State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Division I

Anthropology, Individual

First Place Kaley Ratliff Mingo County -People of the Trail of Tears Second Place Luke Hottle Roane County Pirate Treasure Third Place Sierra Malcolm Grant County The Amish Honorable Mention Sara Wells Wetzel County Access Center for Higher Edcation (WVACHE) Honorable Mention Tanya Buckhannon Gilmer County Saint Patrick's Day Honorable Mention Sabrina Metz Nicholas County Sod Houses--How Did Pioneers Build Them? Honorable Mention Erica Shingleton Hampshire County Native American Artifacts Honorable Mention Mackenzie White Wood County Pioneer Food Anthropology, Pair

First Place Brianna Jackson Preston County Jehovah's Witnesses Kiersten White Second Place Gail Hatfield Wood County Pompeii: The City that Died Molly Esbenshade Third Place Hallie Jarrell Boone County Amish: Could you Live the Simple Life? Kateland Wall Honorable Mention Ryan Hedrick Grant County Plains Indians Nate Mullens Honorable Mention Cole Davis Hampshire County Loch Ness Monster - Fact or Fiction David Chaney Honorable Mention Luke Dyer Cabell County Egypt Mummification Logan Moye Honorable Mention Jeremy Whipkey Wetzel County Mummies of Ancient Egypt Brock Stackpole Honorable Mention Kaitlyn Perkins Mercer County The Native Americans and How They Lived Erica Downard State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Class, -

First Place Summer Peyton Logan County Exploring the West with Lewis and Clark Logan Adkins Second Place Kathryn Johnston Harrison County Almost Heaven - West Virginia Chris Mease Third Place Ryan Nash Kanawha County How Does Economic Development Affect Jackson Whiteker Geography? Economics, Individual

First Place Sidney Crist Fayette County Wal Mart-Evil Empire or Economic Savior? Second Place Katie Burnopp Mercer County Hunting: Is It Going Beyond Tradition? Third Place Adam Secret Harrison County Let's Bring On The Mountaineers; The Impact of WVU Football on Morgantown's Economy Honorable Mention Kevin Rhoades Gilmer County Is Raising Shorthorn Cattle Profitable? Honorable Mention Garrett Boggs Kanawha County Chicken Eggonomics: Which egg should you buy? Honorable Mention Nick Shirk Grant County Making Maple Syrup- Is It Really Worth It? Honorable Mention Matthew Roberts Roane County Big Bucks Honorable Mention Scott Hessler Morgan County Take Me Out To the Ballgame...Or Not? Honorable Mention Justin Runyon Mingo County My Day As A Maintenance Foreman State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Economics, Pair

First Place Kayla Thomas Mason County How does Hunting effect West Virginia Economy Ashley Templeton Second Place Mitchell Koch Preston County Australia Sheep: What are "Ewe" Worth? Madison Goff Third Place Charles Blaydes Mercer County The Economic Impact of Project Greek Island Sarah Smith Honorable Mention Rebecca Barker Nicholas County Milton Hershey: Rags to Riches Hunter Gray Honorable Mention Dustin Lewis Logan County Does NASCAR Help the Economy? Chelcie Pritchard Honorable Mention Jessica Hutchinson Cabell County Walt Disney World Courtney Bowen Honorable Mention Stephanie Giffin Wood County Where's the Beef? Emily Farnsworth Honorable Mention Taylor Richmond Fayette County Trains Keep West Virginia On Track Dakota Gainer Honorable Mention Jillian Carney Putnam County Why What Came Back Faith Burchett Geography, Individual

First Place Taylor Somerville Mason County Wave of Destruction Second Place Elizabeth Flowers Wood County How were our Continents Formed? Third Place Rodrigo Reyna Berkeley County The Origin of Machu Picchu Honorable Mention Erica Ellington Mercer County The Rainforest Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together Honorable Mention Corey Rhodes Grant County Global Warming Honorable Mention Caleb Connolly Harrison County Welcome to Ireland State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Geography, Pair

First Place Samantha Ash Preston County Tiger vs Extinction Chelsie Barker Second Place Garrett Crawford Hampshire County One Land, Two World Wars Josh Crawford Third Place Olivia Nicholson Harrison County The Phillippines Julia Brown Honorable Mention Joseph Binns Berkeley County Tsunami's: What Are They and What Do They Taylor Hall Do? Honorable Mention Devin Shamblin Mason County Tsunami Caleb Riffle Honorable Mention Selena Baker Mercer County What Is a Tsunami? Jenna White Honorable Mention Brooke Miller Putnam County US vs Canada: How Does Life Differ Haleigh Hoff Political Science, Individual

First Place Jesse Hamrick Harrison County Why Do We Have To Have Laws? Second Place Abigail Stafford Mercer County How Do Yo Run for Public Office? Third Place Jordan Mounts Mingo County The Declaration of Independance Honorable Mention Brandon Parker Wood County Division of Natural Resources Honorable Mention Eva Roberts Kanawha County Does Negative Campaigning affect the outcome of an election? Honorable Mention Samantha Walton Pocahontas County Please Pardon Me Honorable Mention Shelby Anderson Tyler County The Berlin Wall - Why Was it Built? Honorable Mention Theresa Barton Berkeley County The Electoral College: Is It In or Out? Honorable Mention David Lilly Cabell County 2004 Pathways to the Presidency Honorable Mention Justin Booth Putnam County How to Run a Successful Election from a Kid's Point of View Honorable Mention Kiana Malone Nicholas County How the President is Elected Honorable Mention Matthew Clark Preston County Immigration Honorable Mention Regan Cottrill Mason County Founding Fathers of Constitution Honorable Mention Ronica Hensley Logan County Why Do We Not Have Prayer in School? State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Political Science, Pair

