National History Day in Colorado Birthday Celebration Telethon, Sept. 11
Join us and our friends at the University of Coloado, Denver for a virtual celebration.
Friday, September 11, 2020
8:00 am to 7:00 pm
Online Telethon Event
Join the telethon at anytime during the day here.
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Donations can be made HERE.
2020 National History Day in Colorado Back-to-School Showcase Breakfast is Embarking on an Awesome Adventure...
Celeste & Kayla's Excellent Birthday 10-Hour Telethon!
From 8:00-9:00 am, you'll enjoy the adventures of two wild national qualifying student projects, the wonderful awarding of a loyal partner, and the radical release of the third annual NHDC Paper Journal.
Then, join us throughout the day as we present incredible student projects, feature our amazing partners, and bring you some wacky and wonderful stories from history! We will be traveling from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Join in on this crazy journey as we attempt to tie you down for at least a little bit of ten hours!
READY TO PARTY???
IT’S A BIRTHDAY AND A CELEBRATION OF THE COOLEST KIDS!
First, thank you to our Sponsors!
University of Colorado Denver
CU Denver College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Colorado Student Leaders Institute
Walter S. Rosenberry, III Charitable Trust
TBK Bank
Dr. Myra & Mr. Robert Rich
Drs. Pam & Frank Laird
Jody Georgeson
History Colorado Center
Teaching with Primary Sources at Metropolitan State
Colorado Experience, RMPBS
Join the Telethon at any time during the day: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/95562514316
Breakfast Schedule (join us with your eggs, your corn flakes or your fruit and yogurt – and you
can wear your pjs! We’ll never know!)
8:00-9:00—Breakfast Program
• 8:00-8:05: Welcome from Celeste (birthday girl)!
• 8:05-8:15: Master of Ceremonies Dr. Patty Limerick (she’s in your AP History book) will
say a few words.
• 8:15-8:27: National Qualifying Senior Individual Documentary—Gage Willson, Bear
Creek High School, “Star Trek: Breaking Multicultural Barriers Lightyears from Home.”
• 8:27-8:32: Michaela, Alec and Marissa Sirois will tell us about their performance.
• 8:32-8:45: National Champion Senior Group Performance by the Sirois Triplets, Heritage
High School, “Driving Towards the Future: How the Lincoln Highway Broke Barriers in
Automobile Travel.”
• 8:45-8:50: Jason Hanson, 2018 Founders Award Winner History Colorado Presents 2020
Founders Award…
• 8:50-8:55: ….. to Teaching with Primary Sources at Metro State University! Keith
Patterson and Kile Clabaugh accept!
• 8:55-9:00: Message from the NHDC Chair of the Board, Stuart Pattison, TBK Bank. We’ll
also be introducing the 2020 TBK National Historians.
• 9:00-9:10: Dr. Patty Limerick will close out this live time – it’s a tradition!
9:10-9:15: Kayla Introduces the Day and Unveils the 2020 Paper Journal –
Introduction by Dr. William Wei, Colorado History Council
Student Authors:
Rebecca Busche, Greater Denver Metro
Lauren Deacon, San Luis Valley
Kylee Wilson, San Luis Valley
Alia Sponheimer, Boulder
Ella Frihauf, 4 Corners/Durango
Andrew Landau, Boulder
Skye McCrimmon, Denver City
Mohamed Ibrahim, Greeley
9:00 Block
Begins: 9:15
Block Runtime: 1:15:00
• Mr. Mitch Whitus, NHDC Paper Judge & Award-Winning Toastmaster, interviews the
2020 NHDC Journal Authors.
Ends: 10:30
Transition 10:30-10:35
10:30 Block
Begins: 10:35
Block Runtime: 00:50:00
• Telecommunications History Group Archives tour with Jody Georgeson, NHDC Board
member and THG archivist and board member.
