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Royal Middle School seventh-graders Easton Sutor, left, and Kellen Lawrence qualified for the National History Day contest with their group project on media coverage of the Vietnam War.
May 4, 2024
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May 6, 2024 1:30 a.m.
Royal students headed to National History Day contest
ROYAL CITY — Six students will represent Royal schools at the National History Day competition in Washington D.C. next month. The six were among 33 students who participated in the state competition held in Kirkland April 27, said Royal Middle School social studies teacher Emily Ovenell, who coordinated the students’ entries. The students who placed in the top two at state were eligible for nationals, she said.