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OFFICIAL RESULTSMay 14-15, 2004

STATE SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR

Division I

Anthropology, Individual

Maria DuPont Harrison County A Day in the Life of a Korean GirlFirst Place

James Rexroad Wood County Totem Poles: Silent Storytellers or Idols?Second Place

Claire Cottrill Mason County How Hawaiian Culture has changedThird Place

Kylee Yeater Tyler County I am an American IndianHonorable Mention

Jennifer Hanlin Grant County Native MedicineHonorable Mention

Tucker Evans Hampshire County Legacy in StoneHonorable Mention

Anthropology, Pair

Nikita SanganiCatherine Blackwood

Kanawha County The Cultures of IndiaFirst Place

Racheal LydickSara Wells

Wetzel County Moth Man: Fact or FictionSecond Place

Adam RisonEthan Taylor

Hampshire County MummificationThird Place

Jaid ShorbMiles McDonough

Berkeley County Nefertiti, A Queen in Her TimeHonorable Mention

Annie LaCourKylie Amick

Wood County Eskimos and Inuits:Then and NowHonorable Mention

Julia BrownEmily Broughton

Harrison County The Maya, Then and NowHonorable Mention



Class, Class

Allison FarnerDrew Stone

Wood County Mound Builders vs. Pyramid BuildersFirst Place

Chas StonestreetAndrew Stump & Jay H

Mercer County Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Bully?Second Place

Jordan CalesJessica Sweeney

Summers County What Does the Bill of Rights Mean to Us?Third Place

Robyanna JohnsonIan Mutchler

Berkeley County Blennerhassett Island - The Island And It's People

Honorable Mention

Alexa AntillLauren Trupo

Harrison County Let Freedom RingHonorable Mention

Molly CallaghanPooja Prabhakar

Kanawha County Does Getting Rid of the Penny...Make Cents?

Honorable Mention

Economics, Individual

Chelsea Hessler Morgan County Got Milk? Where Have All the Producers Gone?

First Place

Callie Goodwin Kanawha County What Is the Cost of Youth Sports?Second Place

Lauren Randolph Wood County The United States Trade DeficitThird Place

Jeffrey Grose Mercer County West Virginia LoggingHonorable Mention

Clark White Webster County Income/Gender : Effects on Video GamesHonorable Mention

Kelsey Fogg Harrison County Cha-ChingHonorable Mention

Mary Fluharty Roane County West Virginia Sink or SwimHonorable Mention

Lucas Hilsbos Marion County What Automobile Related Businesses in Marion County Affected Our Local

Honorable Mention



Economics, Pair

Bassel ZeinNicholas Stinson

Mercer County WinterPlace Ski Resort: Does It Impact Local Economy?

First Place

Garrett BoggsJoseph Rotz

Kanawha County Buying Your Pet: Are Breeders Better Than Pet Stores?

Second Place

Allison DeLanceyBrooke Hiley

Ritchie County Survivors: How Do Businesses Make It?Third Place

Tara WeeseLeanna Helmick

Tyler County Mardi Gras: Fast, Festive, or FinancialHonorable Mention

David PoeKayla Saunders

Raleigh County The Buck Starts HereHonorable Mention

Joseph SempleTyler Goddard

Wetzel County Custom Paint Job, Can I Afford It?Honorable Mention

Harlen GibsonMitch Burgess

Wood County How does Youth Soccer Affect our Economy?

Honorable Mention

Taylor MaditzTyler McHenry

Harrison County Wild Run: Visit the Horses at Chincoteague Island

Honorable Mention



Geography, Individual

Paul Ray Isaacs, Jr. Kanawha County Mt. St. Helens-- Past Eruption and Present: What Happened?

First Place

Emma Jewell Pocahontas County What Caused the Mississippi River to Flow Backwards? Could it Happen Again?

Second Place

Eric Grove Berkeley County The Great Barrier ReefThird Place

Russell King Mercer County Erupting Volcanoes - How Do They Affect the Environment?

Honorable Mention

Haley Chambers Summers County Surveying in America: How Has it Changed Over the Years?

Honorable Mention

Shyla Earl Wood County Mount Everest: The Great Challenge!Honorable Mention

Corey Rhodes Grant County What are Tornadoes?Honorable Mention

Gaetano Curotz Harrison County Hit the Slopes in West VirginiaHonorable Mention



Geography, Pair

Morghan MullinsHannah Perry

Mason County Bermuda TriangleFirst Place

Lauren KelleherSheluni Petal

Hampshire County A Trip to IndiaSecond Place

Tim ElbertBen Williams

Harrison County Proofs of a Global FloodThird Place

Frank HairstonBlake Hicks

Logan County What Are the Natural Wonders of the World?

