Santa Barbara, Calif.   —   2011-06-02   —  

ABC-CLIO, an award-winning publisher of history reference and research resources in print and online, called for school library media specialists and social studies teachers around the country to join the 2011 “Hunt for History” to win valuable prizes such as iPads and subscriptions to the company’s suite of databases and eBook Collections. 

A total of 439 participants signed up for a free 60-day preview of the 13 ABC-CLIO online databases and then used this wealth of history resources to find and submit the answers to 15 questions about worldwide historical events, people, issues and dilemmas. Prizes were awarded weekly during this month-long contest, providing many opportunities to win. We are pleased to announce this year's winners:

ABC-CLIO would like to congratulate all 45 winners and thank all who participated in this year's "Hunt for History" contest.  These online resources meet the needs of today’s learners by using authoritative reference materials from leading scholars, resources that focus student research and understanding, and analytical essays that model critical-thinking approaches and stimulate scholarly debate.

Grand Prize

Ipad2 and a one-year subscription to all 13 ABC-CLIO Databases for Middle and High Schools:

Vivian Cisneros

Newcastle High School 

Newcastle, OK 

Lori Littlefield

Mt Abram High School

Strong, ME

Steve Madden

Camels Hump Middle School 

Richmond, VT 

Jonathan Moreland

Huntingtown High School 

Huntingtown, MD 

Christina Thomsen

Cascade Middle School 

Auburn, WA 

First Prize

A one-year subscription to 4 databases of their choice:

Deb Dominick

Susquehannock High School 

Glen Rock, PA

Kathy Donoghue

Seneca High School 

Tabernacle, NJ

Amanda Guilinger

Montessori School of Denver 

Denver, CO 

Carol Higley

Manhattan High School 

Manhattan, KS 

Jerry Jarrell

North Lamar ISD

Paris, TX 

Chrystie Lose

Lopez High School 

Arroyo Grande, CA 

Mary Martin

The Altamont School 

Birmingham, AL 

Paula Menasche

Miami Coral Park Senior High School 

Miami, FL 

Jennifer Ripstra

Miller Middle School 

San Marcos, TX 

April Rockwood

Timpview High School 

Provo, UT 

Sarah Smith

Louisa County High School 

Mineral, VA

Bobbi Tu

East Brunswick High School 

East Brunswick, NJ 

Lauren Walton

Winthrop High School 

Winthrop, MA 

Amy Weisz

Onteora Middle/High School

Boiceville, NY 

Second Prize

A one-year subscription to the ABC-CLIO eBook Collection:

Becky Bishop

Campbell Court Elementary

Bassett, VA

Debra Budding

Johansen High School 

Modesto, CA 

Sandra Carswell

S. C. Lee Junior High

Copperas Cove, TX 

Lauren Cavallo

Madison Junior School 

Madison, NJ 

Emily Davenport

Carter High School 

Strawberry Plains, TN 

Douglas Dilts

South Tahoe High School 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 

Jennifer Foung

Churchill Junior High School 

East Brunswick, NJ 

Gladys Fox

Showalter Middle School 

Tukwila, WA 

Melinda Graham

Centralia Junior High

Centralia, IL 

Lila Harbour 

Eufaula High School 

Eufaula, AL 

Anne Hutchison

Plano High School 

Plano, IL 

Thais Jones

River Trail Middle School 

Johns Creek, GA

Jessica Mahoney

Franklin College 

Franklin, IN 

Michelle Marhefka

Clearview Middle School 

Mullica Hill, NJ 

Amanda McDonald

Durant High School 

Durant, OK 

Laurie Phillips

Benton Central Jr/Sr High School

Oxford, IN 

Mary Kay Risi

River Dell Middle School 

River Edge, NJ

Genevieve Robinson

Columbus Alternative HS

Columbus, OH 

Melinda Schafer

St. Johns Middle School 

St. Johns, MI

Kathy Starks

Owego Free Academy

Owego, NY 

Cheryl Tumbough

Palermo School 

Palermo, CA 

Yvonne Weinstein

Frank Augustus Miller Middle School 

Riverside, CA 

Erin Welch

SCORE High School