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Documentary by RHS Students Wins National History Day Contest

The film, titled "The Green Revolution: Against All Odds," won first place for senior group documentary.

A documentary film produced by four students won first place at the 2012 National History Day competition, held last week at the University of Maryland.

The film, titled The Green Revolution: Against All Odds, was made by Samhita Karnati and sisters Lila, Maya and Tara Balakrishnan. The documentary, which chronicles the green revolution and its legacy, was named the gold-medal winner in the contest's senior group documentary cateogry and won a $5,000 History Channel Award.

The documentary is available on YouTube and also embedded in this post.

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Other local students also submitted winning entries to the National History Day competition. They are:

  • First place ($1,000 prize) in Senior Group Performance: Aishwarya Nirmal and Rachel Roberts, International Community School
  • Fourth place in Senior Individual Website: Katie Brandao,
  • Fifth place in Senior Group Website: Jason Lee and Adarsh Mital, International Community School 
  • Seventh place in Junior Group Documentary: Mahi Elango, Adarsh Karnati, Anand Nambakam and Sophie Tevosyan, 
  • Eighth place in Junior Individual Website: Laura Liao, International Community School 
  • Eleventh place in Junior Individual Website: Steven Li, International Community School 

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