PCS SSF

STATE

REGION

On March 17, 2025, Putnam County Schools Social Studies Fair County Champions in Division II (Middle) and III (High) presented group and individual winning projects at the 2025 Region III Social Studies Fair competition.

 

Congratulations to all 2025 Putnam regional participants and first-place regional winners advancing to the WV State Social Studies Fair in Charleston on April 11, 2025.

 

DIVISION II – MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Hunters & Gathers to Farmers"

Reagan Craig, George Washington Middle School*

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "John Deere Steel Plow & How It Affected the Midwest Culture"

Macy Cunningham, Allison Gillispie, & Kristen Serna, George Washington Middle School*

 

ECONOMICS: INDIVIDUAL

Second Place: "Harvesting Global Connections: The Impact of International Trade on US Agriculture"

Lauren Coburn, George Washington Middle School

 

ECONOMICS: GROUP

Second Place: "Milking the Market: The Economic Ripple of Nondairy Alternatives"

Aubrey Fleck & Kambree Young, George Washington Middle School

 

GEOGRAPHY: INDIVIDUAL

Second Place: "The New River, Making of a National Park"

Elliott Meadows, George Washington Middle School

 

GEOGRAPHY: GROUP

Second Place: "The American Corn Belt"

Levi Wilson, Landon Vaughan, & Austin Panaro, George Washington Middle School

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Died, Divorced & Beheaded: Henry VIII & the Six Wives"

Briony Guidry, Winfield Middle School*

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE: GROUP

Third Place: "The American Farm Bill"

Wyatt Lawrence, Bentley Garrison, & Austin Mitchell, George Washington Middle School

 

SOCIOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Harmonizing History: Music's Historical Influence Through Time"

Lillian White, Winfield Middle School*

 

SOCIOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Edgar Allan Poe's Effects on Modern Society"

Eli Conner, Hudson Dobbins, & Barrett Hardin, Winfield Middle School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Harvest of Hardship"

Carson Shock, George Washington Middle School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: GROUP

First Place: "WV Hunting Traditions"

Alyssa Grandbouche & Bryar Nunley, George Washington Middle School*

 

PSYCHOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Healing Hooves: The Therapeutic Benefits of Horses"

Matthew Spencer, George Washington Middle School*

 

PSYCHOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "PAWSitive Change"

Terrence Wiseman& Macie Fisher, George Washington Middle School*

 

US HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

Second Place: "JFK: A Murder Mystery"

Michael Flannery, George Washington Middle School

 

US HISTORY: GROUP

First Place: "Blown Away"

McKayli Parsons& McKenzi Parsons, George Washington Middle School*

 

WORLD HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

Second Place: "Survivors: Jewish Resistance to Hitler's Final Solution"

Eliana Johnson, Winfield Middle School

 

WORLD HISTORY: GROUP

Second Place: "European Witch Trials"

Emma Myrick, Kenzingtyn Safford, Leah Metheny, Giuliana Santangelo, & Georgia Smith, Hurricane Middle School

 

DIVISION III – HIGH SCHOOL

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: GROUP

Honorable Mention: "Ancestral Bonds: How Fish & Wildlife Sustain Native Cultures"

Brody Martin-Lewis & David Sayne, Buffalo High School

 

ECONOMIES: GROUP

First Place: "Hunting for Big Bucks: Hunting's Impact on West Virginia's Economy"

Ashtyn Johnson & Bailey Raynes, Buffalo High School*

 

PSYCHOLOGY: GROUP

Second Place: "Hunting for Hope"

Nick Gallo & Britton Hudson, Buffalo High School

 

SOCIOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Carbon Credits: The Ultimate Capture"

Sarah Landers & Gabriel Moore, Buffalo High School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Can You Hear the Bugle? The Reintroduction of Elk in WV"

Morgan Cobb, Buffalo High School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: GROUP

First Place: "Cutting Down Life: Logging's Impact on WV Wildlife"

Wesley Mallet & Christopher Blackshire, Buffalo High School*

 

US HISTORY: GROUP

Second Place: "Triggering Change: History of the NRA"

Kai Hatfield & Colton Conley, Buffalo High School

 

WORLD HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

Second Place: "Balancing Act: Conservation Approaches' Impact on Wildlife Populations"

Harlee Gillispie, Buffalo High School

 

*Denotes Projects Advancing to States

COUNTY

On February 28, 2025, Putnam County Schools hosted the 2025 Division II (Middle) and III (High) Social Studies Fair (SSF) at Poca Middle School. Middle and High School students presented group and individual projects in nine categories to volunteer judges for an opportunity to represent Putnam County Schools and advance to the Region III Social Studies Fair on March 17, 2025, at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston.

 

Congratulations to all 2025 participants and our first-place county winners advancing to the next level of competition. Good luck at Regionals!

 

DIVISION II – MIDDLE SCHOOL

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Hunters & Gathers to Farmers"

Reagan Craig, George Washington Middle School*

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "John Deere Steel Plow & How It Affected the Midwest Culture"

Macy Cunningham, Allison Gillispie, & Kristen Serna, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "Significance of Scotland's Medieval Clans & Tartans"

Alivia Hess & Persephone Lasure, Winfield Middle School

 

ECONOMICS: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Harvesting Global Connections: The Impact of International Trade on US Agriculture"

Lauren Coburn, George Washington Middle School*

 

ECONOMICS: GROUP

First Place: "Milking the Market: The Economic Ripple of Nondairy Alternatives"

Aubrey Fleck & Kambree Young, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "The Economic Impact of Video Games"

Noah Stacy, Nathaniel Bryant, & Eli Bailey, Poca Middle School

 

