Results From 2024 Riverside County National History Day: 72 Projects by 131 Students Advance to National History Day-California Competition

The following students/projects are advancing to the National History Day-California State Competition:

Elementary Individual Podcast

The Monumental DealAnchali Srirajan
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Jane Goodall: A Turning Point For the Environment
Karis LeDuc
Benjamin Franklin Elementary, Riverside USD

Advancing Communication During The Vietnam War
Shane Almeida
Boulder Ridge Elementary School, Romoland SD 

Galileo Galilei
Seyon Sivakulam
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Elementary Individual Poster

Horace Mann: Turning the American Public EducationAbbie Lu
Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD 

Alcatraz: A Turning Point In Prisons
Rhys Van Liere
Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD 

Israel Becomes a State
Natalya Benor
Clara Barton Elementary, Corona-Norco USD

The World Wide Web Innovated Our Lives
Mason Lee
Benjamin Franklin Elementary, Riverside USD

Elementary Group Poster

People Power Revolution
Farrah Lynn Cabildo
Kayla Safai
Riley Villaescusa
Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

The Louisiana Purchase
Melanie Avila
Gracie Gastulem
Hemmerling Elementary School, Banning USD

The Mexican-American War
Victoria Delgado
Laiila Popoca Palomares
Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley USD

Victoria Woodhull
Izabella Almeida
Heidy Franco
Aylin Magallon
Diana Panduro
Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley USD

Junior Individual Documentary

The Game Changer: Marvin Miller Turning Point in Labor Management Relations
Vincent Tang
El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco USD

Toy Story, To Infinity And Beyond: A Turning Point in the World of Film
Nathaniel Firetag
Matthew Gage Middle School, Riverside USD

Al Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe
Marya Ibrahim
Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside USD  

Junior Group Documentary

The Columbine Massacre: Transforming School Safety Nationwide
Ayden DeLaTorre
Alan Goc-ong
Joaquin Lopez
Jacob Rodgers
Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde USD

America's Boom or Bane: The Interstate Highway System
Jah Lovinus
Shankar Pradeep Nair
Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco USD

The Battle of Vicksburg - A Siege that Turned the Course of American History as We Know it
Sophia Ayers
Lauren Bostock
Benjamin Franklin Elementary, Riverside USD

Junior Individual Exhibit

Internment of the Japanese Americans
Lea Ladehoff
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

The Smallpox Vaccine
Vidhi Vora
El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco USD 

“Si Se Puede!”: The Delano Grape Strike of 1965
Marina Loza
Chemawa Middle School, Riverside USD

Junior Group Exhibit

The Manhattan Project: The Bomb that Changed the World
Orion Baroi
Noah Doney
Christian Eusebio
Jayden Quintana
Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde USD

Turning Points in History: 1960's Women's Fashion
Jaycee Cunanan
Aviana Lopez
Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

War of the Barbary Pirates: A Turning Point in American Military Power
Ethan Lundberg
Diego Morfin
Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD

Junior Individual Performance

Florence Nightingale: The Woman Who Turned Nursing Toward the Point of Perfection
Bridget Caverly
El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco USD

X-rays: X-posing the Invisible
Akshita Saravana
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Pesticide Free, Finally
Dina Bakir
Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

Junior Group Performance

Freeing the Mind: Shifting the Means of Mental TreatmentsAlisha Alam
Sophia Chavez
Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde USD

Making a Change: Ancient Trade Routes
Riley Craig
Layla Deal
Elizabeth Ly
Evelyn Smith
Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

The Scopes Monkey Trial: Turning Point for Voices, Values, and Public Opinion
Serina Cabrera
Xavier Carrillo
Kimiko Kitayama
Julio Zelaya
Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD 

Junior Individual Podcast

The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Turning Point In Employment Of Disabled People
Norah Rose Sachs
Matthew Gage Middle School, Riverside USD

Muslim Conquest of Spain
Muzammil Khan
Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley USD 

WWll & 50's Pop Culture: A Turning Point in Juvenile Delinquency
Presley Tarango
Sierra Middle School, Riverside USD

Junior Group Podcast

The Soundtrack of Equality: Music, Repression, Protest, and the Civil Rights Movement
Caitlin Buensuceso
Brayden Goytia
Letha Raney Intermediate, Corona-Norco USD 

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Maya Amador
Aly Hernandez
Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

A New Era of Safety: The 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Its Impact on Consumer Protection
Lilyana Covington
Elijah Holm
Vista Heights Middle School, Riverside USD

Junior Individual Website

The Rise and Fall of Lobotomy: A Turning Point in Psychiatry
Kayla Nguyen
Prado View Elementary School, Corona-Norco USD

