Morgan County Social Studies Fair

The Morgan County Social Studies Fair was held on Saturday, March 8 at Warm Springs Middle School. Over 50 projects were presented at this year's fair. The results follow:

Division I - Grades 4-5 Individual Projects

Anthropology –– First place, Maggie Schultz, Tea Time, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

Geography –– First place, Makenah Harrington, The Consequences of Rainforest Destruction, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Second place, Lindsey LaBree, Survival In The Woods, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

Political Science –– Second place, Kaitlyn Hashem, The Power that Lies in the Electoral College, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

Psychology –– Second place, Stephanie Miller, My Brain Told Me To..., Warm Springs Intermediate.

Sociology –– First place, Lauren McKee, Life at War, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Second place, Allison Walters, Life When A Parent Goes To War, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

State and Local Studies –– First place, Chuckie Welch, Why Stonewall Jackson Went to Bath, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

U.S. History –– First place, Whitney Chapman, The Plot to Kill George Washington, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Second place, Lindsey Kyne, Sacajawea, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

World History –– First place, Mikayla Mellott, The Eiffel Tower, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Second place, Jordan Smith, And the Band Played On, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Third place, Mackenzie Michael, Cats in Egyptian Times, Pleasant View, Fourth place, Aidan McDaniel, Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Home School.

Division I - Grades 4-5

Pair Projects

Economics –– First place, Kinsey Reed and Haleigh Fields, Toys Made in China: Are They Safe?, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

Sociology –– Second place, Elizabeth Rightnour and Kendall White, Hannah Montana: Will She Have the Best of Both Worlds?, Warm Springs Intermediate School.

U.S. History –– Second place, Chelsea Shaver and Kyrsten Miller, Eastern Woodland Indians, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Third place, Chelsea Pell and Olivia Stohl, Abraham Lincoln, Greenwood; Fourth place, Brooke Jenkins and Kaylin Hensley, Frederick Douglas, Warm Springs Intermediate School; Fifth place, Kelsey Painter and Danielle Haynes, Lou Gehrig, Greenwood.

World History –– Second place, Casey Fleece and Kylie Lawhorne, Princess Diana, Greenwood.

Division II - Grades 6-8

Individual Projects

Anthropology –– First place, William Rightnour, What Caused the Plestiocene Megatuana Extinction, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Elizabeth Miller, Life on the Other Side of the World, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Willa Hahn, A Brief History of Punk Rock, Warm Springs Middle School.

Economics –– First place, Loguen McKee, Dictator or Economic Genius, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Justin Lewis, Recycling and Its Green Effect On Me, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Jimmy Dodson, Moonshine, Warm Springs Middle School.

Geography –– First place, Corey Shetler, Global Warming- The Heat is On, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Brian Close, Global Warming- Is it a Problem?, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Tyler Miller, The Effects of Global Warming, Warm Springs Middle School.

Political Science –– First place, Kelsey Weimer, Iowa and New Hampshire: Do They Really Matter?, Warm Springs Middle School.

Psychology –– First place, Arissa Wingard, What is Anorexia Nervosa?, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Caleb Murray, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Warm Springs Middle School.

State and Local Studies –– First place, Matthew Walters, Berkeley Springs: Then and Now, Warm Springs Middle School.

U.S. History –– First place, Sara Younker, Battle of Gettysburg, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Matthew Johnson, Events Leading to the Revolutionary War and the Outcome, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Rex Truax, Why Was Soda Invented and How It Has Changed, Warm Springs Middle School.

World History –– First place, Holly Hook, Burial Procedures of the Ancient Egyptians, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Brady Smith, Konzentrationslager, Warm Springs Middle School.

Division II - Grades 6-8

Pair and Class Projects

Economics –– First place, Courtney Smith and Katie Rich, The Fuel Crisis, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Courtney Amos and Brittany Shoop, Coca-Cola..How Has It Changed Through the Years?, Warm Springs Middle School.

Political Science –– First place, Tim Pracht and Michael Pracht, Fighting Crime With Insects, Paw Paw Middle School.

Psychology –– First place, Chelsea Royster and Amanda Divel, Schizophrenia: Is it All in Their Head, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Sami Wingard and Jordan Bennett, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Amanda Stevens and Becky Henry, Neglection + Rejection = Child Abuse, It All Adds Up, Warm Springs Middle School.

Sociology –– Second place, Lauren Harris and Ashley Clark, 1,800 Babies are Born with Down Syndrome, Warm Springs Middle School.

State and Local Studies –– First place, Scotty Hessler and Macy Houck, Why was the Cherry Run Ferry Important?, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Breana McNelly and Lydia Butts, Cacapon State Park, Warm Springs Middle School.

U.S. History –– First place, Rachelle Myers and Malinda Crumbaker, Orphan Train, A Ride to Remember, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Chelsea Fischer and Courtney McPeak, One Child's Courage to Survive, Warm Springs Middle School; Third place, Sarah Haynes and Maggie McCormick, Truth Is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction, Warm Springs Middle School.

World History –– First place, Stashia Weddle and Beth Defibaugh, The Last Few Hours on the Titanic, What was it Like?, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Haley Hiett and Katie Hayes, The Christmas Truce, Paw Paw Middle School; Third place, Justin Storey and Rachel Lawhorne, Points of View From the Holocaust, Warm Springs Middle School; Second place, Eighth Grade English, Should We Remember? Paw Paw Middle School.

Division III Grades 9-12

Pair Project

Economics –– First place, Laura Leach and Becky Leach, Could Wind Someday Power Our Nation, Paw Paw High School.

First place projects will compete at the state level on Friday, May 2, in Charleston.ꢫ