2025-2026 History Student of the Year Award​

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Congratulations to the following NHC students who were chosen by their Advisors to receive the National History Club "History Student of the Year" Award during the 2025-2026 academic year. Each recipient received a copy of A Revolutionary Friendship by Francis D. Cogliano, which contained a bookplate on the inside cover to recognize their achievement. George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens co-sponsored the award, and this is the 22nd year of the partnership between Mount Vernon and the NHC.

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Academy of American Studies (NY) – Ruby Macklin

Bethlehem Catholic High School (PA) – Lila Erney & Jaylene Richardson

Boiling Springs High School (SC) – Eva Acosta

Brownsburg High School (IN) – Javier Rosales

Brown County High School (IN) – Genevieve Laguna

Camden Central High School (TN) – Alessandra Ruiz

Cannon School (NC) – Laila Dure & Edi Zywicki

C.E. Byrd High School (LA) – Charlotte Broad

Chandler High School (AZ) – Sophia Medal

Commack High School (NY) – Kevin Suszczyski

Durand High School (IL) – Mary Jane Norman

East Bladen High School (NC) – Jackson Bridgers

East Coweta High School (GA) – Stacia Stoll

The First Academy (FL) – Nikki Grady

Duncan U. Fletcher High School (FL) – Madison Ansart

Forsyth Country Day School (NC) – Shaan Prasanna

Frankton High School (IN) – Payge Kendall

Franklin-Simpson High School (KY) – Kacy Barnes

Gilman School (MD) – Nikhil Krishna

Grace Christian Academy (TX) – Nicolas Gallagher

Henry Clay High School (KY) – Ainsley Sanger

Heritage Christian Academy (MI) – Elliana Fenstermaker

Hidden Valley High School (VA) – Riley Coleman

Horace Greeley High School (NY) – Adele Toll

Houston County High School (GA) – Samantha Thompkins

Jackson High School (OH) – Isabella Sykes

Katy High School (TX) – Katelyn Sherry

Keller High School (TX) – Anne York

Lake County History Club (SD) – Piper DeBerry

La Quinta High School (CA) – Minh Thai & Jayden Trang

Lewis and Clark Middle School (MO) – Ellie Pitts-Fugate

Marshfield High School (MA) – Owen Cook

Moline High School (IL) – Romina Garcia

Moses Brown School (RI) – Ian Whiteley

Nelsonville-York High School (OH) – Kennedy Gretz

Newnan High School (GA) – Saralyn Hodges

Plainview High School (AL) – Ashlyn Price

Rainier Jr/Sr High School (OR) – Jackie Robb

Sayville High School (NY) – Wesley Jones

Springville High School (AL) – Morgan Blake

Suffern High School (NY) – Cassidy Sheldon

Sullivan High School (IN) – Payton Boone & Grant Jennings

Travelers Rest High School (SC) – Skye Wilson

Vandegrift High School (TX) – Siya Dighe

Warwick High School (PA) – Jenna Jones

West Bladen High School (NC) – Mason Atkinson

Whitney High School (CA) – Lindsey Haider & Aiden Lee

Xavier College Preparatory (AZ) – Sedona Peacock

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2024-2025 History Student of the Year Award​

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Academy of American Studies (NY) – Madison Pollack

