Southeastern Louisiana University

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(1) ST. TAMMANY STUDENTS WIN TOP PRIZES IN SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR – Students from St. Tammany Parish were among the winners in the annual Region VIII Social Studies Fair, hosted March 18 by Southeastern Louisiana University. From left, front, are Sarah Ellen Carrere and Hallie Braud, Cedarwood Elementary, runner-up, Division I Group; Delaney Sheehan, Cedarwood Elementary, grand prize, Division II Individual; Nathan Arendall, Lake Harbor Middle School, runner-up, Division I Individual; Jamie Owens, Lake Harbor Middle School, grand prize, Division I Individual; back, Tyler Thompson, Madisonville Junior High School, runner-up, Division II Individual; John Bayer, St. Paul School, runner-up, Division III Individual; Cade Varnado, St. Paul School, grand prize, Division III Group.

(2) TANGIPAHOA STUDENTS WIN TOP PRIZES IN SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR – Students from Tangipahoa Parish were among the Grand Prize winners in the annual Region VIII Social Studies Fair, hosted March 18 by Southeastern Louisiana University. From left, are Lauren St. Romain and Dani Schillace, Holy Ghost School, Division I Group; Nicole Pierce, Ponchatoula High School, Division III Individual; Kalie Beckers and Sarah Vales, Ponchatoula High School, grand prize, Division II Group.

     HAMMOND ‑‑ Winners of the annual Region VIII Social Studies Fair, hosted March 18 by Southeastern Louisiana University, have been announced.

Grand prize winners for individual and group projects were chosen in three divisions, Division I (grades 4‑6), Division II (grades 7‑8), and Division III (grades 9‑12). They will advance to the state Social Studies Fair at Louisiana State University.

DIVISION I

     INDIVIDUAL -- Grand Prize: Jamie Owens, Lake Harbor Middle School, “The Lord God Bird: ‘Ghost of the Big Woods’”; Runner-up: Nathan Arendall, Lake Harbor Middle School, “Confusion 101.”

     GROUP -- Grand Prize: Lauren St. Romain and Dani Schillace, Holy Ghost School, “Louisiana’s Jewelry Box”; Runner-up: Sarah Ellen Carrere and Hallie Braud, Cedarwood Elementary, “Hurricane Hunters: Aviators of the Storm.”

DIVISION II

     INDIVIDUAL -- Grand Prize: Delaney Sheehan, Cedarwood Elementary, “Darwin or Divine: Creationism versus Evolution”; Runner-up: Tyler Thompson, Madisonville Junior High School, “Brave Heart Face or Fiction.”
     GROUP -- Grand Prize: Kalie Beckers and Sarah Vales, Southeastern Lab School, “All About Eventing.”

DIVISION III

     INDIVIDUAL -- Grand Prize: Nicole Pierce, Ponchatoula High School, “La Cosa Nostra”; Runner-up: John Bayer, St. Paul School, “Lyudmila Pavlichenko: The Lady Sniper.”

     GROUP – Grand Prize: Adam Vanek and Cade Varnado, the St. Paul School, “Back to Nature: Neopaganism”; Runner-up: Sean Collins, Ryan Branson, Kirstie Jiles, Pearl River High School, “Child Soldiers in Uganda.”

Additional Social Studies Fair winners, listed by school, were:

     ALBANY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Peyton Stewart, third, Division I political science.

     BONNE ECOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Logan Courtney, fourth, Division I anthropology.

     CEDARWOOD ELEMENTARY – Zoe Gaber, first, Division I political science; Emily Gibbons, second, Division I political science; Cole Ballas, third, Division II geography; Daniel Hajjar, third, Division II history.

     DENHAM SPRINGS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Emily Braun, third, Division I anthropology.

     FLORIDA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – Travis Orlando, Salem Morelli, third, Division I sociology.

     FONTAINEBLEAU JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Courtney Cole, fourth, Division II sociology. 

     FRENCH SETTLEMENT ELEMENTARY – Chace Albin, Josh McAlister, Jacob McCon, first, Division I economics; Lauren Boudoin, Brenna Schmidt, first, Division I history

     HOLY GHOST SCHOOL – Phyllis Lee, first, Division I economics; Sara Gambel, first, Division I geography; Jordan Colona, Ashley Knaps, second, Division I geography; Tommy Brocato, Leyton Lavigne, second, Division I sociology; Lauren Daniel, Bailey Barringer, third, Division I history; Corbett Ourso, third, Division II anthropology.

     LAKE HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL – Ashley Ducote, third, Division I economics.

     MADISONVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Matthew Kennedy, second, Division II anthropology; Reese Lemane, third, Division II sociology; Holly Falgoust, fourth, Division II anthropology; Cheyenne Dawn Coleman, fourth Division II geography.

     MANDEVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL -- Nathanial Von Horn, first, Division II sociology; Natalie Zimmer, second, Division II economics.

     MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL – Stephanie Niemiec, first, Division I anthropology; Johnny Papa, third, Division I geography; Skylar Pepper, fourth, Division I geography.

     MARTHA VINYARD SCHOOL – Abby Kuhn, second, Division I sociology.

     MARY QUEEN OF PEACE SCHOOL – Helene Tavormina, second, Division I history.

     MATER DOLOROSA SCHOOL – Breanne Elise Prevost, third, Division I sociology.

     MONTELEONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Clint Woods, second, Division II geography; Robin Spiess, second, Division II history.

     NORTHLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL – Garrett Buras, fourth, Division I political science; Gabe Hundley, fourth, division I sociology.

     OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SCHOOL – Abby Caruso, Rachel Pecoraro, Kate Gutterman, Brooke Vinturella, Emily Daigle, third, Division I economics; Grant Connolly, Austin Burgess, third, Division I geography; Christopher Mire, Thomas Ruli, Michael Stewart, fourth, Division I history.

     PEARL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL – Joshua James, Meaghan Ballantyne, Anna Ebert, second, Division III political science; Melissa Cantrell, Katie Hebert, third, Division III sociology.

     ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL – Blaze D’Amico, first, Division I sociology; Leah Dahmer, third, Division I history.

     ST. PAUL SCHOOL – Stuart Miller, Graham Smart, first, Division III history; Thomas Boudreaux, Jared Schick, first, Division III political science; Adam Vanek, Cade Varnado, first, Division III sociology; Josh Pereira, Chris McGraw, second, Division III sociology; John Harlan, second, Division III economics; Britton Beatrous, second Division III history; Winston Capps, fourth, Division III history.

     ST. TAMMANY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – Brandi Woods, fourth, Division II history.

     ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL – Casey Buie, first Division III economics; Kelly Bernard, third, Division III history.

     SOUTHEASTERN LAB SCHOOL – Ryland Wells, Bryan Mercante, second, Division  I economics; Elizabeth Weathersby, Elise O’Connel, second Division I history; Amal De Alwis, second, Division I geography; Lauren Taylor, second, Division II sociology; Miranda Joy Donakey, fourth, Division I history.

     SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – Whitney White, Latrika Smith, second, Division III history; Ashley Gregoire, Cassie Fletcher, third, Division III history; BreAnna Sadowsky, Monicca Sance, fourth, Division III history.

     TCHEFUNCTE MIDDLE SCHOOL – Olivia Toups, Kailyn Avery, first, Division I sociology; Cullen Walsh, first, Division I economics; Claire-Marie Maillot, second, Division I anthropology; Gabrielle Domangue, second, Division I economics; Jack Mierl, fourth, Division I economics.