The Williston Scholars program is a college-model course that introduces students to the rigors of directed independent study. The class concludes with a presentation of original research conducted by the student over the course of the trimester. During the fall of 2021, 26 students participated in the program, in four subject areas: history, language, math, and science. This playlist links to all 26 final presentations. Student work is also listed below by subject.
History
Grace Bean ’22
A Progression of Zionism and Why It Is in Need of Preservation
Edward Bergham ’22
Witchy Business: Protest elements within pre-Christian, Pre-Industrial, and Neo-Pagan Witchcraft
Jakob Frates ’22
Aptitude is Not a Commodity: The Effects of Economic Disparity on Standardized Testing
Connor Hagness ’22
The Filibuster: The Rapid Rise Over The Last Decade and The Need to Reform This Political Turmoil
Anita Hua ’22
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery at Monticello: The Two Sides of a Coin
Benning Johnson ’22
EMS: Looking Under the Gloves
Sarah Markey ’22
The Power of Names: Uncovering the Agendas that Teach American Superiority
Tyler McMorrow ’22
Contradictions in the Haitian Revolution: An Exploration into the True Character of Toussaint Louverture
Melody Pan ’22
Vulnerability and Identity: Women Artists’ Response Towards the Collision of Second-Wave Feminism and the Vietnam War
Siga Pouye ’22
Revealing America’s Influence on Nazi Germany’s Race Criminalizing Laws
Amy Ren ’22
The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Low-Income Families in China
Language
Lily Bruce ’22
The Seasons of Horace in Modern Day
Rosie Crooker ’22
Grimm Fairytales: the Original Endings and How the Stories are Told
Aaron Gonzalez ’22
Boarding Schools: A Favorite Destination for French-Speaking International Students
Vasu Jain ’22
Manners & Etiquette: A Representation of the Japanese Upbringing
Avi Kacker ’22
Learning Spanish Through TikTok
Francesca Polino ’22
Soccer ou Football: Analyzing Similarities and Differences Between French and English Soccer Commentary
Annika von Schoeler-Ames ’22
Hippolyta and the “Hero”: A Modern Retelling of Hercules’s Ninth Labor
Henry Wiemeyer ’22
Chironomia: A Demonstration of the Language of Hand Gestures
Math
Jerry Landman ’22
The Effect of Foreign Substances on Baseballs
Kai Hori ’22
Homemade Flight Computer for a Model Rocket
Science
Every Carroll ’22
A Meta-Study on the Neurobiological and Cognitive Psychological Effects of Poverty During Childhood
Frannie Cataldo ’22
A NEAT Way to Train a Neural Network
Teaghan Hall ’22
Sports Psychology and Mental Health
Tucker Motyka ’22
Pond Health: Pursuing Restoration and Sustenance of the Williston Pond Through Studies of Its Connected Aquatic Ecosystem
Kiko Xu ’23
Can Prefrontal Cortex Development Be Used To Determine Sentencing Standards in Cases of Juvenile Violent Crime?