2025-26 Riverstone Regional Results
National History Day
NHD is an annual competition in which Riverstone students grades 5–8 participate. This year's theme was "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History." For this competition, students begin with an idea for a topic, develop a research question, conduct thorough research, and create a thesis statement with supporting evidence, as the foundation for their project. Students also choose the category in which they want to compete: website, paper, exhibit, documentary, or performance. Participating in National History Day challenges students to develop 21st-century thinking skills in an authentic and meaningful way.
In the 2025-26 school year, Riverstone had 29 individuals or groups advance to the State Competition.
NHD Teacher of the Year
Riverstone Grade 5 teacher Sierra Ray was recognized by the Idaho State Historical Society as the National History Day (NHD) Teacher of the Year for the youth division at the NHD state competition.
National Competitors
Join us in congratulating Akshar V. (‘31) and Jamie L. (’28) for progressing to the National competition! These students will be representing Riverstone at Nationals in Washington DC, in June.
Akshar V. (‘31)
Jamie L. (‘28)
Junior Division State Winners
Grades6–10
Junior Division State Winners in 1st or 2nd place (pictured) advance to the National competition.
Individual Performance Category
1 Place - Akshar V. (‘31) - Minedoka Concentration Camp st Senior Paper Category
2 Place - Jamie L. ('28) - The International Monetary Fund: Economic Reform Toward a New International Order
Group Performance Category
3 Place - Estee L. (‘31), Capri F. (‘31) - The Flapper Beauty Revolution
Group Website Category
3 Place - Catherine C. (‘31), Harper H. (‘31), Anna T. (‘31)The Savior's Curse: Ignaz Semmelweis and the Lethal Refusal of Handwashing
Akshar V. (‘31)
Jamie L. (‘28)
Youth Division State Winners
Grade5
Youth Division State Winners do not advance to the National competition.
1st and 2nd place pictured.
Historical Paper Category
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1 Place: Isla G. (‘33) - Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Her
Revolutionary Act to Get Women The Right To Vote
3 Place: Noah G. (‘33) - Jackie Robinson's Revolutionary
Impact on Segregation rd
Individual Exhibit Category
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2 Place: Maple K. (‘33) - Georgia O’Keeffe and How She
Revolutionized Art
3 Place: Isabelle P. (‘33) - Moldovan Independence: Reacting to the Collapse of the Soviet Union rd
Isla G. (‘33)
Maple K. (‘33)
Youth Division State Winners
Grade5
Youth Division State Winners do not advance to the National competition. 1st and 2nd place pictured.
Norah S. (‘33) Erikson L. (‘33)
Individual Website Category
K. (‘33)
1 Place: Norah S. (‘33) - Once Upon a Time: The Revolutionary Ideas of Walt Disney
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st 2 Place: Erikson L. (‘33) -The Reaction to Flight 19
Individual Documentary Category
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1 Place: Klara K. (‘33) - The French Revolution: Reforming a Government
3 Place: Declan S. (‘33) - Robert Wilcox and the 1889 Hawaiian Rebellion rd
Klara
Youth Division State Winners
Grade5
Youth Division State Winners do not advance to the National competition. 1st and 2nd place pictured.
Finley P. (‘33) Noortje A. (‘33)
TJ M. (‘33) Parks T. (‘33)
Group Exhibit Category
1 Place: Finley P. (‘33) and Noortje A. (‘33) - Stonewall: The Start of the Revolution and LGBTQ+ Reform
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st 2 Place: TJ M.(‘33) and Parks T. (‘33) - Fight the Power: How 90s Hip-Hop Became a Revolution
Junior Division Regional Winners
Grades6–8
Junior Division Regional Winners in 1st or 2nd place advance to the State competition.
Individual Website Category
1 Place - Katelyn L. (‘31) - Fast Food Marketing Toward Children st
1 Place -Mikaal A. (‘31) - The 1992 Back Pass Rule
1 Place - Emma N. (‘31) - Peloponnesian War
2 Place - Kinley H. (‘31) - The Eleusinian Mysteries nd
3 Place - Henry B. (‘30) - The Idaho Anti-Mormon Test Oath: A Forgotten Tragedy in Idaho History rd
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4 Place - Georgie A. (‘32) - French Revolution
Individual Paper Category
1 Place - Heidi S. (‘30) - The Vanguard of Change: Lenin’s Ideology and the October Revolution
2 Place - Fiona B. (‘31) - The Inklings and the Reformation of Fantasy Literature: From The Pilgrim’s Progress to The Lord of the Rings
3 Place - Jack S. (‘30) - Regulating Ronald
th Individual Performance Category
4 Place - Maya N. (‘30) - The Reformation of Insane Asylums
1 Place - Akshar V. (‘31) - Minedoka Concentration Camp
2 Place - Bea R. (‘32) - Power to the People: Revolution Reigns
Junior Division Regional Winners
Grades6–8
Junior Division Regional Winners in 1st or 2nd place advance to the State competition.