GEOGRAPHY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "The New River, Making of a National Park"

Elliott Meadows, George Washington Middle School*

 

GEOGRAPHY: GROUP

First Place: "The American Corn Belt"

Levi Wilson, Landon Vaughan, & Austin Panaro, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "Yellowstone"

Brenleigh Copley & Charlotte Meadows, Hurricane Middle School

 

Third Place: "The Northern Lights"

Macie Dean, Aubrey Dawson, & Hayden Petry, Poca Middle School

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Died, Divorced & Beheaded: Henry VIII & the Six Wives"

Briony Guidry, Winfield Middle School*

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE: GROUP

First Place: "The American Farm Bill"

Wyatt Lawrence, Bentley Garrison, & Austin Mitchell, George Washington Middle School*

 

SOCIOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Harmonizing History: Music's Historical Influence Through Time"

Lillian White, Winfield Middle School*

 

Second Place: "The Life of Amelia Earhart"

Paisley Mitchell, George Washington Middle School

 

SOCIOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Edgar Allan Poe's Effects on Modern Society"

Eli Conner, Hudson Dobbins, & Barrett Hardin, Winfield Middle School*

 

Second Place: "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend (Softball)"

Rylee Caldwell, Madelyn Dye, & Brenley Hunt, Hurricane Middle School

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Harvest of Hardship"

Carson Shock, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "West Virginia State University"

Aubree Feldhaus, Poca Middle School

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: GROUP

First Place: "WV Hunting Traditions"

Alyssa Grandbouche & Bryar Nunley, George Washington Middle School*

 

PSYCHOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Healing Hooves: The Therapeutic Benefits of Horses"

Matthew Spencer, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "To Know Yourself"

Tamara Rader, Winfield Middle School

 

Third Place: "Autism & Sensory Issues"

Crosby Short, Poca Middle School

 

PSYCHOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "PAWSitive Change"

Terrence Wiseman& Macie Fisher, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "The Menendez Brothers: Guilty or Innocent?"

Natalie Bowles& Joslyn Massile, Winfield Middle School

 

Third Place: "Schizophrenia"

Lilah Rhodes, Zoe Johnson, & Khloe Wysong, Hurricane Middle School

 

Honorable Mention: "Study of American Sign Language"

Jessalyn Caruthers, McKinley Swann, & Kelley Buzzard, Poca Middle School

 

US HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "JFK: A Murder Mystery"

Michael Flannery, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "Stairwell B: The Miracle of Ladder Company 6"

Chesnee Gibson, Winfield Middle School

 

US HISTORY: GROUP

First Place: "Blown Away"

McKayli Parsons& McKenzi Parsons, George Washington Middle School*

 

Second Place: "The Roaring 20's"

Kellen White, Carrah Callihan, Katie Domer, Demi Bryant, & Ava Tardy, Hurricane Middle School

 

Third Place: "History of Baseball"

Josh Tinney & Anderson Leftwich, Poca Middle School

 

WORLD HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Survivors: Jewish Resistance to Hitler's Final Solution"

Eliana Johnson, Winfield Middle School*

 

WORLD HISTORY: GROUP

First Place: "European Witch Trials"

Emma Myrick, Kenzingtyn Safford, Leah Metheny, Giuliana Santangelo, & Georgia Smith, Hurricane Middle School*

 

Second Place: "The Impact of World War I & World War II on Agriculture"

Brennon Grady, Colin Gray, & Logan Raynes, George Washington Middle School

 

Third Place: "The Titanic"

Amaya Gollihue, Sami Janey, & Leighton Faulkner, Poca Middle School

 

 

DIVISION III – HIGH SCHOOL

 

ANTHROPOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Ancestral Bonds: How Fish & Wildlife Sustain Native Cultures"

Brody Martin-Lewis & David Sayne, Buffalo High School*

 

ECONOMIES: GROUP

First Place: "Hunting for Big Bucks: Hunting's Impact on West Virginia's Economy"

Ashtyn Johnson & Bailey Raynes, Buffalo High School*

 

PSYCHOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Hunting for Hope"

Nick Gallo & Britton Hudson, Buffalo High School*

 

Runner-Up: "How Fear Affects Perception with the Amityville House"

Lucy Smith & Larson Barkey, Winfield High School

 

SOCIOLOGY: GROUP

First Place: "Carbon Credits: The Ultimate Capture"

Sarah Landers & Gabriel Moore, Buffalo High School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Can You Hear the Bugle? The Reintroduction of Elk in WV"

Morgan Cobb, Buffalo High School*

 

STATE & LOCAL STUDIES: GROUP

First Place: "Cutting Down Life: Logging's Impact on WV Wildlife"

Wesley Mallet & Christopher Blackshire, Buffalo High School*

 

US HISTORY: GROUP

First Place: "Triggering Change: History of the NRA"

Kai Hatfield & Colton Conley, Buffalo High School*

 

WORLD HISTORY: INDIVIDUAL

First Place: "Balancing Act: Conservation Approaches' Impact on Wildlife Populations"

Harlee Gillispie, Buffalo High School*

 

*Denotes Projects Advancing to Regionals

 

PCS would like to give a very special thanks to our volunteer judges, social studies fair coordinators, Poca Middle School, Jordan Dotson, and PCTC Putnam Teacher Preparation Program, and our event partners, the Putnam Chamber of Commerce and Putnam County Libraries.

 

Without the help of our coordinators and volunteers, the 2025 Putnam County Schools Social Studies Fair would not be possible. We are so grateful for your support and enthusiasm in honoring the academic achievements of our student participants.

 

Congratulations to all 2025 participants and our first-place county winners advancing to the next level of competition. Good luck at Regionals!