2024 Madison Contest Results

Junior

Junior Individual Documentary          

REFUTING SCIENTIFIC SEXISM: THE TURNING POINT IN MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN- Dhyana V.

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing- Lauren C.

The Panama Canal: Connecting the World- Eliana R.

Alternate: A History of the Sciences of Carbon Dioxide in the 1950s: A Global Turning Point for Climate Change Research- Veronica V.

Junior Group Documentary

The 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship: A Turning Point for Racial Justice in Sports- Finnley S., Peyton O. & William S.

D-Day: The Beginning of the End of World War II- Aarav S.

Flying Tigers: The Aerial Turning Point of World War II- Lucy C. & Smayana A.

Alternate: The Discovery of DNA: How Watson and Crick Revolutionized Genetics.- Marshall F. & Mikey P.

Junior Individual Exhibit

Never Forget- Livi G. 

The fall of the Berlin Wall- Lydia E.

Antibiotics: a Medicinal and a Agricultural Gamechanger- Evelyn G.

Alternate: The Emancipation Proclamation- Angelina W.

Junior Group Exhibit

The "Ghost Girls"- Lulu B. & Elika K.

Darwin's theory of evolution- Roshen I., Otto H., & John M.

The 19th Amendment: A Turning Point in Women's History- Alexis B. & Olivia H.

Alternate: All American Professional Girls Baseball League: A Turning Point in Sports History- Clarissa G., Brinley K. & Caylee A.

Junior Papers

The Bengali Genocide: A Turning Point in the Geopolitical History of the Indian Subcontinent in the Era of Indira, Bhutto, and Mujib - Anirban P.

Bridging Dreams to Civil Rights Reality: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom as a Turning Point in American History- Aariz A. 

Junior Individual Performance

The History of Hand Hygiene in Hospitals- Caroline J.

Junior Group Performance

9/11 and How it Changed Airport Security- Frye W. & Emmett N. 

Junior Individual Website

The Columbine Shooting: A Turning Point for America's Schools- Frederick R.

Arthur Ashe: A Battle Through Segregation in Tennis-Arunava P.

The Haitian Revolution- Nikhil S.

Alternate: The Invention of the Smallpox Vaccine: A Turning Point in Medical History-Thomas Y.

Junior Group Website

The Tulsa Race Massacre: A Turning Point in Racial Segregation- Molly J. & Amaya S.

The French and Canadian Impact on D-Day- Shira H. and Samika A. 

A World Full of Music: How Hip Hop Changed the World- Eva R. & Sona R.

Alternate: The History of Video Games- Samarth K. & Andres G.

Senior

Senior Individual Documentary

Postum Purchases Birdseye Foods: A Turning Point in How Americans Eat- Liza K.

The Turning Point of Women’s Rights: Women Win the Vote- Anna J.

Senior Group Documentary

The Turning Point of Title IX: Our Moment in History- Grace P., Anushree S. & Kimaya S.

The Fadeaway: A Tuning Point in Culture and History- Maddox B., Atharva M. & Rocco J.

Senior Individual Exhibits

The LHC; a wonder of science and a critical turning point in modern physics- Travis D.

The Book of Mormon: How a Book Annexed a State- Abbie K.

Sunshine Vitamin- Elise R.

Alternate: The U.S.A. deciding to clean their air.- Hala E.

Senior Group Exhibits

Chinese Exclusion Acts- Claire L. & Lily S.

School food: Societies affect on children’s diets- Maya L. & Amelia P.

The Bubonic Plague: A Devastating Economic Turning Point- Taylor Z. & Bela M.

Alternate: D-Day, a Day of Great Sacrifice and a Turning Point in World War II- Austin R. & Luis L.

Senior Papers

The Brewers in Milwaukee: An Economic Turning Point- Joe R.

Franklin Roosevelt’s Democratic New Deal- Alana P.

The 10th Mountain Division : Turning the Tide in One of the Biggest Wars in Human History- Eleanor S.

Alternate: How the JFK Assassination Doomed the Johnson Administration- Anne W.

Junior Individual Performance

John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry- Camila G.

Senior Individual Website

The progress and Future of the Clean Air Act- Brenna S.

Senior Group Website
Turning Point in Aviation: The Great War- Nathan P. & Ryan F.

Norman Borlaug: Founding Father of the Green Revolution- Lily L., Margaret S., & Abigail K.             

Special Award

Wisconsin Labor History Award

Bridging Dreams to Civil Rights Reality: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom as a Turning Point in American History- Aariz A.  (Junior Paper)

Union Milk Strike- Adellay L., Payen S. & Tripp T. (Junior Group Exhibit)