Eighth-grader Jordan Stigen’s computer-based documentary “Pliable Plastics Change the World,” was overall winner in the local competition of the National History Day contest. The contest theme was “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas and Events.”
Stigen, 14, said the project opened her eyes about the variety of products containing plastic. “It’s in everything. It helps make all of the new types of materials we use.”
Because of their use in computers and other electronics, plastics…
