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Sarasota News Leader May 17, 2013 Page 47 SARASOTA STUDENTS HEADED TO NATIONAL HISTORY DAY After winning honors at the Florida History Fair this month, students from Pine View School will be representing the state at the National History Day event June 9-13, the Sarasota County Schools District has announced. The Pine View students joined youth from Booker Middle School, Heron Creek Middle School and Sarasota Virtual Academy in earning recognition at the state History Fair, held May 6 at Tallahassee Community College, a news release notes. In their documentaries, websites, exhibits and research papers, the students explored Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events, the theme of National History Day for 2012-13, a news release says. Pine View student Oliver Gray took second place in the Senior Individual Documentary category for his production, The Cuyahoga River: A Turning Point for the Environmentalist Movement. The documentary also received an Outstanding County Award, the release continues. Booker Middle School Principal LaShawn Houston, (second from left) celebrates with students Brionna Newell (left), Grace Gerdes and Kaliyah Newell (right) on their Florida History Fair award in the Junior Group Performance Category for Brown v. Board of Education. Contributed photo in the Senior Individual Website category for The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Turning Point for Diplomacy. "These students may compete at National History Day if first-place and second-place winners in their categories are unable to attend," the release points out. Pine View students Richard Ehlers and Thomas Kelly took second place in the Senior Group The following finalists also placed in the top 10 in their categories at the Florida History Documentary category for Turning Point in Fair: Ashley Marceus of Sarasota Virtual AcadHistory: The Dropping of the Atomic Bomb. emy was recognized for her Senior Historical Oliver, Richard and Thomas will be participat- Paper, Brown v. Board of Education: Iming in the National History Day at the Univer- plementing a Dream; and Kasi Beauchamp, sity of Maryland in College Park, the release Yuliya Fateyeva and Jenna Gonzalez of Heron notes. Creek Middle School were honored for their Junior Group Exhibit, Mary Wollstonecraft: A Grace Gerdes, Kaliyah Newell and Brionna Turning Point for Women's Rights. Newell of Booker Middle School placed third in the Junior Group Performance catego- The Florida History Fair is an annual statery for Brown v. Board of Education. James wide activity that enhances the teaching and Niffenegger of Pine View School placed third learning of history, the news release notes.