Two Hamden Students Recognized At National History Day

This month, two students from a Hamden Catholic school were recognized for a documentary they created at National History Day in Maryland.

Last week, Jenna Fortunati and Margaret Mirabella, both students from Hamden's Sacred Heat Academy, were recognized at National History Day for their documentary, Martha Matilda Harper: The Start of Franchising. The two girls competed against 2,700 students across the country at the event, which was held at the University of Maryland. 

The road to National History Day (NHD) usually begins in Connecticut’s classrooms and home schools where more than 2,000 students choose topics reflecting an annual National History Day theme, conduct research and analysis and create an exhibit, performance, website, paper or documentary that shares their findings, according to a press release from the Connecticut Network. Of these, 1,250 students competed in this year’s district contests, with more than 400 of the winners going on to  the state contest, which sends first and second-place winners on to Nationals, according to the release.