First Place Juli Beckett Wood County Democrats vs Republicans: The History of the Tyler Karcher Parties Second Place Erin Close Morgan County What Is An Inauguration? Toni Davison Third Place Rachel Waytt Wetzel County This One's on the House Sara Wells Honorable Mention Thomas Lomasney Grant County Dictator or President - What is the Difference? Christopher Lomasney Honorable Mention Molly Dixon Cabell County Voting Process Krista Johnson Honorable Mention Jennifer Stilwell Kanawha County What Are The Differences Between The Charlie Hageboeck Democratic And Republican Parties? Honorable Mention Staci Owens Mercer County Who Are the House of Delegates? Stephen Kinser Honorable Mention Sydney Pettit Gilmer County Democrats vs Republicans Marianna White Psychology, Individual

First Place Chris Richards Roane County How Gullible Are We? Second Place Bill Wright Cabell County You Won't Believe Your Eyes Third Place Maranda Crane Mercer County Birth Order: Does It Make a Difference? Honorable Mention Dustin Deal Nicholas County Dyslexia: Why Is It a Gift? Honorable Mention Caitlin Muck Berkeley County Am I Black or White? Honorable Mention Daylea Cline Mingo County Pet Power Honorable Mention Skylar Kinnard Tyler County Marmaduke Van Swearingen - The Man Behind Blue Jacket Honorable Mention Madonna Lott Wood County Birth Order: How does it Affect us? Honorable Mention Jed Sheets Pocahontas County Basketball is it just a game? Honorable Mention Kayla Huffman Gilmer County The Mind of Serial Killer Honorable Mention Kody Adams Preston County Tae Kwon Do State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Psychology, Pair

First Place Taylor Helms Logan County Understanding Autism and the Hidden Epidemic Destiny Nunley Second Place Kristen Cochran Mercer County Feeding Tubes: Friends or Foe? Ashley Murphy Third Place Holly Mitchell Wood County Therapy Dogs: How do they Affect Us? Lydia Lake Honorable Mention Christopher Thiel Preston County Will the Wounds Ever Heal? Olivia Hare Honorable Mention Whitney Williams Tyler County All Shook Up Over Elvis Sami Jones Honorable Mention Haley Lewis Raleigh County Love the Great Communicator.."The Pam and Kendra Mays Ross Story" Honorable Mention Shaylyn Mendenhall Putnam County Does American Idol Influence Children Ryan Chambers Behavior? Sociology, Individual

First Place Jenna Clark Preston County Sparkle Second Place Chrissy Farmer Mingo County Freedom: Through the Eyes of Society's Children Third Place Carl Fernandes Wood County Children's Books: Centuries of Change Honorable Mention Clara Beth Novotny Berkeley County The Timeless Appeal of the Nancy Drew Mystery Series Honorable Mention Erin Hatfield Mason County The Mighty Titans Who were they? Honorable Mention Jenna Turner Logan County Pets in the White House: How Pets Played an Important Role in the Lives of Our First Families Honorable Mention Brittaney Wimmer Mercer County What Can Be Done to Stop Child Abuse? Honorable Mention Kiersten Looney Kanawha County Childhood Obesity: Are Our Eating Habits Causing the Problem? State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Sociology, Pair

First Place Laken Jones Preston County Have a Heart - Give It Chelsea Estep Second Place Justin Carpenter Tyler County Shaquille O'Neal Zach Robinson Third Place Jacob Jones Mercer County Are You Lame or Are You Game? Nicholas Stockberger Honorable Mention Ryanne Michael Grant County Can You Hear Me Now? Michaela Bennett Honorable Mention Morgan Aquirre Logan County What Are Freak Shows? Do They Still Exist? Jasmine Workman Honorable Mention Aeesha Ranavaya Cabell County Adventure of Hajj Jamila Ranavaya Honorable Mention Shayla Lawrence Ritchie County "Care Bears" What is their Mission? Makayla Walton Honorable Mention Lauren Kasler Wetzel County History of Hair Styles Amanda Heasley Honorable Mention Drew McMillan Kanawha County How Are Pirates of the 1700s Like Pirates A.J. Roberts Today? Honorable Mention Allie Browns Putnam County What is the Heaven's Gate Cult? Dinah Shulberg State & Local Studies, Individual

First Place Blaire Rigney Kanawha County Cass Scenic Railroad: Is it productive for the state of West Virginia? Second Place Kristen Hutchinson Mercer County ATV's: Are Our Children Safe? Third Place Devon Brosh Grant County The Intelligencer Honorable Mention Brady Nolan Wetzel County The Harvest of the White-Tailed Deer in Wetzel County 1954-2004 Honorable Mention David Runyon Mingo County The West Virginia Coal Miner Statue: What is the true story behind the monument? Honorable Mention Maria Martino Harrison County Sister Act: Faith in the Mountains Honorable Mention Autumn Baisden Logan County How Have WV Schools Changed? Honorable Mention Madalyn Martin Berkeley County The Poor of Martinsburg, Where Can They Turn? Honorable Mention Dancey Howes Webster County Helvetia: Maintaining Traditions State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

