Greater Nashua students excel at Mass. History Day competition

FITCHBURG, Mass. – Applewild School had an impressive showing at the Massachusetts History Day District Competition held in early March at Barre Middle High School. Fourteen eighth-graders at the school received either a first- or second-place award and three others received special awards from local organizations such as the Worcester Historical Museum, the Clara Barton Museum and the Worcester Sharks. Several students from New Hampshire who attend Applewild were among those who achieved top honors. Greer Woolley, of Hudson, N.H., and Andrew MacDonald, of Lunenburg, earned first place for their group documentary titled “Wannsee Conference: Planning for the Final Solution.” Ryan Quinlan, of Amherst, N.H., and Ethan Oliver of Littleton, received first place for their group documentary “The Transcontinental Railroad: Changing the Way America Moved.” Julia Hillsgrove, of Hollis, N.H., and Anna Titcomb, of Groton, earned second place for their group exhibit titled “Pearl Harbor: Surprise Attack.” Anna Groves, of Nashua, earned honorable mention for her exhibit on “D-Day: The Opening of the Second Front and Turning the Tide on Europe.” Sarah Bourdelais of Rindge, N.H., received special recognition for her paper on “Bone Marrow Transplants” from the Clara Barton Museum. The museum chose hers as the best account of a turning point in medical history. Research on each entry began several months ago using primary and secondary sources.