West Tennessee History Day 2011 West Tennessee History Day will be held on March 5, 2011 at the new University Center on the University of Memphis Campus.  West Tennessee History Day 2010 Winners for West Tennessee District Special Award for Best Projects in State, Regional, or Local History Sponsored by West Tennessee Historical Society In the Junior Division, Paris Byrd of Snowden School in Memphis won for her paper on "Charles Kemmons Wilson: American Innovation of Lodging and Hospitality." Teacher: April Inman. In the Senior Division, Aliyah Price, Jazmine Houston, Amber Toles, and Tierra Collier of Ridgeway High School won for their Senior Group Performance on "The Cotton Gin and Enslaved Workers." Teacher: Nancy Parrish. Junior Individual Exhibit 1st place to William Andrews of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "Avatar: James Cameron has Done it Again." Teacher: Chris Miller. 2nd place to James Cloutier of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Cotton Gin." Teacher: Chris Miller. Junior Group Exhibit 1st place to Chandler Snipes and Caleb Kelsey of St. George's Independent School in Collierville with "The Cotton Gin." Teacher: Traci Erlandson. 2nd place to Madeline East and Rebecca Matson of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Protestant Reformation." Teacher: Chris Miller. 3rd place to Drew Ruffin and Matt Turner of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Patriot Missle." Teacher: Chris Miller. Junior Individual Documentary 1st place to Sope Adeleye of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Gutenberg Printing Press." Teacher: Desiree Allen 2nd place to Payton McGough of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with 'Telegraph." Teacher: Desiree Allen There was a tie for 3rd place in this category. 3rd place to Aiden Cooper of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "Evolution of the Computer." Teacher: Chris Miller. 3rd place to Natalie Prodanovich of St. George's Independent School in Collierville with "Evergreen Hand." Teacher: Traci Erlandson. Junior Group Documentary 1st place to Witt Fesmire and Austin Redick of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Fall of the Berlin Wall." Teacher: Desiree Allen. 2nd place to Andre Grissom and William Wetter of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "Pencillin." Teacher: Traci Erlandson. 3rd place to Bryn Wegryn, Claire Thomas, and Courtney Miller, of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "Model T. Ford." Teacher: Desiree Allen. Junior Website, Individual and Group Combined 1st place to Jeremy Brandon, Kayla Hutchins, Rebecca Hamilton, Shelby Thomas, and Madeline Salton of Snowden School in Memphis with Forever Barbie. Teacher: April Inman. 2nd place to Shelby Tate of Snowden School in Memphis with Anesthesia Mania. Teacher: April Inman. Junior Individual Paper 1st place to Paris Byrd of Snowden School in Memphis with "Charles Kemmons Wilson: American Innovator of Lodging and Hospitality." Teacher: April Inman. 2nd place to John Wirls of Snowden School in Memphis with "The Lens." Teacher: April Inman. 3rd place to Juliana Wall of St. George's Middle School in Collierville with "The Internet." Teacher: Chris Miller. Senior Individual Exhibit 1st place to Jeremy Meister of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with "It Came Like a Flash of Lightning: The Innovations of Nikola Tesla." Teacher: Scott Johnson. 2nd place to Elizabeth Deweese of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with Semper Fidelis: Navajo Codetalkers. Teacher: Scott Johnson Senior Group Exhibit 1st place to Trey Thorton, Sam Billings, Zach Morphis of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with "A Gigantic All Destroying Blow: Hitler's Blitzkreig." Teacher: Scott Johnson. 2nd place to James Gilman, Matthew McCurdy, Kaitlin Favorite of St. Benedict at Auburndale in Cordova with "Fast Food: An Innovation in History." Teacher: Kristen Browning. 3rd place to Amber Womack, Rebecca Bramlett, Micah Austin of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with "A Reward for Work Well-Done is the Opportunity to Do More- Jonas Salk and The Invention of the Polio Vaccine." Teacher: Scott Johnson. Senior Individual Documentary 1st place to Nicole Pearce of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with Imitate, Assimilate, and Innovate: Jazz in America. Teacher: Scott Johnson Senior Group Documentary 1st place to Dwayne Malone, Timothy Barczak, and Louis Degruy of St. Benedict at Auburndale in Cordova with "Jazz: Revolution in Music." Teacher: Kristen Browning. 2nd place to Kaitlyn Semler and Sarah Cullum of St. Agnes Academy in Memphis with "Alfred Hitchcock: The Innovation of Horror Films." Teacher: Christina Lesh. 3rd place to Andy Brito, Mason Butler, and Kelsey Climer of St. Benedict at Auburndale with "History of Blues." Teacher: Kristen Browning. Senior Website, Individual and Group Combined 1st place to Sarah Patchen, Anna Pallme, Rebecca Butcher, and Monica Brint of St. Benedict at Auburndale in Cordova with "Anesthesiology: Changing Medical History." Teacher: Kristen Browning. 2nd place to Rachael Bakowicz and Alex Livesey of St. Agnes Academy in Memphis with "Frank Lloyd Wright: Innovations in Architecture." Teacher: Christina Lesh 3rd place to Ali Digirolamo, Olivia Vance, and Marlene Hickman of First Assembly Christian School with "When That Day Comes There Will Be No More Smallpox- Edward Jenner's Reinvention of the Smallpox Vaccine." Teacher: Scott Johnson. Senior Individual Paper 1st place to Cara Bargiacchi of St. George's Independent School in Collierville with "Third Reich." Teacher: Lucie Calvin. 2nd place to Ashley Fisher of First Assembly Christian School in Cordova with " 'Across the Universe'- The Beatles, Innovations and Music." Teacher: Scott Johnson. Senior Individual Performance 1st place to Rakesha Gray of Ridgeway High School in Memphis with The Printing Press. Teacher: Nancy Parrish Senior Group Performance 1st place to Aliyah Price, Tierra Collier, Amber Toles, and Jazmine Houston of Ridgeway High School in Memphis with The Cotton Gin and Enslaved Workers. Teacher: Nancy Parrish Many Thanks to Our Judges & Volunteers Christina Arflack Raven Bailey Michael Blum James Blythe James Bradley Karen Bradley Jefferson Brant Frances Breland Carl Brown Amber Colvin Spenser Cook Maurice Crouse Jenny Demilio LeTrice Donaldson Geneveive Donovan Diana Fordham Scott Frizzell Victoria Gray David Gwinn Sheena Harris Marly Hazen Jonathon Judaken Amy Killingsworth Lauren Killingsworth Jared Krebsbach Michael Lejman Latoria Lewis Jack Lorenzini Grace Martin Sheila Martin Matt Meador Caroline Mitchell Michael Moore Kristin Nelson Catherine Norvell Neal Palmer Dylan Perry Christopher Peterson Drew Phillips Fred Phillips Amy Piccareto Robert Pomerenk Ben Pope Heather Reeves Tim Sloan Janann Sherman Darin Stephanov Julia Vinson NEW CHANGES FOR WEBSITE CATEGORY Click on the Website Category view these changes. All rules can also be found in the National History Day Contest Rule Book.ENTRY LIMITATIONS STILL IN EFFECT The West TN District will allow only the top 3 projects from EACH teacher in EACH Category to move to the District Competition.. For further information, please contact one of your district coordinators: Emily Schwimmer - eschwimm@gmail.com - 901-678-2515 Angela Martin - ajmartin@memphis.edu - 901-678-2515 Dr. Margaret Caffrey |
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