State & Local Studies, Pair

First Place Brooke Fisher Mason County Riverboats & influence of Ohio River Valley Josie Fisher Second Place Hannah Funk Hampshire County Grassy Lick: Gone But Not Forgotten Kim Lupton Third Place Ashley Snyder Ritchie County What Happened Behind These Doors In Carly Trickett Moundsville, WV? Honorable Mention Olivia Greenberg Mercer County How Will the Annexation of Princeton Affect Allison Culicerto You? Honorable Mention AJ Null Kanawha County Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Morgan Chaplin Honorable Mention Christina Trout Mingo County The Hatfield and McCoy Feud Paula Newcomb Honorable Mention Rachel Peddicord Berkeley County The Barton Baker Project Rachel Pardo Honorable Mention Mattie Parsons Preston County West Virginia's Covered Bridges Taylor Hall U.S. History, Individual

First Place Adriane Rine Tyler County The Trail of Tears Second Place Martel Oshel Mason County Benjamin Banneker Third Place Cassidy Lippert Berkeley County Milton Hershey: More Than Just Chocolate Honorable Mention Drew Lewis Roane County A Revolutionary Forefather Honorable Mention Courtney Sylvester Preston County The Underground Railroad Honorable Mention Micaela VanMeter Grant County Laura Ingalls Wilder Honorable Mention Summer Peyton Logan County The Greenbrier: Resort or Refuge? Honorable Mention Charley Smith Wood County Elvis Presley: The King of Rock and Roll State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

U.S. History, Pair

First Place Amanda Weber Berkeley County Immigration and More: The History of Ellis Nicholas Tabidze Island Second Place Logan Rumbaugh Putnam County Lewis & Clark Expedition: Why Lewis & Clark Tanner Withrow Third Place Matt Regan Cabell County Without Warning Brad Bickford Honorable Mention Bassel Zein Mercer County The Pledge of Allegiance: Do Students Know Nicholas Stinson It's History? Honorable Mention Tanner Cheuvront Harrison County Behind the Bombers: Who Are The Top Ten Zach Shepherd New York Yankee Players? Honorable Mention Dominique Craft Wetzel County The Legacy of Ronald Reagan Geoffrey Bidwell Honorable Mention Courtney Clonch Mason County Dear Laura Emma Wright Honorable Mention Ashlee Walker Preston County Do You DQ? Kristin Lantz Honorable Mention Allison Fout Hampshire County How Did Desegregation Affect Ruby Bridges? Carissa Fout Honorable Mention Elizabeth Segrest Wood County Songs of the Underground Railroad Kayla Lowers World History, Individual

First Place Peter Schwarzenberg Preston County Castle Defenses Second Place Dakota Larew Taylor County D-Day Third Place Michael Rogers Mercer County Attila: The Barbarian Honorable Mention John Michael Reges, Jr. Berkeley County A Hero to Remember Honorable Mention River Clark Cabell County Dracula: Man or Myth? Honorable Mention Nicole Marton Harrison County Dracula, was he real? Honorable Mention Rachel McBride Hampshire County Queen Elizabeth I: What a Woman! Honorable Mention Tabby Withrow Putnam County The Whole Nine Yards: The History of the Scottish Kilt State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

World History, Pair

First Place Emily Unnone Berkeley County Mona Lisa Smile Shannon Giles Second Place Zach White Morgan County Saddam's Regime Loguen McKee Third Place Caleb Thrash Wood County Navajo Code Talkers of World War II Aaron Costlow Honorable Mention Drew Snyder Harrison County The Mysteries of Mummies Lucas Bolyard Honorable Mention Rebecca Gilley Mercer County Who Was King Tut? Miranda Radford Honorable Mention Michael Taylor Nicholas County War of Vietnam Nathan Hamrick Honorable Mention Sydney Knotts Preston County Women In the Military Tiffany Richards Honorable Mention Hunter Barnes Hampshire County Korean War: Traveling Weapons Tony Lewis

Division II

Anthropology, Individual

First Place Tori Boggs Wood County Duke University Primate Center: What is their role in Lemur Preservation? Second Place Jennifer Hanlin Grant County False Face Society Third Place Ciera Arthur Morgan County Who Are the Amish? Honorable Mention Sean Cain Marshall County The Origin of Language Honorable Mention Zack Underwood Logan County Pirates - Walking the Cultural Plank! Honorable Mention Preeya Shah Putnam County The Culture of India Honorable Mention Roger Luchuck Harrison County Rendevous with a Buckskinner Honorable Mention Ethan Zigray Preston County Life With the Mayans Honorable Mention Christopher Mallow Pendleton County Stonehenge: The Mystery Remains State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Anthropology, Pair

