Brazos Valley Regional History
Fair 2008
WINNERS
First and second place winners
will advance to Texas
History Day in Austin, May 3-4, 2008:
PLACE-NAME-PROJECT TITLE-SCHOOL
•JUNIOR HISTORICAL PAPER:
1- Meghan Cocking-Was Swedish
Neutrality in WWII Really Neutral? -Brenham Christian Academy
2- Landon Kohring -Freeing the Slaves -Brenham Junior
High
3- Laramie Naumann -Cattle Fencing in Texas -Brenham
Junior High
HM- Caleb Batchman -Kansas-Nebraska Act -Brenham Christian
Academy
•JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL
EXHIBIT:
1- Jessalyn Welch-This Land
Was Made for You and Me-Brazos Area Home School Association
2- Julia Flicker-The Lost Czech Legion-Brenham Christian
Academy
3- Tina Pham-Vietnam Crisis -Brenham Junior High
•JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBIT:
1- Alli Spivey, Olivia Van Hook
-Indian Removal Act of 1830-Brenham Junior High
2- Madi Draehn, Chelsea Kuhlmann -Rosie the Riverter-Brenham
Junior High
3- Matthew Fontana, Bo Meece -Jackie Robinson in the MLB
-Navasota Junior High
HM- Kyle Luhn, Ryan Gaskamp -The Wars of Yugoslavia -Brenham
Junior High
•JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL
DOCUMENTARY:
1- Michael Brooks -The Struggle
Over Slavery in America: from Compromise to Conflict -Brenham
Junior High
2- Barrett Strauss-Arlington Cemetery-A Compromise for Fallen
Soldiers -Brenham Junior High
3- Robbie Kuecker-Japanese Fight for Freedom -Brenham
Junior High
•JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
1- Alex Lehrmann, Breanna Colvin,
Taylor Adams- Salem Witch Trials-Brenham Junior High
2- Ashlea Hagemann, Amber Ambriz, Elizabeth Kamenicky, Crystal
Kubezcka, Jill Sikes-The Salem Witch Trials -Brenham
Junior High
3- Hannah Bode,Kendall Drake,Shelby Kettrick- A Town Bewitched-Brenham
Junior High
HM- Sonia Torres, Carina Alfaro, Amanda Alfaro- Rosa Parks
and the Montgomery Bus Boycott- Navasota Junior High
•JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMANCE:
(no entries)
•JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE:
1- Katie Irwin, Kierra Williams
-The Salem Witchcraft Trials-Navasota Junior High
2- Faith Nutt, Kylie Antkowiak, Falyn Knebel-The Berlin Wall
-Brenham Junior High
3- Hannah Edmunds, Natalie Kadlubar- Battle of the Alamo-Brenham
Junior High
HM- Lauren Sawey, Vicki Elms, Trang Nguyen- Witch Trials of
Salem-Brenham Junior High
•SENIOR HISTORICAL
PAPER:
1- Lindsey Spiegelman- Arab-Israeli Conflict -Bryan High
School
2- Benjamin Bracher- Conflict and Compromise Vichy France-
Bryan High School
3- Kylee Slough- Natural Rights to Civil Rights: One Man's
Fight to Liberate a Nation -Navasota High School
HM-Katelyn Wittner- Desegregation of Public Schools-
Brenham High School
•SENIOR INDIVIDUAL
EXHIBIT:
1- Dennette Flaggs- One Man's
Plan to Feed Millions: The Green Revolution -Navasota High
School
2- Courtney Bosquez-Civil Rights -Bryan High School
3- Rachel Meadors- Berlin Wall -Bryan High School
•SENIOR GROUP EXHIBIT:
1- Raven Peavy, Jacey Bauer- How
Many Acts of Genocide? The Story of Rwanda -Navasota High
School
2- Ian Hays, Eileen Fritz, Lauren Bockhorn- People's Park:
Peace and Property Rights- Brenham High School
3- Cailey McLain, Jenna Anastasiades- Colorblind: Whites in
the Civil Rights Movement- Navasota High School
•SENIOR INDIVIDUAL
DOCUMENTARY:
1- Sarah Webber- From the Berlin
Airlift to the Cuban Missile Crisis -Navasota High School
2- Brittany Benoit- The Real Gridiron Gang: The Effect of
Football on Integration-Navasota High School
3 - Aaron Whatley- Forgotten Heroes of the Vietnam War-Brenham
High School
•SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARY:
1- Bryce Strauss, Tanner Schmidt-The
Iran Hostage Crisis-Brenham High School
2- Ryan Kimich, Allen Thane, Maurisio Tejeda, Lacy Hughlett- This
is no James Bond Movie: The Ruthless World of Cold War Spying-
Navasota High School
3- Megan Meier, Kim Johnson- The Berlin Wall: Why It Rose
and Why It Fell- Brenham High School
HM- Shawna Campbell, Rebeca Rivera- Well-Behaved Women Rarely
Make History: The Flappers of the 1920s- Navasota High School
•SENIOR INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMANCE:
1- Danielle Lenz- From Bonnets
to Bullets- Brenham High School
2- Donovan Chambers- Tales from the Foggy Bottom: The Brazos
