Featuring the 2023 theme of “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas”, the competition featured students in grades 4-5 who participated in the poster and podcast categories, and junior division (grades 6-8) and senior division (grades 9-12) students who competed in the following categories:

• Documentary
• Performance
• Exhibit
• Paper
• Website
• Podcast

Students from the following Riverside County school districts and private schools are set to participate:

• Alvord USD
• Banning USD
• Corona-Norco USD
• Crossroads Christian High School
• Moreno Valley USD
• Perris Union HSD
• Riverside USD
• Romoland SD
• St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School
• Val Verde USD

CNUSD is proud to announce the projects eligible to advance to the National History Day-California competition:

Elementary Group Podcast

Corona Ranch Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Elementary Individual Poster 

The Invention Edge of Paper - A Frontier in History
Kayla Nguyen
Prado View Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD 

Elementary Group Poster

The First Voyage to the Moon
Blake Persek, Rhys Van Liere
Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Individual Documentary 

Penicillin: The Cure That Saved 3/4 Of Humanity -- And May Also Spell Its Doom
Lauren Ho
Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD

Prosthetics: Changing Lives One Limb at a Time
Diya Vora
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Group Documentary 

Yuri Kochiyama
Adalyn Hussey, Dawa Stanikzai
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

English Everywhere: The Spread of English Through Colonization
Jah Lovinus, Shankar Nair
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Group Exhibit 

The First Women of West Point
Kathryn Gleeny, Cailyn Ha
Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Individual Performance 

Virginia Hall: Crossing Gender Frontiers in Espionage and Intelligence
Ava George
Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD 

Junior Group Performance

Dolly the Sheep
Sarah Chou, Alizey Lodi, Aimee Zhu
Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Pioneering Technology: The Mother of Wi-Fi
Charvi Elayaraja, Ankitha Garuadapuri
Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Group Podcast

Over My Dead Body: How Henrietta Lacks Opened New Frontiers in Science and Bioethics
Danni Brasher, Chloe Chun
Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Individual Website

Barbie - The Empire Created by a Frontier in the Toy Market
Mia Tustison
El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Group Website

Nikola Tesla : Redefined the Frontier in the Field of Electricity and Communication
Alexis Marquez, Asma Parekh, Aneri Patel
Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD

Senior Group Documentary

Color in Film: Pioneering a New Frontier in Cinematography
Preesha Bhakta, Eileen Lin, Sophia Pham, Angelina Yang
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

Senior Individual Exhibit

Blood Transfusion: A Lifesaving Frontier in History
Emily Shin
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD

Senior Individual Podcast

Tobacco's 1998 Master Settlement Agreement: Exploring New Frontiers in Law and Public Health
Zachary Brasher
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

Senior Group Website

Frontier in NeuroSurgery: Cerebral Hemispherectomy
Ellie Byun, Connor Lee
Santiago High School, Corona-Norco USD

The Annexation of Hawaii: A People's Home and a Business Man's Frontier
Nimmer Kaur, Clara Nguyen, Saijal Pate, Rudri Soni
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD

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