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March 21, 2003
Social Studies Fair Winners
MONROE, La.--More than 500 students participated in the Region
III Social Studies Fair held Thursday,March 20, at the University
of Louisiana at Monroe.
The state Social Studies Fair will be held in April in Baton
Rouge. Individual projects placing first or second at the regional
level in each of six social studies disciplines in all three
divisions qualify for the state fair. Group projects placing
first in all disciplines also advance to the state fair.
Region III comprises Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison,
Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas and West Carroll Parishes.
Not all places were awarded in each discipline. Region III winners
were:
DIVISION I (Grades 4-6)
Grand Prize Winners
Individual grand prize winner was Caleb Basinger, Lakeshore
Elementary. The individual grand prize runner-up was Blake Richard,
Lakeshore Elementary.
The group grand prize winners were Maggie McGuffee and Ashley
Coco, Swartz Elementary. The group grand prize runners-up were
William Long and Andy Roberts, Swartz Elementary.
Anthropology
Individual: 1st, James Brooks, Jack Hayes Elementary; 2nd,
Ben Minter, Lexington Elementary; 3rd, Courtney Cousans, Good
Hope Elementary; 4th, Kyle Ann Kaufman, Franklin Academy.
Group: 1st, Sagan Ezell, Joseph Freeman and Logan Horton, Calhoun
Middle School; 2nd, Landon Joiner and Jacob Garrison, Mangham
Jr. High; 3rd, Britni Stanley and Caleb Jones, Woodlawn Elementary;
4th, Darcey Ratcliff and Ariel Rosenberg, Lexington Elementary.
Economics
Individual: 1st, Lacy Mitchum, Home School Association; 2nd,
Emily Taylor, Jack Hayes Elementary; 3rd, Clayton Haynes, Good
Hope Middle School; 4th, Taylor Ford, Jack Hayes Elementary.
Group: 1st, Maggie McGuffee and Ashley Coco, Swartz Elementary;
2nd, Caleb Pool and Kayla Jones, Mangham Jr. High; 3rd, Tyler
Ainsworth and Philip Ford, Lakeshore Elementary; 4th, Dustin
Askin and Latoya Williams, Riverbend Elementary.
Geography
Individual: 1st, Lindsay Ray, Lakeshore Elementary; 2nd, Kimberly
Taraba, Swartz Elementary; 3rd, Andrew Bryer, Kiroli Elementary;
4th, Kyle Booth, Lakeshore Elementary.
Group: 1st, David Benefield and Brett Camper, Swartz Elementary;
2nd, Marquis Reeves and Joey Anding, Winnsboro Jr. High; 3rd,
Brad Evans and Chelsea Robertson, Pinecrest Elementary; 4th,
Mollie Peters and
Courtney Kenney, Woodlawn Elementary.
History
Individual: 1st, Nick Day, Learning Tech/Quest School; 2nd,
Amanda Beal, Morehouse Magnet; 3rd, Tom Jackson Reynolds, Grace
Episcopal School; 4th, Dalton C. Hunt, Swartz Elementary.
Group: 1st, Deon Fowler and Josh Manning, Riverbend Elementary;
2nd, Lezlee Shauf and Chelsea Manfull, Lenwil Elementary; 3rd,
Logan Clark and Emily Roberts, Ward III School; 4th, Dani Martin
and Matthew Harris, Ward III School.
Political Science
Individual: 1st, Caleb Basinger, Lakeshore Elementary; 2nd,
Sherell Hayes, Jack Hayes Elementary; 3rd, Blake Bosley, Claiborne
Elementary; 4th, Caleb Stark, Good Hope Elementary.
Group: 1st, William Long and Andy Roberts, Swartz Elementary;
2nd, Tiffany Washington and Garica Daniels, Elcelsior Christian
School; 3rd, Caitlin Jones and Kelsey Crowell, Woodlawn Elementary;
4th, Ben Stokes, Harrison Vogt and Patrick Haynes, Lexington
Elementary.
Sociology
Individual: 1st, Blake Richard, Grace Episcopal; 2nd, Kaitlyn
Eley, Mangham Elementary; Jaden Leach, Claiborne Elementary;
4th, Catelyn A. Parrott, Morehouse Magnet.
Group: 1st, Emma Leah Hale and Chelsea McGaha, Lakeshore Elementary;
2nd, Garrison Griffith and Austin Matthews, Swartz Elementary;
3rd, Shelby Lowery, Taylor Lowery and Mikki Caldwell, Lakeshore
Elementary; 4th, Amber Cook and Ashley Cook, Woodlawn Elementary.
DIVISION II (Grades 7-8)
Grand Prize Winners
Individual grand prize winner was Trey Maxwell, Ouachita Jr.
High. The individual grand prize runner-up was Norman Elrod,
Ward III School.
The group grand prize winners were Cody Jones and Devin Winkler,
Ouachita Jr. High. The group grand prize runners-up were Jared
Eley and T.J. Weed, Mangham Jr. High.
