Georgia Council for the Social Studies

 

2011 State Social Studies Fair Winners

 

 

 

 

Best in Fair

 

ÒSkill vs. Luck:  Does Making a Profit in the Stock Market Require Skill and Experience or is it Pure Luck?Ó

Carol Anne Spangler

Chamblee Charter High School

DeKalb County Schools

Steve Rubino, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Best in Class I (Grades 5-6)

 

ÒWhat Impact Did the Buffalo Soldiers Have on America?Ó

Correggio Peagler, Jr.

Wadsworth Magnet School

DeKalb County Schools

Paula Wilson, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Discipline:  Class I Anthropology

 

ÒCould Bike Lanes Benefit Gainesville?Ó

Zachary Funk

Lanier Elementary School

Hall County Schools

Marilyn Hamblen, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline: Class I Economics

 

ÒFluorescent Light Bulbs vs. Incandescent Light BulbsÓ

Jessica Phillips and Cassidy Startec

Rabun County Elementary School

Rabun County Schools

Sheila Tipton, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class I Geography

 

ÒChilean vs. Haitian Earthquake:  Which One

Was Truly More Destructive?Ó

A.   J. Cox, Christian Staton, and Matt Weissel

Woodstock Middle School

Cherokee County Schools

Megan Malecek, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class I History

 

ÒThe Impact of Nurses in the Civil WarÓ

Anne Reneslacis

Whitlow Elementary School

Forsyth County Schools

Karen Daughtery, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class I Political Science

 

ÒThe Public Perception of Alternative Fuels:  What Will We Do When the Gas Runs Out?Ó

Brian Woolfolk

Sandtown Middle School

Fulton County Schools

Megan Bland, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class I Sociology/Social Psychology

 

ÒTwist, Turn, Pop! Who Can Open That Top?Ó

Rebekah Travis

Mary Lee Clark Elementary School

Camden County Schools

Nan Ward, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

 

Best in Class II (Grades 7-8)

 

ÒImpact of Child Labor in BangladeshÓ

Naomi Siddiquee

Memorial Middle School

Rockdale County Schools

Caroline Snell, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II Anthropology

 

ÒSamoan Football PlayersÓ

Jesse Cooper and Cole Smith

East Hall Middle School

Hall County Schools

Lynn Tankersley, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II Economics

 

ÒWhich Factor Contributes Most to a Country Succeeding in the Summer Olympic Games?Ó

Dane Lassetter

Fulton Science Academy Middle School

Fulton County Schools

Christopher Stiffler, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II Geography

 

ÒShould There Be a Kurdistan?Ó

Taylor Poole

Freedom Middle School

Cherokee County Schools

Marty Johansen, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II History

 

ÒOperation Halyard:  The Forgotten 500Ó

Caleb Brannon, Lucy Groves, and Dalton Hutchison

Teasley Middle School

Cherokee County Schools

John Breen, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II Political Science

 

ÒNorth vs. South:  Is There a Civil War

 Going on in DeKalb County?Ó

Christina Burgess

DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts

DeKalb County Schools

Lorenzo Nash, Directing Teache

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class II Sociology/Social Psychology

 

ÒMethamphetamine:  Knowing ÔWhatÕ Can Save Your LifeÓ

Hunter Fisher, Josh Parsons, Riley Wildeman

Teasley Middle School

Cherokee County Schools

John Breen, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

 

Best in Class III (Grades 9-10)

 

ÒIslam and the Media:  What is the Impact of Misinformation?Ó

Kerum Kendall

EagleÕs Landing High School

Henry County Schools

Zachory Kirk, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline: Class III Anthropology

 

ÒStretched Too THIN and FED Up:  How Do Beauty Perceptions Affect Women in the U.S. and Mauritania?Ó

Lindsey Perry and Laura Nguyen

Morrow High School

Clayton County Schools

Jennifer Henley, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class III Economics

 

ÒSmall Change:  Big ImpactÓ

Allison Rapoport and Olivia Volkert

Grady High School

Atlanta Public Schools

Susan Salvesen, Directing Teacher

 

Best in Discipline:  Class III Geography

 

