Winners have been announced in the North Salt Lake Regional History Fair, recently held at West High School.
Students in grades four through 12 presented history research projects, competing for the opportunity to advance to the state contest.Presented by the Utah History Fair, a program of the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies at Utah State University, students were encouraged to explore the Utah statehood centennial as they addressed the theme "Taking a Stand in History."
Students competed according to their age group in four categories: historical papers, projects, performances and media presentations.
Awards were given for first, second and third place.
Category: Papers.
Junior Division - first place: Michael Clark, Bryant Intermediate; second place: Amit Raikar, Bryant Intermediate; third place: Michelle Scott, Bryant Intermediate, Cliff Parkinson, Bryant Intermediate, and Tava Uluare, Glendale Junior High.
Senior Division - first place: Leah Wojcik, West High; second place: Ian Tomb, West High; third place: Alan Heins, West High, and Ben Johnson, West High.
Category: Media.
Junior Division - first place, individual: William Aoki, Bryant Intermediate; first place, group: Jessica Brinton and Patricia Eror, West High, and Katharine Corneli, Keha Mcilwaine, Caitlin Rapp and Monica Garcia, West High; second place, individual: Thomas Fairbanks, Bryant Intermediate; second place, group: Jane Nelson and Alyson Boye, Bryant Intermediate, and Casey Mullins, Mary Hammond and Vicki Mylecraine, West High. third place, individual: Jake Pulliam, West High; third place, group: Laura Summers, Erin Moore and Jordan Roberts, West High.
Senior Division - first place, individual: Adam Yaniv, West High; first place, group: Meghan Hatton and Kara Lynn Miller, Brockbank Junior High; second place, individual: Miranda Yuen, Brockbank Junior High; second place, group: Brian Retford, Daniel Nye, Adam Walden and Cameron Smith, Brockbank Junior High; third place, individual: Ian Williams, West High; third place, group: Jennifer Titus, Jennifer Edvalson and Michelle Chaston, Hunter High.
Category: Performances.
Junior Division - first place, individual: Jennifer Friel, Hunter Junior High; first place, group: Kimberly Mcbride, Kacie Maddy and Chelly Brown, Brockbank Junior High; second place, individual: Edward Stanely, West High; second place, group: Gretchen Krebs, Jessica Linford and Stephanie Hatch, West High; third place, individual: Jessica Peterson, West High; third place, group: Bettina Lunt and Dustin Oates, Brockbank Junior High.
Senior Division - first place, individual: J. Michael Leigh, Hunter High; first place, group: Amber Bourne, Jamie Olsen, Loralee Wirth and Ruthy Coffin, Hunter High; second place, individual: Melody Freed, West High; second place, group: Kelli Clawson, Sarah Williamson and Erin Reinkoester, Brockbank Junior High; third place, individual: No award given; third place, group: Melissa Simo, YeLena Agrape-tov and Melissa Matheson, Granite Park.
Category: Projects.
Junior Division - first place, individual: Mike Spendlove, West High; first place, group: Janelle Christensen, Lida Hull and Janeen Thacker, Brockbank Junior High; second place, individual: April Pochynok, Bryant Intermediate; second place, group: William Cho and Tiffany Clark, Bryant Intermediate; third place, individual: Soni Angilau, Glendale Intermediate; third place, group: Nany Stam, Amber Mills, Julia Johnson and Rebecca Christensen, Hunter Junior High, and David Steiner, Brandon Heath and Cody Jensen, Bryant Intermediate.
Senior Division - first place, individual: Jessica Mayne, Granite Park Junior High; first place, group: Heather Howell, Katie Knaus, Sherrie Pollock and Caren O'Keffe, Brockbank Junior High; second place, individual: Christian Anderson, West High; second place, group: Michele Arnold and Heather Wilde, Hunter High; third place, individual: Randi Lile, Granite Park Junior High; third place, group: Marcus Urie and Mike Kiemel, Granite Park Junior High.