Social Studies Fair

The Mercer County Schools Social Studies Fair was held on January 26, 2023 at the Brushfork Armory. A big thank you to our judges and especially the students who worked so hard on their projects and learned so many wonderful facts in their research.  Below are the winners:

Division I - Individual 

State and Local Studies

 

3rd 

Landon Pendergrass

History of Rock

Montcalm Elementary

2nd

Kylea Ramsey

Chuck Yeager

Mountain Valley

1st 

Zooey Brown

Mothman and the Silver Bridge

Mountain Valley

US History

 

3rd 

Liam Blankenship

The USS Franklin

Glenwood

2nd

Addison Sarver

Jefferson vs. Hamilton

Melrose

1st 

Bennett Bowers

Tootsie Rolls Saved Marines

Melrose

World History/International Studies

 

3rd 

Brooklyn Bailey

The History of Stan Lee

Mountain Valley

2nd

Cooper Spears

Sergei Aleshkov: WWII's Youngest Soldier

Melrose

1st 

Rebecca Vance

What Caused the Great Depression?

Lashmeet/Matoaka

                                    Economics

 

3rd 

Nora Williams

Girl Scout Cookies: World's Yummiest Fundraiser

Melrose

2nd

Olivia Brown

Workin' 9-5; How Dolly Made Her Millions

Athens

1st 

Ethan Kim

Gator vs. Thunder

Bluefield Intermediate

Political Science

 

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Raniah Dowell

The History of the White House

Bluefield Intermediate

Sociology

 

3rd 

Grey Smith

Batting for Equality

Bluefield Intermediate

2nd

Tanner Shaw

How Do Police Dogs Help Police Officers?

Melrose

1st 

Rylee Garrett

Therapeutic Pooch

Oakvale

Geography

 

3rd 

Kaiden Lambert

Tornados: The Most Violent Storm

Glenwood

2nd

Raelynn Bailey

What Causes Pollution?

Mercer

1st 

Camden Fletcher

The Dry Tortugas

Melrose

Anthropology

 

3rd 

2nd

Kye Jones

The Biblical History of Dinosaurs

Brushfork

1st 

Kelsee Aparicio

The Mexican Heritage/Culture

Brushfork

                          Psychology

3rd 

Olivia Ledet

What are Main Reasons for Animal Abuse?

Lashmeet/Matoaka

2nd

West Cox

Let Me Tell You About My Bestfriend

Mercer

1st 

Jaxon Billings

Does Food Give You Anxiety?

Melrose


Division I – Small Group

State and Local Studies

 

3rd 

Brogan Hudson, Kayden Breedan, Levi Taylor

Facts and Adventures of WV

Mercer

2nd

Jayana Perry, Janirah Robinson

The Greenbrier: America's Resort

Bluefield Intermediate

1st 

Grayson Coleman, Brayden Carr

Mountaineer Mascot

Mercer

US History

 

3rd 

Ella Carver, Parker White

Coming to America

Montcalm Elementary

2nd

Deren Calloway, Keyonna Calloway

Barack Obama

Glenwood

1st 

Sullivan Lane, Jaxton Lane

One Brick At A Time

Melrose

World History/International Studies

 

3rd 

2nd

Leksi Shrader, Eva Worley

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Mountain Valley

1st 

Sierra Bailey, Amelia Culver

How Braille Impacted the World

Glenwood

Economics

3rd

2nd

Yaa Akoma Berkoh, Makenna Steel

What is Sam Walton's Business Value?

Glenwood

1st

Payslei Breeden, EllaKate Tolliver

The Price of a Perfect Pirouette

Oakvale

Sociology

3rd

2nd

Jonna Stull, Aubrey Neal

Meet My Bestie

Mercer

1st

Kinleigh Lyster, Khloe Stinnette, Gabby Milam

Anne Frank - Hidden Within the Walls of Trauma

Oakvale

Geography

 

3rd 

2nd

Carmello Smiley, Michael Dowell

The Seven Man Made Wonders of WV.

Bluefield Intermediate

1st 

Dalton Mack, Bradley Payne

A Devil of a Trip!

