Newton County School System (NCSS) students won big at the recent Georgia Council for the Social Studies (GCSS) 2023 Regional Fair held locally at Eastside High School on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Overall, 25 NCSS students earned awards at the regional fair.
Seven NCSS students earned “Best in Region” awards in addition to their first place prizes. They include Kennedy Curry, Veterans Memorial Middle School; Rhonda Grider Purchase and Morgan Roach of Newton County Theme School; Leah Joseph, Sarah Robinson, and Isabella Webb of Newton College & Career Academy, and Bailey Stover of Newton High School. Each of these students will advance to the State Fair, hosted by GCSS at North Cobb High School on April 22, 2023.
NCSS students who won awards at the 2023 Regional Social Studies Fair include:
2023 Regional Social Studies Fair Winners
| STUDENT |
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SCHOOL |
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PROJECT |
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AWARD |
| Kennedy Curry |
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Veterans Memorial Middle School |
|
Have You Ever Vaped? |
|
1st Place and Best in Region |
| Rhonda Grider Purchase and Morgan Roach |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Does Color Affect Drink Choice? |
|
1st Place and Best in Region |
| Leah Joseph, Sarah Robinson, and Isabella Webb |
|
Newton College & Career Academy |
|
Does Daylight Savings Affect the Daily Lives of Humans? |
|
1st Place and Best in Region |
| Bailey Stover |
|
Newton High School |
|
The Culture Heard Around the World: The Influence of African Americans on Western Music |
|
1st Place and Best in Region |
| Jackson Nealy |
|
Cousins Middle School |
|
The Battle of Stalingrad |
|
1st Place |
| Madolyn Height and Maren Poynter |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Covid-19s Effect on the Ecosystem: Is the World Finally Going Green? |
|
1st Place |
| Azaya Foster, Lauren Parsons, and Brianna Maffett |
|
Liberty Middle School |
|
The Autistic Spectrum: Living with the Autistic Child in America |
|
1st Place |
| Lelia Shaw |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Food in the Great Depression |
|
1st place |
| Benjamin Parson and Jonathan Hulgan |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Forgotten Purrs and Barks: The Domestication of Ancient Cats and Dogs |
|
1st Place |
| Destinne Brown |
|
South Salem Elementary School |
|
Who is Madam CJ Walker? |
|
2nd Place |
| Liam Boardman, Angel Alvarez, and Armando Diaz-Ortiz |
|
Veterans Memorial Middle School |
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How is the Russian and Ukraine War Affecting Economics/Industries |
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2nd Place |
| Breyan Barton, Shanay Lindsay, and Emily Gallardo-Rosas |
|
Veterans Memorial Middle School |
|
Teens and Mental Health |
|
2nd Place |
| Sophia Mabie |
|
Newton County Theme School |
|
Who is Behind Some of the Unusual Social Norms in North Korea? |
|
2nd Place |
| Robyn Asbell |
|
Newton College & Career Academy |
|
What are the Effects of Teaching Critical Race Theory Across a Broad Spectrum of Curricula in the US? |
|
2nd Place |
The Georgia Social Studies Fairs lead students, through competition, to learn, practice, and perfect research processes that can be used now and in the future to make informed decisions that impact both today and posterity. Local, regional, and state social studies fairs annually present exhibitions of student work from grades 5-12. Each project is designed to show research and conclusions about the study of people and their relationships to their physical and social environment.
“I am very proud of our Northeast Regional Social Studies Fair winners,” said Ms. Shundreia Neely, NCSS Director of Secondary Education. “The students from each district worked very hard on their projects and should be proud of their awards. Social Studies is an important subject as it serves as the foundation for developing judgments and understandings that influence future decisions; it serves to enable us to understand the world around us. Students who participate in the Social Studies Fair are to be commended for their hard work and desire to understand the impact of events throughout time. I commend Dr. Sophia Seide, NCSS Social Studies Instructional Specialist, for hosting such a dynamic fair. This is the first of many to come.”