St. John Neumann Catholic School (SJNCS) has announced the winners of its annual National History Day (NHD) competition. This year's competition, which consisted of students in sixth and eighth grades, was held virtually with students located at the school and their judges located locally and in Pittsburgh. Project topics needed to relate to this year's theme, "Communication in History: The Key to Understanding." The winners from SJNCS will compete in the Regional NHD competition to be held virtually on Saturday, Feb. 27.

In the Individual Website category, first place went to Ava Vaughn and Molly Wentz for "Title IX and the Quest for Equality in Women's Sports." Aislin Hobson won first place in the Individual Documentary category for "The Printing Press's Effect on the World."

In the Group Documentary category, the winners were Addie Elliott and Maya Kirchner, "RBG: Raising the Voices of Women Through Advocacy," first place; Ryleigh Brewer and Keira Eshleman, "Communicating Suffrage: Women's Long Road to Vote," second place; and Jack Kelly and Rocco Tirone, "Away Team: The Story of Heaven's Gate and Its Impact on America," third place.

The Individual Exhibit winners were Caitlyn McCuen, "Concussion Crisis: Lack of Communication in the NFL," first place; Tori Elliott, "Changing the Female Voice in Theatre," second place; Will Dankenbring, "The Flights of Communication," third place; and Helen Olmsted, "The Train Hopper's Code," honorable mention.

The Group Exhibit winners were Evan Hohenadel and Aidan Nguyen, "Koko and the Kingdom of Communication," first place; Caitlin and Sara Reynolds, "Women Score Victory: Title IX: The Way Women Communicated Through Their Inequality," second place; and Ryan Eberly and Braydon Hill, "The Unbreakable Code: Communication in History," third place.

In the Paper category, the honorees were Kelsie McCuen, "Ill Communication: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918," first place; Abby Klein, "The Power of the Picture," second place; Johnny Martin, "Ben Franklin: Communicator of America," third place; and Evelyn Weis, "WWII Propaganda," honorable mention.

There were no entries in the Group Website or Performance categories.