First Place Eddie Cezniak Harrison County The News....Then and Now Will Manley Second Place Laynie Chappell Fayette County Slavery Heather Hatcher Third Place Charla Davis Webster County Greek Mythology/Culture Lacey Ridgway Honorable Mention Katie Haught Wetzel County The History of Embalming Amy Klug Honorable Mention Adam Fowler Putnam County Who Were the Incas? Ashley Pack Honorable Mention Elizabeth Coen Preston County Life of the Early Man Danielle Metheny Honorable Mention Mallory Hardy Tucker County Hawaiian Traditions: What Are They? Kimberly Smith Honorable Mention Celeste Rosencrance Taylor County Mythology- Harry Potter Cody Moore Honorable Mention Courtney Hill Hampshire County What Effect did Greek Mythology have on Greek Tabitha Berg Culture Class, -

First Place Gaetano Curotz Harrison County The Mystery Behind the Mask Nathaniel Kast Second Place Tyler Moore Wood County Will you be Tobacco Free? Shannan Davis Third Place Ryan Rocha Preston County Past-shaped the Future Cassy Cussins Honorable Mention Zachary Hodges Mercer County Nothing But the Net Savannah Rife Honorable Mention Heidi Richmond Fayette County The Iroquois Tradition Emma Bumgarner Honorable Mention Quinten Robinson Webster County Famous West Virginians Alexandra White Honorable Mention Jade Smith Putnam County Michael Jordan Luke Briggs Honorable Mention James Boner Kanawha County Intelligent Whale or Torpedo Fish? Brittany Trusdell State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Economics, Individual

First Place Chelsea Hessler Morgan County Where's the Beef? Second Place Katylin Gilpin Mercer County Been There - Rode It Third Place Ethan Zigray Preston County Teenage Buying Habits Honorable Mention Brooke Brewer Logan County Why Recycle Paper? Honorable Mention Justin Brackenrich Pendleton County Money to Burn; West Virginia Timber Industry Honorable Mention Caitlin Irr Cabell County What Goes into a Morning Cup of Coffee? Honorable Mention Eric Metz Wood County Outsourcing: Who's Next? Honorable Mention Katelyn McMillan Roane County History of Coca-Cola Honorable Mention David Webb Kanawha County Would Baseball Be Better With a Salary Cap? Economics, Pair

First Place Heather Koch Preston County Kangaroos - Australia"s Money Pouch Colton Goff Second Place Stephanie Brock Berkeley County Barbie: A Top Selling Doll for 45 Years Sarah Knipe Third Place Tyler Goddard Tyler County Custom Paint Jobs: Can We Afford It? Joseph Semple Honorable Mention Kody Fields Nicholas County Motorcycles: Can They Be Used to Fight and Tyler Bosely Win Wars? Honorable Mention Andrew Brock Morgan County The Color of Money Robert Willard Honorable Mention Clint McHenry Gilmer County Do you know the evolution of the home PC? Daniel Lyons Honorable Mention Jamie Boster Putnam County Ice Cream of the Future Laura Casto Honorable Mention Chase Cain Wetzel County What's So Super About the Super Bowl? Derek Fruner State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Geography, Individual

First Place Josh Wine Roane County Tsunami Killer Wave Second Place Joe Hansroth Morgan County How Did Early Settlers Conquer the Allegheny Mountains? Third Place Madison Hill Wood County The Mysterious World of Salt Honorable Mention McKinsie Evans Mcdowell County Benchmarks' WV's Forgotten History Honorable Mention Samantha Shipway Berkeley County What is it Like to be a Soldier Living in a Desert During a War? Honorable Mention Christian Williams Mingo County New River Gorge and the Bridge Honorable Mention Andy Bailey Kanawha County What Makes the Grand Canyon Grand? Honorable Mention Sally Pugh Webster County Enduring the Unthinkable Honorable Mention Claire Litton Mercer County What Caused the Great Tsunami of 2004? Honorable Mention Kiersten Stukey Jefferson County Dangerous Down Under Honorable Mention Sean Bernatowicz Preston County Great Barrier Reef Honorable Mention Tony Jewell Mineral County Flood Control In the Potomac Valley Geography, Pair

First Place Kelci Stromberg Harrison County Hanging With Bats Jordan Lanham Second Place Ridgely Boggs Webster County Killer Bees vs. Society Maggie Williams Third Place Kaitlyn Coleman Mercer County Will the Day AFter Tomorrow Ever Come? Chelsea Perez Honorable Mention Cassie Crihfield Wetzel County Endangered Today--Extinct Tomorrow Nancy Cumberlidge Honorable Mention Kayla Gross Putnam County Glaciers and How They Have Affected the Katherine Held Geography of Our State Honorable Mention Hannah Brogan Fayette County Chincoteague Island Ponies Sarah Hypes Honorable Mention Rebecca Williams Logan County Avalanches: Beauty or Beast Kayla Milton Honorable Mention Matthew Patrick Tucker County What Should You Know About The Cheat Mt. Brian Quattro Salamander? Honorable Mention Seth Doss Pocahontas County What are Natural Disasters? Tanner Graham State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Political Science, Individual

First Place Valerie Price Wood County The Secret Service: How do they Protect our President? Second Place Brad Ryan Mineral County West Virginia: Are Population Changes Occurring? Third Place Kevan O'Rear Harrison County Radioactive! Is Nuclear Power a Safe Alternative Energy Source? Honorable Mention Aaron Kidd Putnam County PETA & ALF: Allies in Terrorism Honorable Mention McKenzie Cooley Cabell County How Americans Perform on the Citzenship Test Honorable Mention Erica Shen Kanawha County Can the U.S. Win the War on Terrorism? Honorable Mention Dustin Crump Mason County Could this be a Coincidence? Political Science, Pair

