Derby wins four events at Kansas History Day regional contest

Chloe Brown, Yearbook co-design editor

Students competed in the Kansas History Day regional contest on Feb. 23. Students could choose any topic relating to the theme, which was “Conflict and Compromise.”

The categories were paper, performance, documentary, website and exhibit, with individual and group entries allowed in all categories except paper.

These students qualified to compete at the state competition on Apr. 21:

Historical Paper

First place – Junior Jayden Stanley

Second place – Sophomore Courtney Brown

Performance

First place – Sophomores Laila Sprayberry, Lily Vincent and Beth Wilson

Individual Documentary

First place historical documentary – Junior Brett Jones

Second place historical documentary – Freshman Ryen Mar

Group Documentary

Second place group historical documentary – Sophomores Bridget Greb, Shelby Clinton and Aiden Beach

Third place group historical documentary – Sophomores Garrett Busey and Sam Pence

Individual Website

Third place individual website – Junior Jacob Tanner

Individual Exhibit

First place individual exhibit – Freshman Paige Schroeder