2006 State Social Studies Fair Winners

Best In Fair:

"Marketing of Brand Recognition" (Economics)
Carol Anne Spangler
Chamblee Middle School
DeKalb County Schools
East Metro Region
Directing Teacher: John Donegan

Best in Class I:

"Why Are Colon Cancer Rates Higher in the U.S. than in Africa?" (Sociology)
Casey Atkins
Lanier Elementary School
Hall County Schools
Northeast Region
Director Teacher: Marilyn Hamblen

Best in Discipline (Class I Anthropology):

What Games Did Native Americans Play and Why Were Games Important to their Culture?"
Cody Mixon
Sawnee Elementary School
Forsyth County Schools
Northeast Region
Directing Teacher: Baxler Cotton

Best in Discipline (Class I Economics)

"Comparison Grocery Shopping: Is it Worth It?"
Rachel Staton
Ridgeview Middle School
Fulton County Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Aimee Benton

Best in Discipline (Class I Geography):

"Why is the Etowah River Important to North Georgia and How Can We Keep it Healthy?"
Anna Dunn
Buffington Elementary School
Cherokee County Schools
Northwest Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Randy Robinson

Best in Discipline (Class I History)

"How Did 'Bloody Sunday' Impact the Civil Rights Movement/"
Jamar Finnie and Chris Gathers
No school listed
Clayton County Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Sisciscer (CeCe) Jordan

Best in Discipline (Class I Political Science):

"Voting Rights Act of 1965: Should it be Renewed?"
Bianca Lowe, Tyler Edwards, and Shanqwesha White
Slater Elementary
Atlanta Public Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Darlene Dobbs

Best in Discipline (Class I Sociology/Social Psychology):

"Does Behavior Affect Classroom Performance?"
Parents' permission to publish names not received
Adamsville Elementary School
Atlanta Public Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Cheryl Fullenwider

Best in Class II:

"What Are the Flaws of the USA Patriot Act and How Should it Be Changed?"
Mollie Beavers
Walden Middle School
Atlanta Public Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Vanessa Daniely

Best in Discipline (Class II Anthropology):

"Those Life-Saving Dogs: Did the Ancients Get it Right?"
Parents' permission to publish names not received
Chestatee Middle School
Hall County Schools
Northeast Region
Director Teacher: Chuck Bennett

Best in Discipline (Class II Economics):

"What's the Scene on Teen Jobs?"
Claire Henderson and Gabrielle Perlman
Otwell Middle School
Forsyth County Schools
Northeast Region
Directing Teacher: Lee Ann Rice

Best in Discipline (Class II Geography):

"How did the Geographic Location of Providence Canyon Affect Its Formation?"
Ashley Fannon
Teasley Middle School
Cherokee County
Northwest Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Cathy Babcock

Best in Discipline (Class II History)

"Chief James Billie"
Nick Picard
St. Mary's Middle School
Camden County Schools
Southeast Region
Directing Teacher: Lori O'Brien

Best in Discipline (Class II Political Science):

"Citihood for Northeast Fulton?"
John Mastrangelo
Webb Bridge Middle School
Fulton County Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Jennifer Foil

Best in Discipline (Class II Sociology/Social Psychology):

"How Did World War II Affect My Family?"
Johnathon VandenHeuvel
South Paulding Middle School
Paulding County Schools
Northwest Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Edie Streetman

Best in Class III:

"How Were the Koreans in Japan Affected by Japan's Annexations?" (History)
Thao Vo
Forest Park High School
Clayton County Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Glen Satell

Best in Discipline (Class III Anthropology):

"Finders Keepers . . . Maybe"
Tyler Smith
Brantley County High School
Brantley County Schools
Southeast Region
Directing Teacher: Carole Strickland

Best in Discipline (Class III Geography):

"How Has Cartography Progressed Through the Centuries?"
Parents permission to publish names not received
Forest Park High
Clayton County Schools
West Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Glen Satell

Best in Discipline (Class III History):

"How and Why Did Dr. Josef Mengele and the Other Nazi Doctors Perform Inhuman Experiments?"
Ellen Terry
Henry County High
Henry County Schools
East Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Ray Moran

Best in Discipline (Class III Sociology/Social Psychology):

"How Does Teenage Depression Lead to Teenage Suicide?"
Maia Costello and Ashley Turner
Union Grove High School
Henry County Schools
Directing Teacher: Valerie Stansell

Best in Class IV:

"Gasoline: The Real Cost" (Economics)
Megan Middleton and Jenifer Strickland
Brantley County High School
Brantley County Schools
Southeast Region
Directing Teacher: Carole Strickland

Best in Discipline (Class IV History):

"Would the Founding Fathers Join the Moral Majority?"
James Newberry
Jones County High School
Jones County Schools
Northeast Region
Directing Teacher: Sherry Sanders

Best in Discipline (Class IV Political Science):

"S.M.U.R.F.S. : Socialist Men Under a Red Father?"
Adam Osborne and Natalie Thomas
Henry County High School
Henry County Schools
East Metro Region
Directing Teacher: Joel Harris

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