Honorable Mention

Michael MiglioreMichael Samaha

Wood County Impact of Hurricanes and Tornadoes on People's Lives in the U.S.

Honorable Mention

Peter VasilopoulosQuentin Murphy

Calhoun County The New River Gorge BridgeHonorable Mention

Meaghan RileyKayley Francke

Berkeley County A Journey Through the NetherlandsHonorable Mention

Nathan NapierGavin Underwood

Ritchie County The Bermuda Triangle, is it Fact or Fiction?Honorable Mention



Political Science, Individual

Patrick Coyle Hampshire County Thinking About Running for President?First Place

Dustin Crump Mason County John Kennedy & Abraham LincolnSecond Place

Alex Roth Grant County Captain AmericaThird Place

Abbey Stafford Mercer County Municipal Government: What Does Your City Goverment Do?

Honorable Mention

Jordan Cales Summers County Who Was John and Jackie Kennedy?Honorable Mention

Alexandra Walker Harrison County Why Two Burdens of Proof?Honorable Mention

Flynn Pollard Fayette County American Civil Liberties Union - Protector of the Constitution

Honorable Mention

Sydney Pettit Gilmer County 17th PrecinctHonorable Mention

Whitney Parker Wood County United States CitizenshipHonorable Mention

Jackson Newsome Kanawha County The Death Penalty: Deterent Or Legalized Murder?

Honorable Mention

Logan Powell Raleigh County Who Elects the President?Honorable Mention



Political Science, Pair

Jay JacksonJustin Cavender

Mason County FirefightersFirst Place

Jared HarveyAaron Dingess

Mingo County Special Agents: The Origin and Function of the FBI

Second Place

Hunter WarnerThomas Lomasney

Grant County Clarksburg FBIThird Place

Josh WhiteZach Randolph

Harrison County Who Would Win the Election if Kids Could Vote?

Honorable Mention

Shayla CechHaley Thomas

Marion County The Death PenaltyHonorable Mention

Macey DeanChristopher Brown

Tyler County Civil War: Cause and EffectHonorable Mention

Wesley BellTyrell Frame

Roane County Our Nation's Military on Land, Air and SeaHonorable Mention

Allyson LambertBlake Rose

Mercer County What Is a Law Enforcement Canine?Honorable Mention



Psychology, Individual

Taylor Helms Logan County Tobacco Smoke - How Does It Affect Our Children?

First Place

Allison McCormick Morgan County Ring Around the Rosies: Coming to Grips With Black Death

Second Place

Ryanne Michael Grant County How Important Is It To Smile?Third Place

Christian Browning Mason County Another Difficult DiagnosisHonorable Mention

Kayleena Blankenship Mingo County Does Birth Order Affect Your Personality?Honorable Mention

Jed Sheets Pocahontas County Pooch LoveHonorable Mention

Mitchell Lake Webster County Attack of the Killer Shark?Honorable Mention

Amy Maphis Hampshire County Dying to be ThinHonorable Mention

Psychology, Pair

Morgan FoutLindsey Miller

Hampshire County Did You Know These Famous Athletes Have Dyslexia?

First Place

Shannon GilesMichael Giles

Berkeley County PhobiasSecond Place

Halie PutorekEmily Tweedlie

Mercer County PAWSitive Therapy: How Animals Change Lives

Third Place

Cassie ForbesAlexis Kitzmiller

Kanawha County Left Brain, Right Brain, Which Are You?Honorable Mention



Sociology, Individual

Allison Copolo Mercer County Child AbuseFirst Place

Matthew Sorrells Kanawha County The Inventive Process: What Makes An Inventor?

Second Place

Ashley Butler Berkeley County Panhandle Family Homeschools - In For Training: Making A Successful Guide Dog

Third Place

Emily Hughes Raleigh County Then and NowHonorable Mention

Joshua Wine Roane County Pete Rose: Ban or Add?Honorable Mention

Michele Roman Harrison County Guide HorsesHonorable Mention

Madison Hill Wood County Rescue, Rehab, ReleaseHonorable Mention

Joshua Short Nicholas County Strange and Taboo Foods Around the WorldHonorable Mention



Sociology, Pair

Jacy BishoffCarol Good

Kanawha County Barbie: What's Her Secret To Success?First Place

Katie FarmerJoe Tilley

Mingo County Camelot: How Society Embraced John & Jackie Kennedy

Second Place

Alexandra KeesSarah Hanshew

Berkeley County History of Irish DanceThird Place

Brianna WhismanBrittany Whisman

Raleigh County A Preemie's Basic NeedsHonorable Mention

Allie CarterHannah Sabo

Logan County How Do People Affect the Endangered Dolphin?

