CCSD Students Advancing to 2025-26 Regional Social Studies Fair

Eleven projects by Cherokee County School District students are headed to the Regional Social Studies Fair.

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.  Students present their projects for review by judges at the CCSD fair, which is coordinated by the Academics & Accountability division, with top scoring projects advancing to the regional fair this winter. Congratulations to our students and their teachers, thank you to the Cherokee County Educational Foundation for its sponsorship, 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!

First-place winners and their categories and projects are:

• Avy Arun of Woodstock MS, Grades 7-8, Economics, “Has the introduction of global trade made the U.S.A too interdependent on other countries?”
• Olivia Brock and Kylie Stevens of Bascomb ES, Grades 5-6, Sociology/Social Psychology, “Harmful Effects of Beauty Standards”
• Charlotte Brostrom, Ceclia Luken, and Taylor Stein of Mountain Road ES, Grades 5-6, Anthropology, “Ancient Egyptian Beliefs”
• Madeline Flournoy, Evelyn Frady, and Myles Lavendar of Cherokee HS, Grades 9-12, History, “Mobilizing Memory: The Role of Historical Narratives in World War II Propaganda”
• Eisley Fosburgh of Woodstock MS, Grades 7-8, History, “How Women’s Roles Changed During WWII”
• Harper Franklin of Bascomb ES, Grades 5-6, History, “How Have Women Scientists Made Important Discoveries that Changed the World?”  
• Nora Killen, Maddy Morrison, and Emily Prichard of Mountain Road ES, Grades 5-6, Anthropology, “Medusa”
• Brady Meredith of Hasty ES Fine Arts Academy, Grades 5-6, Sociology/Social Psychology, “Does Taekwondo Build Mental Strength and Discipline?”
• Josie Peck of Woodstock MS, Grades 7-8, History, “What historical themes did artists explore during the renaissance period?”
• Greta Vasarella of Woodstock MS, Grades 7-8, History, “Echoes of 9/11”
• Sully Walker of Bascomb ES, Grades 5-6, History, “SOS Titanic - Why Did the Titanic Sink and What Lessons Can We Learn from It?”

A special thank-you to student members of Creekview High School’s Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, whose teacher sponsor is Morgan Hudson, for volunteering to coach students on interview protocol prior to their judges’ interviews for the competition.