STATE OF THE ART

OCSA National History Day members attended the NHD Orange County Competition with 18 of the projects receiving recognition

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OCSA National History Day (NHD) members attended the NHD Orange County Competition in March 2025. A total of 31 OCSA students attended, with 21 total project entries. Eighteen of the projects received recognition. The OCSA NHD team snagged 18 finalist ribbons and a Judges’ Choice Award. This also resulted in 15 OCSA NHD projects advancing to the California State Competition in May. Below are the results of OCSA NHD’s State accomplishments:

Headed to Nationals
Both students will join Team California and represent OCSA at the NHD National competition in College Park, Maryland, in June
Samantha Bailey (VA, ‘26) – Senior Individual Exhibit (State Champion)
Emily Yi (VA, ‘26) – Senior Individual Exhibit (State Champion)

Podcast State Champions (CA-Exclusive Category)
Asmi Aggarwal (CV, ‘27) – Senior Individual Podcast
Sailee Charlu (CW, ‘27) and Julianne Wu (DM, ‘27) – Senior Group Podcast

Special Award
Helen Lu (BCD, ‘30) – Junior Division; Elizabeth Avery Waring Award for Social Justice

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Choi (VA, ‘26) – Senior Individual Website (Runner-Up for Nationals)

QUALIFIED AS STATE FINALISTS:

Junior (Middle School) Division
Olivia Park (IM, ‘29) – Jr Individual Exhibit

Senior (High School) Division
Isabella Abiera (ACT, ‘28) – Sr Individual Documentary
Rachel Choi (CW, ‘28) – Sr Individual Podcast
Harah Lee (VA, ‘26) and Sophia Okerlund (ACT, ‘26) – Sr Group Documentary
Aarav Putrevu (CAH, ‘26) – Sr Individual Website
Audrey Shih (CW, ‘27) – Sr Historical Paper

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