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"Apollo I: The Tragedy That Landed a Man on the Moon"

By Natalie Pujet & Elie Musfeldt, Southern Hills Middle School

2nd Place--Junior Group Documentary, 2019 National Contest

"Dalton Trumbo and the Red Scare: The Conflcit in Compromising His Freedom for His Beliefs"

By Tate McDonald, Broomfield Heights Middle School

National Qualifier--Junior Individual Documentary, 2018 National Contest

"Ralph L. Carr: The Conflict and Compromise of the Japanese in America"

By Spencer Henry, Will Young & George Bowdouris, Denver School of the Arts

3rd Place--State Contest--Junior Group Documentary, 2018 State Contest

"Miners Taking a Stand: The Tragedy of the Ludlow Massacre"

by Jordan Appel and Marina Ortega, Boulder High School and Victory Prep Academy

National Qualifiers--Senior Group Documentary, 2017 National Contest

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Disqualification

A project may be disqualified on three grounds:

Plagiarizing all or part of an NHD project. Please note that failing to give proper credit is plagiarism.
Reusing, individually or as a group, a project (or research from a project) from a previous year, or entering a project in multitple contests or entry categories within a contest year.
Tampering with any part of the project of another student.

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