Three Wakefield School students earned recognition at the 2013 History Day regional District 5 competition, that took place March 2 at Mount Vernon High School.

This year's History Day theme was Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.

Freshmen Maddie Dale and Evy Edens, both of Middleburg, earned second place in the category Senior Group Exhibit for their project, The Day of 911. By earning second place, Dale and Edens will move on to the state competition, hosted by Colonial Williamsburg on April 20.

Sophomore Leilani Wolf of Herndon earned third place in the Senior Individual Website category for her project Latitude 38 N: The Korean War, the DMZ, and North Korea.

District 5 included students from the following counties and cities: Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, Westmoreland, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, Caroline, Northumberland, Richmond (County), Lancaster, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park.