Brown Meets with National History Day Student Finalists from Trumbull County

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) met with Trumbull County high school student Aislinn Rubinic who is competing in the final round of National History Day (NHD).  Having won the Ohio statewide competition earlier this year, Rubinic is participating in the national contest held at the University of Maryland, College Park. Rubinic attends Ursuline High School in Youngstown.

“Ohio’s schools, like Ursuline High School, equip our future generation of leaders with the skills they will need to succeed in the future” Sen. Brown said. “Aislinn and other Ohio students should be proud of their history projects and how far they have come for National History Day.  I have no doubt that each of these students has a bright future ahead.”

National History Day was established as a local contest in Cleveland, Ohio, by Dr. David Van Tassel and members of the Department of History at Case Western Reserve University in 1974. The program expanded throughout the Midwest and became a national program in 1980 with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Today, more than a half million students across the country participate each year.

Rubinic’s project, titled “The First Gulf War: A Turning Point for 24 Hour News,” was an individual project that competed in the senior documentary section of NHD.

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