Dozens of young Riverside County historians are preparing for their next competition.<\/p>\n
After winning honors at the Riverside County History Day, held in March at Moreno Valley\u2019s Canyon Springs High School, they\u2019ll advance to the state competition held May 1-3 at Sacramento State.<\/p>\n
In the competition, students analyze historic people, places and events with a project, which include essays, group performance and podcasts.<\/p>\n
The theme for 2026 is \u201cRevolution, Reaction, Reform in History.\u201d The county competition featured students from fourth through 12th grades.<\/p>\n
State winners will move to the National History Day Competition from June 14 to 18 in Maryland.<\/p>\n
Riverside County students moving on include:<\/p>\n
Elementary division, grades 4-5<\/p>\n
Individual podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Workplace Revolution: The Birth of Labor Safety Laws\u201d | Maximilliano Varela, Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cTiny Chips, Big Changes: How Semiconductors Changed Our World\u201d | Ocean George, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Scientific Revolution: Dolly\u2019s Legacy\u201d | Aksharaa Saravana, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cGive Me Liberty!\u201d | Marian Gutierrez, Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Right to Learn \u2014 The IDEA That Changed School\u201d | Abraham Holm and Abbigail Sanchez, Seneca Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Revolutionary Step Toward Freedom: The Emancipation Proclamation\u201d | Malaysia Jordan and Genesis Valdez, Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Lemon Grove Incident: Reaction That Sparked Change\u201d | Irene Nicolas Jose and Gianna Trujillo, Armada Elementary School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Individual poster<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cNo Service, No Silence: The Dewey\u2019s Lunch Counter Sit-in\u201d | Elia Nevling, Boulder Ridge Elementary School, Romoland Elementary School District<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cYellowstone: A Revolutionary Idea That Changed America\u201d | Alisa Yi, Temescal Valley Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cRevolution, Reaction, Reform: Rachel Carson and the Environmental Movement\u201d | Victoria Zhou, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cLet the Children Play! How the Industrial Revolution Stole Childhood\u201d | Isaiah Miller, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Group poster<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cCesar Chavez: Revolutionizing and Protecting Farmworkers\u201d |\u00a0Braxton Backstrom, Nicolas Salazar, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Ban to Bloom: The Dual Language Immersion Triumph\u201d |\u00a0Jaylla Maga\u00f1a, Cassadee Meyer, George Washington Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cChernobyl: The Explosion That Made History\u201d | Jeremiah Eliseo Cabildo, Declan Stott, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cJackie Robinson\u201d | Janely Diaz, Brooklyn Key, Aliana Kocina, Hemmerling Elementary School, Banning Unified<\/p>\n
Junior division, grades 6-8<\/p>\n
Individual documentary<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Silence to Sound: Walt Disney\u2019s Revolution in Animation\u201d | Andrew Del Villar, Lakeside Middle School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cEchoes of Silence: Remembering Cambodia\u2019s Revolution of Death\u201d |\u00a0Ayesha Ashfaq, Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cOut of the Flames: The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire\u201d | Anchali Srirajan, Garretson Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Group documentary<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Hanging Revolution: How Bush v. Gore Sparked Reaction and Reform in U.S. Democracy\u201d | Lilyana Covington, Elijah Holm, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Revolution on Your Plate: America\u2019s Fight for Pure Food\u201d |\u00a0Angela Ananthanathan, Ronov Ranjith, Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cPropaganda to Protest: Japan\u2019s Transformation Ensuing Animation\u201d |\u00a0Mahi Kotia, Sri Kritika Sayyaparaju, Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Individual exhibit<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cBeyond The California Dream: The Chicano Revolution\u201d |\u00a0Geraldine Annet Solis, Sierra Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cPress Start: How the Nintendo Entertainment System Sparked a Gaming Revolution, Provoked a Reaction, and Reformed an Industry\u201d | Lauryn Ng, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cPain Ends Debate Begins: Anesthesia\u2019s Revolution Reaction and Reform\u201d | Suhana Jakvani, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Group exhibit<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cAntiseptic Surgery: Ensuring Sterilization\u201d | Phoebe Akele, Arianny Rosales, Lorena Soto, Lakeside Middle School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Sparking a Revolution in Industrial Safety\u201d |\u00a0Zoe Martinez Acosta, Jonathan Wang, Ariel Williams, Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Meiji Restoration: Revolution Reform Modernization\u201d |\u00a0Novak Wei, Clay Yin, Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