Honorable Mention

Kaitlyn NeffKeri Suter

Tyler County Reaching the Elderly: Helping Ourselves by Helping Others

Honorable Mention

Carly TrickettSantana Waggoner

Ritchie County Who is the King of Rock 'N' Roll?Honorable Mention

Rebecca BarkerHunter Gray

Nicholas County What Does It Mean?Honorable Mention



State & Local Studies, Individual

Lauren Brown Mercer County Men Who Matched the Mountains, Why All That Feudin'?

First Place

Devon Brosh Grant County OglebaySecond Place

Claire Lauderman Wood County Was there a Famous Resort Hotel in Borland Springs?

Third Place

Taylor Painter Tucker County Who Is Chuck Yeager?Honorable Mention

Matthew Bailey Pleasants County Slavery and the Underground Railroad in the Ohio Valley

Honorable Mention

Madeline Lewis Kanawha County From Candidate To Elected Leader: the Election Process In West Virginia

Honorable Mention

Natasha Anderson Marion County Coal Mining Then & NowHonorable Mention

Hannah Funk Hampshire County How Can A Loom Weave Generations Together?

Honorable Mention



State & Local Studies, Pair

Garret AmosBrice Kehrer

Tyler County History of Sistersville FerryFirst Place

Gabriel StarcherBrice Clark

Mason County Great Tragedy on the Ohio RiverSecond Place

Faith KlineSarah Metz

Marion County What Were the Early Days of Coal Mining Like?

Third Place

Molly EsbenshadeGail Hatfield

Wood County The Blennerhassett IslandHonorable Mention

Jenna AmosJesse Stemple

Ritchie County What Was the WV Connection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Honorable Mention

Rachel GrimesSarah Shears

Pocahontas County What Came Out of the Ashes?Honorable Mention

Jenna WestfallMorgan Hott

Hampshire County Fort Mill Ridge-What, How and Why?Honorable Mention

Kevin EskinsCory Sargent

Raleigh County John Henry: Fact or Fiction?Honorable Mention



U.S. History, Individual

Jamie Pilkins Mercer County Stamping Living HeroesFirst Place

Adrianne Rine Tyler County The Underground RailroadSecond Place

Stephen Mullins Kanawha County What Was the 1849 Gold Rush?Third Place

Payton Whitt Mason County Betsy RossHonorable Mention

Lindsey Sites Grant County History of the IditarodHonorable Mention

Eli DesRocher Logan County John Deere: Outstanding in His FieldHonorable Mention

Sean Earley Wood County Windtalkers and WWIIHonorable Mention

Joshua Underwood Raleigh County The American Victory at the Battle of Cowpens

Honorable Mention



U.S. History, Pair

Rachel AyersRebekah Dunham

Mason County Women of the MayflowerFirst Place

Cody CorbinAutumn Chaney

Hampshire County How did the Underground Railroad Ignite a Nation?

Second Place

Addison MullinsMorgan Butera

Raleigh County Did She Attempt Fate to Be a Flying Ace?Third Place

Megan MinnixPaige Haning

Harrison County Juliette Low: The First Girl Scout We KnowHonorable Mention

Nicholas TabidzeAmanda Weber

Berkeley County United States Immigration Then and NowHonorable Mention

Zach WhiteBrady Smith

Morgan County The Wright FlightHonorable Mention

Austin LaymanBrice Games

Wood County Henry Ford and his Model THonorable Mention

Paige PraterNick Allen

Mingo County 9-11: The Fall of the Twin TowersHonorable Mention



World History, Individual

Jordan Fleet Kanawha County Medieval WeaponryFirst Place

Jackie Clark Tyler County The Roman ColisiumSecond Place

Dylan Canfield Tucker County Who Was Galileo?Third Place

Justin Dynes Roane County Baseball in Panama:Sport or a Way Out?Honorable Mention

Matthew McCabe Berkeley County D-Day: Return To EuropeHonorable Mention

Matthew Kessinger Mercer County D-Day Was It Just Another Day at the Beach?

Honorable Mention

Shawn Cheeks Mcdowell County The PentagonHonorable Mention

Katie Walker Calhoun County Chinese New YearHonorable Mention



World History, Pair

Kayli WilliamsMark Sampson

Mercer County What Is Cirque Du Soleil?First Place

Julia KniselyLawson Knisely

Kanawha County Roman CoinsSecond Place

James FosterIsaiah Smith

Ritchie County Why is December 7,1941, A Day That Will Live in Infamy?

Third Place

Stewart FitzwaterJoe Overbaugh

Calhoun County The Wright BrothersHonorable Mention

Matthew Brian PrelazTravis Austin Cole

Raleigh County Soccer Through the AgesHonorable Mention

Nolan TucciTom Angotti

Harrison County How a Boy Like Me Became a KnightHonorable Mention

Katherine GonzalesTaylor Fordyce

Wood County How did Coca-Cola Become so Popular?Honorable Mention



Division II


Matthew Idleman Mineral County All Tied Up: The History of CordageFirst Place

Jessica Harrison Jefferson County Dreamtime: How does it influence Aboriginal Art?

