Colorado Historical Society
- 1206 “Labor vs. Capitalism, Ludlow Colorado: A Quality of Life Debate,”Jordan Solseth and Bailey Starritt (Olathe Middle School)
- 2220 "Why Not Colorow: The Debate Over A Town’s Name Why Not Colorow? The Debate Over A Town’s Name,” Russell Harris and Jacob Solseth (Olathe High School)
Best Project in the San Luis Valley by the Optimist Club of Monaco South
- 1224 “Fleeing the Debate: The Vietnam Debate,” Lizbeth Beltran and Christlin Denhardt (Sargent Junior High)
- 1603 “Humane or Hindering: The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971” Helen Duran and Kelci Van Treese (Sargent Junior High)
