2004 State Winners
Documentary Junior Individual
First place: Alex Bransford, "Emmett Till: A Catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement"
Teacher: Michelle Boisclair, White Station Middle, Memphis
Second place: Elizabeth Carbone, "Orville and Wilbur Wright: Exploring the Skies"
Teacher: Ryan Bult, Heritage Middle, Thompson Station
Third place: Melissa McKenzie, "Venturing into the Unknown: Lewis and Clark's Expedition of Discovery"
Teacher: Judy Buscetta, John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville
Documentary Junior Group
First place: Harrison Dreves and Michael Tiffany, "Think Different: Apple's Role in the Rise of Personal Computing"
Teacher: Leslie Renner, Grassland Middle, Franklin
Second place: Tyler Matheny, Sam Petschulat, and Matthew Ryan, "Exploring Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806"
Teacher: Tracey Maier, Heritage Middle, Thompson Station
Third place: Elizabeth Brown, Matthew Brown, Steven Brown, and Courtney Campbell, "Jacques Cousteau: Explorer of the Deep"
Teacher: Jessica Douglass, Page Middle, Franklin
Documentary Senior Individual
First place: Steven Bulman, "The Deep Abyss"
Teacher: Suzanne Terrell, Pi Beta Phi School
Second place: Amanda Fitzgerald, "A Giant Leap for Mankind: The History of Flight"
Teacher: Stephanie Rodda, Ridgeway High, Memphis
Third place: Rachel Watson, "Encountering the Yellow Fever Epidemic"
Teacher: Stephanie Rodda, Ridgeway High, Memphis
Documentary Senior Group
First place: Skyler Genest and Josh Thomason, "The Wright Brothers: Exploration in Flight"
Teacher: Dewey Esquinance, Polk County H.S., Benton
Second place: Diana Wellford and Nichole Wellford, "The U.S.S. Liberty: An Encounter with Truth"
Teacher: William Cate St. Agnes Academy, Memphis
Third place: Thom David and Luke Skipper, "Re-Exploring the Expedition with Meriwether Lewis"
Teacher: Dewey Esquinance, Polk County H.S., Benton
Dramatic Performance Junior Individual
First place: Grant Geist, "Eastern Encounter—Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan"
Teacher: Judy Buscetta, John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville
Second place: Marielle Slothowler, "Cotton Connecting Continents"
Teacher: Michelle Boisclair, White Station Middle, Memphis
Third place: Eric Karlstad, "Exploration of Enemy Emplacements in WWII: The SAS Story"
Teacher: Judy Buscetta, St. John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville
Dramatic Performance Junior Group
First place: Allan Cremins, Kassie Pitts, Ashley Ramsey, Rebecca Ward, and Casey Westmoreland (1), "Exploring the Pursuits of History"
Teacher: Doug Lafollette, Mosheim Middle, Mosheim
Second place: Brandon Campbell, Kerry Miller, Jacob Parks, Hannah Price and Kelsey Solomon, "The Exploration and Encounter of the Public School System?
Teacher: Doug Lafollette, Mosheim Middle, Mosheim
Third place: Jenesis Anderson, Jasmine Goodman, Ashley Little, Kiara Rayford, Tanisha Wakefield, "Elvis: History or Not?"
Teacher: April Inman, Snowden Middle, Memphis
Dramatic Performance Senior Individual
First place: Melissa Harkness, "'Stagecoach' Mary Fields"
Teacher: Julia Ervin, White Station H.S., Memphis
Second place: Ashley Clybum, "Rebecca Nurse"
Teacher: Lucy Calvin, St. George's High School, Collierville
Dramatic Performance Senior Group
First place: Simone Boyce and Meg Gwatney, "Exploring the Rosewood Massacre: A Small Town's Encounter with Extreme Racism"
Teacher: Shelia Jacobson, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Second place: Grace Askew, Montgomery Cole, and Graham Winchester, "Magellan: Explorer of the World"
Teacher: Lucy Calvin, St. George's High School, Collierville
Exhibit Junior Individual
First place: John French, "Shakelton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917"
Teacher: Pamela French, Family Christian Academy, Home School, Madison
Second place: Rachele DiFebbo, "East Tennesseans Encounter a Divided State"
Teacher: Judy Buscetta, St. John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville
Third place: Ali Rohrbacher, "Exploring the Limits of Man's Compassion: The 1925 Serum Run"
Teacher: Michelle Boisclair, White Station Middle, Memphis
Exhibit Junior Group
First place: Alex Khaddouoma and Chris Prince, "William Dampier: Explorer or Pirate?"
