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LISTEN: Overland Park Teen's Award-Winning Winston Churchill Impersonation

National History Day
Pembroke Hill student Jay Mehta won first place for junior individual performance at the National History Day Contest for his impersonation of Winston Churchill.

Fifteen-year-old Jay Mehta is inspired by Winston Churchill.

So much in fact, that he spent over 300 hours studying his life and character to put on a performance that won first place in his category in the annual National History Day contest, which attracts more than 600,000 student historians nationwide. 

His ten-minute performance starts before 1940 when Hitler began his campaign in Western Europe, Prime Minister Chamberlain resigned, and Churchill became Prime Minister.   

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