Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held its annual History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo earlier this month at St. Charles High School.
The Expo included student history fair projects on display for judging. The awards were given in several categories including historical paper, group performance, individual documentary, group documentary, individual website, group website, individual exhibit and group exhibit. Some projects earned special awards as well.
The following students received awards for their history fair projects.
Historical Paper
Marcellus White, eighth grade, first place, Piccowaxen Middle School, “1956 Dartmouth Conference: A Pivotal Turning Point in the History of Artificial Intelligence.”
Mariah Clark-Bonilla, seventh grade, second place, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, “The Bubonic Plague.”
Group Performance
Ethan Gilliam and Uriyah Gilliam, seventh grade, first place, John Hanson Middle School, “Siege of Baghdad.”
Individual Documentary
Jaliyah Lucceus, seventh grade, first place, Milton M. Somers Middle School, “The Reign of Terror.”
Liam Carsia, seventh grade, second place, Somers, “Operation Desert Storm: The Domino Effect of Conflict.”
Group Documentary
Xavier Obannon and Sakyiah Whiting, seventh grade, first place, Davis, “How the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a Turning Point in History.”
Jabril Ramzziddin and BrookLynn Vigne, seventh grade, second place, Phoenix International School of the Arts (PISOTA), “Angolan War.”
Individual Website
Samy Arib, seventh grade, first place, Mattawoman Middle School, “World War II’s Impact on Germany.”
Madisyn (Olyvia) Felix, eighth grade, second place, St. Mary’s School Bryantown, “Silent Sentinels: The Turning Point for Women’s Suffrage.”
Group Website
Lyla Wilburn and Leilani Wasson, eighth grade, first place, Somers, “The French Revolution.”
Individual Exhibit
Maggie Donahue, seventh grade, first place, General Smallwood Middle School, “The 1888 London Match Girl Strike.”
Jalene Hailu, seventh grade, second place, Somers, “The Battle of Adwa: How One Battle Changed the World.”
Group Exhibit
Mart Elam Lofranco and Savannah Boyd, seventh grade, first place, Davis, “The First Moon Landing.”
Aaliyah Liveris, Scarlett Dawn Catli and Mellieha Aguilar, seventh grade, second place, “Women from Hidden Figures.”
Special awards
Chloe Armiger, St. Mary’s, eighth grade, “Women in Baseball,” African American Heritage Society of Charles County.
Jeremy Largen, St. Mary’s, eighth grade, “Abraham Lincoln: Freeing the Enslaved,” African American Heritage Society of Charles County.
Jhori Graham, seventh grade, Smallwood, “Excavation of King Tut’s Tomb,” Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland.
Xavier Obannon, seventh grade, Davis, “How the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a Turning Point in History,” Charles County Section of National Council of Negro Women.
Sakiyah Whiting, seventh grade, Davis, “How the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a Turning Point in History,” Charles County Section of National Council of Negro Women.
Cailen Afroilan, seventh grade, Mattawoman, “The Importance of the Atomic Bomb,” Ella Virginia Houck Holloway Chapter, U.S. Daughters of 1812.
Marcellus White, eighth grade, Piccowaxen, “1956 Darthmouth Conference: A Pivotal Turning Point in the History of Artificial Intelligence,” Historical Society of Charles County.
Hailey Sellers, seventh grade, Smallwood, “Pearl Harbor Attacked,” Historical Society of Charles County.
Jealyn-Jeade Santos, seventh grade, Mattawoman, “Industrial Revolution,” MD Alpha Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa.
Olyvia Felix, eighth grade, St. Mary’s, “Silent Sentinels: The Turning Point for Women’s Suffrage,” Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Inc.
Zoe Beacham, sixth grade, Neighborhood Creative Arts Center, “Women’s Contributions and the Evolution of Gender Roles in WWI,” Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Inc.
Hailey Thompson, seventh grade, Somers, “Rosie the Riveter,” Ivy and Pearls of Southern Maryland Community Charities, Inc.
Jaxon Riggs, seventh grade, Smallwood, “The Sunken Ships of Mallows Bay,” Port Tobacco Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Camille White, sixth grade, St. Mary’s, “Title IX,” Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Eta Omicron Sigma Chapter.
Maggie Donahue, seventh grade, Smallwood, “The 1888 London Match Strike,” Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Eta Omicron Sigma Chapter.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
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