Teacher: Liz Shugart, Greenway School, Knoxville
Second place: Mary Biehner and Anna Yoken, "From Fear to Fascination: The Cultural Exchange with Japan Through Generations"
Teacher: Ginny Brundick, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Third place: Emily Paulus and Leah Petr, "Encountering Secrets in War: The Impact of Codes on the Outcome of World War II"
Teacher: Judy Buscetta, St. John Neumann Catholic School, Knoxville
Exhibit Senior Individual
First place: Aditi Balakrishna, "How the Mouse Defeated the Lion: Mahatma Gandhi's Encounter with the British Empire"
Teacher: Sheila Jocobson, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Second place: Duncan Olsen, "The West Meets East: Marco Polo in China"
Teacher: Julie Elb, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Third place: Christopher Cross, "The Explorations of Doctor Thomas Walker"
Teacher: Dewey Esquinance, Polk County H.S., Benton
Exhibit Senior Group
First place: Wilson Taylor and Kevin Tsu-Tu, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down That Wall"
Teacher: Lucy Calvin, St.George's High School, Collierville
Second place: Ben Blurton and Charlie Crawford, "The Manhattan Project"
Teacher: Lucy Calvin, St. George's High School, Collierville
Third place: Eric Baer, Mia Baer, and Haley Heilberg, "Freudian Exploration of the Human Psyche"
Teacher: Sheila Jocobson, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Historical Paper Junior
First place: Allen Carpenter, "The Exploration of Punk and Heavy Metal Music in England and America"
Teacher: Liz Shugart, Greenway, Knoxville
Second place: Ashley Dean, "Harlem Renaissance"
Teacher: Tracey Maier, Heritage Middle, Thompson Station
Third place: Noah Layne, "Martin Luther King"
Teacher: Suzi Gaudet, Page Middle, Franklin
Historical Paper Senior
First place: Benny Sachs, "Encounter of Nazi Technology, Exchange of Scientists, and the Early Space Race"
Teacher: Patricia Miletich, University School, Nashville
Second place: Gabrielle Westbrook, "Encountering Segregated Skies: The Tuskegee Airmen"
Teacher: Stephanie Rodda, Ridgeway High, Memphis
Third place: Heather McPherson, "Coming Home: Exploring Changes in the Care of Children with Special Needs"
Teacher: Joyce McPherson, Home School- Gateway Christian, Memphis
First Place Awards (Lausanne Collegiate School)
All first place winners in all categories
Best Historical Essays (West Tennessee Historical Society)
JUNIOR: First place: Allen Carpenter, "The Exploration of Punk and Heavy Metal Music in England and America"
SENIOR: First place: Benny Sachs, "Encounter of Nazi Technology, Exchange of Scientists, and the Early Space Race"
Best Women's History (Network of Memphis)
JUNIOR: Yuni Graham and Rachael Holley, Documentary Junior Group, "Sacajawea: Encounters in the West"
Teacher: Lain Whitaker, St. Mary's Episcopal, Memphis
SENIOR: Melissa Harkness, Dramatic Performance Senior Individual, "'Stagecoach' Mary Fields"
Best African and African American History (The University of Memphis, African and African American Program)
JUNIOR: Alex Bransford, Documentary Junior Individual, "Emmett Till: A Catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement"
SENIOR: Rachel Watson, Documentary Senior Individual, "Encountering the Yellow Fever Epidemic"
Best Primary Sources (Steven Harris)
JUNIOR: John French, Exhibit Junior Individual, Exhibit Junior Individual, "Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedtion, 1914-1917"
SENIOR: Scott Lillard, Historical Essay Senior, "From Dresden to New York: A German Immigrant Story"
Teacher: Sheila Jocobson, Lausanne Collegiate, Memphis
Best Influence of Technology in History
JUNIOR: Harrison Dreves and Micahel Tiffany, Documentary Junior Group, "Think Different: Apple's Role in the Rise of Personal Computing"
SENIOR: Skyler Genest and Josh Thomason, Documentary Senior Group, "The Wright Brothers: Exploration in Flight"
Teacher of the Year Award, Junior
Liz Shugart, Greenway School, Knoxville, TN
Teacher of the Year Award, Senior
Dr. Marianne Leung, Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis |
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