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Congratulations to all students and teachers who particpated in the Middle Tennessee Distric Competition on Friday, Feburay 22, 2008
MIDDLE TENNESSEE DISTRICT WINNERS

Junior Paper

3rd place
The Louisiana Purchase
STUDENT: Madison Orozco
Nashville, TN, Meigs Magnet Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jamie Schimenti

2nd place
Julius Caesar: Conflict and Compromise
STUDENT: Ethan Bannister
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): Suzi Constantine

1st place
Elie Wiesel
STUDENT: Kailey Navin
Hillsboro, TN, Hillsboro Elementary
TEACHER(s): Ellen James, Kara Gause

Junior Group Documentary

3rd place
Tea and Stamp Act
STUDENTS: Jeremy Fesmire, Andrew Welch
Hendersonville, TN, Hawkins Middle School
TEACHER(s): Donna Means

2nd place
The Peloponnesian Wars
STUDENTS: Bryson White, Will Dryden, Ben Law
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): David Rector

1st place
Bill Gates
STUDENTS: Jessica Wauford, Christina Kirk
Franklin, TN, Grassland Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeanne Rowan

Junior Group Exhibit

3rd place
Normandy
STUDENTS: Austin Ware, Jesse True, Luke Hayes
Franklin, TN, Grassland Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeanne Rowan

2nd place
The Black Patch Wars
STUDENTS: Samantha Hendricks, Nickolas Norrod, Jake Fletcher
Cedar Hill, TN, Jo Byrns School
TEACHER(s): Eric Hagan, Betsy Axley

1st place
Power of Words: Martin Luther
STUDENTS: Brady Wade, Olivia Howard, Preston Jutte
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): David Rector

Junior (Grades 6-8) Junior Individual Interpretive Website

2nd place winner
Subhash Chandra Bose
Student: Sonali Mahendran
School : Megis Magnet Middle School, Nashville

1st place winner
The Transcontinental Railroad: Conflicts and Compromises
Student: Austin Paul
School: West End Middle School, Nashville
Junior (Grades 6-8) Junior Group Interpretive Website

3rd place
MLK
STUDENTS: Russell Derby, James Bates
Nashville, TN, Meigs Magnet Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jamie Schimenti

2nd place
The War at Home: Vietnam
STUDENTS: Jake Donnell, Clay Cronic, William Stoker
Nashville, TN, West End Middle School
TEACHER(s): Susan Standbrook

1st place
Persian Gulf War
STUDENTS: Alex Mena, Trey Yadon
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): Don Warden, David Rector

Junior Individual Documentary

3rd place
Enchanted Injustice: A Salem Witch Trial
STUDENTS: Kayla Townsend
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): Suzi Constantine

2nd place
Hoover Dam
STUDENTS: Ryan Driscoll
Nashville, TN, West End Middle School
TEACHER(s): Susan Standbrook

1st place
Rosie the Riveter
STUDENTS: Joanna Foster
Nashville, TN, Meigs Magnet Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jamie Schimenti

Junior Individual Performance

3rd place
Women in the Civil War
STUDENT: Lauren Ervin
Franklin, TN, Grassland Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeanne Rowan

2nd place
Elizabeth Irwin McGavock Harding; a Heroine of Dixie
STUDENT: Brittany Wilharm
Franklin, TN, Brentwood Christian Academy
TEACHER(s): Sharon Wilharm

1st place
Israel's War for Independence
STUDENT: Emma Drongowski
Franklin, TN, Grassland Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeanne Rowan

Junior Group Performance

3rd place
Tennessee Votes for Women!
STUDENTS: Carly Kohen, Laura Walsh
Mt. Juliet, TN, Mt. Juliet Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeremy Willis

2nd place
Conflict on the Cleveland Avenue Bus
STUDENTS: Lyneesya Wilson, Katie Tutje, Kaja Page, Phoebe Moore
Nashville, TN, Meigs Magnet Middle School
TEACHER(s): Justine McMurray, Jamie Schimenti

1st place
The Dairy That Changed the World
STUDENTS: Kidman Puckett, Heather Hughes, Jessica Garrison, Christopher Powell
Smithville, TN, Dekalb Middle
TEACHER(s): Anita Puckett

Junior Individual Exhibits

3rd place
Banned Books
STUDENT: Kirby Yepsen
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): David Rector

