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Swartz Upper Elementary School recently held a social studies fair for students in fifth and sixth grades. Jean Taraba orchestrated the fair with help from Angie Brown and Susan Garrett.
The following students who were awarded special recognition:
Anthropology
1st – Taylor Brooke Jackson & Brandi Bell – "Mardi Gras"
2nd – Scotlynn Pierce – "Paranormal Side of the Myrtles"
Economics
1st – Cade Hunter – "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
2nd – Cassie Lewis – "Great Depression"
3rd – Kiley Huggins – "Does Practice Payoff?"
Geography
1st – Tanner Jolley & Drake Jolley – "Devastation of New Orleans"
2nd – Haley Gregory – "The Myrtles"
History
1st – Spencer Blackmon & Cody Morrow – "WW II"
2nd – Wyatt Williamson – "Blue Angels"
3rd – Camille Miller – "Miss America"
Honorable Mention – Alex Walton – "Let's Take it to the Hoops!"
Honorable Mention – Emily Slaughter – "The Myrtles Plantation"
Political Science
1st – Nickolas Boothe – "Psych Ops"
Sociology:
1st – Garrett Dolecheck – "My Czech Heritage"
2nd – Megan Gorman & Miranda Robertson – "Locks of Love"
Grand Prize
Cade Hunter – "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle"
Guest judges were Karen Embanato, Cynthia Malone, Trey White, Ron Thomas, Gwen Harrison and Kimberly Taraba.