River Blues -Navasota High School
3- Lauren Summar- It is all just Black and White - Brenham
High School
•SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCE:
1- Kristi Suarez, Daniel Nunez,
Marjorie Harris, Danielle Campbell- Working for Victory, Women
Change History -Navasota High School
2- Alex Zavala, Jacob Taylor, Raymond Nelms, Raul Munoz, Katheryn
Davila- A Culture in Conflict -Bryan High School
3- Jessica Davis, Michael Gonzales, Emma Herrmann, Emily Sturrock-
Breakfast with Mrs. Jackson -Brenham High School
•SENIOR WEBSITE:
1- Tanner Torres, Jessica Pool,
Garrett Meschke, Amber Albrecht- Mein Widerstand: "I
Will Fight Them in the Future..." -Navasota High School
2- Aaron Schaefer, John Hill Price, Alejandro Palacios- A
Loyal Son of Two Nations: John C.C. Hill -Navasota High School
3- Jordan Ramirez, Chris Bernal, Estefania Davila- Mexican
American War -Bryan High School
SPECIAL AWARDS
Several local organizations and
individuals sponsored special awards for outstanding projects
on specific topics. Students must apply to be considered for these
awards. The 2008 winners of these awards are:
• The Texas History
Awards
Sponsored by the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park Assn.
“Best Jr. project on Texas History”-$125
Winners: Hannah Edmunds, Natalie Kadlubar; Brenham Jr. High
Project: “Battle of the Alamo” Junior Group Performance
“Best Sr. project on Texas History”-$125
Winners: Aaron Schaefer, John Hill Price, Alejandro Palacios;
Navasota High School
Project: “A Loyal Son of Two Nations: John C.C. Hill”
Senior Wewbsite
• The Women in History
Awards
Sponsored by Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Dr. Richard
Fox Brenham Chapter
“Best Jr. exhibit, paper, or website on Women in History”-$100
each (tie)
Winner: Clayton Stevenson; Brenham Jr. High
Project: “Rosa Parks” Junior Individual Exhibit
Winners: Madi Draehn, Chelsea Kuhlmann
Project: "Rosie the Riverter" Junior Group Exhibit
• The Grimes County
History Awards
Sponsored by Jared Patout, C.P.A.
“Best Jr. project on Grimes County History”-$50
Winner: No applicants
“Best Sr. project on Grimes County History”-$100
Winner: Donovan Chambers; Navasota High School
Project: “Tales from the Foggy Bottom: The Brazos River
Blues ” Senior Individual Performance
• The African American
Heritage Awards
Sponsored by the African American National Heritage Society
“Best Jr. exhibit or documentary on African American Heritage”-$50
Winner: Michael Brooks; Brenham Jr. High
Project: “The Struggle Over Slavery in America: from Compromise
to Conflict ” Junior Individual Documentary
“Best Sr. exhibit or documentary
on African American Heritage”-$50
Winner: Courtney Bosquez; Bryan High School
Project:"Civil Rights" Senior Individual Exhibit
• The Washington
County Awards
Sponsored by Washington County Historical Commission
“Best Jr. paper by a student from Washington County”-$100
Winner: Meghan Cocking; Brenham Christian Academy
Project: “Was Swedish Neutrality in WWII Really Neutral?”
“Best Sr. paper by a student
from Washington County”-$100
Winner: Katelyn Wittner; Brenham High School
Project: “Desegregation of Public Schools”
• The Brazos County
Awards
Sponsored by Brazos County Historical Commission
“Most outstanding Jr. project by a student from Brazos County,
with special consideration given to projects related to Brazos
County history”-$50
Winner: Jessalyn Welch; Brazos Area Homeschool Association
Project:"This Land Was Made for You and Me" Junior Individual
Exhibit
“Most outstanding Sr. project
by a student from Brazos County, with special consideration given
to projects related to Brazos County history”-$100
Winner: LaToya Crenshaw; Bryan High School
Project: “Desegregation of Bryan Schools” Senior Individual
Exhibit
• The American Legion
Award
Sponsored by Waller County American Legion Post #459
“Best Jr. or Sr. project on the Korean War or related topic”-$50
Winner: Barrett Strauss; Brenham Jr. High
Project: "Arlington Cemetery-A Compromise for Fallen Soldiers"
Junior Individual Documentary
• The Dr. Mary Francis
Park Memorial Awards
Sponsored by Douglas Farrar
“Best Jr. exhibit on Women in Texas History”-$100
Winner: No applicants
“Best Sr. exhibit on Women
in Texas History”-$100
Winner: No applicants