Individual performance<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cAthena\u2019s Ask: The Athenian Revolution\u201d |\u00a0Fara McPhail, Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cSatyagraha: The Non-Violent Revolution, from Gandhi\u2019s Hands to King\u2019s Dream\u201d |\u00a0Akshita Saravana,\u00a0Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Price to be Heard: The Rock and Roll Revolution, Payola Reaction, and the Reform of American Media\u201d |\u00a0Sadie Rotz, Mission Vista Academy, Beaumont Unified<\/p>\n
Group performance<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Black Death: Effects on Humankind\u201d | Eleanor Alldredge, Arianna Auman, Jacob Johnston, Desmond Power, Amelia Earhart Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cAdopted, Not Bought: The Cabbage Patch Kids and the Revolution of Childhood Consumer Culture\u201d |\u00a0Briana Arias, Samantha De Paz Chinchilla, Yanderi Monroy, Olivia Villegas, Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Idea to Action: How NOW Shaped the Future of Women\u2019s Rights\u201d |\u00a0Aashni Elayaraja, Sophia Huang, Irina Lin, Jovita Rajasekar,\u00a0Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Individual podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cRigged for Ratings: The Quiz Show Scandals and the Crisis of Trust in Television\u201d | Brooklyn Vrilakas,\u00a0Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cMendez vs Westminster\u201d |\u00a0Natalya Benor, Clara Barton Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cUprising for Justice After Undergoing Years of Police Brutality on the Basis of Race: How the 1992 Los Angeles Riots Caused a Revolution, Reaction, and Reform\u201d | Valerie Silva Yupe,\u00a0Mountain View Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cPrivacy on Trial: The Revolutionary Moment in Women\u2019s Reproductive Rights History, Roe v. Wade\u201d | Denise Arriaga, Melissa Camacho, Chizara Odimegwu, Ava Ybarra,\u00a0Vista Verde Middle School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Rivalry to Reform: How the American Basketball Association (ABA) Revolutionized the National Basketball Association\u201d | Anthony Aguilar-Mares, Wyatt Fleming, Nathan Morga, Sierra Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cHearts on Fire: Religious Revolution, Colonial Reaction, and Lasting Reform in the First Great Awakening\u201d | Hannah Calderon, Amiya Suggars,\u00a0Vista Heights Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Individual website<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Destruction That Brought Safety\u201d | Swayze Adams, Matthew Gage Middle School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Aftermath of Pearl Harbor: Japanese American Resistance in Redefining American Identity\u201d | Khloe Nguyen, Prado View Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cPauline Sabin: A Leader in the Fight to End Prohibition\u201d |\u00a0Mia Chapman, El Cerrito Middle School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Group website<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Pentagon Papers: Malicious Intent Enveloped Under Government Deception\u201d |\u00a0Valeria Cortes, Melena Marquez, Bonnie Bella Perez,\u00a0Lakeside Middle School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Second Sino-Japanese War: The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression\u201d | Eric Gu, Jenny Xiao, Jeron Xiao, Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\u201d |\u00a0Ashley Murithi, Ahlanie Tovar, Dr. Bernice Todd Elementary School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Senior division, grades 9-12<\/p>\n
Individual documentary<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cStonewall: A Queers and Queens Revolution for Reform\u201d | Leo Hurtado, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cHelen Frankenthaler and the Abstract Expressionist Movement\u201d |\u00a0Michaela Hsu, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School, Diocese of San Bernardino<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cSalem Witch Trials\u201d |\u00a0Jennavieve Covington, Moreno Valley High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group documentary<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Front that Stood for Self Determination: Reforming the Long Duree of Institutional Educational Underrepresentation\u201d | Francine Habacon, Kristie Wanjohi, Rancho Verde High School, Val Verde Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cLiberty at the Guillotine: How Popular Revolution Destroyed the French Monarchy and Sparked the Reign of Terror\u201d | Ava Provencio, Paris Villegas, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Murder of Vincent Chin\u201d |\u00a0Bryce Nguyen-Tran, Minh Tran, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Individual exhibit<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cBreaking the Scalpel Ceiling: Elizabeth Blackwell\u2019s Revolution, Reaction, and Reform for Women in Medicine\u201d |\u00a0Vidhi Vora,\u00a0Santiago High School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cUtopia to Uniformity: How Soviet Reform Turned Avant-Garde Ideals into Ideological Control\u201d |\u00a0Warda Khan,\u00a0Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe United Farm Workers Movement in the Coachella Valley\u201d | Ana Sofia Ramirez,\u00a0Notre Dame High School, Diocese of San Bernardino<\/p>\n