First Place Matthew Brooks Wood County Madame President? Connor Kenaston Second Place Mirand Trader Tucker County The Pledge of Allegiance: How Has It Evolved Brandon Gibson From the Classroom To The Courtroom? Third Place Hannah DeMarion Gilmer County What is the Electoral College and is it still Emily Ramezan necessary? Honorable Mention Julia Snyder Preston County Money, Does It Help You Win Maria Ware Honorable Mention Randy Peffer Wetzel County What Does a West Virginia Senator Do? Ryan Ritchea Honorable Mention Trevor Shamblin Kanawha County Is West Virginia Really a Democratic State? Bryan Cruickshank State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Psychology, Individual

First Place Emily Duling Grant County Eating Disorders Second Place Benjamin Clites Mineral County OCD: Who's In Charge Third Place Julia Galloway Cabell County Aggression in Girl World: Why is it Growing? Honorable Mention Kristen Board Wood County What does your Ribbon Mean? Honorable Mention Morgan Miller Webster County Can I Have Your Attention? Honorable Mention Nicholas Wolfe Kanawha County Plastic Surgery: Why would you? Honorable Mention Marissa DuBois Preston County Horses as Healers Honorable Mention J.C. Spears Boone County What's Up With Reality TV? Honorable Mention Andy Wade Putnam County What Are You Afraid Of? Honorable Mention Jess Harrison Jefferson County Do You Have The Ability To Help Them See Past Their Disability? Honorable Mention Emily R. Blankenship Mingo County Dreams: What Do They Mean? Psychology, Pair

First Place Chas Stonestreet Mercer County What Are Our Childhood Fears? Andrew Stump Second Place Morghan Mullins Mason County Crop Circles - Human Hoax or Mega Mystery Hannah Perry Third Place Alyssa Crosten Tucker County Do You See What I Hear? The Synethetic Julianna Warner Experience Honorable Mention Taralyn Phillips Wetzel County It's Only Rock-N-Roll, But It Kills Samantha Wade Honorable Mention Rae Lowther Gilmer County Mountaineer Mania: Beyond the Face Paint! Ashley Woodford Honorable Mention Ryan Nolan Kanawha County Video Games: Good or Bad for Kids? Alex Winton Honorable Mention Jessica Myers Morgan County ADHDMedication: Helpful or Harmful? Mary Schultz Honorable Mention Britta Aquirre Logan County Do Colors Affect Our Moods? Erica Kelley Honorable Mention Sara Robinson Preston County Don't Be Sad Be Glad: What Causes Teenage Alicia Harmon Depression? State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Sociology, Individual

First Place Lakyn Hose Berkeley County Let's Stop the Bullying Second Place Ryan Kerns Hampshire County The Long Journey: Integrating America's Schools Third Place Henry Wang Wood County Who Plays Video Games and Why? Honorable Mention Jenna Hansroth Morgan County How Does Technology Help Us Reach the Unreachable? Honorable Mention Alex Clarkson Preston County Steroids In Sports Honorable Mention Rachel Clemons Gilmer County Lord of the Dance Honorable Mention Titus Russell Mason County The Push, Pull, & Shove Honorable Mention Melanie Hussain Roane County Bollywood Sociology, Pair

First Place Joy Walkup Pocahontas County Girls Behind The Fabric Melody Walkup Second Place Katie Farmer Mingo County Wild Wild West: Society's Dream for a Better Joey Tiller Tomorrow Third Place Ashlyn Haines Hampshire County What is Sherman's Shame? Rachael Timbrook Honorable Mention Tiffany Hayes Wetzel County Understanding Multiple Sclerosis: Who, What, Heidi Shaw When, Where, Why, How? Honorable Mention Paige Haning Harrison County Juliette "Daisy" Low: First Girl Scout We Know Megan Minnix Honorable Mention Miriam Gordon Mason County From your Valentine Chelsea Mullens Honorable Mention Sarah Wilson Wood County Operation C2: Should Conjoined Twins be Cassidy Keller Separated? Honorable Mention Sarah Riley Berkeley County Sunday, Monday, Happy Days? Life During the Katrina Durst 1950's State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

State & Local Studies, Individual

First Place Zachary Morse Jefferson County Island Park: A Forgotten History Second Place Caroline Bailey Pleasants County How St. Marys Lost It's Marbles Third Place Jenny Burdock Morgan County They Died In Darkness Honorable Mention Sarah Nott Mason County History of the Marietta Plant Honorable Mention Jonathan Przelenski Ohio County I-70: An Accident Waiting to Happen? Honorable Mention Nick Arthur Kanawha County West Virginia Turnpike Tolls: Where Do They Come From, Where Do They Go? Honorable Mention Brittany Greenfield Berkeley County Murder in : The Historical Significance of the Matewan Massacre Honorable Mention Craig Bernatowicz Preston County West Virginia's First Railroad Honorable Mention Adrianna Gilbert Wetzel County Hatfield and McCoy Feuds State & Local Studies, Pair

