Region I Social Studies Fair winners at LSUS
03/21/05

The LSUS College of Education and Human Development has issued the list of winners in the 2005 Region I Social Studies Fair held March 10 in the University Center on the LSUS campus. Fair co-chairs Drs. Keitha Rogers and Debbie Williams, both assistant professors of education, said the regional fair is the intermediate round of competition between the individual school level and the statewide contest.

The Fair is divided into three age-group divisions: I – Grades 4-6, II – Grades 7-8 and III – Grades 9-12. Individual and group competitions are conducted by division in each of six categories: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology. In addition to as many as four place winners in each category, there are individual and group Grand Prize winners and runners-up in each division, as well as one Sweepstakes winner in each division.

The winners are:

Sweepstakes Winners

Division I – Vipul Vachharajanji, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport; Division II – Kasey Brock, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, and Division III – Pradeep Pramanik, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport.

Grand Prize Winners and Grand Prize Runners-Up

Division I Individual: Grand Prize – Vipul Vachharajanji, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport, and Runner-Up – Justin Flores, Jack P. Timmons Elementary School, Shreveport.

Division I Group: Grand Prize – Ambrojhae Jones & Jalen Fleming, Judson Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, and Runner-Up – Will Slack & Cory White, Cope Middle School, Bossier City.

Division II Individual: Grand Prize – Kasey Brock, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, and Runner-Up – Zachery Pettis, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport.

Division II Group: Grand Prize – Holly Hollyway & Deanna Hardin, Haughton Middle School, Haughton, and Runner-Up – Allison Haynie & Carmen Ortiz, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport.

Division III Individual: Grand Prize – Pradeep Pramanik, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport, and Runner-Up – Scott Mitchell, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport.

Division III Group: Grand Prize – Jennifer Lucky & Daniella Howard, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport, and Runner-Up – Emily DeRosia & Elizabeth Wuellner, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport.

Division I (Grades 4– 6) / Individual

Anthropology: 1st – Vipul Vachharajanji, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport; 2nd – Kimberly Nguyen, The Cathedral School, Shreveport; 3rd – Collier Campbell, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport, and 4th – Jamie Smith, Central Elementary School, Dubberly.

Economics: 1st – Christine Hennigan, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport; 2nd – Alex Ingram, Judson Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport; 3rd – Erin Rizza, Stockwell Elementary School, Bossier City, and 4th – Taylor Rabalais, Herndon Magnet Elementary School, Belcher.

Geography: 1st – Katie Frierson, Youree Drive Middle School, Shreveport; 2nd – Stephen Downer, Herndon Magnet School, Belcher; 3rd – Aaron Hunter, Princeton School, Princeton, and 4th – Jeremy Oliver, Herndon Magnet School, Belcher.

History: 1st – Kenneth Knick, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport; 2nd – Jay Meehan, The Cathedral School, Shreveport; 3rd – Lakeitha Sims, Summer Grove Elementary School, Shreveport, and 4th – Madalyn Culpepper, Central Elementary School, Dubberly.

Political Science: 1st – Justin Flores, Jack P. Timmons Elementary School, Shreveport; 2nd – Taylor Veillon, Apollo Elementary School, Bossier City; 3rd – Lauren Samuelson, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport, and 4th – Alorah Cannon, Meadowview Elementary School, Bossier City.

Sociology: 1st – Sarah Bicknell, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport; 2nd – Ruth Bishop, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport; 3rd – Thomas Brown, Benton Middle School, Benton, and 4th – Micah Ivey, Jack P. Timmons Elementary School, Shreveport.

Division I (Grades 4– 6) / Group

Economics: 1st – Ambrojhae Jones & Jalen Fleming, Judson Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport; 2nd – Catherine Anne Hagan & Madeline Wagnon, Eden Gardens Fundamental Magnet School, Shreveport, and 3rd – Cameron DeBose & Michael Moebius, Rusheon Middle School, Bossier City.

Geography: 1st – Tucher Attaway, Kenny Matson & Josh Carter, Apollo Elementary School, Bossier City, and 2nd – Shrkira Flournoy, Sari Pipes, & Nicole Capito, Judson Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport.

History: 1st – Olivia Landry & Kate GilbertYouree Drive Middle School, Shreveport; 2nd – Matthew Campbell & Demano Rowe, Riverside Elementary School, Shreveport; 3rd – Morgan Wren & McKenzie Wren, Glenbrook School, Minden, and 4th – Kimberly Davis & Jordan Chance, The Cathedral School, Shreveport.

Political Science: 1st – Nate Fielder & Christian Spano, Eden Gardens Fundamental Magnet School, Shreveport, and 2nd – Shaylen Braggs & Courtney Hunt, Judson Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport.