Anthropology
Individual: 1st, Brittany Taraba, Ouachita Jr. High; 2nd,
Shaina Conerly, Calhoun Middle School; 3rd, Laralee Herron, Christian
Homeschool Association; 4th, Darius Chatman, Excelsior Christian
School.
Group: 1st, Kandace Wiley and Sara Elliott, Ward III School.
Economics
Individual: 1st, Alan Williams, Mangham Jr. High School; 2nd,
Meredith McKoin, St. Joseph Elmentary; 3rd, Chase McMillian,
Pinecrest Elementary School; 4th, Scott Moore, Franklin Academy.
Group: 1st, Cody Jones and Devin Winkler, Ouachita Jr. High School;
2nd, Jon Peoples and Michael Young, Gilbert Jr. High School;
3rd, Laura Clinger and Chealsea Harrell, Morehouse Magnet.
Geography
Individual: 1st, Trey Maxwell, Ouachita Jr. High; 2nd, Ashlee
Sisson, Pinecrest Middle School; 3rd, Adam Ogden, Ward III School;
4th, Eugene Lawrence, Riser Middle School.
Group: 1st, Mandy Copeland and Misty Coughran, Mangham Jr. High;
2nd, Rebecca Brennan and Kristin Williams, Riser Middle School..
History
Individual: 1st, Norman Elrod, Ward III School; 2nd, Josh
Hutson, Pinecrest Middle School; 3rd, Carrie Rainey, Ouachita
Jr. High; 4th, Brook Clampit, Riser Middle School.
Group: 1st, Brittany Dannehl and Quincey Hammett, Ouachita Jr.
High; 2nd, Holly Middleton and Mary Peterson, Mangham Jr. High;
3rd, Heath Williams and Chris Archibald, Mangham Jr. High; 4th,
Brittany Dunham and Brittany Sanchez, Riser Middle School.
Political Science
Individual: 1st, Kandice Perry, Ouachita Jr. High; 2nd, Amanda
Clark, Pinecrest Middle School; 3rd, Rachel Wisenor, Mangham
Jr. High.
Group: 1st, Todd LeBeau and Joseph LeBeau, Ouachita Jr. High;
2nd, Jacob Hamm and Ryeland Myers, Pinecrest Middle School; 3rd,
Tommy Hamilton and Ethan Chandler, Calhoun Middle School.
Sociology
Individual: 1st, Sebastian Williams, Good Hope Middle School;
2nd, Ramsi Hendrix, Mangham Jr. High; 3rd, Hannah Chapman, Pinecrest
Middle School; 4th, Juanita Mosley, Excelsior Christian School.
Group: 1st, Jared Eley and T .J. Weed, Mangham Jr. High; 2nd,
Ali Armstrong and Lindsey Walley, Franklin Academy; 3rd, Mary
Kerry and Samuel Barr, Ouachita Jr. High; 4th, Kristin Murrell
and Caitlin Reynolds, Good Hope Middle School.
DIVISION III (Grades 9-12)
Grand Prize Winners
Individual grand prize winner was Nick McDonald, Ouachita
Parish High. The individual grand prize runner-up was Vanessa
Ozark, Christian Homeschool Association.
The group grand prize winners were Audra Corkern, April Goodman
and Nick Trejo, Winnsboro High. The group grand prize runners-up
were Francesca Owens and Jenika Rodgers, Wossman High.
Anthropology
Individual: 1st, Nick McDonald, Ouachita Parish High.
Group: 1st, Anna Gehl and Kylie Berry, Franklin Academy.
Economics
Individual: 1st, Keisha Lynn Powell, Crowville High; 2nd,
Joshua Banner, Excelsior Christian School.
Group: 1st, Casey Allen and Chadwick Hodges, Wossman High.
Geography
Individual: 1st, Vanessa Ozark, Christian Homeschool Association;
2nd, Whitley James, Wossman High.
Group: 1st, Chris Dye and Luke Fife, Mangham High; 2nd, Kobi
Jordan and Zakaevia Ross, Wossman High; 3rd, Katie Sproles and
Heather Bond, Winnsboro High.
History
Individual: 1st, Natalie Gray, Mangham High; 2nd, Julie E.
Meredith, Ouachita Parish High; 3rd, Amanda Taylor, Ouachita
Parish H igh; 4th, Kimberly Brown, Crowville High.
Group: 1st, Audra Corkern, April Goodman and Nick Trejo, Winnsboro
High; 2nd, Adam Bowman and Justin George, Mangham High; 3rd,
Anthony Ezell, Jake Massey and Jeffrey Easterling, Winnsboro
High; 4th, Rachel Russell and Erin Thomas, Ouachita Parish High.
Political Science
Individual: 1st, Solied Carroll, Wossman High.
Group: 1st, Francesca Owens and Jenika Rodgers, Wossman High.
Sociology
Individual: 1st, Amanda Lockard, Northeast Baptist School;
2nd, Ericka Knott, Ouachita Parish High; 3rd, Jenna Russell,
Northeast Baptist School; 4th, Billy Brown Jr., Northeast Baptist
School.
Group: 1st, Rachel Carley and Alexandria Hudson, Wossman High.
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