ALBANY - The Board of Regents and the New York State Archives have selected the students and teachers of Ludlum Elementary School of the Hempstead School District as the recipients of the 2003 Regents Award of Distinction for Student Research.
The award-winning entry is a school-wide, applied learning project entitled New York, New York: A Historical Perspective 1600-Present.
The award, which includes a framed certificate and a cash gift, will be presented to Principal Sandra Ashby at a luncheon ceremony at the State Education Department in Albany on November 13, 2003.
Presented for the first time in 2002, the Regents Award of Distinction for Student Research recognizes a student or group of students in New York State who have used historical records in a project that has a significant educational impact on their community.
New York, New York: A Historical Perspective 1600-Present is a projects-based approach to learning that draws on the curriculum from Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Social Studies, and the Arts.
Students are given the opportunity to learn New York State history; by examining historical documents, maps, and photos; working in group and independent research projects; creating models that reflect historical events; and developing ways to share their knowledge with others including a "history museum."
The annual Archives Awards program recognizes outstanding efforts in archives and records management work in New York State by a broad range of individuals and organizations. A complete list of this year's award recipients follows:
William Hoyt Advocacy Award
Thomas G. Clingan, Albany County Clerk
Program Excellence in a Historical Records Repository
Canajoharie Library and Art Gallery
William H. Kelly Award for Excellence in Local Government Archival Program
Development
Ulster County
Cheryl Steinbach Award for Excellence in Local Government Records Management
Niagara County
Excellence in State Agency Archival Program Development
Binghamton University
Debra E. Bernhardt Award for Excellence in Documenting New York's History
Consumer/Expatient/Survivor Oral History Project
Regents Award of Distinction for Student Research
Ludlum Elementary School, Hempstead School District
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical
Records, Grades 4-5
Kamisha Anderson, Izeele Riojas, Charisse Strong, Derrick Brown, Luchen Thomas,
Kiarivel Peralta, DeQuan Mitchell, Peter Collins, Stephanie Custillo, Norma
Rivera, Davine Nichols
Joshua Rivera, Gabriel Devoe, fifth graders at P.S. 197 M, Manhattan.
Teacher: Joan Weisberger.
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical
Records, Grades 6-8
Daniel Mann, 8th grader at Felix Festa Middle School, Clarkstown School District.
Teachers: Barbara Kalmar and Laura Padilla
Laura and Robert Chodos Award for Excellence in Student Research Using Historical
Records, Grades 9-12
Laura Caccavo, 9th grader at Clarkstown High School North
Teachers: Penelope Macias and Christina Teresa Vickery
Bruce W. Dearstyne Educator Award for Excellence in the Use of Local Government
Records
Larry Slanovich, Yorkshire-Pioneer School District, Yorkshire, New York