Poland Fire and Rescue Chief Tom Printup and Bates College Student Body President Kush Sharma compare notes Wednesday while judging exhibits during National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Cole Rinchich, left, and Nick Jamo explain their exhibit on Jake Burton, one of the earliest influencers in the snowboarding industry, to judges Wednesday during National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Rinchich is an avid snowboarder, while Jamo has played around with it on sledding hills. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Hadley Blodgett and Andrea Winn sit Wednesday on the floor of the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School gym in Poland to judge writings for National History Day. Blodgett participated in National History Day when she was a middle school student in Buckfield. Winn is a new school board member. “I am volunteering for everything because I want to learn everything,” Winn said. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Regan Burke, left, and Rylee Smith review Nicolas Smith’s website Wednesday during National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Blake Brown and Benjamin Caron do some last-minute preparation in the auditorium Wednesday for their Apollo 1 performance for National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Hadley Blodgett, left, and Andrea Winn, right, judge Bronsin Veilleux’s exhibit on Nikola Tesla on Wednesday during National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

John Semetauskis explains his exhibit on the Holocaust Wednesday to Danielle Loring, left, and Heidi Gagnon during the National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Olivia Snowman, center, thanks Jennifer Boening, left, and Jessica Smith who judged her paper on John Wesley Powell on Wednesday during National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Juno Levy talks about her project Wednesday for National History Day at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. She chose Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall” for her topic. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal