Maryland's History Day 1999

"Printing With Movable Type"
Louis Malik
Teacher: Linda Sprenkle
School: Holy Family School, Baltimore County
Entry was also awarded the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Anne of Arrundell Chapter, prize
for Best Junior Paper.

"Edison's Light Bulb and Its Impact on History"
Steve Hubble
Teacher: Mary-Clare McNatt
School: The Calverton School, Calvert County

"The Bessemer Process"
Scott Thompson
Teacher: Martha Sherman
School: Julius West Middle School, Montgomery County
Entry was also awarded the Columbia Gas of Maryland Junior Grand Prize, and the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Anne of Arrundell Chapter, prize for Best Individual Junior Exhibit.

"Bombs Away: The Atom Bomb & The Manhattan Project"
Jason Fair
Teacher: Tara Kelly
School: Southwest Academy, Baltimore County

"The Microscope: A Window to a New World"
Jennifer Munoz, Geetha Susai, Liz Pruchal, Kimberly Tech
Teacher: Gwendolyn Quarles
School: Nicholas Orem Middle School, Prince George's County

"Eli Whitney and 'King Cotton'"
Kellye Cooper, Colby Hilton
Teacher: Nicole Penix
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County

"Robotics in Space: Paving the Roads to Distant Worlds"
Matthew White
Teacher: Rachel Younkers
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County
Entry was also awarded the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Anne of Arrundell Chapter, prize
for Best Junior Individual Documentary.

"The Inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci"
Randy Runyan
Teacher: Elaine Tubb, Charles County
School: Milton M. Somers Middle School

"The Incredible Sound Machine: The Telegraph"
Angie Wolfgang, Kristina Shannon, Irene McNulty
Teacher: Nicole Penix
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County

"The Laser"
Fielding Graham, Jonathan Bresler, Mike Halsey
Teacher: Sandy Murray
School: Landon School, Montgomery County

"Spellbound in Darkness: The Invention of the Motion Picture"
Nathan Bowen
Teacher: Rachel Younkers
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County
This entry was also awarded the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Anne of Arrundell Chapter, prize
for Best Junior Individual Performance.

"Rockets through Time"
Ozell Sanders
Teacher: Diana Scott
School: Mattawoman Middle School, Charles County

"The Aqua Lung: Key to the Silent World"
Larkin Jones, Stephen Demedis
Teacher: Rachel Younkers
School: Plum Point Middle School, Calvert County

"Dynamic Dynamite"
Krista Waldhauser, Carissa Morency, Amy Huggins, Diane Krainak, Alicia DeNardis
National History Day 1999: Maryland Outstanding Entry-Junior
Teacher: Linda Sprenkle
School: Holy Family School, Baltimore County

"A Leg Up: The Impact of the Invention of the Stirrup on Warfare"
Colin Clarke
National History Day 1999 Award, World History,
sponsored by the World History Association
Teacher: Tim Horsmon
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County

"The Discovery of DNA Structure: Its Impact on History"
Navin Mahadevan
Teacher: Rick Renyer
School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School

"The AH-1 Cobra in Vietnam"
Leamon Tuttle
National History Day 1999 Finalist
Maryland Outstanding Entry-Senior
Teacher: Peter Adams
School: Laurel High School, Prince George's County

"Braille: Enabling the Blind to Read"
Laura Burgess
Teacher: Bruce Lesh
School: Catonsville High School, Baltimore County

"The Hollerith Machine"
Jennifer Gasperson, Lauren Hall, Eric Paz, Caitlin Vaughn, Marcus Appelbaum
Teacher: Patricia Carballo
School: Laurel High School, Prince George's County
Entry was also awarded the Columbia Gas of Maryland Senior Grand Prize.

"Weapons Changed Greatly between WWII and Vietnam"
Jason Clark, C.J. Probst, Jake Abeyta, Robert Benedetti
Teacher: Shelley Terry
School: Bowie High School, Prince George's County

"Beyond the Nightmare, Beyond the Dream: Enrico Fermi"
Thomas Thompson
"National History Day 1999 Finalist"
Teacher: Kaye Oliver
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County

"Roentgun's Rays through History"
Meghan Lyon
Teacher: Jan Schultz
School: Poolesville Junior/Senior High School, Montgomery County

"Vietnam: What Are We Fighting For?"
Melissa Osborn, Megan Sauvager
Teacher: Shelley Terry
School: Bowie High School, Prince George's County

"Steamboats on the Chesapeake: A New Way of Life"
Danica Neddenien, Julie Boucher, Catherine Rosetti
Teacher: Kaye Oliver
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County

"Margaret Sanger: A Woman Rebel"
Latasha Hailey
Teacher: Joan Magin
School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Prince George's County

"The Lowell Mill Experience"
Erica Voss, Kristin Coffey, Katie Voss
Teacher: J. Scott McComb
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County

"Louis Pasteur: A Man of Many Discoveries"
Rachel Clagett, Jenny Carnucci, Chante Jones, Julie Hudak
Teacher: Kaye Oliver
School: Calvert High School, Calvert County