Second Place

Leslie Hencke Grant County Folksy FemalesThird Place

Madison Bowles Raleigh County Are You Sure You Want to SUPER SIZE That?

Honorable Mention

Lance Hovermale Morgan County Amish EducationHonorable Mention

Brooke Wachtel Berkeley County Secrets in StoneHonorable Mention

Rachel Cokeley Ritchie County Jane Goodall A Champ for ChimpsHonorable Mention

Savannah Marr Mason County How did they move Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Honorable Mention



Anthropology, Pair

Abbey JusticeAbby Haines

Wood County Crosses, Crosses, Everywhere!First Place

Katie WilsonTessa Tarker

Mason County Angels: Are they RealSecond Place

Ashley RobinsonJessica Chaney

Hampshire County Ghosts, Do You Believe in Them?Third Place

Laura HatfieldBijal Patel

Logan County Pioneers - How They LivedHonorable Mention

Jeanette StoneCheri Bunner

Ritchie County Holo Mai Pele: The Mythical StoryHonorable Mention

Billy DempseySamantha Lane

Mingo County Dragons, Myth or RealityHonorable Mention

Ashley AmosElizabeth Hughes

Nicholas County Horseback RidingHonorable Mention

Chris FieldsStephen Thomas

Roane County Who Were the Mayans?Honorable Mention



Class, Class

Dustin DurhamJessica Martin

Kanawha County David Thompson, Canadian Explorer: Did This "Forgotten Frontiersman" Assure

First Place

Laken VitaJessica Veltri

Harrison County Cinderella, Tales from around the WorldSecond Place

Ethan BrowningAmanda Justice

Mingo County Coming of Age: How Do We Compare?Third Place

Kody KocelZachariah Stewart

Wood County Pearl HarborHonorable Mention

Andrew ArthurAlisha Arthur

Calhoun County How can I get in a History Book?Honorable Mention

Josh WiseDevin Walsh

Morgan County Is a Stoplight Needed?Honorable Mention

Morgan Stadvec Mercer County Why Were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon a Wonder?

Honorable Mention




Diane Shahan Mercer County Scarcity of Diamonds or Scarcity of Truth?First Place

Matthew Perrella Marion County ebay: Is It Worth It?Second Place

Brittany Hawk Grant County A Stomp in the EconomyThird Place

Madison Sergent Roane County Fine-Feathered FinancesHonorable Mention

Brandon Noll Berkeley County Prepare For the Future, Build Panhandle Lake Now!

Honorable Mention

Mary Schultz Morgan County Trolleys: Are They Making a Comeback?Honorable Mention

Caity Grizzell Mcdowell County Medicine Money...Why are Drugs Priced So High?

Honorable Mention

Kitrina Daughenbaugh Harrison County Value of MoneyHonorable Mention

Economics, Pair

Joey HansrothMark Carter

Morgan County How Did Railways Affect the 20th Century U.S. Economy?

First Place

Kelci StrombergJordan Lanham

Harrison County The Kroger StrikeSecond Place

Ashleigh PriceAmanda Stone

Mercer County Horses: Pleasure or Profit?Third Place

Emily JonesKristin Ritter

Tucker County McDonalds: How Did They Supersize It?Honorable Mention




Emily Everson Berkeley County Venice - The Sinking CityFirst Place

Ryan Shank Kanawha County Has Switzerland'S Geography Affected Its History?

Second Place

Zachary Simmons Webster County How to Produce Coal from an Underground Mine

Third Place

Caleb Pancione Hampshire County Why Kitty Hawk?Honorable Mention

Betsy Francis Marshall County Smoke Hole Caverns: A World of Natural Beauty

Honorable Mention

Nicole Love Mineral County Gray Wolves: Social InteractionHonorable Mention

Jacob Schweizer Ohio County The Great Barrier ReefHonorable Mention

Chris Adams Jefferson County Why protect the Rainforest?Honorable Mention

Geography, Pair

Ariel PenningtonAmanda Pigg

Mercer County How Would Rainforest Depletion Affect Living Things?

