"Clay County's Fallen"
Student Research Contest
This Page is Dedicated to:
Class of SEED 415, Spring 2017
Class of SEED 415, Spring 2017
In spring 2017, 20 future middle/high school teachers in SEED 415: 7-12 Social Science Methods course did a fantastic job researching Clay County's fallen. They worked like historians, spending hours and hours in the libraries and archives looking for pieces of information about their fallen heroes. Most fallen's family members or relatives had passed away or were impossible to be contacted. However, some student researchers were lucky enough to find their fallen's family members or relatives and were able to conduct personal interviews. The students' dedication to local history and education is highly appreciated! Their contributions to the local community is invaluable. Because of these 20 student researchers, the stories of our fallen heroes are preserved and remembered.
On March 29, 2017, all 20 student researchers presented their research findings in class. Among the audience were representatives from the Clay County Historical Society, the USD ROTC, the USD Student Veterans Resource Center, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 3061, American Legion Wallace post 1, and one fallen soldier's brother (William Fuchs).
On March 29, 2017, all 20 student researchers presented their research findings in class. Among the audience were representatives from the Clay County Historical Society, the USD ROTC, the USD Student Veterans Resource Center, the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 3061, American Legion Wallace post 1, and one fallen soldier's brother (William Fuchs).
This year's top 5 student researchers are:
Joseph Knoer was invited as the keynote speaker at the 2017 Memorial Day Observance in Vermillion on May 29. He presented his research on James Fuchs to the Vermillion local community.
- 1st place: Joseph Knoer
- 2nd place: Abby Carroll
- 3rd place: Morgan Hartenstein
- 4th place: James Johnikin
- 5th place: Mason Calhoun
Joseph Knoer was invited as the keynote speaker at the 2017 Memorial Day Observance in Vermillion on May 29. He presented his research on James Fuchs to the Vermillion local community.
Acknowledgement
I'd like to thank the following organizations for their significant role in assisting students' research: VFW Post 3061, who generously sponsored this research contest; Clay County Historical Society, where Wess Pravecek diligently worked with student researchers and assisted them to find information on their fallen heroes; Archives Office at the I.D.Weeks Library; Vermillion Public Library; and Clay County Veterans Service Office.
In the News
Before the event: South Dakota Department of the Military (February 2, 2017), page 2 | USD News (March 22, 2017) | The Equalizer (March 22, 2017) | South Dakota Department of Military (March 23, 2017), page 5 | Yankton Daily (March 26, 2017) | Broadcaster Press (March 28, 2017), page 9
After the event: South Dakota Public Broadcasting (March 30, 2017), second story | The Plain Talk (May 26, 2017) | USD News (May 26, 2017) | Yankton Daily (May 26, 2017)
After the event: South Dakota Public Broadcasting (March 30, 2017), second story | The Plain Talk (May 26, 2017) | USD News (May 26, 2017) | Yankton Daily (May 26, 2017)