Denver School of the Arts Students Lila Creighton & Sarah Goode of Denver placed 3rd in the nation in their category with their video: "Women's Suffrage: First the West . . . Then the Nation" at the National History Day Competition (June 9-13) in College Park Maryland at the University of Maryland.

In addition, Baker Middle School's Jonathan Castellano, Sabino Fernandez, Antonio Madrigal, Chris Montour, and Daniel Rhine received medals when their performance was recognized as the best Junior Division entry from the state of Colorado.

"We had a great trip to National History Day! Denver Public Schools and Colorado did better this year than ever before!" said Becky Muggli, Student Activities Specialist. "It was such a marked improvement that the question being asked by other state coordinators was: "What is going on in Colorado?"

In total, five out of the 13 entries from DPS were selected as national run-off entries. They are:

Junior Individual Documentary
Paula Lee, Baker Middle School
"Peaceful Revolutionary: Mahatma Gandhi"
Barbara Allen and Anthony LaCombe, teachers

Junior Group Documentary
Lila Creighton and Sarah Goode, Denver School of the Arts
"Women's Suffrage: First the West . . . Then the Nation"
Ed Glassman, teacher

Junior Individual Performance
Bethany Cornish, Denver School of the Arts
"The AAGPBL: Breaking the Gender Barrier in Women's Sports"
Ed Glassman, teacher

Junior Group Performance
Jonathan Castellano, Sabino Fernandez, Antonio Madrigal, Chris Montour, Daniel Rhine; Baker Middle School
"Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nonviolent Revolutionaries"
Barbara Allen and Anthony LaCombe, teachers

Senior Group Performance
Miguel Hernandez, David Herrera, Pablo Moreno, Andrew Ramirez, Sergio Reyes; West High School
"Corky Gonzales"
Barbara Allen and Anthony LaCombe, teachers