ÒArcology:  Can Building Upwards Solve Urban Sprawl?Ó

Thomas (T. K.) OÕSteen

Forsyth Central High School

Forsyth County Schools

Jennifer Garner, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class III History

 

ÒMore Than Just a Game:  The OlympicsÓ

Madeline Ryan and Victoria Cochran

Creekview High School

Cherokee County Schools

Stan Hunsucker and Mike Sinco, Directing Teachers

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class III Sociology/Social Psychology

 

ÒMedia and Mankind:  TechnologyÕs Effect on SocietyÓ

Brice Karickhoff

Forsyth Central High School

Forsyth County Schools

Jennifer Garner, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

 

Best in Class IV (Grades 11-12)

 

ÒDoes Corruption Impact the Internal

 Displacement of Nations in Conflict?Ó

Rifat Mursalin

Douglass High School

Atlanta Public Schools

Cleopatra Warren, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class IV History

 

ÒThe Arch:  The Foundation of SocietyÓ

Josh Schuyler

Forsyth Central High School

Forsyth County Schools

Jennifer Garner, Directing Teacher

 

 

Best in Discipline:  Class IV Sociology/Social Psychology

 

ÒWhat Are the Effects of Divorce on Adolescents?Ó

Melanie Valle

Ola High School

Henry County Schools

Steve Sewell, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

 

Special Awards

 

 

Archaeology Awards

 

Presented by Lynn Pietak for

Society for Georgia Archaeology and

Georgia Council for Professional Archaeologists

 

ÒHow Did the Canton Textile Mills Affect the Growth of Canton?Ó

Caleb Spurling

Clayton Elementary Schools

Cherokee County Schools

Susan Harris, Directing Teacher

 

 

 ÒAndersonville vs. ElmiraÓ

Scotty Kent

Huntington Middle School

Houston County Schools

Mark McGee, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Economics Award

 

Presented by Dr. Eddie Bennett,

GCSS Executive Director and Trustee,

Georgia Council on Economic Education

 

ÒWhich Factor Contributes Most to a Country Succeeding in the Summer Olympic Games?Ó

Dane Lassetter

Fulton Science Academy Middle School

Fulton County Schools

Christopher Stiffler, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Geography Award

 

Presented by Rebecca Ryckeley on behalf of Dr. Garrett Smith,

 Kennesaw State University, for the Georgia Geographic Alliance

 

ÒChilean vs. Haitian Earthquake:

Which One Was Truly More Destructive?Ó

A.   J. Cox, Christian Staton, and Matt Weissel

Woodstock Middle School

Cherokee County Schools

Mega Malecek, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Georgia Studies Award

 

Presented by Dr. Virginia Shadron, Emory University

Friends of Georgia Archives and History

 

ÒHow Did the Canton Textile Mills Affect the Growth of Canton?Ó

Caleb Spurling

Clayton Elementary School

Cherokee County Schools

Susan Harris, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

History Award

 

Presented by Joel Walker

The National Archives at Atlanta

 

ÒHow Did the Space Race Change American PeopleÕs Lives?Ó

Isabelle Ariail

Peachtree Charter Middle School

DeKalb County Schools

Carole Dunn, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Political Science Award

 

Presented by Michael Boyd, Past President

Georgia Council for the Social Studies

 Civic Mission of Schools Fund

 

ÒNorth vs. South:  Is There a Civil War

Going on in DeKalb County?Ó

Christina Burgess

DeKalb Elementary School of the Arts

DeKalb County Schools

Lorenzo Nash, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

Sociology/Social Psychology Award

 

Presented by Andrea Pritchett, President

Georgia Leadership Association for the Social Studies

And Board of Trustees member, GCSS

 

ÒTwist, Turn, Pop!  Who Can Open That Top?Ó

Rebekah Travis

Mary Lee Clark Elementary

Camden County Schools

Nan Ward, Directing Teacher

 

 

 

New Georgia Encyclopedia Award

 

No projects qualified for this award this year.   To be eligible next year, use the NGE as a secondary resource.   Topics in NGE are not limited to Grade 8 Georgia Studies topics.  See http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Home.jsp for a list of categories.