{"id":20754,"date":"2019-03-13T13:27:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=20754"},"modified":"2019-03-13T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T19:27:49","slug":"steam-students-to-compete-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=20754","title":{"rendered":"STEAM Students to Compete in . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>National History Day<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em><strong>State Competition<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20755\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/STEAM-History-Day-Students-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20755 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/STEAM-History-Day-Students-copy-470x439.jpg?resize=470%2C439\" alt=\"Seven students from the STEAM Academy in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will compete in the National History Day (NHD) State Competition to be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 27. \" width=\"470\" height=\"439\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seven students from the STEAM Academy in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will compete in the National History Day (NHD) State Competition to be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 27.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seven students from the STEAM Academy in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will compete in the National History Day (NHD) State Competition to be held at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday, April 27. The STEAM Academy is the first school in the FFSD to compete and qualify for the state competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students had such an amazing time in this competition and are thrilled to advance in the state competition,\u201d said social studies teacher and NHD coach Wendy Blanton. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more proud of our team. We\u2019re looking forward to competing again next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The students were tasked with demonstrating their knowledge in topics such as \u201cThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar\u2019s Assassination\u201d and \u201cNazi Art Looting in World War II\u201d through specific categories including performance, exhibit, and website design.<\/p>\n<p>The competition was held at the STEAM Academy on Jan. 23, with a panel of judges including Dr. Peter Acsay, a professor at the University of Missouri &#8211; St. Louis and coordinator of the St. Louis Region for NHD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI learned so much about our topic,\u201d said Irene Kidd, an eighth grader at the STEAM Academy. \u201cEven though there was a lot of work that went into it, I really loved working on my script with my group. 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