The year it was Triumph or Tragedy, I did it on the old Central School that had been in town. . .made it as far as state that year.
Another year I did James Meredith: Integrating Ole Miss, and interviewed one of the guardsmen who'd been sent to Ole Miss when he went. Went to state w/that also.
Made it to National with Krieges, a project on German POWs (as in prisoners of the Germans) in WWII, for which I interviewed my great-uncle, who very generously and kindly taped an interview for me and lent me his Purple Heart for my display. Had postmarks from the camps he was in, too.
Also made it to National with Juliette Lowe my freshman year of high school, but opted not to go. . .I can't explain why, except for a feeling I had about it. As it turns out, it may have been a premonition of sorts; my doctors later said that I might well have collapsed had I attempted that competition, considering my condition with the Hodgkin's at that time. . .it hadn't yet been diagnosed, but it was definitely there and compressing my lungs.
Best of luck to her! Here's to the High School division next year. . . . :) And consolations on everything in the meantime. . . .
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Date: 2007-04-27 02:35 am (UTC)Another year I did James Meredith: Integrating Ole Miss, and interviewed one of the guardsmen who'd been sent to Ole Miss when he went. Went to state w/that also.
Made it to National with Krieges, a project on German POWs (as in prisoners of the Germans) in WWII, for which I interviewed my great-uncle, who very generously and kindly taped an interview for me and lent me his Purple Heart for my display. Had postmarks from the camps he was in, too.
Also made it to National with Juliette Lowe my freshman year of high school, but opted not to go. . .I can't explain why, except for a feeling I had about it. As it turns out, it may have been a premonition of sorts; my doctors later said that I might well have collapsed had I attempted that competition, considering my condition with the Hodgkin's at that time. . .it hadn't yet been diagnosed, but it was definitely there and compressing my lungs.
Best of luck to her! Here's to the High School division next year. . . . :) And consolations on everything in the meantime. . . .