Sociology: 1st – Will Slack & Cory White, Cope Middle School, Bossier City; 2nd – Anna Boyter & Rebecca Coleman, Eden Gardens Fundamental Magnet School, Shreveport, and 3rd – Lauren Murchison & Katie White, South Highlands Elementary School, Shreveport.

Division II (Grades 7– 8) / Individual

Anthropolgy: 1st – Stillman Johnson, Benton Middle School, Benton; 2nd – Brooke Searcy, The Cathedral School, Shreveport; 3rd – Michael Dai, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, and 4th – Sarah Allen, Youree Drive Middle School, Shreveport.

Economics: 1st – Lexi Romine, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Mary Ellen Kerr, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport, and 3rd – Steven Pitcher, Rusheon Middle School, Bossier City.

Geography: 1st – Kaitlyn Holmes, Webster Junior High, Minden; 2nd – Allison Tunnell, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 3rd – Shelby Taylor, Rusheon Middle School, Bossier City, and 4th – Joel Mills, Springhill Junior High, Springhill.

History: 1st – James Scroggins, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Ansley Simpson, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport; 3rd – Taylor Foss, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport, and 4th – Dylan Mock, Haughton Middle School, Haughton.

Political Science: 1st – Zachery Pettis, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Kendall Porter, Benton Middle School, Benton, and 3rd – Rachael Urbanowski, The Cathedral School, Shreveport.

Sociology: 1st – Kasey Brock, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Anne Marie Mack, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport; 3rd – Ellie Boggs, Benton Middle School, Benton, and 4th – David Kowaleski, Doyline High School, Doyline.

Division II (Grades 7– 8) / Group

Anthropology: 1st – Tracy Mays & Mason Chambers, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport.

Economics: 1st – Hali Kha & Lucy Woodley, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport.

Geography: 1st – Claire Homza & Caroline Hagan, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport.

History: 1st – Holly Hollyway & Deanna Hardin, Haughton Middle School, Haughton; 2nd – Kirra Glenn & Kendall Hughes, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 3rd – Hailey Gibson & Jessica Bourgoesis, Greenacres Middle School, Bossier City, and 4th – Samantha McClure & Stephanie Flynn, Shongaloo High School, Shongaloo.

Political Science: 1st – Maddie Layton & Rachel Sinclair, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Justin Carter & Kelly Hall, Springhill High School, Springhill, and 3rd – Malcolm Salter & Cody Grimsley, Rusheon Middle School, Bossier City.

Sociology: 1st – Allison Haynie & Carmen Ortiz, Caddo Middle Magnet School, Shreveport; 2nd – Hannah Dorsett, First Baptist Church School, Shreveport, and 3rd – Autumn McGowan & Sarah Tisdaly, Webster Junior High School, Minden.

Division III (Grades 9 – 12) / Individual

Anthropology: 1st – Kristin Foss, C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, and 2nd – Ryan Skyrme, Northwood High School, Shreveport.

Economics: 1st – Pradeep Pramanik, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport; 2nd – Cassie Woonen, Northwood High School, Shreveport, and 3rd – Ben Feibel, Northwood High School, Shreveport.

Geography: 1st – Ben Jenkins, Shongaloo High School, Shongaloo, and 2nd – Haylee Lundy, Northwood High School, Shreveport.

History: 1st – Katelyn Mullenax, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport; 2nd – Caleb McGraw, Glenbrook School, Minden; 3rd – Travis Slate Nuss, Northwood High School, Shreveport, and 4th – Kimberly Mitchell, Shongaloo High School, Shongaloo.

Political Science: 1st – Roger Willett, Northwood High School, Shreveport, and 2nd – Paige Hickman, Springhill High School, Springhill.

Sociology: 1st – Scott Mitchell, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport; 2nd – Seth Burnes, Plain Dealing High School, Plain Dealing; 3rd – Mallory Bussey, Byrd High School, Shreveport, and 4th – Krystal French, Northwood High School, Shreveport.

Division III (Grades 9 – 12) / Group

Anthropology: 1st – Kelly Sullivan & Ashley Blasen, Plain Dealing High School, Plain Dealing.

Economics: 1st – Cortez Boston & Wendy Frazier, Minden High School, Minden.

History: 1st – Jennifer Lucky & Daniella Howard, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport; 2nd – Wesley Valentine & Dustin Reneau, Northwood High School, Shreveport; 3rd – Lindsey O'Brien & Mary Rebecca Baker, Captain Shreve High School, Shreveport, and 4th – Joe Scroggs & Hannah Scroggs, Glenbrook School, Minden.

Political Science: 1st – Jerrod Melancon, Jarrod Sawyer, & Jacob Partain, Springhill High School, Springhill.

Sociology: 1st – Emily DeRosia & Elizabeth Wuellner, Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport.

For information or clarification, contact Dr. Keitha Rogers at 797-5035 (krogers@lsus.edu) or Dr. Debbie Williams at 797-5040 (dwilliam@lsus.edu).