First Place Megan Gartin Logan County West Virginia Aqua - What is Arctic Char? Ashley Curry Second Place Ali Hollier Preston County Who was James McGrew? Chelsea Conner Third Place Cody Mills Wood County What was DeSales Heights Academy? A Page Derek Fielder from the Past Honorable Mention Brooke Hinerman Wetzel County The History of Piney Whitney Headley Honorable Mention Charlie Scott Mingo County 77 Flood: A Disaster Never Forgotten Nicholas Allen Honorable Mention Gabriel Starcher Mason County Great Tragedy on the Ohio Brice Clark Honorable Mention Stephanie Price Morgan County Ghosthunters of WV: How and Where to Find a Lance Hovermale Ghost Honorable Mention Matt Mills Harrison County New River Gorge Bridge John Paul Reese Honorable Mention Rachelle Cosner Webster County Windy Gap School Nikki Lake State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

U.S. History, Individual

First Place Kyle Kimerer Wood County Pontiac: Maker of America's First Coalition Second Place Brittany Hawk Grant County Tracking the Pony Express Third Place Michael Kelley Taylor County Stonewall Jackson Honorable Mention Steven Stefancic Mercer County MASH Units 9mobile Army Surgical Hospital) Honorable Mention Tyrell Watson Wetzel County Gettysburg "A Turning Point" Honorable Mention Kaitlin Gates Harrison County Miss America - Then and Now Honorable Mention Rachel Rawn Jefferson County Behind The Wire: Puppy Mills Honorable Mention Zach West Putnam County Thomas Edison: Let There Be Light Honorable Mention Mackenzie Ambrose Morgan County Things Go Better With Coke Honorable Mention Payton Whitt Mason County Susan B. Anthony Honorable Mention Eric Knuth Ohio County The White House U.S. History, Pair

First Place Sahara Stanley Mercer County What Was the Worst Epidemic in U.S. History? Kayla Thomas Second Place Hannah Plumley Putnam County Votes for Women Hannah Hereford Third Place Jenna Amos Ritchie County What Were Orphan Trains? Jessica Stemple Honorable Mention Taylor Fordyce Wood County What is the FBI Academy? Katherine Gonzales Honorable Mention Rebekah Dunham Mason County Hard to be a Guard Claire Cottrill Honorable Mention Jessica Eubank Webster County Pocahantas and the Jamestown Settlement Tiffany Richie Honorable Mention Cole Cloonan Jefferson County Pearl Harbor: Why Weren't We Ready? Justin Hardy Honorable Mention T.J. Thompson Preston County Cooperstown Dream Park Cody Thompson Honorable Mention Kendra Thorne Grant County Swing, Swing, Swing Katie Goldizen Honorable Mention Devin Smith Tucker County Frederick Douglas: Why Was He A Great Dylan Canfield American? Honorable Mention Amber Drake Roane County Does Money Grow On Trees? Lauren Reichard State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

World History, Individual

First Place Chelsea Kohler Marshall County Greece's Gifts Second Place Jamie Pilkins Mercer County Have We Lost Our Marbles? Third Place Phillip Rabanal Harrison County What Contributed to the Cornage at Omaha Beach on D-Day? Honorable Mention Madison Sergent Roane County Medieval Siege Warfare Honorable Mention Logan Seidler Ohio County Hitler and His Camps Honorable Mention Tiffany Hulse Gilmer County A Royal Stroll with the Queen Honorable Mention Stephanie Wood Pendleton County The Black Death Honorable Mention Hannah Workman Mason County Amy Carmichael Honorable Mention Avery Petrucci Berkeley County Do You Know Our Lady of Guadalupe? World History, Pair

First Place Mason Young Hampshire County Bletchley Park - What was the Big Secrete? Joe Nicholson Second Place Natalie Stanley Mingo County What Was Auschwitz? Staci Hatfield Third Place Chandler Shell Putnam County Pearl Harbor: A Date That Will Live in Infamy Ty Foster Honorable Mention Andrew Shaw Mercer County The Curse of King Tut: Fact or Fiction? Austin O'Conner Honorable Mention Dakota Muha Tucker County What Is The History of the 18th-19th Century Libby Smith Victorian Dresses? Honorable Mention Zak Hanshew Berkeley County X Marks the Spot Sarah Hanshew Honorable Mention Katie Adkins Taylor County Adolph Hitler Courtney Williams Honorable Mention Karen Farmer Logan County How Did the Egyptians Live? Erica Adams Honorable Mention Shawna Sites Grant County Anne Frank Emily Beck

Division III State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Anthropology, Individual

First Place Kaitlin Irvine Berkeley County The Lost Boys of Sudan: A Journey to Knowledge Second Place Aaron Mowery Wood County The Prieure de Sion Third Place Ariel Buric Grant County The Celts Honorable Mention Katie Endicott Logan County and Settler Lifestyles of the 1770s Honorable Mention Matt Wolford Hampshire County Old Time Music Honorable Mention Molly Brackenrich Pendleton County Honor for a Lifetime; Guarding the Unknown Honorable Mention Natasha Dolan Harrison County Life After Death: The Ancient Egyptians Beliefs and Customs from Death to the Afterlife Honorable Mention Tessa Turek Jefferson County Bones of the Past Honorable Mention Danielle Hammer Gilmer County Buried Alive or Not Anthropology, Pair