First Place

Sarah WilsonCassidy Keller

Wood County Man vs. AnimalSecond Place

Ridgely BoggsMaggie Williams

Webster County Living With CicadasThird Place

Taylor GiorgioErin O'Neil

Kanawha County The Bermuda Triangle... Myth Or Reality?Honorable Mention




Erica Shen Kanawha County Who Holds the Key To Peace?First Place

Staci Wolford Mineral County One Nation Under GodSecond Place

Ethan Lash Pocahontas County The Politics of the Patriot ActThird Place

Michael Roten Wood County Old GloryHonorable Mention

Jon Bobbera Mingo County Washington, D.C.: State or Not?Honorable Mention

Ryan Kerns Hampshire County Eleanor Roosevelt: A new kind of First LadyHonorable Mention

Chelesa Byer Mason County Rights and ResponsibilitiesHonorable Mention


Brittany HardyMiranda Trader

Tucker County How Does A Bill Become A Law?First Place

Elisabeth DuncanKassidy Bird

Berkeley County Got Immigrants?Second Place

Randi RoushBeth Rollins

Mason County Do Our Votes Count?Third Place

William RadcliffLuke Montgomery

Gilmer County WV Hunter SafetyHonorable Mention

Kalah LipscombBrittany Huet

Harrison County The Effect of Taking Bible Reading and Prayer Out of Public School

Honorable Mention

Whitney CopleyCourtney Lewis

Logan County Our Heroes - W.V. State PoliceHonorable Mention




Megan Hutson Berkeley County Petty in Pink, Do Words Really Hurt?First Place

Emily Duling Grant County Seabiscuit.......The Ultimate UnderdogSecond Place

Dana Veach Hampshire County Survival Instincts, What Does It Take?Third Place

Kelly Kramer Wood County What is a Bomb Dog?Honorable Mention

Christian Cummings Marion County Sport Psychology: Essential for Peak Performance?

Honorable Mention

Margaux Siegel Raleigh County Lottery Gambling in WVHonorable Mention

Amber Riley Harrison County Did They Die in Vain? (Monongah Mining Disaster)

Honorable Mention

Kayla Wolford Webster County Autism: Putting the Pieces TogetherHonorable Mention



Psychology, Pair

Amanda LeslieWhitnery Kuhn

Grant County Symbolism Through the Looking GlassFirst Place

Ashley McNealMorgan Bryant

Raleigh County Classical Music...Is It Noteworthy?Second Place

Elizabeth McCormickHilary Landers

Wood County The Harry Potter Phenomenon:Its Influence on Children, Good or Evil?

Third Place

Emma HickmanMelissa Cole

Gilmer County Does Birth Order Affect Your Family?Honorable Mention

Trey CrumpJacob Jarrell

Mason County Which Personality are you?Honorable Mention

Samantha WadeLisa Teagarden

Wetzel County Phobias -- What is Yours?Honorable Mention

Lindsay WhaleyAutumn Eddy

Tyler County Juvenile Bipolar DisorderHonorable Mention

Micah ChildersKatlyn Looney

Mingo County Jim Jones: Messiah or Madman?Honorable Mention




Margaux Siegel Raleigh County Emmett Till, The Last StrawFirst Place

Aaron Moss Morgan County Rock n Roll In Black and WhiteSecond Place

Hannah Marie Carter Berkeley County Home Sweet Home, What Do You Do When You Don't Have One?

Third Place

Hannah Workman Mason County Fanny Crosby: To see or not to seeHonorable Mention

Alexandra White Webster County From Foster Care to the Moon: My Grandfather's Story

Honorable Mention

Melanie Hussain Roane County Bollywood SocietyHonorable Mention

Roger Luchuck Harrison County Firefighting: For Love or Money?Honorable Mention

Jordan Thompson Kanawha County Organ Donation Adn the Miracle It Brought My Family

Honorable Mention

Caitlin Sharp Pocahontas County It's All About BalanceHonorable Mention



Sociology, Pair

Ashlyn HainesRachel Timbrook

Hampshire County Carlisle Indian School-Erasing a CultureFirst Place

Chelsie HigginsSamantha Hunter

Wetzel County Rosie the RiveterSecond Place

Lauren HenryNatasha Scott

Berkeley County Signing: The Finger Spelling LanguageThird Place

Raven MooreBrianna Smith

Mcdowell County Starving in the Land of PlentyHonorable Mention

Alison WatsonChelsee Thompson

Tyler County Uniborn Babies at RiskHonorable Mention

J. D. SammonsJackie Moore

Mercer County ObesityHonorable Mention

Amber HobgoodRenee Ritenour

Jefferson County Overcrowding in school and buses, does it contribute to violence?

Honorable Mention

Libby SmithDakota Muha

Tucker County How Have Audio Devices Changed Over The Years?

Honorable Mention




Lauren Dittebrand Kanawha County How Was Eleanor Part of Roosevelt'S New Deal?

First Place

Caroline Bailey Pleasants County Button,Button,Who's Got the Button?...St.Marys

Second Place

Whitney Baisden Mingo County A West Virginia Hero: Who Is Jessica Lynch?

Third Place

Rachel Buser Morgan County Mail Pouch: Is Time Chewing Away At Our History?

