Foster’s Daily Democrat reports on National History Day winners

Foster’s Daily Democrat reported Joseph Horne, from Noble High School in North Berwick, Maine, recently won a top prize at the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland. Horne earned the Captain Ken Coskey Naval History Award for his website, “The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard: Helping America Take a Stand Against the Axis Powers.” Horne and 42 other middle and high school students from Maine earned the right to compete in one of five categories at the national event based upon their rankings at the state level. The state contest was held at the University of Maine in April. Other award winners at the national competition included Devin Gifford from Greely Middle School for her performance on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, and Samantha Norwood from Noble High School for her performance about Irish immigrants in Maine. Both girls received the Outstanding Entry from Maine Award, the article states. National History Day in Maine is a collaboration of UMaine, the Margaret Chase Smith Library, Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Historical Society.