2011 Florida History Fair
Special Prize Winners

African American Heritage Award

Amanda Gard, Dakkea Jester
Segregation Debated and Changed: The Ruby Bridges Story
Junior Group Performance
All Angels Academy (Miami-Dade)
Teacher: Terry Alexander

American Colonial Heritage Award

Alex Negron
Independence! Our Forefathers' Greatest Debate
Junior Individual Exhibit
Lakeside Junior High School (Clay)
Teacher: Charlene Calise

American History Innovation Award

Shannon Drizin
Joining the Nation: Debate and Diplomacy in the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Junior Individual Web Site
Dunedin Highland Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Teresa Bergstrom

Best Use of Primary Sources

Luxi Qiao
Nixon's Visit to China: High- and Low-profiled Debates of a Grand Diplomatic Event
Senior Historical Paper
Lincoln High School (Leon)
Teacher: Kathleen Mc Carron

Florida Heritage Award

Jenna Ims
Saving the Everglades: Economic Prosperity vs. Mother Nature
Junior Individual Web Site
Milwee Middle School (Seminole)
Teacher: Jessica Day

Frederick Cubberly Florida History Award

Brianna Leatherwood
Florida's Territorial Rights and Border Controversies: Successes, Failures, and Consequences of the United States' and Spain's Diplomatic Negotiations
Junior Historical Paper
Bellview Middle School (Escambia)
Teacher: Haley Close, Barbara Jacobs

Hispanic Heritage Award

Maggie Byrd
The Spanish-American War: The Results of Debate and Diplomacy in 1898
Junior Individual Documentary
Bellview Middle School (Escambia)
Teacher: Haley Close, Barbara Jacobs

Land of Liberty

Austin Shaeffer
National Bank to National Debate
Senior Historical Paper
Lincoln High School (Leon)
Teacher: Kathleen Mc Carron

Legal Heritage Award

Mia Radovanovic, Tori Hass-Mitchell
The Dred Scott Decision: Reshaping America
Junior Group Exhibit
Safety Harbor Middle School (Pinellas)
Teacher: Candes Clifford

Lighthouse and Maritime Heritage Award

Christina Portuallo, Lindsay Lopez, Katherine McDonald
Florida's Net Ban: Saving Fish or Losing Livelihoods?
Junior Group Documentary
St Brendan Catholic School (Volusia)
Teacher: Lizanne Swaringen

Mapping History Award

Jonathan Boturla
The Spotted Owl Debate: Federal Lands, Logging, and a Threatened Species
Senior Individual Exhibit
Father Lopez High School (Volusia)
Teacher: Kelly McCabe

Military Heritage Award

Matthew Alliss, Randolph Gibson
Nuclear War Averted: Kennedy's Diplomatic Success to End the Cuban Missile Crisis
Junior Group Exhibit
Saint Paul Catholic (Escambia)
Teacher: Katrina Mougey

Native American Heritage Award (Junior)

Savanna Pendergraft
The Annexation of Hawaii: Debated Sovereignty, Debated Lands
Junior Individual Documentary
Thurgood Marshall Fundamental (Pinellas)
Teacher: Susan Pendergraft

Native American Heritage Award (Senior)

Christina Dixon
Indian Reorganization Act
Senior Individual Exhibit
Blanche Ely High School (Broward)
Teacher: Tonya Sevalia

Science Heritage Award

Erin van Gorkom, Robin J. Best
A Controversial Universe: Debates About the Expanding Universe Theory
Junior Group Documentary
Fort Clarke Middle School (Alachua)
Teacher: Jennifer Thomas

Space Heritage Award

Kael Madison
Doubt Is the Father of Invention: Galileo Takes on the Pigeon League
Junior Individual Performance
Woodham Middle School (Escambia)
Teacher: Summer DeMilly

Sports Heritage Award

Jacob Sullivan, Daniel Dziadon
The Ping Heard Around the World: Nixon's 1972 Visit to China
Senior Group Exhibit
Pensacola Catholic High School (Escambia)
Teacher: Brit Brockinton

Women's Heritage Award

Madeline Bookout
Pillbox Diplomacy and the Cold War: Fashion, Films, and Foreign Travels
Junior Individual Documentary
Gulf Breeze Middle School (Santa Rosa)
Teacher: Grace Freeman