BATTLE GROUND — Twenty-one students from Pleasant Valley and Chief Umtuch middle schools, and River HomeLink, moved on from the Southwest Washington regional National History Day competition to the statewide round on May 1. The top two finishers in each category go on to the National History Day competition in June.
The theme of this year’s competition is “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.”
“For them to do as well as they did, with the initiative and perseverance, parents dragging them back and forth to school,” Rene Soohoo, who teaches history and English at Pleasant Valley Middle School and has advised students on History Day projects for 30 years, said in a news release. “I really appreciate that.”
Watch the virtual award ceremony at https://youtu.be/guVvRq5QkyQ.
