2010 Georgia Social Studies Fair

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Ceremonies

 



Dutchtown High School
AFROTC Flag Color Guard

 



State Social Studies Fair Coordinator Sharon Coleman

 



Sarah McKee, New Georgia
Encyclopedia
Electronic Editor

 

Overall Best in Fair Winner

 


State Social Studies Fair Coordinator Sharon Coleman (left) and
Georgia Council for the Social Studies Executive Director Eddie
Bennett (right) with 2010 Overalll Best in Fair Winner Carol
Anne Spangler



Does Going Green Earn You Green?
Carol Anne Spangler
Chamblee Charter High School
DeKalb County Schools
Steve Rubino, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Class Winners

 



Best in Class I (Grades 5-6)
Storytelling: How Did it Enter the United
States and How Does itd Affect Us Today

Cameron Comrie
Chalk2Champions Academy
Alpharetta, Georgia

Steve Rubino, Directing Teacher




Best in Class II (Grades 7-8)
Teen Car Accidents
Riley Wildeman
Josh Parsons
Teasley Middle School
Cherokee County Schools

Natalie Smith, Directing Teacher




Best in Class III (Grades 9-10)
Where is Task Force 34?
Zander Crawford
Cherokee High School
Cherokee County Schools
Dan Snipes, Directing Teacher

 



Best in Class IV (Grades 11-12)
Jim Crow
Aaron Foston
Grady High School
Atlanta City Schools
Lou Sartor, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Discipline Winners: Class I (Grades 5-6)

 



 

Anthropology
What was Life Like for the Pioneers Traveling the Oregon Trail?
Milan Riddick
Roberts Elementary
Paulding County Schools
Tammy Shiflett, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Economics
What Is the Best Value – Eating Out
or Eating In?
Christian Floyd
Lanier Elementary
Hall County Schools
Marilyn Hamblen, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Geography
Inside Genocide: How and Where
Does it Occur?
Noah Bryant
Fulton Science Academy
Fulton County Schools
Lynn Miner, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

History
How Did the Buffalo Soldiers Affect African-Americans Enlisting in the Military?
Amya Gibbs
Midland Academy
Muscogee County Schools
Pholly Rhodes, Directing Teacher

(No Project Photo Available)

Political Science
Cpl. Paul Bannon
Jackson Bannon
Morningside Elementary
Atlanta City Schools
Beth Burney, Directing Teacher

(No Project Photo Available)

Sociology/Social Psychology
Is the Use of Technology Good
for the Human Race?
Mykel Barber
Centennial Place Elementary
Atlanta City Schools
Dr. Stinson, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Discipline Winners: Class II (Grades 7-8)

 

 

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Anthropology
Crisis in Darfur: What Criminal
Activities Are Happening in Darfur
and Why Do They Continue?
Brionna Johnigan
Edwards Middle School
Rockdale County Schools
Kevin Smith, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Economics
How Has the Recession Affected Jobs?
Lorielle Rozier
Arthur Williams Middle School
Wayne County Schools
Sharon Ellis, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Geography
How Can We Solve the Problem
of Global Warming?
Matthew Harries
Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Fulton County Schools
Dwayne Gregory, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

History
World War II: The Final Two
Blake Hankwitz
St. Mary's Middle School
Camden County Schools
Mike White, Directing Teacher

 

Political Science
Red, White, and Blue IQ: Can You Pass
the Ameerican Citizenship Test?
Vincent Picard
St. Mary's Middle School
Camden County Schools
Mike White, Directing Teacher

 

Sociology/Social Psychology
Diet or Die Trying: The Effects of
Self Image on Eating Disorders
Chelsea Lee
Merry Acres Middle School
Dougherty County Schools
Gina Phillips, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Discipline Winners: Class III (Grades 9-10)

 

 

 

(No Project Photo Available)

Economics
Outsourcing: Winners and Losers
in the Global Market
Ahila Manivannan
Etowah High School
Cherokee County Schools
Jannie Johnson, Directing Teacher

 

(No Project Photo Available)

History
Josef Mengele: Fruits of the
Angel of Death
Duc Nguyen
Savannah Arts Academy
Savannah-Chatham County Schools
Margaret Sheehan, Directing Teacher

 

Political Science
What Affects the Approval Ratings
of the Presidency?
David Kelley
Carver Early College
Atlanta City Schools
Dr. Thomas Gosha, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline Winners: Class IV (Grades 11-12)

 

 

(No Project Photo Available)

History
How Have Third Parties Influences
American Politics
Sam Weinstock
Grady High School
Atlanta City Schools
Lou Sartor, Directing Teacher

 

Special Awards

 

Archaeology Award
Presented by the Society for
Georgia Archaeology and the
Georgia Council for
Professional Archaeologists



Was Lucy Human? A Comparison
of Arthrolapithicus Afrensus
Fossils and Human Bones

Jessica Anthony
Arnold Mill Elementary School
Cherokee County Schools
Lisa Soranno, Directing Teacher

Archaeology Award
Presented by the Society for
Georgia Archaeology and the
Georgia Council for
Professional Archaeologists



How Has the Gullah Culture Survived?
Christina Moore
Austin Road Middle School
Henry County Schools
Angelia McQueen, Directing Teacher

Economics Award
Presented by the Georgia
Council on Economic Education



How Did Illegal Immigration
Affect the Georgia Economy

Telecia Cistrunk
DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts
DeKalb County Schools
Lorenzo Nash, Directing Teacher

 

Geography Award
Presented by the Georgia
Geographic Alliance



Inside Genocide: How and
Where Does it Occur?
Noah Bryant
Fulton Science Academy
Fulton County Schools
Lynn Miner, Directing Teacher

 

Political Science Award
Presented by the Georgia
Council for the Social Studies
Civic Mission of Schools Fund



Red, White, and Blue IQ: Can You Pass
the Ameerican Citizenship Test?
Vincent Picard
St. Mary's Middle School
Camden County Schools
Mike White, Directing Teacher

 

Sociology/Social Psychology Award
Presented by the Georgia
Leadership Association for the
Social Studies



Diet or Die Trying: The Effects of
Self Image on Eating Disorders
Chelsea Lee
Merry Acres Middle School
Dougherty County Schools
Gina Phillips, Directing Teacher

 

New Georgia Encyclopedia Award
Presented by the Georgia
Humanities Council and the
University of Georgia Press



Indian Removal Act: Did Andrew
Jackson Have a Choice?
Whitney Cruz
North Whitfield Middle School
Whitfield County Schools
Drew Bragg, Directing Teacher

 

Georgia Studies Award
Presented by the Friends of
Georgia Archives and History



The Economy and Foreclosure:
How Does it Affect Students'
Studies and Their Families?
Darrielle McCray
M.D. Roberts Middle School
Claytdon County Schools
Wendy Cotton, Directing Teacher

 

 

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Photos: Mary Stakes and Laura McCarty

 
 
 
 
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