Honorable Mention

Mariah Criste Fayette County Behind the Sport: DressageHonorable Mention

Morgan Marlow Wood County West Virginia State CapitolHonorable Mention

Brice Clagett Harrison County WV Recycling: Old Building Finds New Life

Honorable Mention

Johanna Harman Grant County St. John's AcademyHonorable Mention

Ariana Lowe Marion County West Virginia Coal Mining 1900'sHonorable Mention




Jamie MarrsMelinda Batey

Berkeley County Panhandle Family Homeschools - The French and Indian War In Our Hometown

First Place

Andrew BonassoJeffrey Jay Adams

Marion County MOTHMAN: Do You believe?Second Place

Caleb NazelrodtChelsie Nazelrodt

Grant County Staying Alive with the Help of Trooper 5Third Place

Taylor MendzelaCassie Roby

Jefferson County Mothman....Fact or FictionHonorable Mention

Carly BranchAndrew West

Mingo County WSAZ: The Role of Channel 3 in WV Broadcasting History

Honorable Mention

Ben WardIssac Ward

Roane County Shenandoah CampaignHonorable Mention

Tayla SimpsonBrittany Hawkins

Wetzel County The MothmanHonorable Mention

Autumn MartinSydney Cummings

Kanawha County Is It Time For a New Sissonville Middle School?

Honorable Mention




Malarie Ours Grant County Man Walks on the MoonFirst Place

Dustin Steele Mingo County The World of Ben FranklinSecond Place

Maggie Boelter Wood County U.S. ImmigrationThird Place

Cody C. Steffick Berkeley County What A Deal! The Louisiana PurchaseHonorable Mention

Kaycee Adams Hampshire County Lifestyle of Teachers in the 1800'sHonorable Mention

Joel Galford Pocahontas County Wilbur & Orville Wright: Two High Flying Guys

Honorable Mention

Michael Greene Logan County Do You Know Lady Liberty?Honorable Mention

Tricia L. Dunn Marion County The Wright Brothers and 100 Years of Flight

Honorable Mention



U.S. History, Pair

Mary CampbellCameron Morgan

Mercer County There's No Place Like Nome - Follow the Iditarod Trail

First Place

Zachary ChestnutJairus Morton

Pocahontas County The Real American Hero -- GI JoeSecond Place

Catherine BartonNatalie Ferretti

Berkeley County U.S.S. George ClymerThird Place

Kristie ParkMichelle Morris

Wetzel County Who were the Wright Brothers?Honorable Mention

Emma RuckerKim Kimble

Tyler County Seabiscuit: The Little Horse That Saved a Nation

Honorable Mention

Heather EyePatrick Myers

Tucker County Who Were The Wright Brothers?Honorable Mention

Caity CredeJulie Hypes

Kanawha County Quilt Codes: Did They Help Slaves Escape?Honorable Mention

Courtney BlankenshipDesirae Tilley

Mingo County Placing Out the Innocent: What Were Orphan Trains?

Honorable Mention




Stephen Amos Wood County How did Louis Pasteur Save Millions of Lives?

First Place

Elizabeth Baker Harrison County Travels of Marco Polo: Fact or Fiction?Second Place

Kiersten Fazenbaker Mineral County What Was the Holocaust?Third Place

Lindsey Deem Mason County WW II: Those who gave allHonorable Mention

Bayan Misaghi Kanawha County India'S Caste SystemHonorable Mention

Bethany Golliday Morgan County Pompeii: The NecropolisHonorable Mention

Michele Maiden Pleasants County The Most Powerful Mogul Rulers in IndiaHonorable Mention

Tyler Faulkner Mercer County The Battle of the Bulge . . . Did Germany Fight Fair?

Honorable Mention



World History, Pair

Andrew BrockRobert Willard

Morgan County Who Killed King Tut?First Place

Jake YoderAndrew Ayers

Berkeley County The Diamond DuelSecond Place

Charla DavisElizabeth Hardman

Webster County The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire and its Legacy

Third Place

Hannah ForemanJordan Smith

Mason County Beethoven's LegacyHonorable Mention

Andrew BerhorstSteven Young

Kanawha County Maya Ball: What Was It And Why?Honorable Mention

Joseph NicholsonMason Young

Hampshire County Maritime MysteryHonorable Mention

Cailin PruntyLeesha Miller

Tyler County How Did Nursey Rhymes Develop?Honorable Mention

Sasha PendletonMoriah Walker

Mercer County Leonardo Da Vinci: Was He More Than an Artist?

