Bernardo Yorba Middle School held its second annual History Night on Tuesday, April 12. This year’s theme, “Explore, Encounter, and Exchange,” was addressed in a variety of forms. Students created trifold exhibits, websites and original documentaries on a wide variety of topics, such as space exploration, technology, medicine, animation and more. Approximately 300 parents, students and community members attended the event to view and celebrate the projects. Seventh and eighth grade students were given medals of excellence in each category.
Congratulations go to following medal recipients:
- Justin Zhao for his documentary on Motion Pictures
- Eric Berndt, Daniel Jochum and Juliette Moore for their documentary on The Digital Age
- Corinne Green for her Claude Monet exhibit
- Kelsey Schneider and Erin Lee for their Statue of Liberty exhibit
- Will Roberts for his website on the Theory of Relativity
- Chloe Lee and Anna Zhang for their website on Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Medals were also awarded to students for excellence in their history night research papers: Emily Ito, Anna Bulis, Beth Conrad, Ethan Zehner, James Shield, Darren Nguyen, Gabi Spoonhower and Kaylee Barkley.
Way to go Matadors!
It was a truly amazing event. Creative & interesting