Deer Lakes students place in national competition

Deer Lakes senior Sydney Maksin and junior Melanie Brown earned 5th place in the National History Day competition against 100 teams from all 50 states, U.S. territories and international schools.

Deer Lakes senior Sydney Maksin and junior Melanie Brown earned 5th place in the National History Day competition against 100 teams from all 50 states, U.S. territories and international schools from countries like China and Singapore!

Their 3-D Exhibit is entitled “Mister Rogers’ Silent Revolution: The Turning Point for Children’s Television and Diversity in Media.” They focused on the importance of the TV programming of Fred Rogers and how he used his platform as an educational tool to empower children to treat people different from them with kindness and respect, paving the way for diversity in children’s television.

Melanie and Sydney are already in the early stages of planning for next year’s National History Day competition with the hopes of placing higher. They previously earned first place in regionals and states.