Honorable Mention



Division III


Kaitlin Irvine Berkeley County Inuksuit: Guardians of the ArcticFirst Place

Mystic Miller Morgan County Ancient Egyptian MythologySecond Place

Ariel Buric Grant County Aargh! A Pirate's LifeThird Place

Jessica Hegedusich Jefferson County Lamanai: Walking in Ancient FootprintsHonorable Mention

Jeremy Prunty Tyler County Medicine: How Culture Has Affected Medicine

Honorable Mention

Preston Sundin Harrison County Gaelige na hEireann: Language of Ireland, Past, Present, and Future

Honorable Mention

Anthropology, Pair

Greg NelsonAaron Huyett

Berkeley County Dragons: Mythical Monsters or Credible Creatures

First Place

Catherine PhillipsKaylie Adams

Hampshire County Lifting the Veil: Then and NowSecond Place

Joseph DuPontChoi Ji-Wong

Harrison County Korea, Then and NowThird Place

Alyssa HickmanBrittany Davies

Wirt County Lord of the Rings; A Mythology for EnglandHonorable Mention

Katie CulverTiffany Crum

Mason County Arbeit MachtHonorable Mention

Celi OlivetoVictoria Wheaton

Marion County Witchcraft: Magick vs. MagicHonorable Mention



Class, Class

Jennifer ThompsonSarah Pearson

Berkeley County Do You See What I See? Eyewitness Testimony

First Place

Sasha StraderStephen Cowgill

Kanawha County Landfills and Recycling: What Are the Choices

Second Place


Ronald Jacobs Wood County The Fed's Role in the U.S. EconomyFirst Place

Amber Makani Grant County Exporting AmericaSecond Place

Natalie Wenck Berkeley County The Car of the Future: Tucker 48Third Place

Leah Eddy Mason County CurvesHonorable Mention

Economics, Pair

Rebecca SimmermanLauren DeMarco

Harrison County The Nose KnowsFirst Place

Victoria PhillipsJake Billmyer

Berkeley County Nothing But NetSecond Place

Michael PenaEthan Allan

Marion County What Have You Done Henry FordThird Place

Michelle WrightAbby Kern

Wood County Always Low Prices, Always Wal-MartHonorable Mention

Margaret StephensMarianne Casey

Mason County Cosmetic Testing on AnimalsHonorable Mention




Sean McDonald Berkeley County The Vanishing Giants-What Are They And Why Save Them?

First Place

Madison Cardenas Wood County The Red-Rose CitySecond Place

Rebekka Sloan Harrison County The Pyramids of Giza: Geographical Coincidence or Deliberate Design?

Third Place

Chelsea Jones Calhoun County Volocanoes: Smoking MountainsHonorable Mention

Geography, Pair

Stephanie CadwaladerMaranda Poling

Berkeley County As The World TurnsFirst Place

Allie LongAnissa Knight

Marion County What Is The Bermuda Triangle?Second Place

Mark MullinsStephanie Hurley

Kanawha County Lewis and ClarkThird Place

Caitlin GloverAaron Regester

Harrison County Where in the World is Tuvalu?Honorable Mention


Charlotte Bibbee Mason County Little LiechtensteinFirst Place

Josh Underwood Logan County War Journalism - War Footage or Political Footage?

Second Place

Catherine Wilkes Berkeley County Common Sense: America's Growing Paine?Third Place

Aly Cummings Jefferson County The Holocaust...Not Just JewsHonorable Mention

Sherri Sloan Roane County Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Why Isn't WV Accessible?

Honorable Mention




Lindsay CarlsonJennifer Allen

Berkeley County To Buckle or Not? Does the Law Work?First Place

Tiffany HudsonHallie Herold

Pocahontas County Women's Political RiseSecond Place

Allison GarnerNatasha Willis

Kanawha County What Does Our Flag Symbolize?Third Place


Dawnielle Schell Grant County Living with SeizuresFirst Place

Jeremiah Shore Berkeley County Are You A Lunatic?Second Place

Josh Funk Calhoun County Hitler's MadnessThird Place

Jennifer Carrico Harrison County Do Grocery Stores Influence What We Buy?Honorable Mention



Psychology, Pair

Amber WiseAudra Rohrbaugh

Grant County When Kids Have KidsFirst Place

Brittany NicholsKim Morris

Harrison County Mirror: Friend or Foe?Second Place

Kelly CurryPam Evans

Mingo County Laughter - The Best MedicineThird Place

Megan RiggsLeah Matthews

Tyler County Pageants: Going for the Goal!Honorable Mention

Kelly FallsCourtney Streets

Tucker County Awakenings: What Are The Psychological Effects of Encephalitis Lethargica?

Honorable Mention

Terra FranksSamantha Hoffman

Marion County Child Abuse: Just How Far is Too FarHonorable Mention

Kristen BatemanMegan Wamsley

Mason County Birth OrderHonorable Mention

Loralee HillyardWhitney Tennant

Wetzel County Now or Neverland: The Peter Pan Syndrome

Honorable Mention


Lindsey Hawk Grant County Right to Know: Suicide AwarenessFirst Place

Zachary Gouzd Marion County Epidemics: How Has Disease Shaped Our Destiny?

