Results from the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair held Feb. 11-12 at Baylor University. Winners are listed by name of student(s), title of project, school and teacher(s).

First and second place in junior and senior divisions advance to Texas History Day on May 3-4.

REGULAR AWARDS

Junior division (grades 6-8)

Individual historical paper — 1st: Travis Morrow, “Leonardo DaVinci,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. 2nd: Leyton Hernandez, “Innovation in Sports: An Analysis of the Integration of Sports as Experienced by African American Athletes,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabrese. 3rd: Marshall Tekell, “The Electronic Heartbeat: The Story of the Integrated Circuit,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. Honorable mention: Ashlynn Bissell, “George Washington Carver: The Road From Orphaned Slave Boy to Innovative Scientist,” homeschool, Tina Bissell. Honorable mention: Sarah Gilmore, “The Polio Vaccine,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. Honorable mention: Rachel Neubert, “Innovation on the Waterways: The Steamboat,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville.

Individual exhibit — 1st: Veronica Morgan, “Cotton Gin: Friend or Foe; Eli Whitney: Hero or Villain,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. 2nd: Clark Howell, “Beyond the Fence,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. 3rd: Katie McNaughton, “Aviation BC to DC-3,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. Honorable mention: Brett Torres, “Cyrus McCormick: Changing Agriculture, Impacting a War,” G.W. Carver Academy-Waco, Robin Bayless and Robert Brandt.

Group exhibit —1st: Ashlyn Wilkerson, Alliegh Jennings and Peyton Avery, “The Miss America Pageant: Vision for Change,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabres. Honorable mention: Cooper Anderton, Brent Norcross and Kaleb McGee, “The Printing Press: A Modern Marvel,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. Honorable mention: Logan Poteet, Jared Poteet and Trevor Peck, “Transistors: Shrinking Technology,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

Individual performance — 1st: Claire Chase, “Genghis Khan,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabrese. 2nd: Olivia Owens, “The Xerox Copy Machine: Duplication Innovation,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabrese. 3rd: Melvin Wall, “NATO — Innovation in Peacekeeping,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty.

Group performance — 1st: Reed Kilpatrick and Patrick Cresson, “The Birth of a Nation and the Innovation of America,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. 2nd: Faith Austin, Irasely Gaytan and Alyssa Gonzales, “The Lowell Mill Girls - LFLAR,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. 3rd: Suzanne Schroeder, Allison Brown and Cassie Karnei, “Walt Disney’s Empire Starts with a Mouse,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. Honorable mention: Tristan Bayer and Shelby Koenig, “Barbie,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty.

Individual documentary — 1st: Matthew Johnson, “Cameras In the Courtroom: The Story of the First Live Televised Trial,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. LINK: Watch documentary. 2nd: Bennett Johnson, “Ragtime: Innovation in Rhythm,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabrese. 3rd: Jordyn Guardiola, “Apple,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. Honorable mention: Nathan Slonaker, “Kwolek and Kevlar: A Life-Saving Combination,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

Group documentary — 1st: Landon Howard and Harris Coleman, “Cotton Gins: Innovation, Impact, and Change,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. 2nd: Kyle Perlowski, Jeremy Bauer and Jacob Mathis, “Radio Transmission: A Signal of Impact,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. 3rd: Max Matus, Hayden Tobola, Dylan Adams and Colton Adams, “The Gatling Gun: Shooting Through History,” West Middle-West, Steve Harralson. Honorable mention: Madison Bartosh, Ashton Crawford and Brooke Uptmore, “The Compass: Changing Direction in History,” West Middle-West, Steve Harralson.

Web site — 1st: Carey Janecka, “Vinton Cerf: “Father of the Internet,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. 2nd: Ashlyn Marshall, “Brothers of Flight,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. 3rd: Jennifer Prnka, Mariah Reese, Rebekah Sinkule and Ashlin Kuhlwein, “The Printing Press: Impacting Literacy Throughout The World,” West Middle, Steve Harralson. Honorable mention: Devan Mays, “Television: Watching the Future,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. Honorable mention: Allen Miller, “The NASA Space Suit: Uniform of Innovation,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty. Honorable mention: Austin Beene, “The Innovation of the Stealth Aircraft in Warfare,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. Honorable mention: Ryan Huggins, “Impact of Technology on the Expansion of the Gospel,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. Honorable mention: Brooke Browder, Kelsey Snokhous, Katy Reddell, Katelynn Singh and Claire Cook, “Snapping Time with Photography,” West Middle, Steve Harralson.

Senior division (grades 9-12)

Individual historical paper — 1st: Corey Roberts, “The Soybean Chemist: Dr. Percy Julian’s Exploits in Total Synthesis” Waco High-Courtney Copas. 2nd: Michelle Herbelin, “The Innovative Annexation of Texas: Making A More Perfect Union,” homeschool, Patricia Herbelin. 3rd: Ian Larson, “Lyndon Johnson and The Great Society,” Waco High-Courtney Copas.

Individual exhibit — 1st: Miranda Brenner, “Lighting in the Limelight,” Waco High, Courtney Copas. 2nd: Jolyn Hahn, “When God Spoke English,” Waco High, Ken Heller and Courtney Copas. 3rd: Katherine Alford, “The Innovation of America’s Treasures,” Waco High, Ken Heller and Courtney Copas.

Group exhibit — 1st: Emanuel Dominguez, Dylan McDonald and James Mazza, “Gutenberg: From Hand to Machine,” Waco High, Courtney Copas. 2nd: Zak Nelson, Andrew Wells and Fernando Ramirez, “Steel: Reaching for the Sky,” Waco High, Courtney Copas. 3rd: Dylan Smith, Kelsey Wood, Jordan Polk, Dulce Mora and Brittany Ludwig, “The Tractor,” Riesel High, William West. Honorable mention: Adnan Sakib, Birsahabit Guevara, Jaime Moreno and Ricardo Delgado, “Money Talks,” A.J. Moore Academy-Waco, Eric Salas. Honorable mention: Kristy Braziel, Michael Jackson, Shelby Krumnow and Callie Clugston, “Prosthetics,” Riesel High, William West.

Individual performance — 1st: Claire Moody, “Women’s Suffrage,” Waco High, Ken Heller and Courtney Copas.

Group performance — 1st: Stefan White, Kristein Chapman, Reed Cooper and Jordan Blair, “Flight of the Enslaved,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

Individual documentary — 1st: James Rauhut, “The King of Innovation: The Impact and Change Brought By Elvis Presley,” A.J. Moore Academy-Waco, Eric Salas. 2nd: Calley Powell, “John Harrison and the Longitude Problem: Time for an Innovation,” Waco High, Ken Heller and Courtney Copas. 3rd: John Salveson, “Good Vibrations: The Innovation of the Electric Guitar,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

Group documentary — Olan Blount, Joshua Conaster and Dakota McDurham, “Triremes: The Innovation of an Era,” Waco High, Ken Heller and Courtney Copas. 2nd: Justin Shen and Chris Fagner, “Alternating Current Induction Motor: The Power of Electricity,” Waco High, Courtney Copas. 3rd: Katherine Pinkhan, Enrique Chaira and Ethan Shen, “The Guide of the Expedition: The Compass,” A.J. Moore Academy-Waco, Eric Salas.

Web site — