Florida History Fair

Junior Historical Paper

• 1st Place - Madison Lahey
  Rwanda: A Country in Turmoil, a Race Persecuted, a Genocidal Conflict Never Resolved
  James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Duval County
  Teachers: Joel Williams
• 2nd Place - Kieran Wilson
  Protecting the River of Grass: Conflicts and Compromises Over the Everglades
  Tuskawilla Middle School, Seminole County
  Teachers: Rebekah Maggio
• 3rd Place - Alexander Miller
  A Man, Birds, Islands, and World War II
  Neptune Middle School, Osceola County
  Teachers: Lisa Kirk

Junior Individual Documentary

• 1st Place - Joseph Wecher
  No Irish Need Apply
  Gulf Middle School, Lee County
  Teachers: Donald Richards; Russell Greene
• 2nd Place - Peyton Thomas
  The Orphan Trains: A Journey of Hope
  Bradenton Christian School, Manatee County
  Teachers: Lois Van Beek
• 3rd Place - David Lowrey
  All Shook Up: The Controversial First Days of Rock-n-Roll
  Avalon Middle School, Santa Rosa County
  Teachers: Dale Anderson

Junior Group Documentary

• 1st Place - Todd Condon, Jr., Cole Pomykacz, Morganne Lennig
  A Cry for Help: Conflicts and Compromises of the Indian River Lagoon
  Northport K-8 School, St. Lucie County
  Teachers: Mary Ellsworth
• 2nd Place - Michael Barbee, Jack Millward
  The Highjacking of Pan Am Flight 073
  Woodlawn Beach Middle School, Santa Rosa County
  Teachers: Josh Odom
• 3rd Place - Elena Cox, Hannah Croll
  Keep the Eagles Soaring -- Conflict: Man and Nature
  Tuskawilla Middle School, Seminole County
  Teachers: Natalie Gavarrette; Antoine Lafontante

Junior Individual Performance

• 1st Place - Angelina Barnard
  Old World vs. New World: Conflict and Compromise as Italian Americans
  Martha B. King Middle School, Manatee County
  Teachers: Johnathan Miele
• 2nd Place - Kelsey Tate
  Elizabeth I: Keeping the Faith
  Deerlake Middle School, Leon County
  Teachers: James Hawkins
• 3rd Place - Jacob Munach
  The Aftermath of the Watergate Break-in
  American Heritage School, Broward County
  Teachers: Leslie Proges; Matt Reininger

Junior Group Performance

• 1st Place - Kathleen Capdesuner, Spencer York, Alexandra Trejo
  Northern Ireland: Centuries of Conflict, a Moment of Compromise
  Horizon Middle School, Osceola County
  Teachers: Janine Cochran; Susan Moore
• 2nd Place - Eric Tong, Blake Billington, Alicia Carrillo, Olivia Shi, Cheyenne Cannarozzo
  Standing Bear
  Seminole Middle School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Deborah Love
• 3rd Place - Esther Pielstick, Lizzie May
  Galileo Galileak
  Switzerland Point Middle School, St. Johns County
  Teachers: Dotti Anagnostou

Junior Individual Exhibit

• 1st Place - Nicholas Gupta
  The Munich Compromise: Acts of Desperation and Deception
  Gulf Breeze Middle School, Santa Rosa County
  Teachers: Grace Freeman
• 2nd Place - Jalen Benson
  A Foot in the Door
  Brown Barge Middle School and the PATS Center, Escambia County
  Teachers: Linda Fussell; Connie Brown; Marie Rowe
• 3rd Place - Campbell Metz
  From Space Race to Space Station: An Evolution of Space Exploration through the Cold War Era
  James Weldon Johnson Middle School, Duval County
  Teachers: Sylvia Murray

Junior Group Exhibit

• 1st Place - Parker Duerson, David Spanos
  Swap of the Spies: Conflict and Compromise of the U2 Crisis
  Shorecrest Preparatory School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: David Hodgson
• 2nd Place - Sarah Beth Carlson, Rachel Serio
  Fighting Irish: Peace Process in Northern Ireland
  Trinity Catholic School, Leon County
  Teachers: John O'Sullivan
• 3rd Place - Jerome Jahn, Felipe Coundouriotis
  The Dinner Compromise of 1790: Resolving Founding Conflicts
  Shorecrest Preparatory School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: David Hodgson

Junior Web Site

• 1st Place - Robert Lockard, III, Olivia May
  Cuban Missile Crisis: 14 Days that Changed the World
  Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, Polk County
  Teachers: Leon Williams
• 2nd Place - Seth Behar
  Brown vs. Board of Education: Separate but Equal?
  American Heritage School, Broward County
  Teachers: Leslie Porges; Matt Reininger
• 3rd Place - Sarah Flax, Marisa Facey
  Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass
  Lawton Chiles Middle Academy, Polk County
  Teachers: Leon Williams