• 2020 Best Project on a Telecommunication Topic: Senior Group Website—April Tong &
Sadie Korngold Finkelstein, Fairview High School, “The Digital Camera: Revolutionizing
Communication Picture by Picture.”
Ends: 11:25
Transition: 11:25-11:30
11:30 Block
Begins: 11:30
Block Runtime: 1:12:33
• Sneak peek preview of the new exhibit at History Colorado – American Democracy: A
Great Leap of Faith.
• Teaching with Primary Sources at Metro State University Denver is going to teach us all
how to use the Library of Congress website – it’s not as overwhelming as you think!
• Senior Individual Performance, Brooke Gaughan, Liberty High School, “Barriers Broken
Through an Engineering Marvel: Panama Canal.”
Ends: 12:44
Transition: 12:44-1:00
1:00 Block
Begins: 1:00
Block Runtime: 1:20:46
• Hecho en Colorado exhibit guided tour at History Colorado Center with Adrianna Abarca,
curator and sponsor of this amazing exhibit.
• Special Presentation by Jason Hanson, Chief Creative Officer at History Colorado.
“Always Begin Where You Are.” He’ll be talking about oysters!
• 2020 Honor Bell Foundation Best Project on Veterans’ History: Senior Group
Documentary, Bryson Shumate & Luke Harwood, Bear Creek High School, “The Secret
Code: How the Navajo Language Broke the Barrier to Win the War.”
Ends: 2:21
Transition: 2:21-2:30
2:30 Block
Begins: 2:30
Block Runtime: 1:12:06
• Conversation with Rocky Mountain PBS about Colorado Experience and the resource it is
for teachers, parents, families and students.
• Colorado Experience: “Press of the West” – introduced by Carol Fleischer, Senior
Producer.
• 2020 RMPBS/COEX Best in Show Documentary: Senior Individual Documentary, Austin
Kurtz, La Junta High School, “Barriers We Must Break—Japanese Discrimination During
WWII.”
Ends: 3:13
Transition: 3:13-3:30
3:30 Block
Begins: 3:30
Block Runtime: approx. 1:20:00
• Black American West Museum guided tour by Board Member Terri Gentry and Board
Chair Daphne Rice-Allen (whose father was a Tuskegee Airman!).
• 2020 League of Women Voters Best Documentary for Women Breaking Barriers for
Justice: Senior Individual Documentary, Austin Kurtz, Fairview High School, “Lady
Doctor: Justina Ford’s Defiance of the Supremacist Mindset.”
Ends: 4:50
Transition: 4:50-5:00
5:00 Block
Begins: 5:00
Block Runtime: Approx 1:30:00
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science conversation with Drs. Tyler Larson and Ian Miller.
They bridged the gap between the asteroid mass extinction and the return of life,
discovering a missing link in Colorado Springs – they’ll tell us all about it!
• National History Day is in North Carolina! Take a look at the Wright Brothers National
Memorial with our intern, Zach Gabehart – he’s studying to be a pilot and air traffic
controller.
• Junior Group Documentary National Qualifier: Ken Herrmann and Aditya Dhar, Southern
Hills Middle School, “Breaking the Barrier of Flight: Two Brothers and a Dream”
Ends: 6:30
Transition: 6:30-6:35
6:30 Block
Begins: 6:35
Block Runtime: 22:14
• Conversation with the NHDC Student Advisory Board – “why is studying History
important” from these amazing students’ perspective.
Emma Davis Aurora
Cate Davis Aurora
Brooke Gaughan Pikes Peak
Nour Goucem Aurora
Nina Hufman Four Corners/Durango
Izzy McCarty Central Plains
Hannah Mason Greater Denver Metro
Newal Nasir Aurora
Anastasia Nawrocki Greater Denver Metro
Michaela Sirois Greater Denver Metro
Alec Sirois Greater Denver Metro
Katherine Sewell San Luis Valley
Ends: 6:57
Close: 6:57-7:00
Thank you to all for your continued support – we are serving over 25,000 Colorado kids!