2nd place
Iron Maiden - Margaret Thatcher
STUDENT: Brittney Faulman
Franklin, TN, Grassland Middle School
TEACHER(s): Jeanne Rowan

1st place
Alvin York Pacifist Turned Patriot
STUDENT: Andrew Grayson
Franklin, TN, Fred J Page Middle School
TEACHER(s): Suzi Constantine

Senior Paper

3rd place
The Immigration Act of 1924
STUDENT: Charlie Xie
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet-Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

2nd place
19th Century Prejudice: The Protestant Nativists
STUDENT: Samantha McElfresh
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon High School
TEACHER(s): Nina Vastola

1st place
"I forged the thunderbolts and she fired them."
Conflicting Ideals and Collaboration for Women's Equality--the Unique Relationship of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
STUDENT: Julia Hudnut-Beumler
Nashville, TN, University School Of Nashville
TEACHER(s): Patricia Miletich

Senior Individual Performance

2nd place
Fisk Jubilee Singers
STUDENT: Laura Johns
Franklin, TN, Brentwood Christian Academy
TEACHER(s): Sharon Wilharm

1st place
Footsteps of Compromise in a Conflicted Land
STUDENT: Sarah Gallagher
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon High School
TEACHER(s): Nina Vastola

Senior Individual Documentary
3rd place
Cold War Politics
STUDENT: Bo Womack
Mcminnville, TN, Warren County High School
TEACHER(s): Chad McGee

2nd place
Marcus Hanna and TR: Conflict, Compromise, and the Vice Presidency
STUDENT: Holly Ray
Mcminnville, TN, Warren County High School
TEACHER(s): Chad McGee

1st place
Tiananmen Square
STUDENT: Weston Rhody
Smithville, TN, De Kalb County High School
TEACHER(s): John Isabell

Senior Individual Exhibits
3rd place
The Conflict and Compromise of Booker T. Washington and W.E. B. Dubois
STUDENT: Joanna Valdez
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon High School
TEACHER(s): Nina Vastola

2nd place
The Conflict and Compromise of the Battle of Franklin
STUDENT: Jennifer Hollis
Lebanon, TN, Lebanon High School
TEACHER(s): Nina Vastola

1st place
Civil War in Sierra Leone
STUDENT: Grace Zimmerman
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

Senior Group Performance

3rd place
Lunch−Time Special
STUDENTS: Jennifer Sloatman, Delaney Roberts, Eliza Musick, Sybil Levine, Sabina Bastias
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

2nd place
Amandla
STUDENTS: London Colbert, Amber Jackson, Melody Zurawski, Kayla Garrett, Quidra Cothran
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

1st place
Banter at the Bar: Prohibition
STUDENTS: Katharine Davies, Genna Knab, Maggie Knab, Hayley Fisher
Brentwood, TN, Brentwood High School
TEACHER(s): Ferdinand Quinones

Senior Group Documentary

3rd place
Civil War in Warren County: Struggle in aSmall Town
STUDENTS: Kala Vance, Aleesha McCormick, Aaren Holmes, Ashley Reuter
Mcminnville, TN, Warren County High School
TEACHER(s): Chad McGee

2nd place
Pearl Harbor
STUDENTS: Stephen Salaman, Tyler Swoape
Mcminnville, TN, Warren County High School
TEACHER(s): Chad McGee

1st place
Great Migration
STUDENTS: Kathryn McKinley, Kallie Haley
Mcminnville, TN, Warren County High School
TEACHER(s): Chad McGee

Senior Group Interpretive Website

1st place
Snake Charmers: The Battle of Mogadishu
STUDENTS: Shawn Yu, Sam Streuli, Andrew Eder, Samuel Day
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

Senior Group Exhibit

3rd place
Union Loyalty Oath
STUDENTS: Marcus Wild, Jake Rudin, Richard Rosenberg, Molly Kessler, Harper Ganick
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

2nd place
War of the Roses
STUDENTS: Esther Wong, Anita Von Arb, Courtney Manlove
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee

1st place
Rwandan Genocide
STUDENTS: Kayla Thompson, Tiffany Sithiphone, Jasmine Adams, Joey Chanthavong
Nashville, TN, Martin Luther King Jr Magnet−Pearl High School
TEACHER(s): Fred Artibee


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