Bethlehem Catholic High School (PA) – Lila Ernst & Jaylene Richardson

Brown County High School (IN) – Noah Lewis

Boiling Springs High School (SC) – Anton Lam

Brownsburg High School (IN) – Alex Nail

Caddo Magnet High School (LA) – Ellie Lokitz

Camden Central High School (TN) – Matthew Arnold

Cannon School (NC) – Elias Simon

C.E. Byrd High School (LA) – Caroline Bartle

Charleston High School (SC) – Makaila Griffin

Classical High School (RI) – Penelope Sargeant 

Duncan Fletcher High School (FL) – Tristan Rodriguez

Durand High School (IL) – Lola Robertson

East Bladen High School (NC) – Chandler Bordeaux

East Coweta High School (GA) – Chloe Smith

Faith Baptist Schools (CA) – Reagan Elder

The First Academy (FL) – Joanna Mei Schafhauser

Forsyth Country Day School (NC) – Devin Burke

Franklin High School (TN) – Becca Sharman

Frankton High School (IN) – Taryn McCartney

Grace Christian Academy (TX) – Jazlyn Hicks

The Grier School for Girls (PA) – Sara Kuntz

Gunn High School (CA) – Abhivir Iyer & Brian Lum

Hancock High School (MO) – Christian Biehl

Henry Clay High School (KY) – Kaylin Celia Medders

Heritage Christian Academy (MI) – Gabriella Duron

Horace Greeley High School (NY) – Ryan Zhang

Houston County High School (GA) – Ruxanda Malcoci

Humphreys High School (Pacific West, DoDEA) – Jessica Christian

Jackson High School (OH) – Izzie Sykes

Johnson, Abernathy & Graetz High School – Harmony Nelson

Lake County History Club (SD) – Grace Blessinger

La Quinta High School (CA) – Luis Rangel

Marshfield High School (MA) – Cara Steinbergher

Moline High School (IL) – Andrew Grau

Mount Desert Island High School (ME) – Geoffrey Beane

Nelsonville-York High School (NY) – Maxton King

Page County High School (VA) – Jacob Bosley

Plainview High School (AL) – Rylee Ferguson

Rainier Jr/Sr High School (OR) – Jasmine Robb

Sayville High School (NY) – Anthony Allegrezza

St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School (TX) – Woosung Choi

St. George’s Independent School (TN) – Mason Merkel

Suffern High School (NY) - Kendra Torsoe

Sullivan High School (IN) – Aphtyn Earley

Travelers Rest High School (SC) – Addison Jennings

Warwick High School (PA) – Mallory Dodson

Woodland High School (GA) – Diego Mireles

York Comprehensive High School (SC) – Liberty Daves

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2023-2024 History Student of the Year Award

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Academy of American Studies (NY) – Hailey Castagna

The Albany Academies (NY) – Lucia Ribeiro

Boiling Springs High School (SC) – Diya Channa

Caddo Magnet High School (LA) – Bryanna Lacey

Camden Central High School (TN) – Cailee Arbuckle

Cannon School (NC) – Ashmi Trivedi

Chandler High School (AZ) – Chloe Hallin

Charleston High School (MS) – Ta’Moria Shannon

Clarkton School of Discovery (NC) – Jason Jiang

Classical High School (RI) – Graham Welsh

Dreyfoos School of the Arts (FL) – Ephram Jacob

Eagle Pass High School (PA) – Homero Corona

East Coweta High School (GA) – Elizabeth Camp

First Academy (FL) – McMain Reineke

Forsyth Country Day School (NC) – Luca Pass

Frankton High School (IN) - Arianna Gillespie

Grace Christian Academy (TX) – Hayden Nielsen

Grier School (PA) – Noa Stein

Hancock High School (MO) – Xander McGarrity

Henry Clay High School (KY) – Natalie Miller

Heritage Christian Academy (MI) – Ezekiel Fenstermaker

Hidden Valley High School (VA) – Will Caldwell

Houston County High School (GA) – Morgan Hagemann

Humphreys High School (Pacific West, DoDEA) – Abigail & Adriyel Loken

Johnson, Abernathy & Graetz High School (AL) – Miss Zamora

Katy High School (TX) – Lilly Sherry

Lake County High School (SD) – Lyndsey Litz

Moline High School (IL) – Jathin Kollarapu

Nelsonville-York High School (OH) – Trevor Orsborn

Newnan High School (GA) – Lanie Mae Henderson

Rainier Jr/Sr High School (OR) – David Hird

Page County High School (VA) – Whitney Miner

Plainview High School (AL) – Richard Dean Rutledge III

Pingree School (MA) – Leo Bertone

Sayville High School (NY) – Kate Leigh-Manuell

Scotch Plains Fandwood High School (NJ) – Spencer Marin & Maxwell Nicholson

South Texas ISD Medical Professions (TX) – Margarite Caldwell

Starr’s Mill High School (GA) – Katie Rausch

St. Croix Preparatory Academy (MN) – Aidan Schrader

Suffern High School (NY) – Thomas Hemmer

Sullivan High School (IN) – Sarah Francis

Trico High School (IL) – Shannan Davis

Warwick High School (PA) – Keegen Dzurko

Wayne City High School (IL) – Alexander Moore

West Bladen High School (NC) – Jasmin Santana-Martinez

Whitney High School (CA) – Sohan Sahay

Williams Bay High School (WI) – Zach Malisow

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2022-2023 History Student of the Year Award

