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Representing the 7th Congressional District in a competition of district winners from around the state, Wakefield School’s Advanced Placement American History class won the second place award in the state division of the National History Contest held at Lynchburg College May 21-22.
First and second place winners in the state contest will represent Virginia in the national contest to be held at the University of Maryland on June 17-21. Participants from 48 of the 50 states will be present for the final contest that will decide the national winners.
The theme of this year’s National History Contest is “Compromise and/or Conflict in History.” Categories of the contest include papers, projects, media presentations, and performances.
Wakefield’s AP American History class, taught by Headmaster William Lynn, won the award for its presentation of a play entitled The Crittenden Proposal: The Compromise that Failed. Written mostly by 9th grader Robby Roberts, this twoact play depicted the last-ditch efforts of Kentucky Senator John J. Crittenden to avert conflict on the eve of the American Civil War. The play showed how the issues of secession and. slavery divided the senator^ MVHk*family," with one eon fighting for the Union and the other for the Confederacy. In the dramatic climax of the play, amid special sound and light effects, students acted out Senator Crittenden’s terri
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