SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Six students from Jefferson County will advance to the Region VIII Social Studies Fair in West Virginia after securing first-place wins at the county level on February 24. Middle and high school students wowed district judges with their thorough research and impressive displays on self-selected projects across multiple social studies categories.
The following students will now represent Jefferson County at the regional event on March 16:
- 1st Place, Anthropology: "Evolution of Man with Focus on Meat Consumption and its Effects" by Isabella Herrera (JHS)
- 1st Place, Economics: "Hyperinflation and the Hungarian Pengo" by Louisa Pate (JHS)
- 1st Place, Political Science: "Are You Willing to Listen?" by Jillian Dillow (JHS)
- 1st Place, Psychology: "Effect of Social Media on Teenagers and their Mental Health" by Kailey Webb and Eliza Quinn (JHS)
- 1st Place, Sociology: "Own It All" by Keagan Bauer (HFMS)
- 1stPlace, U.S. History: "Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" by Fiona Perrie (Morgan Academy)
- 1st Place, World History: "The Three Foundation Sires of Modern Thoroughbred" by Coriander Houser (Morgan Academy)
Other winners include:
- 1st Place: World History: "Tactics of WWII" by Owen Twyford (CTMS)
- 1st Place: World History: "The Problem with a Two-State Solution" by Patrick Fagan (HFMS)
- 2nd place, Political Science: "Hammurabi's Code" by Macy McCabe and Emily Gorham (HFMS)
- 2nd Place, Psychology: "The Effects of COVID-19" by Audrey Milner (HFMS)
- 2nd Place, World History: "Chilean Dictatorship" by Amanda Baeza and Lily Nicodemus (SMS)
- 2nd Place, World History: "Catherine de Medici" by Allie Hickman and Anne-Lisa Bauer (JHS)
- 3rd Place, Sociology: "Deviants, Cults, and Criminals" by Leah Kester and Fantasya Roberts (JHS)
- 3rd Place, U.S. History: "Nessie Explained" Emery Eastman and Amelia White (HFMS)
- 3rd Place, World History: "Taiping Rebellion" by Trenton Nupp (JHS)
- Honorable Mention, Geography: "Coral Reef and the Destruction Affects the World" by Siobhan Cummins
Congratulations to these students on their hard work and attention to detail in their chosen fields of study!