First Place Kelly Morrison Harrison County Dead and Buried: Does How You Go Influence Vishnu Reddy Where You Go? Second Place Greg Nelson Berkeley County Medieval vs. Modern Warfare: Is Newer Better? Aaron Huyett Third Place Lindsey Propst Pendleton County Olympics: Past and Present Sierra Berg Honorable Mention Eddie Hartman Gilmer County The Olympian Gods Doug Shattuck Honorable Mention Jesse Bibbee Mason County With Sympathy Heather Moran Class, -

First Place Sheena Huffman Berkeley County Ladders, Clovers and Cats... Oh My! Bethany Combs Second Place Tara Shearer Wood County Where's the Passage to Freedom? Adam Dinnin Third Place Felicia Pennington Pocahontas County Holocaust, One Man's fight Honorable Mention Whitney Fernatt Fayette County The Vikings Gabriel Duncan State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Economics, Individual

First Place Emma Rucker Tyler County Just How Safe is Cyberspace? Second Place Amber Makani Grant County Social Insecurity Third Place Laura Good Kanawha County Milton Hershey and His Chocolates Honorable Mention Colleen Beatty Pendleton County The Mystery of the Missing Bivalues: The Decline of the Seafood Industry in Chincoteaque Economics, Pair

First Place Kaori Iwamoto Jefferson County Lights, Camera, Ecomony Madison Stevens Second Place Kim Kimble Tyler County Identity Theft: Where Has All My Money Gone? Emma Rucker Third Place Micah Childers Mingo County Martha Stewart Kaitlin Looney Honorable Mention Lauren Durst Mason County How Walt Disney World affects the Economy Kayanna Sayre around it Honorable Mention Muranda Howe Pocahontas County The Intemidator Priscilla Young Geography, Individual

First Place Heather Duncan Hampshire County The Last Great Place, Iditarod Second Place Sean McDonald Berkeley County The Surviving Redwoods - What is Their Importance? Third Place Justin Blake Cabell County Major Earthquakes: Cause and Effects Honorable Mention Jessica King Mason County The Rainforest: Stop the Destruction Honorable Mention Ben Pitzer Kanawha County The Construction of the Hoover Dam Honorable Mention Katie Bowen Roane County The Czech Republic Honorable Mention Cole Heintzman Tyler County Rhine River Honorable Mention Sarah Simmons Wood County China's Three Gorge's Dam: Feat or Folly Honorable Mention Rebekka Sloan Harrison County The Pyramids of Giza: Geographical Coincidence or Deliberate Design? State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Geography, Pair

First Place Miranda Poling Berkeley County Without A Trace: The Mysterious Bermuda Stephanie Cadwalader Triangle Second Place Luke Edmunds Mason County The Oregon Trail Alan Dye Third Place Steven Mallow Pocahontas County The Rainforest Shanda Carpenter Honorable Mention Stacey Walker Harrison County December 26, 2004 Tsunami Michael Phillips Honorable Mention Kevin Coon Roane County Mt. Saint Helens Derek Delaney Honorable Mention Tiffany McGuinnis Grant County How Global Warming Affects the Environment Ashley Propst Political Science, Individual

First Place Sheena Huffman Berkeley County Civil Disobedience Second Place Elizabeth Grey Morriso Harrison County John W. Davis Political Science, Pair

First Place Anna Claire Bowers Jefferson County How Does The Presidency Effect Future Kathryn Applegate Generations? Second Place Audra Rohrbaugh Grant County Are Women Equal? Amber Wise Third Place Kelly Falls Tucker County Electing Our President: Does Our Vote Really Ryan Rosenau Count? Honorable Mention Victoria Phillips Berkeley County Rhyme and Reason Becky Watson Honorable Mention Desirae Tilley Mingo County America: Symbols of Freedom Courtney Blankenship Honorable Mention Chelsi Smith Wood County Power and Politics in Athens and Sparta Ricky Miracle State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Psychology, Individual

First Place Dawnielle Schell Grant County Intelligence Masked by ADHD Second Place Rebecca Durst Mason County Horse Power: Horses Healing with Hippotherapy Third Place Sarah Pearson Berkeley County The Undiscover'd Country: The Psychology of an Afterlife Honorable Mention Courtney Streets Tucker County Who Was John Wayne Gacy and Why Did He Kill? Honorable Mention Briana Bishop Preston County Earnhardt's the Name...Racing's the Game Honorable Mention Lindsay Stanley Mcdowell County What Makes You Tick: Serial Killer Honorable Mention Kelsey Prince Putnam County Big Tobacco Wants Us Honorable Mention Paige Hathaway Wood County Klinefelter's Syndrone: The Extra Chromosome Honorable Mention Cammie Wade Pocahontas County Bi Polar Disorder Honorable Mention T. Joseph Gore Harrison County Mind Your Music Psychology, Pair

First Place Trent Reid Berkeley County Battle of the Sexes Tara Petrucci Second Place Shivani Patel Hampshire County A Permanent Solution to a Temporary Problem - Savanna Tate What is Adolescent Suicide Third Place Deana Walls Mcdowell County Birth Order and Personality Lisa Stacy Honorable Mention Hannah Casto Mason County Is Birthorder A Blueprint for Life? Megan Casto Honorable Mention David Scherer Cabell County The Bermuda Triangle: Fact or Myth? Adam Smith State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

