Editor’s note: The original story published online included a photo provided to us that turned out to be the wrong person.

Emma Frisbie, a Pine Point School student who lives in East Lyme, won the Wayne Smith Memorial Award as well as the first place prize in the Junior Individual Division for her performance "The Janes: A Frontier for Women’s Reproductive Healthcare."

She has earned a spot on the Connecticut History Day Team, which will head to the National History Day competition in Maryland in June.

Middle and high school students from across the state met at Central Connecticut State College for the annual History Day competition last month.

The state competition, featuring winners from six regional contests held earlier this spring, is a culmination of months of intense study in the classroom or after-school clubs. Teachers assist students with project development and guide them on how to conduct historical research.

This year's theme for the competition is focused on “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.” Students interviewed experts to shape their findings into a sound historical thesis. Working alone or in groups, students presented projects in one of five categories – exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers, or performances.

An affiliate program of National History Day, Connecticut History Day is a Connecticut Democracy Center program in residence at Connecticut's Old State House. For more information, visit historydayct.org

Support has been provided through a CT Cultural Fund Grant from CT Humanities, with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development/Connecticut Office of the Arts, from the Connecticut State Legislature. CHD receives support through a grant from the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. Program support comes from the New Haven Museum and the Franklin Foundation.