Big Bend Regional History Fair 2012 Results

The Big Bend Regional History Fair was held Monday at Sul Ross State University. Winners in each category will now advance to the state tournament in Austin, May 4-5.

Winners on Monday included:

Junior Group Exhibit

1^st place – America’s Reaction to the Vietnam War. Jessie Garcia, Jaci Garcia, Ignacio Santillan, Sergio Rangel, Valentine, teacher Bianca Porras

2^nd place – The Turning Point of Sierra Leone. Chad Ritcheson, Cody Willard, Terlingua, teacher Betina Kearnes

Junior Individual Exhibit 

1^st place -- The Great Schism: Revolution in the Church. Taylor Luttrell-Williams, San Vicente, teacher Nola Lafayette

2^nd place – Leonardo Da Vinci: A Revolution in Thought. Max Iannom, Fort Davis, teacher Sara Pittman

Senior Group Exhibit

1^st place – The Iron Highway of Texas. William Roberts, Jalen Chriesman, Abrianna Carrasco, Robert Montalvo, Micaela Fuentez, Sanderson, teacher David Carrasco

2^nd place – The Interstate Highway System: The Roads of the Future. Luis Garza, Joseph Carrasco, Christopher Birkenfeld, Marco Fuentez, Sanderson, teacher David Carrasco

Senior Individual Exhibit

1^st place – Cuban Revolution. Jarrod Rodriguez, Alpine, teacher Emerald Sharp

Senior Group Documentary

1^st place – Counterculture of the 1960s: A Revolution in America. Delicia Mendoza, Emily Kidder, Reagan County, teacher James McKinzie

Senior Individual Documentary

1^st place -- The Titanic: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform, Edgar Montoya, Presidio, teacher Roberto Lujan

2^nd place – The Video Game Revolution, Austin Smith, Alpine, teacher Emerald Sharp

Junior Group Documentary

1^st place – Suffrage. Hailey Powell, Morgan Ewells, Alpine, teacher Karen Gallego

Junior Individual Documentary

1^st place – Evolution of Fashion, Tessa Schreiber, Fort Davis, teacher Sara Pittman

Junior Individual Performance

1^st place – Indian Schools: The Beginning of Change. Daisey Taravez, Reagan County, teacher James McKinzie

Senior Individual Interpretive Web Site

1^st place – Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Alayna Ramirez, Alpine, teacher Emerald Sharp

Senior Group Interpretive Web Site

1^st place – Reaction to Segregated Public Schools: Blackwell, Marfa, Texas. Nicole Campbell, Cayenne Webb, Adriana Rangel, Amelia Santillan, Valentine, teacher Bianca Porras

Senior Individual Historical Paper

1^st place – The Smart Phone: A Revolution in Communication. Jose Sosa, Crane, teacher Ray Ifera

Non-Advancing Awards

American History Award - $50, Junior Group Exhibit, Bobbie Roberts, Nicole Wilson, Sarah Machado, and Jeremiah Tijerina, Alpine, teacher Karen Gallego

Black History Award - $50, Junior Group Exhibit, Keith Winters, Luciana Rios, Terlingua, teacher Betina Kearnes

Texas History Award - $50, Senior Group Exhibit, William Roberts, Jalen Chriesman, Abrianna Carrasco, Robert Montalvo, Micaela Fuentez, Sanderson, teacher David Carrasco

Trans Pecos Award - $50, Senior Group Interpretive Website, Nicole Campbell, Cayenne Webb, Adriana Rangel, Amelia Santillan, Valentine, teacher Bianca Porras

Women in History Award - $50, Senior Group Exhibit, Paola Lozano, Sarai Meneses, Larissa Lopez, Presidio, teacher Roberto Lujan

World History Award - $50, Senior Individual Exhibit, Jarrod Rodriguez, Alpine, teacher Emerald Sharp

Outstanding Regional Entry - $50, Senior Group Exhibit, Blake Duschatko, Patrick Hillery, Alpine, teacher Caroline Fox

Junior Best of  Show - $75, Junior Individual Exhibit, Taylor Luttrell-Williams, San Vicente, teacher Nola Lafayette

Senior Best of Show - $500 SRSU Scholarship, Senior Individual Documentary, Edgar Montoya, Presidio, teacher Roberto Lujan.