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National History Day State Winners 
The Florida History Fair was held May 6th and 7th, 2013. Thirty-eight Seminole County students competed among over two thousand from all over the state of Florida at Tallahassee Community College. Three students from Sanford Middle School, Dhruv Dadhania, Tara Nibhanupudy, and Aaron Zhang, won first place in the Group Documentaries for their entry Ether Day 1846 - The Day Pain Died: A Turning Point in Medical History. They will compete in the National History Day competition June 9th to the 13th at the University of Maryland. Florida joins 49 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, and International Schools in East and South Asia as an affiliate of National History Day (NHD), which was established in 1974.
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Mr. Roedding Recognized by Chamber of Commerce 
Dustin Roedding is a dynamic one of a kind educator. He has postively influenced students at Sanford Middle School for three years. He has taught 7th grade Geography and Civics,and is an active boys volleyball coach. During his time at Sanford, Mr. Roedding has mentored new teachers; influenced veteran teachers through his leadership role with the Civics curriculum; and positively impacted the lives of our athletes by pushing them on the courts, and tracking their academics to ensure they're successful.
Mr. Roedding's students are building their background knowledge in order to understand complicated texts. They are identifying the purpose for reading non-fiction pieces and making connections throughout his lessons. Most of all, Mr. Roedding challenges his students to meet the next academic objective by emphasizing quality work. He does this by differentiating instruction, scaffolding his questions, and providing examples where possible. Mr. Roedding has the distinct ability to make the work relevant to all students. He is one of our very best, and for this we are proud to honor him. |
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Congratulations Niyati Shah National History Day State Winner 
Congratulations to Niyati Shah for taking 2nd place at the state level of the National History Day Competition held in Tallahassee last week. Niyati took 2nd place for her exhibit on German Expressionism in film. Niyati will now move on to the national contest in Washington, DC in June.
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Seminole County National History Day Competition On Saturday SMS students competed at the Seminole County National History Day competition. We have 8 students who placed, 7 will represent our district at the State competition on May 7-9. See competition pictures below. The list is as follows: Group Documentary
Sally Compton and Collin Harwood The Making of Peace: Lennon’s Legacy 1st Place
Individual Performances
Alanna Fagan Actions and Legacy of Marie Curie 1st Place
Individual Exhibits
Tino Edd The Legacy for Peace and Justice: John Lewis 2nd Place
Group Exhibits
Chris Field and Anthony Catotti John R. Reuel Tolkien 1st Place
Historical Paper
Caitlyn Cameron The Prince of Pop Art: Legacy of Andy Warhol 2nd Place
Individual Documentary
Alan Blanchard Louis Armstrong 3rd Place A big thank you to the Sanford Middle School teachers that were judges at the competition: Mr. Travis, Ms. Stewart, and Ms. McLean. |
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