Region I Social Studies Fair winners announced
03/07/06

The winners of the Region I Social Studies Fair, held Thursday at LSUS, have been announced by fair co-directors Drs. Debbie Williams and Keitha Rogers, both LSUS assistant professors of education.

The annual fair draws hundreds of students to the LSUS campus who have advanced from elementary, middle and high school competitions throughout Northwest Louisiana. First and second place winners at the Regional level are eligible to advance to the state competition in Baton Rouge.

Sweepstakes Winners

Division I – Courtney Grace Holley/Summerfield Elementary.

Division II– Brittany Hyman/The Cathedral School.

Division III– Ben Jenkins/Shongaloo High School.

Grand Prize Winners and Runners-up

Division I Individual

Grand Prize– Courtney Grace Holley/Summerfield Elementary.

Runner-up– Ruth Bishop/Caddo Middle Magnet.

Division I Group

Grand Prize – Sarah Kate Bar & Molly Layton/South Highlands Elementary.

Runner-up – Kavina Jani & Mallory Hall/Apollo Elementary.

Division II Individual

Grand Prize – Brittany Hyman/ The Cathedral School.

Runner-up – James Young/ Southfield School.

Division II Group

Grand Prize – Landon Crane & Morgan Ballengee/ Caddo Middle Magnet.

Runner-up – Rachel Sinclair & Taylor Slack/ Caddo Middle Magnet.

Division III Individual

Grand Prize – Ben Jenkins/ Shongaloo High School.

Runner-up – Ian Summer/ Captain Shreve High School.

Division III Group

Grand Prize – Carolyn Murphy & Will Moseley/Captain Shreve High School.

Runner-up – Jenny Owen & Christina Howard/Caddo Magnet High School.

Division I

Individual

Anthropology

1st – Dirt Works: The search for the past, Alex Tibbit, Herndon Magnet School.

2nd – Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends, Kendell Penington, Rusheon Middle School.

3rd – Iroquois Indians, Tague Frizzell, Forest Hills Elementary School.

Economics

1st – A Reason To Hope, Courtlyn Grace Holley, Summerfield Elementary.

2nd – Medical Evacution Helicopters, James David Almond, Stockwell Place Elementary.

3rd – What Is In Your Wallet: Real or Counterfeit, Caroline Irby, Eden Gardens Elementary.

Geography

1st – The Floods of New Orleans, Meagan Tinsley, St. Marks Cathedral School.

2nd – Hurricane Katrina, Tyler Lewis, Forest Hill Elementary.

3rd – Land Down Under, Sonia Marie Pereira, Richardson Elementary.

History

1st – D-Day for the 116th Regiment, Mitchell McCallon, Eden Gardens Elementary.

2nd – What Treasure Lies Beneath Oak Island? Kenneth Knick, South Highlands Magnet.

3rd – Women In Politics, Taylor Veillon, Apollo Elementary.

Political Science

1st – Is Bigger Better, Austin M. Jones, Curtis Elementary

2nd – Anchors Aweigh, Taylor Thompson, Meadowview Elementary

3rd – John Thomas Sisemore, Trent Moore, Apollo Elementary

Sociology

1st – Two Homes, Two Lives, One Divorce, Ruth Bishop, Caddo Middle Magnet.

2nd – Gandhi-The Legend, Shelvi Shah, Apollo Elementary.

3rd – Forensic Odontology "Bites," Carrington Christyn Cain, First Baptist Church School.

Group

Anthropology

1st – What Is An Armadillo? Anna Scott Lewis and Olivia Wilson, South Highlands Elementary.

2nd – The Song Dynasty, Anna Szentirma and Cricket Thurman, Caddo Middle Magnet.

Economics

1st – The Hidden Cost of Obesity, Ashley Sherrand and Mariah Hawkins, Judson Fundamental Magnet.

2nd – Beanie Babies-Why So Popular, Jamie Sullivan and Casey Friday, The Cathedral School.

3rd – Wal-Mart, Mikayla Kerry and Erin Rizzo, Cope Middle School.

Geography

1st – Endangered Wild Cats, Brenna Gilpin and Abbie Booker, Stockwell Place Elementary.

History

1st – The History of Southern Maid Donuts, Sarah Kate Bar and Molly Layton, South Highlands Elementary.

2nd – The Atomic Bomb, Garrett Massie and Brandy Holt, Judson Fundamental Magnet.

3rd – LSU Football-The Past and Present, Sam Deberardinis and Ryan Burton, South Highlands Elementary.

Political Science

1st – Jim Crow Laws: Why Were They Abolished, Shaylen Braggs and Alesia Roman, Judson Fundamental Magnet.

Sociology

1st – Reality Check, Kavina Jani and Mallory Hall, Apollo Elementary.

2nd – The 50s Pop Culture, Hannah Crnkovic and Ben Green, Riverside Elementary.

3rd – The Birth Order, Catherine Ann Hagan and Madeline Wagnon, Eden Gardens Elementary.

Division II

Individual

Anthropology

1st – Chinese Zodiac Signs, Samantha Schnieder, Rusheon Middle School.

