LGBTQ+ History Prize awarded at National History Day in PA, Honorable Mention for North East High School Student

From LGBT Center of Central PA and LGBT History Network

The LGBT Center of Central PA and the LGBT History Network sponsored the third annual LGBTQ+ History Prize at National History Day in Pennsylvania, held on April 21 at the University of Scranton.

The top prize of $500 went to Chloe Thompson in the senior high school division, from Upper Darby Senior High School, Upper Darby, PA, for their website titled "The turning point of LGBT+ media." Their teacher is Susan Beck.

Two honorable mention awards of $150 each were also presented. One went to Miah Skelly, in the senior high school division, from North East High School, North East, PA, for their paper titled "LGBTQIA+ Turn to Justice: How Trans-People of the 1970s Address the Court System." Their teacher is Morgan Gulley.

The second honorable mention went to Nevaeh Govan and Toby Jacobs in the senior high school division from Constitution High School, Philadelphia, PA, for their group documentary titled Stonewall Riots: Turning Point in Queer History. Their teacher is Jennifer Luneau.

The judges were Liz Bradbury of Allentown and Randal Baron of Philadelphia. Congratulations to the winning students.

Vermont is the only other state in the nation that we know of that has a similar statewide LGBTQ+ history prize for their state competition for National History Day.