CCSD Students Advance to State Social Studies Fair

Eight Cherokee County School District students are headed to the State Social Studies Fair!  

Congratulations to our students who earned first place at the regional competition and now advance to the state contest next month! Congratulations to their teacher sponsors and thank you to our School Board for its laser focus on ensuring our students are learning more, growing more, and achieving more in our classrooms than they could anywhere else!

CCSD First-Place Region Winners
Avy Arun, Grade 8, Woodstock MS, “Has the Introduction of Global Trade Made the USA too Interdependent on Other Countries?” Economics, teacher sponsor Jessica Schlegel 
Madeline Flournoy, Evelyn Frady, and Myles Lavender, Grade 11, Cherokee High School, “Mobilizing Memory – The Role of Historical Narratives in World War II Propaganda,” History, teacher sponsor Michelle Blankenship
Harper Franklin, Grade 5, Bascomb ES, “How Have Women Scientists Made Important Discoveries that Changed the World,” History, teacher sponsor Suzy Gebhardt 
Brady Meredith, Grade 5, Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, “Does Taekwondo Build Mental Strength and Discipline?” Sociology/Social Psychology, teacher sponsor Cristin Bell
Josie Peck, Grade 8, Woodstock MS, “What Historical Themes did Artists Explore During the Renaissance Period?” History, teacher sponsor Jessica Schlegel 
Greta Vasarella, Grade 8, Woodstock MS, “Echoes of 9/11,” History, teacher sponsor Jessica Schlegel 

Through the annual CCSD Social Studies Fair program, students in grades 5-12 can explore an area of social studies and complete a research project individually or as part of a team.  Categories for projects include anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology/psychology.  

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