National History Day project

For most of the 1st semester of school, Anuhea and Nalani were consumed with work for their National History Day projects. They were both "lucky" enough to be in classes where the project was required--Anuhea in Honors US History & Nalani in Gifted Geography. I, personally, think it is ridiculous for middle school students to have to complete a project such as this, but the girls have, thankfully, survived. The final project was worth 2 TEST GRADES!

The theme this year was a difficult one. It was "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences". Anuhea chose to do a research paper, which had to be 10 pages (1500-2500 words) long. The topic she chose was "Japanese American Internment". Nalani chose to do a documentary, which had to be 10 minutes long. The topic she chose was "The Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki".

Both girls did very well, but Anuhea needed to help Nalani A LOT to create the documentary with the program we had, because Nalani didn't know how to use it and Anuhea was good at figuring it out quickly.

Anuhea did so well that her paper was one of the projects chosen to go on (beyond just her school) to the State competition (?), and she will participate in the Seminole County History Fair, which will be held on March 5, 2011. Nalani could probably have gone on too (according to her teacher), but her documentary was a little short of the 10 minutes (due to miscommunication between the sisters). We're so proud of you, Anuhea & Nalani!