Senior Historical Paper

• 1st Place - Gabriel Neustadt
  Improbable Compromise to a Serious Conflict: The Treaty of Ghent
  Shorecrest Preparatory School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Ronald Heller
• 2nd Place - Kathleen Wade
  World War I: The Chemist's War
  Lincoln High School, Leon County
  Teachers: Kathleen McCarron
• 3rd Place - Morgan Thomas
  14 Days of Fear: The Cuban Missile Crisis
  Gulf Breeze High School, Santa Rosa County
  Teachers: Teresa Stanquist

Senior Individual Documentary

• 1st Place - Kyle Tye
  Conflict and Compromise: The Constitutional Convention
  Lake Region High School, Polk County
  Teachers: Robin Rawlins
• 2nd Place - Spencer Hennings
  America and the Holocaust: A World in Conflict, A Nation's Compromise
  American Heritage School, Broward County
  Teachers: Leslie Porges; Matt Reininger
• 3rd Place - Marianne Strassle
  The Berlin Wall
  St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Broward County
  Teachers: David Reveezo

Senior Group Documentary

• 1st Place - David Mariutto, Matthew Mariutto
  Changing the Game
  American Heritage School, Broward County
  Teachers: Leslie Porges; Timothy Franz
• 2nd Place - Crystal McQuigg, Jessica McQuigg, Alexis Nall
  The Forgotten Veterans: Battling the War Within
  West Florida High School, Escambia County
  Teachers: Tiffany Spain; Joe Rieland; Jeannette Gibson
• 3rd Place - Kelly Mercer, Andrew Alea, Dave Knific
  Making the Boot Fit: The Unification of Italy
  Canterbury School, Lee County
  Teachers: Ronald Young

Senior Individual Performance

• 1st Place - Janiouis Diaz-Rodriguez
  O Poor Little Jesus, One Day Yea Will Be Free
  Deland High School, Volusia County
  Teachers: Dan Moore
• 2nd Place - Collin Young
  Sputnik--The Space Race Begins
  West Florida High School, Escambia County
  Teachers: Tiffany Spain; Jerrod Novotny
• 3rd Place - Erin Moriarty
  The Dreyfus Affair: The Conflict of Moral, Political, and Religious Views
  Arnold High School, Bay County
  Teachers: Kristi Butchikas

Senior Group Performance

• 1st Place - Amanda Patton, Doug Nesvik, Andrew Clark
  Eyeball to Eyeball: The Conflict and Compromise of the Cuban Missile Crisis
  Pensacola High School, Escambia County
  Teachers: Michael Jones; Blevins Rose; Connie Brown; Marie Rowe
• 2nd Place - Elora Czaia, Adam Gomes, Justine Rizzo, Stephen Mida, Cody Glasgow
  Conflict in the Newsroom, Kids on Strike: The Conflict and Compromise Story of the Newsboy Strike of 1899
  Bradenton Preparatory Academy, Manatee County
  Teachers: Diane Small
• 3rd Place - Hallie Abelman, Rachel Burns, Tatiana Baccari, Mitchell Marois, Crawford Hunt
  The 26th Amendment
  Shorecrest Preparatory School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Ron Heller

Senior Individual Exhibit

• 1st Place - Dana Edwards
  Double Crossing: Conflict and Compromise of the SS St. Louis
  John Paul II Catholic High School, Leon County
  Teachers: Richard Daye
• 2nd Place - Emily Fisher
  The Kent State Shooting
  East Lake High School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Alan Kay
• 3rd Place - Kaitlin Thornburg
  Unit 731
  Gibbs High School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Michelle Luckett

Senior Group Exhibit

• 1st Place - Ford King, Rachael Kratz, , Leah Alexander, Lisa Jahn
  Emmeline Pankurst: The Conflict and Compromise of Winning the Vote
  Shorecrest Preparatory High School, Pinellas County
  Teachers: Ron Heller
• 2nd Place - Lauren Edgar, Monique Colberg
  Fight for the White House: The Disputed Election of 1876
  Pensacola High School, Escambia County
  Teachers: Michael Jones
• 3rd Place - Maritza Aherns, Melissa Arnold, Sared Avellaneda
  World War II: Civilian Public Service Camps
  Port St. Lucie High School, St. Lucie County
  Teachers: Maureen Gray

Senior Web Site

• 1st Place - Kristin Parrish
  The Salem Witch Hunt
  West Florida High School, Escambia County
  Teachers: Tiffany Spain
• 2nd Place - Jordan Burchell, Christopher Sarabalis
  Science and Religion
  F. W. Springstead High School, Hernando County
  Teachers: Suzanne Bates-Miranda
• 3rd Place - Katelyn Varn
  Hidden Children of the Holocaust
  Chiles High School, Leon County
  Teachers: Nancy Watson