Individual Exhibit Category
2 Place - Zander M. (‘32) - The 1905 College Football Reform
3 Place - Elizabeth B. (‘32) - Civil War- Fort Negley
3 Place - Zoe Z. (‘30) - The Guillotine
3 Place - Tenzen R. (‘30) - The Radium Girls
4 Place - Zoe L. (‘32) - Mexican Revolution th
4 Place - Will G. (‘31) - The Creation of the F15 Eagle
Individual Documentary Category
1 Place - Maggie S. (‘30) - Dorothea Dix: Reforms of Barbaric Asylums
2 Place - Jackson B. (‘31) - Battle of Iwo Jima
2 Place - Ellenrose J. (‘31) - Coco Chanel
Group Exhibit Category
1 Place - Gabriel P. (‘32), Cyrus S. (‘32) - American Civil War
Junior Division Regional Winners
Grades6–8
Junior Division Regional Winners in 1st or 2nd place advance to the State competition.
Group Documentary Category
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1 Place - Kiki N. (‘31), Taylor J. (‘31) - When Paris Responded: Civilians Reactions To Occupation
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1 Place - Scarlett E. (‘32), Grace H. (‘32) - The Morning That Changed America: Pearl Harbor
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3 Place - Madison G. (‘31), Sofia N. (‘31) - The Matchgirls Strike
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4 Place - Hudson M. (‘32), Tuscan D. (‘32) - Woodstock ‘69
Group Performance Category
st Group Website Category
1 Place - Estee L. (‘31), Capri F. (‘31) - The Flapper Beauty Revolution
1 Place - Catherine C. (‘31), Harper H. (‘31), Anna T. (‘31) - The Savior's Curse: Ignaz Semmelweis and the Lethal Refusal of Handwashing
st Senior Paper Category
st 1 Place - Anna Petra M. (‘31), Mary Boone B. (‘31), Peyton M. (‘31) - The Internet Revolution
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1 Place - Jamie L. ('28) - The International Monetary Fund: Economic Reform Toward a New International Order
Youth Division Regional Winners
Grade5
Youth Division Regional Winners in 1st or 2nd place advance to the State competition.
Historical Paper Category
1 Place: Noah G. (‘33) - Jackie Robinson's Revolutionary Impact on Segregation
2 Place: Isla G. (‘33) - Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Her Revolutionary Act to Get Women The Right To Vote
3 Place: JJ M. (‘33) - The Little Rock Nine and the Fight to Desegregate Schools
Individual Exhibit Category
1 Place: Maple K. (‘33) - Georgia O’Keeffe and How She Revolutionized Art
2 Place: Isabelle P. (‘33) - Moldovan Independence: Reacting to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
3 Place: Avram P. (‘33) - The Successful Reaction of the Colonies: The Declaration of Independence
4 Place: Avery A. (‘33) - The Endangered Species Act: A Reform in Reaction to Declining Species
Group Exhibit Category
1 Place: Finley P. (‘33) and Noortje A. (‘33) - Stonewall: The Start of the Revolution and LGBTQ+ Reform
2 Place: TJ M.(‘33) and Parks T. (‘33) - Fight the Power: How 90s Hip-Hop Became a Revolution
3 Place: Daniel A. (‘33) and Pierce S. (‘33) - Yuri's Race to Fame: The Revolution of Space Exploration
Youth Division Regional Winners
Grade5
Youth Division Regional Winners in 1st or 2nd place advance to the State competition.
Individual Website Category
1 Place: Norah S. (‘33) - Once Upon a Time: The Revolutionary Ideas of Walt Disney
2 Place: Erikson L. (‘33) -The Reaction to Flight 19
Individual Documentary Category
1 Place: Klara K. (‘33) - The French Revolution: Reforming a Government
2 Place: Declan S. (‘33) - Robert Wilcox and the 1889 Hawaiian Rebellion
3 Place: Ryan R. (‘33) - Gay Marriage Revolution and Reactions