Sociology, Individual

First Place Mackenzie Clarkson Preston County Stem Cell Research: How Does It Affect Society? Second Place Renae Burks Pocahontas County A World Alone Third Place Megan Lawrence Ritchie County What is Diabetes? Honorable Mention Lindsey Hawk Grant County Plague of the 21st Century Honorable Mention Kim Kimble Tyler County The Bunny and The Egg: What's the Correlation? Honorable Mention Leah Eddy Mason County Grandfamilies: Raising Your Children's Children Honorable Mention Hali Akers Logan County Fat Grams, Carbs, Calories, Oh, My! Which Diets Work? Honorable Mention Mac Sundin Harrison County American Dialects: Which English do You Speak? Sociology, Pair

First Place Lacy Hedrick Tucker County Class Treatment Of the Titanic: First vs. Third Becky King Second Place Krista Marrs Putnam County Do You Want Fries With That? Allison Hodges Third Place Lindsay Whaley Tyler County Helen Keller: A Life of Achievement Crystal Smith Honorable Mention Lisa Parsons Wood County How does Alzheimer's Disease Affect the Kelsey Watkins Family? Honorable Mention Chiray Scott Berkeley County Uh Oh! Unplanned Teen Pregnancy Jessica Pearson State & Local Studies, Individual

First Place Christina Hammond Jefferson County Black Diamonds Second Place Eric Croasmun Wetzel County West Virginia Capitols, How Many Have We Had? Third Place Jonathan McKenzie Logan County The Shawnee Indians Honorable Mention Angela Sirna Berkeley County Voices of the Past Honorable Mention Katlin Stinespring Putnam County That Was Then..This is Now Honorable Mention Amber Stapleton Mingo County West Virginia Honorable Mention Chrissy Canterberry Kanawha County The Hawks Nest Incident Honorable Mention James Casto, II Mason County West Virginia's One and Only State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

State & Local Studies, Pair

First Place Taylor Mendzela Jefferson County Jerry West: Is He Really The Best? Cassiana Roby Second Place Brian Bivens Roane County The Raiders of Harpers Ferry Kevin Myers Third Place John Martino Harrison County Murder She Wrote! Stasia DuPont Honorable Mention Dustin Scarberry Mingo County Is Consolidation Right For Mingo County? Zach Bartoe Honorable Mention Julie Ritz Hampshire County Arthurdale, West Virginia Kayla Fout U.S. History, Individual

First Place Candy Bonecutter Mason County Founding Fathers What were their roles in America's freedom? Second Place JoeMichael T. Fusco Harrison County All Aboard: Orphan Trains and their Role in US History Third Place Laura Hatfield Logan County Sacajawea - A Native Indian Heroine Honorable Mention Josh Croaff Mingo County The Man Behind Mount Rushmore Honorable Mention Daniel Clark Preston County Army National Guard: Is It Worth It? Honorable Mention Jared Jones Kanawha County The Photography of Mathew Brady Honorable Mention H. J. Kuhn Grant County Andy Warhol's 15 Minutes of Fame U.S. History, Pair

First Place Kristie Park Wetzel County Blacksmithing Through Time Michelle Morris Second Place Ari Summer Kanawha County The Mad Inventor-Nicholai Tesla Ian Rahman Third Place Todd Burris Mason County Johnny Reb: An Epic of the Civil War Infantry Andrew Marcum Man! Honorable Mention Dustin Lambert Pocahontas County Robert Kennedy, A Potential Cut Short Misty Vandevender Honorable Mention Priscilla Washburn Fayette County Mt. Rushmore Tonya Pearson Honorable Mention Melissa Shockey Hampshire County Escape from Alcatraz Brandi Cain Honorable Mention Chelsea Thompson Tyler County Who Is Charles Manson? Alli Watson State Social Studies Fair OFFICIAL RESULTS April 22, 2005

World History, Individual

First Place Ashley Hawkins Jefferson County Parkinson's Part in Hitler's Downfall Second Place Hannah Wilkes Berkeley County 4000 Years of Turmoil Third Place Leah Weingart Kanawha County Movies Honorable Mention Daniel Nichols Wood County Magellan's Voyage Honorable Mention Paul Anton Kast IV Harrison County The Knights Templar Honorable Mention Donavan Pearson Boone County History of the English Language World History, Pair

First Place Kate Ruddle Pendleton County Mesopotamia--How the World's First Stephanie Wright Civilization Has Shaped Our Lives Second Place Brooke Boening Jefferson County The Architectural Jewel of India Emily Wight Third Place Kayla Hatfield Mason County The Price for Jewish Freedom: Anne Frank and Cassi Heib Corrie Ten Boom Honorable Mention Derek Delaney Roane County Pearl Harbor Cody Stewart Honorable Mention Kyle Tucker Berkeley County Jews: Persistently Persecuted People Emma Cook Honorable Mention Sarah Mercier Wood County What was it Like Living in Ancient Greece? Zack Harper Honorable Mention Joe Gourley Putnam County Inside the Legionaire Sara Litton Honorable Mention Emma Huffman Harrison County Anne Frank: The Diary and More Kari Yakochi