Second Place

Renae Burks Pocahontas County Silent DiseaseThird Place

Kelly Morrison Harrison County Fantastically Real or Really Fantasy?Honorable Mention



Sociology, Pair

Amanda StewartEmily Thompson

Mason County No Cry BabiesFirst Place

Jessica DodsonBrittany Haines

Hampshire County Educate EradicateSecond Place

Rachel Lilia GohilRosanna Lee Spring

Nicholas County Military Sniper: Who Is He?Third Place

Brittany KirkpatrickJessica Klug

Jefferson County Euthanasia: Mercy or Murder?Honorable Mention

Brittney BerkhouseCassandra Mounts

Roane County Fads: Do They Repeat Themselves?Honorable Mention

Joseph GoodingJoe Rappoid

Pocahontas County Manga and AmieHonorable Mention


Angela Sirna Berkeley County A Fading Generation: Remembering Veterans of WWII

First Place

Amber Stapleton Mingo County Matewan MassacreSecond Place

Elizabeth Grey Morriso Harrison County John W. Davis: From My House to The White House

Third Place

Catlin Weaver Calhoun County A Golden Tradition: The Golden HorseshoeHonorable Mention

Brandy Burkhammer Gilmer County A Local TraditionHonorable Mention

Soni Huffman Mason County Sampson Sanders & William Jenkins: Comparing Slave Owners

Honorable Mention

Diana Dyer Kanawha County Death Wind, Lewis WetzelHonorable Mention

Anthony Biller Jefferson County Friendship Fire Department: A Legacy of Heroes

Honorable Mention




Caroline ParkElizabeth Somerville

Mason County Are we Related?First Place

Anastasia DuPontJohn Martino

Harrison County Murder, She WroteSecond Place

Cole BeverageFred Tawney

Pocahontas County How to Make Maple SyrupThird Place


Aaron Mowery Wood County Gen. Lew Wallace: A Hidden HeroFirst Place

Eryn Gray Wirt County 1899, Newsboys Go On StrikeSecond Place

Candy Bonecutter Mason County Benjamin FranklinThird Place

Tyler Kelly Roane County What Was the Role of Navajo Codetalkers in WW II?

Honorable Mention

David Martino Harrison County Valley Forge: Crucible? Victory?Honorable Mention

Clayton Barker Gilmer County The Final BattleHonorable Mention

Shana Harris Berkeley County Black Opera StarsHonorable Mention



U.S. History, Pair

Anna ColomboAndrea Cavanaugh

Harrison County Oh, Say Can You SeeFirst Place

Melissa ShockeyBrandee Cain

Hampshire County What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?

Second Place

Caleb SimpkinsKyle Munroe

Kanawha County The American FlagThird Place

Christin ShinaberryJessica Thompson

Pocahontas County Pioneer Life in AmericaHonorable Mention

Becky KingLacey Hedrick

Tucker County Little House Women: What Is The Geneology of Laura Ingalls Wilder?

Honorable Mention

Caitlyn SwanSamantha Riffle

Marion County The Wright BrothersHonorable Mention

Ariana HaislipFrannie Walkup

Berkeley County The First Cat of ComedyHonorable Mention




Brooke Adams Mason County Rhind PapurusFirst Place

Zachary Kell Berkeley County Somalia: Success or Failure?Second Place

Stephanie Hussain Roane County The Mahatma: The Great SoulThird Place

Emily Harki Marion County The Mystery of Oak IslandHonorable Mention

Tim Swiger Gilmer County SQin Shi Huangdi The Youngest EmperorHonorable Mention

Sara Lewis Jefferson County Unfolding HistoryHonorable Mention

Catessa Simon Hampshire County Symbol of Terror or Good Luck CharmHonorable Mention

David Burkhardt Kanawha County Jet AviationHonorable Mention

Cole Heintzman Tyler County King Alexander: How Did He Get So Great?

Honorable Mention



World History, Pair

Nicole LidstromJessica Sanderson

Jefferson County Into the Dark: Could You Survive the Sewers of Lvov?

First Place

Oana IvanescuSaira Shaffer

Berkeley County The Unwanted HeroesSecond Place

Alex KernsCarter Currey

Wood County German Technology of World War IIThird Place

Daniel CrowleyBrittany Shell

Logan County Was Joan of Arc a Witch?Honorable Mention

Karl StreyleAlex Neville

Marion County Role of the Harley Davidson WLA in World War II

Honorable Mention

Stephanie AlfredBrittany Conrad

Gilmer County Got Game?Honorable Mention

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