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Students
Participate in PISD's
First Elementary History
Fair
April 21, 2005
Plano ISD elementary students made history this month, as they participated
in the school district's first-ever elementary history
fair. The Plano ISD District Elementary History Fair
was held on Saturday, April 9.
About the History Fair
"It has been an exciting
time for students who participated in both the campus
and district fairs," noted Phyllis Stoup, elementary
social studies coordinator. "The History Fair provides
students a worthwhile learning experience in studying
history and it is fun at the same time. Sharing knowledge
is exciting and challenging, and
projects entered in the fair this year prove that
we have some budding young historians!"
The purpose of the History Fair is to focus and stimulate
interest in history beyond the school day. Students
have the opportunity to apply the many skills they
are learning in various academic subjects. A History
Fair cuts across every area of curriculum. It recognizes
and commends youthful talent and hobby pursuits.
Hopefully, this experience has stimulated public
interest in the historic abilities of our PISD students.
The research projects were based on the theme: Communication in History:
The Key to Understanding. The word “communication” can
be applied to a range of historical settings. The term
brings to mind the exchange of thoughts or information
through speech, signals, writing,
or behavior. Communication is the art of using words
effectively to impart information. Students had to
consider the ways communication
links ideas and opens doors for conversation throughout
history. Projects were entered in the following time
periods: Earliest to 1700; 1700 to 1800; 1800 to 1900;
and 1900 to Present.
Projects submitted for judging had to be the student’s own
work and researched during the current school year. Up to four students
could create a display and research a topic together. Each project
had to include research and a narrative telling how the research was
conducted. At the district fair, at least two judges interviewed each
student asking questions about their display and the research.
"We are very grateful to the Plano Chapter of Sons of the American
Revolution representatives of the Heritage Farmstead
Museum, Plano ISD curriculum coordinators and curriculum
specialists as well as community
volunteers who helped judge the History Fair," said
Ms. Stoup. "Many teachers and principals worked throughout
the day to see that the fair ran smoothly. An awards
assembly concluded the events, with
winning projects receiving trophies or medals."
Award Winners
Grand Prize Winner
- Amy Chyao - Stinson Elementary School, "Extra!
Extra! Read the Lily"
High Point Winner - Participation
- Mendenhall Elementary School
Principal: Karen Noble
Chairperson:
Christine Barrantes
78 Projects, 45.61% Student
Participation
High Point Winner – Trophies at District History Fair
- Mathews Elementary School
Principal: Jane Ball
History Fair Chairperson: Melanie
Willett
Time Period: Earliest - 1700
- 1ST Place:
Farah Balsara and
Helena Ross - Wells "Post from Persia;" and Tiffany
Carter, Emily Kite, and Kelly Carter - Beverly Symbols
of the Past
- 2ND Place: Rachel Scott and Kenneth
Rifkin - Thomas "Hieroglyphics;" and Austin Quan
and Zachary Levick - Jackson "The Secret Languages
and Scripts of Men and Women"
- 3RD Place: Cathlyn Janak - Aldridge
"Reading the Past;" Dana Roberts - Bethany "The
Rosetta Stone Project;" and Sofia Toohey - Mathews
"Ahoy Matey! Communication of Ships Over Time"
- Honorable Mention: Lauren
Burgess - Gulledge "Hieroglyphics;" Brandon
Allums - Haun "How Did Europeans Communicate with
the Indians;" and Kimberly Linder, Paul Edwards and
Madeleine Gibson - Mitchell "The Printing Press"
Time Period:
1700 - 1800
- 1ST Place: Jennilee Pirtle - Saigling "Indian Communication-
A Great Influence on Modern Culture"
- 2ND Place: Hayden Andrews
- Haun Elementary "Paul Revere’s Midnight
Ride - Message and Delivery = Communication"
- 3RD Place:
Ashley Burnett - Stinson "The America Revolution
- The Result of a Breakdown in Communication Between
the English Crown and the American Colonies;" Jessica
Jan and Rachel Li - Andrews" Have You Heard?;" and
William Chang - Mathews "Communication By Hand: The History
of American Sign Language"
- Honorable Mention: Chandler Lewis and Ricky
Gillis - Brinker "Let Freedom Ring;" and Christine
Yuan and Celine Zhong - Wyatt "American Flag"
Time Period: 1800 - 1900
- 1ST Place: Amy Chyao - Stinson E"xtra! Extra!
Read the Lily;"
Josh Grelle, Laura Coley, Alicia Alegnani and Grace
Harrell - Davis "Pony Express;" and Emma Barishman
- Mathews "How Jews Communicated When They Immigrated
to America"
- 2ND Place: Emily Shults - Haggar "Communication
Through the Ages;" Ahron Menghani - Haun
"Morse Code;" and Tierney Buckmaster and Brittany
Dweck - Beverly "The Under Ground Railroad"
- 3RD Place: Conrad Skidmore
- Wells "Helen Keller-No Way Out;" Mikaela Holt -
Meadows "Pony Express;" and Allison Tims - Wyatt
"Communication in Code: Leading Slaves to Freedom"
- Honorable Mention: Brittany Barber
- Hightower "Morse Code;" Kavitha Rajagopal
- Bethany "Underground Railroad: Hidden in Plain
View;" and Catherine LaChey - Mendenhall "East Meets
West: The Building of the Transcontinental
Railroad"
Time Period: 1900 - Present
- 1ST Place: Eric Halpern - Mitchell "Communication
Confusion;" Andrew Herbst - Haggar "Secrecy in
Wartime Communications: The Navaho Code Talkers of
WWII;" and Natalie Hamil - Hedgcoxe "Hobo
Communications"
- 2ND Place: Tommy Garber, Lawrence Liu,
Blake Ligon and Marshall Patterson - Jackson "I Spy
U-2: The Importance of Spy Communication During Wartime;"
Shravan Shaastri, Michael Hwang and Connor Walsh
- Haun "Animation: Pictures in Motion;"
Ashley Gaudlip - Mathews "Titanic: A Communication
Tragedy;" and Julia Goebel - Carlisle "What Do
Ads Communicate to You?"
- 3RD Place: Amy Frankovich - Mendenhall "Anne
Frank;" Megna Murali - Skaggs "You’ve Got Mail;"
and Ryan Hutchison - Bethany "Tornadoes: Communication
Saves Lives "
- Honorable Mention: David Munoz - Gulledge "A Language for
the Speechless;" Danielle Coffey, Audra De Vantier
and Madeline Kinnaird
- Aldridge "Wind Talkers;" Michael Gregory
- Wells "Navajo Code Talkers;" and Katie Sanders,
Lindsay Rawitscher, Sara Michaels and Emma Fabian
- Centennial "Can You Keep a Top Secret: The Navajo"
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