Encouraged to explore “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies,” approximately 150 students put their research and findings on display at the 26th annual Kern County History Day competition held (today) (March 7) at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield. Winners in each category earned the right to compete at History Day in California - April 30-May 1 in Sacramento. State winners go on to compete at National History Day, June 14-18 at the University of Maryland. Students in grades 4-12 from 22 Kern County schools competed. They had been involved in research since the beginning of the school year preparing historical papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries, Web sites and posters designed around the National History Day theme of “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.” Thorner School’sMaveric Guzman and Elizabeth Nakagawa chose documentary as their winning vehicle in the junior group documentary category. The judges watched with interest as Guzman and Nakagawa’s entry “A Thorn in His Side” used narration, pictures, interviews and graphics to chronicle the story of how women’s suffrage leader Alice Paul help sway the opinion of President Woodrow Wilson. More