In categories ranging from United States History and World History to Sociology and Anthropology, Pocahontas County students presented their projects at the county social studies fair March 8 at Pocahontas County High School. Students from grades five through 12 brought their projects to life with images, sound and appearance.

Winners of the fair were:

Division I

Economics

Individual: first place, Tara Warner, ﾓHow do windmills produce energy?ﾔ

Sociology

Individual: first place, Henry Whitehead, ﾓPercy Jacksonﾔ and second place, Aspen Holder, ﾓDogs have jobs?ﾔ

United States History

Individual: first place, Hunter Wilfong, ﾓTabasco Sauceﾔ and second place, Kiy Williams, ﾓThe History of 9-11.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Shannon Stinson and Max Schebeck, ﾓQueen of the Sky: Amelia Earhartﾔ and second place, Emalee Arbogast and Patience Garretson, ﾓThe Life of Abraham Lincoln.ﾔ

World History

Individual: first place, Victoria Rose, ﾓNuts about peanutsﾔ and second place, Meggan Long, ﾓHistory of stained glass.ﾔ

Small group:?first place, Jake Gardner, Clayton Shinaberry and Jarrett Taylor, ﾓHistory of gun calibersﾔ and second place, Deana Workman and Paulena Schoolcraft, ﾓTeddy Bears: What lies behinds those button eyes?ﾔ

Division II

Anthropology

Small group: first place, Mikalan Holder and Marilyn Creager, ﾓThe Tarahumara: Infected by the modern world.ﾔ

Economics

Individual:?first place, Dylan Cassell, ﾓItﾒs a Zooﾔ and second place, Brandall Carr, ﾓWhatﾒs for dinner?ﾔ

Geography

Individual: first place, Lara Baudler and Jenna Bryant, ﾓThe mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.ﾔ

Psychology

Individual: first place, Galen Sexton, ﾓMusic and its effect on the teenage mind.ﾔ

Sociology

Individual:?first place, Emily Boothe, ﾓWomenﾒs basketball: Then and now,ﾔ second place, Vanessa Varner, ﾓGrooming and caretaking of horses,ﾔ third place, Travis Taylor, ﾓThe role of a mine safety inspectorﾔ and honorable mention, Kristie Topper, ﾓGerman Shepherds: Where they originated and their abilities.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Samantha Collins and Kaila Peck, ﾓFacebook vs. Myspaceﾔ and honorable mention, Duane Carpenter, Austin Cottle and Jesse Coy, ﾓNCAA football.ﾔ

State and Local Studies

Individual: first place, Cody McCarty, ﾓMaple syrup,ﾔ second place, Jason Cassell, ﾓNorthern Pocahontas County,ﾔ third place, Robert Nelson, ﾓCoon huntingﾔ and honorable mention, Ryan Douglas, ﾓInterstate Hardwoods.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Natalie Hartzell and Sarah Lambert, ﾓBeginning of the end,ﾔ second place, Sarah Ryder and Tiffany Hoover, ﾓﾔThank You,ﾔ Robert C. Byrd,ﾔ third place, Harley Francisco and Caitlin Buchanan, ﾓDroop Mountain Battlefieldﾔ and honorable mention, Cody Brooks and Dylan Riffey, ﾓCass Shay engines: Now and then.ﾔ

United States History

Individual:?first place, Melissa Murphy, ﾓHistory of Womenﾒs basketball,ﾔ second place, ﾓHow diptheria devastated Nome, Alaska,ﾔ third place, Isaac Hise, ﾓEarly logging methods of the late 1800s and early 1900sﾔ and honorable mention, Josh Carr, ﾓCaterpillar Company: Then and now.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Michelle Murphy and Tessa Himelrick, ﾓAshes to Reform,ﾔ second place, Audrey Lore and Caitlin Barnes, ﾓThe peace movement of the 1960s,ﾔ third place, Eddie Varner and Michael Long, ﾓStars and stripesﾔ and honorable mention, Autumn Nelson and Lindsey Hartzell, ﾓWhat we know about the unknown.ﾔ

World History

Individual: first place, Miles Goodall, ﾓWhat is the Geneva Convention?,ﾔ second place, Destiny Varner, ﾓAnne Boleyn: the second queenﾔ and third place, Bobbie McNabb, ﾓHistory of sheep.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Kayla Lester and Danielle Cain, ﾓWhatﾒs so great about the 1980s?,ﾔ second place, Austin Hubbert and Phillip Green, ﾓFireworks,ﾔ third place, Amber Beverage and Kelsey Buchanan, ﾓCoffee anyone?ﾔ and honorable mention, Brandon Halterman and Brandon Wilfong, ﾓAgent Orange: The ugly truth.ﾔ

Division III

Geography

Small group: first place, Erin White and Parker White, ﾓMysteries of the Bermuda Triangle.ﾔ

Psychology

Individual: first place, Santana Beck, ﾓWhat is Love?ﾔ

Small group: second place, Amanda Rogers, Haley Hensler and Sommer Hickman, ﾓLady Killersﾔ and third place, Chantella Lewis and Michael DeWeese, ﾓThirteen.ﾔ

Sociology

Individual: first place, Fredericah Gardner, ﾓNotorious women of the seaﾔ and second place, Clayton Irvine, Kala Honaker and Tiffany Harrah, ﾓModalities of Radiology.ﾔ

State and Local Studies

Individual: first place, Gabriel Walkup, ﾓThe Walkups of the Greenbrier Valleyﾔ and second place, Ethan Pugh, ﾓStaunton-Parkersburg Pike and the Travelersﾒ Repose.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Kara Lane, Marka Cain and Priscilla Grimes, ﾓWV coal mining,ﾔ second place, Karey Barb and Lilly Tracy, ﾓWhat happened at Droop Mountainﾔ and third place, Anson Hatfield and Dylan Weatherholt, ﾓThe Hatfield and McCoy feud.ﾔ

United States History

Individual: first place, Trisha Circosta, ﾓThe Black Dahlia,ﾔ second place, Cassie Smith, ﾓWho is Chuck Yeager?ﾔ and third place, Tristan Layne, ﾓDefenders of the Alamo.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Tiffanie Alexander and Rebecca Jerome, ﾓThe Black Dahlia,ﾔ second place, Rebecca Cutlip and Brittany Phillips, ﾓHow well do you know Kenny Chesney?ﾔ and third place, Brady Potvin and Kody Burns, ﾓHow soaring oil prices are affecting the US economy.ﾔ

World History

Individual: first place, Drew Caloccia, ﾓThe 7th Armored Division in WWII,ﾔ second place, Mackenzie Halterman, ﾓThe secret plane of historyﾔ and third place, Rebekah Anderson, ﾓKing Tutﾒs curse.ﾔ

Small group: first place, Autumn Ryder and Justin Cain, ﾓPrincess Diana,ﾔ second place, Derek Hammons and Levi Hefner, ﾓThe history of guerilla warfareﾔ and third place, Bethany Arbogast, Kendra Hubbert and Joe Coy, ﾓThe unsinkable ship.ﾔ

Projects which received a first place award and 90 points and above will go on to compete at the regional social studies fair March 26 at Greenbrier East High School.