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Academy of American Studies (NY) – Ella Cohen

Bishop Brossart High School (KY) – Michael Tomes

Boiling Springs High School (SC) – Jaylynn Brunelli

Brown County High School (IN) – Londyn Koester

Caddo Parish Magnet High School (LA) – Yen Vo

Camden Central High School (TN) – Camryn Burke

Cannon School (NC) – KG Smith

Chandler High School (AZ) – Riley Olsen

Charleston High School (MS) – Lamaya Tellis

Christian Home Educators Connection (MS) – Dalton Sawyer

East Coweta High School (GA) – Sydney Brewster

James C. Enochs High School (CA) – Aleena Gomula-Kruzic

Forsyth Country Day School (NC) – William Cavenaugh

Frankton High School (IN) – Sydney Duncan

Heritage Christian Academy (MI) – Victoria “Gracie” Burnham

Hidden Valley High School (VA) – Ann Marie Thorell

Houston County High School (GA) – Elizabeth Hartley

Humphreys High School (Pacific West, DoDEA) – Abigail Haugen

Keller High School (TX) – Chelsea Mungecho

Manhasset High School (NY) – Vincent Tsay

Moline High School (IL) – Zach Bitner

Mineola High School (TX) - Cameron Bussell

Nelsonville-York High School (OH) – Andrew Koping

Newnan High School (GA) – Jude Henderson

Rainier Jr/Sr High School (OR) – Teela Abel

San Joaquin Memorial High School (CA) – Charlotte Burks

Sayville High School (NY) – Benjamin Flaumenhaft

Scarsdale High School (NY) – Kevin Daniel

Starr’s Mill High School (GA) – Brian Hobmann

The First Academy (FL) - Greer Reineke

The Steward School (VA) – Amelia Thompson

Suffern High School (NY) – Lily Pampolina

Sullivan High School (IN) – Maddie Hurst

Warwick High School (PA) – Grace Kegel

Wayne City High School (IL) – Madeline Boyd

West Springfield High School (VA) – Olivia Gondek

Whitney High School (CA) – Gideon Choi

Williams Bay High School (WI) – Zach Beinetti

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2021-2022 History Student of the Year Award

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Academy of American Studies (NY) – Mary Huerta

Boiling Springs High School (SC) – Bryan Rhodes

Brown County High School (IN) – Abigail Padgett

Caddo Parish Magnet High School (LA) – Justina Vo

Cannon School (NC) – Sam Duty

Chandler High School (AZ) – Rachael Chamberlin

Christian Home Educators Connection (MS) – Michelle Sheppard

East Coweta High School (GA) – Aidan Norris

Enochs High School (CA) – Ethan Gordon

First Academy (FL) – Emma Millar

Forest Hills High School (NY) – Aribah Ahmed

Forsyth Country Day School (NC) – Joshua Howard

Frankton High School (IN) – Bailee Webb

Heritage Christian Academy (MI) – Lena Miner

Hidden Valley High School (VA) – Emma Kate Shaver

Horace Greeley High School (NY) - Lucy Feng

Jackson High School (OH) – Jazmyn Rafique

Keller High School (TX) – Camden McNeil

Luella High School (GA) – Nicole Cortes

Manasquan High School (NJ) – Lily Buerck

Manhasset High School (NY) – Vincent Tsay

Mukwonago High School (WI) – Andrea Zalenski

Newnan High School (GA) – Jude Henderson

Rainier Junior/Senior High School (OR) – Clayton Orman

Riverside High School (TN) – Konner Harden

Sacred Heart Preparatory (CA) – Alexander Medel

Salesian High School (NY) – Matthew Molina-Ramirez

San Joaquin Memorial High School (CA) – Mia Fisher

Sayville High School (NY) – William Kretz

Santa Catalina School (CA) – Angie Leissner

Somerset Area School (PA) – Robert Grega

Sullivan High School (IN) – Walker Brocksmith

Stilwell High School (OK) – Aubrey Catron

West Springfield High School (VA) – Ethan Abicht

Whitney High School (CA) – Leila Haidar

Woodland High School (GA) – Matthew Turnipseed

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