2nd – Cave Life During Civil War, Mary Anna Billingsley, Caddo Middle Magnet.

Economics

1st – Life Under Glass: The Biosphere II, James Young, Southfield School.

2nd – An Oil Crisis? Scotty Smith, Southfield School.

3rd – Hayek vs. Keynes: An Economic Debate, Lauren Gieseke, Caddo Middle Magnet.

Geography

1st – A Crawfish "Tale" An Industry Ruined? Andrew Murphy, Caddo Middle Magnet.

History

1st – The Battle of Sekigahara, Brittany Hyman, The Cathedral School.

2nd – The Salem Witch Trials, Chelsie Gordon, Shongaloo School.

3rd – The Campbell's are Coming, Thomas Campbell, Southfield School.

Political Science

1st – Lady Liberty, Taylor Foss, First Baptist Church School.

2nd – FEMA Feeling Extremely Misplaced After the Storm, Brunneshia D. Hall, Youree Dr. Middle School.

3rd – It's an Equal Thing, Heather Strapleton, Youree Dr. Middle School.

Sociology

1st – All Aboard the Underground Railroad, Rachel Carson, Caddo Middle Magnet.

2nd – A Dose of Death, Madalyn Culpepper, Lakeside Junior/Senior High School.

3rd – "Women In WWII," Sydney Merriman, Southfield School.

Group

Anthropology

1st – Greek Mythology, Brianna Turner & Brittany Lee, Rusheon Middle School.

2nd – Cheese or Cake, Madie Ferguson & Nick Mancoe, The Cathedral School.

Economics

1st – The Best Kept Secret, Caroline Hagan & Claire Homza, Caddo Middle Magnet.

2nd – Mardi Gras, Hunter Hopkins & Rusty Bohanon, Caddo Middle Magnet.

Geography

1st – Hurricane Katrina: The Storm that Really Came, Dante' Johnson & Hannah Conners, Youree Drive Middle School.

2nd – Heavy Waters, Brooke Searcy & Krisi Scales, The Cathedral School.

History

1st – McDonald's, Hannah Johnson & Cacia Meeks, Southfield School.

2nd – The History of Hip Hop Music, Madeleine Knox & Jocelynn Brazill, Youree Dr. Middle School.

3rd – Pong to X-Box, A History, Zac Greenway & Charlie Judd, Southfield School.

Political Science

1st – New London School Explosion, Amanda Kilpatrick & Abbey McCrary, Youree Dr. Middle School.

Sociology

1st – Our Coast is Toast, Landon Crane & Morgan Ballengee, Caddo Middle Magnet.

2nd – To Believe or Not to Believe…That is the Question!, Rachel Sinclair & Taylor Slack, Caddo Middle Magnet..

3rd – KKK, Jasmine Bryant & Sheonte' Wyatt, Rusheon Middle School.

Division III

Individual

Anthropology

1st – China and the Traditional Aspects of the Land, Briana Rose Jones, Northwood High School.

2nd – Stonehenge: Circle of Secrets, Leanne Hardy, Glenbrook School.

3rd – Christianity: The Most Disputed Religion, Logan C. Dugard, Captain Shreve High School.

Economics

1st – Airlines-The New Non-Profit Organizations? Eszter Szentirmai, Caddo Magnet High School.

2nd – Extreme Makeover: The Twenty Dollar Bill, Stormie Moore, Northwood High School.

Geography

1st – Germany, Jennifer Ly, Northwood High School.

History

1st – Equipment of the Trans Mississippi, Ben Jenkins, Shongaloo High School.

2nd – A Look at the US Congressional Medal of Honor, Ian Summers, Captain Shreve High School.

3rd – Angola State Penitentiary & Rodeo, Christine Lea Huddleston, Northwood High School.

Political Science

1st – Justice for Juvenile Offenders, Derek L. Snyder, Caddo Magnet High School.

2nd – Fedral B, Amy Schreiber, Northwood High School.

3rd – Censorship: A Question of Morals, Patrick Kyle Collins, Shongaloo High School.

Sociology

1st – Who Can Be a Hero? Sarah Shelton, Caddo Magnet High School.

2nd – Box Five, Amanda Foy, Caddo Magnet High School.

3rd – Funerary Art, Antawniea Robinson, Northwood High School.

Group

Economics

1st – Dollars and Sense, Carolyn Murphy & Will Moseley, Captain Shreve High School.

Geography

1st – Gazing at Giza, Jenny Owen & Christina Howard, Caddo Magnet High School.

2nd – Disasters of 2005 and 1906, Racheal Williams, Meaghan Connor & Madeline Wellborn , Caddo Magnet High School.

History

1st – The Postal Service, Nikita Dykstra & Brittany Meredith, Captian Shreve High School.

2nd – Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Lindsey O'Brien & Melissa Lee, Captian Shreve High School.

Political Science

1st – The Nuclear Club, Michael Weibder & Josef Friis, Captain Shreve High School.

2nd – Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Erin Kalbacher & Marshall Roberts, Captain Shreve High School.