 "The Illinois History Expo winners represent the state's best
history students and teachers. We applaud their dedication,
ingenuity and excellence," said Illinois Historic Preservation
Agency Director Jan Grimes. The agency sponsors the event in
cooperation with the Chicago Metro History Education Center.Alysa
Marie Cox won the Illinois and Michigan Canal Award and a $50 prize
for her project, "How did the Illinois & Michigan Canal help shape
Illinois as we know it today?" The award is presented for the best
project concerning the Illinois and Michigan Canal. It is presented
by the Illinois and Michigan
Canal National Heritage Corridor Association, a membership
organization that preserves history, protects nature and open space,
and creates destinations where people can learn and have fun in the
I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor, from Lake Michigan in
Chicago to the Illinois River in LaSalle-Peru. It enhances, raises
awareness of and expands the parks, trails, landscape and historic
sites that make the I & M Canal region a special place.
More than 1,400 junior and senior high school students from
across the state participated in the May 6 expo. The students were
winners selected during regional history fairs earlier this year.
The regional fairs and the Illinois History Expo are coordinated
by IHPA's Education Services Program, which also publishes the
online student history magazine Illinois History and Illinois
History Teacher, which contains teaching materials. For more
information on the program, visit
www.illinois-history.gov.
[Text from file received from
the Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency]
Note: Today's Close Up has
a complete list of Zion students who participated and how they did at the history
fair.
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