Oakvale

Anthropology

 

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Alexis Hart, Aaralyn Dempsey

Tap is Back: The History of Tap Dancing

Bluefield Intermediate

Psychology

3rd

2nd

Miranda Meadows, Gracelyn Taylor

Beauty and the Hidden Beasts

Spanishburg

1st

Wade Stanley, Caleb Roberts

I Screen, You Screen, We All Screen for Screen-time

Mercer

Division II - Individual Projects

State and Local Studies

 

3rd 

Brody Taylor

Cranberry Glades

Princeton Middle

2nd

Macie Goins

Pipestem State Park: A WV Treasure

PikeView Middle

1st 

Luke Brown

Making the Best Better:  100 Years of Camping at Jackson's Mill

PikeView Middle

US History

 

3rd 

Jacob May

The Birth of Country Music

Glenwood

2nd

Olivia Woods

The Truth Behind the Burn Your Bra Movement

Bluefield Middle

1st 

Kaitlyn Artrip

People of the Grand Canyon

Princeton Middle

World History/International Studies

 

3rd 

Ryan Hagerman

Technology in Coal Mining

Montcalm Elementary

2nd

Elijah May

Exploring the Information Highway

Glenwood

1st 

Caden Neel

The History of the Panama Canal

Glenwood

Economics

 

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Eshaal Khan

Global warming effects Global economy.

Bluefield Middle

Sociology

 

3rd 

2nd

Blake Hairston

The Legacy of Michael Jackson

Bluefield Middle

1st 

Allen Austin

Has Bullying Leveled Up?

Montcalm Elementary

Psychology

 

3rd 

2nd

Zackery Blackwell

What is Von Willebrands Disease?

Glenwood

1st 

Carson Austin

Children of the Angel of Death

Montcalm High


Division II – Small Group Projects

US History

3rd 

Carlea Tuck, Joselyn Reed

The Backwoods Barbie

PikeView Middle

2nd

Aniyah Christian, Rayleigh Murphy, Kinsley Rode

The Eruption of Loowit

Princeton Middle

1st 

Cailynn Stump, Chloe LaRue, Brianna Pigg, Brookyln Havens, and Brooklyn Triplett

American Women in World War II

Montcalm High

                           World History/International Studies

3rd 

Genevieve Martin, Robert Tibbs

The Holocaust

Princeton Middle

2nd

Drake Wyatt, Fallyn Murphy, Abby Nolan

The Grace of Ireland

PikeView Middle

1st 

Haleigh Shrewsbury, Lilli Via

Operation Ranch Hand's: Agent Orange 1962-1971

PikeView Middle

 

 

Division III - Individual Projects

State and Local Studies

 

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Logan Lockhart

Hatfield and McCoy Feud

Princeton Senior High

US History

 

3rd 

Scotti Miller

What did Dolly do?

Princeton Senior High

2nd

Reese Manayo

Amelia Earhart

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Patrick Anderson

Sectionalism and its impact on the US

Princeton Senior High

World History/International Studies

 

3rd 

2nd

Savannah Mongeni

Krystyna Skarber: Churchill's Favorite Spy

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Daniel Creer

The Berlin Wall

Princeton Senior High

Economics

 

3rd 

2nd

Jackson Lester

How are College Athletes Paid?

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Eli Campbell

Show me the money

Princeton Senior High

Sociology

 

3rd 

2nd

Jayda Cosby

Diet Culture Fab or Fad

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Ava Addair

Hidden in Plain Sight

Princeton Senior High

 

Psychology

 

3rd 

2nd

Kiara Grimm

Princess Problems

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Kayleigh Gonzin

Superstitions and Family Traditions

Princeton Senior High


Division III – Small Group Projects

US History

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Cameron Meadows, Carley Lester

Marines

Princeton Senior High

                           World History/International Studies

3rd 

2nd

Abigail Jenkins, Peyton Pedigo

The History of Christmas Cards

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Savannah Knight, Addison Eldridge

Miniskirts to Hijabs: Taking a Deeper Look into the Regression of Iranian Women's Independence Throughout Modern History

Princeton Senior High

Economics

3rd 

2nd

Koen Sartin, Ella Sarver

Foul on Fifa

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Patrick Robinson, Blake Blakenship

Effects of Free Tuition

Princeton Senior High

                         Political Science

3rd 

2nd

1st 

Jenna Boyd , Maddie Stull

The Conspiracy surrounding Princess Diana

Princeton Senior High

                         Sociology

3rd 

2nd

Abby Walker, Chloe Clendenin

Who's really more competitive? Men or Women

Princeton Senior High

1st 

Emme Morrison, Carley Hurt

Justified Suicide

Princeton Senior High

Anthropology

3rd 

 

2nd

 

1st 

Rylee Riggs , Emily Booth

The Wasps and Night Witches

Princeton Senior High

 

Psychology

 

3rd

2nd

1st

Wyatt Stanley, Joseph Flanigan

Electric Cars and the Psychology behind their purchase

Princeton Senior High