The Abolition of Segregation in Schools: How Brown v. Board of Education shaped the Civil Rights Movement
Hannah Palardy
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside USD

The Discovery of Penicillin - Humanity's First "Miracle Drug"
Evan Guerrero
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside USD

Junior Group Website

Inventing Vaccines: Flipping the Switch of Medicine
Alex Beran
Lucas Sugarman
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside USD

Loving V. Virginia: A Turning Point for Free Marriage
Shivam Dhar
Nicolas Olivares-Banegas
Emiliano Osuna
Sierra Middle School, Riverside USD

The Scientific Revolution: How it Developed and Changed the World
Rebecca Li
Wilson Nguyen
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside USD 

Senior Individual Documentary

In A Heartbeat: The RoguLauren Ho
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD

Christine Jorgensen: A Forgotten Turning Point in Transgender History
Felix Potter
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD 

Ada Lovelace: A Love For Changing History, One Algorithm at a Time
Natalie Park
St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School

Senior Group Documentary

Punch Cards to PCs: The Tabulating Machine's Impact on Modern Technology
Phoebe Heng
Saanvi Nukala
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

The Divided Legacy of the Partition of India and Pakistan
Rumaisa Husain
Thashi Kiran
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

Beyond Religious Debate: Unveiling the Turning Point in Engle vs. Vitale
Atika Anjum
Safayat Hossain
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD

Senior Individual Exhibit

Prohibition: A Turning Point in Organized Crime in the United States
Tristan Langston
Rancho Verde High School, Val Verde USD 

Eugenics: How It Turned Evolution Theory to Scientific Racism
Emily Shin
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD

Impressionism: Turning Society to Modern Life One Brushstroke at a Time
Warda Khan
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD

Senior Group Exhibit

The San Francisco Conference of 1945: A Turning Point in Global Governance and the Birth of the United Nations
Corinne Kalogonis
Joselyn Lopez
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: A Turning Point in the Evolution of American Labor Fire Safety
Emma Goodman
Sarah Goodman
Liliana Slagle
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

Making Life Sweeter, One Orange at a Time
Samuel Bonzoumet
Arianna Soto
Isabella Soto
Michael Viene
Jack Wasserman
Polytechnic High School, Riverside USD

Senior Individual Performance

Beyond Couture: Chanel’s Influence on Fashion, Feminism, and Functionality
Ava George
Centennial High School, Corona-Norco USD

Harmony Unleashed: Multi-tracking and Music Innovation.
Amiya Davis
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD 

Rapper's Delight: Building Bridges With Bridges
Gregory Logan Tan
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

Senior Group Performance

Personal vs. Political: 1968 Miss America Pageant Protest Advancing Women’s Liberation
Amanda Acosta
Angelina Encarnacion
Laura Omiwade
Vianca Villena
Rancho Verde High School, Val Verde USD

The Stock Market Crash: A Turning Point in Financial Oversight.
Vivian Freire
Chloë Sanchez-Boo
Sienna Wesolowski
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

Pearl Harbor's Wake Up Call: A Turning Point That Thrust The US Into WWII
Sophie-Rose Hoeppner
Jackson Hornsby
Morgan Owens
Rudi Rubio
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD 

Senior Individual Podcast

The Sons of Liberty: A Turning Point In The American Revolution
Natalie Castro
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD

Radios: The Technological Turning Point for Communication
Aubrey Garcia
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: The Catalyst for Labor Reformation for Women in the US
Sean Howard
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

Senior Group Podcast

Rosenwald Schools: A Turning Point In Educational Equality
Danni Brasher
Zachary Brasher
Chloe Chun
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

I Love Lucy: A Turning Point for Women in Television
Devyn Garber
Victoria Saenz
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

Breaking Barriers in Athletics: The Impact of Title IX on Women's Sports
Jennavieve Covington
Noah Holm
Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD

Senior Individual Website

Nikola Tesla: A Turning Point in Shocking Discoveries
Patrick Moon
Martin Luther King High School, Riverside USD

How a Script Builds the Nation: Vietnam from Quốc Ngữ
Hannah Pham
Valley View High School, Moreno Valley USD 

Cooling the Future: Turning Points through the Birth of the Air Conditioner
Dale Ivan Singh
Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley USD

Senior Group Website

The ‘33 Act: Revolutionizing Securities Regulation in Financial Markets
Ishaan Gupta
Dev Raturi
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco USD

Wagner Act: The American Workers' Revolution
Isaac Julian
Jonathan Viene
Owen Weems
Polytechnic High School, Riverside USD

The Roaring Twenties Unveiled: Unrest, Reform, and the Inception of the FBI
Dielmel Carrasco
Johnson Hoang
Christian Lopez
Israel Osio
Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley USD