Group exhibit<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Birth of Jazz: A Musical Revolution, Racial Reaction, Reform in American Cultural Identity\u201d |\u00a0Kasey Pixcar, Mary Soriano, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cUncle Tom\u2019s Cabin: A Societal Revolution, National Reactions, and a War for Reform\u201d |\u00a0Chelsea Guerrero, Joselyn Lopez, Ethan Lundberg, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cACT UP: Grassroots Power and the Acceleration of AIDS Medical Reform\u201d |\u00a0Riteesh Settypalli, Nilay Vora, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Individual performance<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cWearing Dissent: Tinker v. Des Moines and the Reaction to Student Protest, the Revolution in Youth Free Speech, and the Reform of American Schools\u201d | Atika Anjum,\u00a0Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cBob Dylan: A Lyrical Revolutionist Who Spurred Reactions and Reformed Expectations\u201d |\u00a0Kimiko Kitayama,\u00a0Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group performance<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Mines to Massacre: The Reaction to Industrial Reform\u201d | Victor Arreola-Vizcarra, Amyah Biddle-Browne, Camryn Canada, Kimyah King, Aubrey Leiba, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe French Revolution: How Reactions and the Guillotine Led to Reform\u201d |\u00a0Andria Anderson, Jalen De Lucia, Avah Lizardi, Melissa Lopez, Caseyleen Trinidad,\u00a0Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Antibiotics Revolution: Reshaping Medicine, Society, and Survival\u201d |\u00a0Belagia Faltas, Rohit Satheeshkumar, Roshhan Satheeshkumar,\u00a0Santiago High School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
Individual podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Pentagon Papers: A Revolution in Journalism\u201d | Colin Difani, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cFrom Revival to Reform, How the Second Great Awakening Sparked a Religious Revolution and Provoked National Reaction\u201d | Melody Velasco, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cHer Story Unfolded: Dorothea Dix\u2019s Reform, Revolution, and the Public Response That Refined It\u201d | Carlie Adams, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group podcast<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cTurning Back Time: Alan Turing\u2019s Scientific Revolutions, the Reaction Against Him, and the Reforms That Followed\u201d | Phoebe Heng, Saanvi Nukala, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Corona-Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe British Invasion: Pop Music Revolution, American Reaction, and Reform in Global Music\u201d | Isabella Aviles, Julissa Guerra, Emily Hernandez, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cWomen Under Mao\u201d | Siyan Guo, Shiyun He, Ruihan Rao, Idyllwild Arts Academy<\/p>\n
Individual website<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cA Nation Under the Knife: The U.S. Sanitary Commission\u2019s Revolution, Reaction, and Reform\u201d | Maham Rizvi, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201c\u2018Only the Brave Dare Eat the Fare\u2019: How Harvey Wiley\u2019s Poison Squad Reformed the American Public\u2019s Opinion on Food Health and Safety\u201d | Hannah Palardy, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cChemical Weapons in WWI: A Scientific Revolution, Horrified Public Reaction, and Reform via the Geneva Protocol\u201d | Andrea Agredano, Canyon Springs High School, Moreno Valley Unified<\/p>\n
Group website<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe O Ring That Revolutionized the Space Industry\u201d | Fernando Garcia, Lynnette Vu, Zahne Wortman, Martin Luther King High School, Riverside Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThalidomide: A Medical Revolution, Public Reaction, and Lasting Reform\u201d | Vivian Lee, Lena Lu, Santiago High School, Corona Norco Unified<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Manhattan Project\u201d | Ethan Krinke, Austin Macias, Jose Ortiz, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School, Diocese of San Bernardino<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dozens of young Riverside County historians are preparing for their next competition. After winning honors at the Riverside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288994,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[7,179,15,418,23,100,612,121,123,122,136],"class_list":["post-288993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-california","tag-community","tag-education","tag-history","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-riverside-county","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}