Pendleton County held its Social Studies Fair Feb. 18 at Pendleton County Middle High School. Winners from each of the county schools were invited to present. Students had to earn a minimum score of 70 points to earn third place, a minimum of 80 points to earn second place, and a minimum of 90 points to earn the first-place honor.
Students who earned first place were invited to move on and present at the Region VII Social Studies Fair March 18 at Musselman High School.
Category and division winners were as follows:
Economics Division II — Katie Heavner, Pendleton County Middle School, third;
State and Local Division I — Hannah Heavner, Franklin Elementary School, second, Lainey Simmons, FES, third; and Azalea Waddell, North Fork Elementary School, honorable mention;
State and Local Division II — Mason Harper, PCMS, first, and Ava Bowers, Brandywine Elementary School, third;
State and Local Division III — Lydia Heavner, PCHS, second;
US History Division I — Vaylee Harper, NFES, first, Ross Pownell, FES, second, Tori Heavner, NFES, third, and Weston Boyer, FES, honorable mention;
US History Division II — Carly Kimble, FES, first, Mckenzie Vandevander, NFES, second, and Blaine Cook, FES, third;
World History Division I — Skye Dahmer, NFES, third;
World History Division II — Evie Nulph, FES, honorable mention;
Anthropology Division II — Phoebe Pownell, PCMS, third; and
Psychology Division II — Lani Fertig, PCMS, second.
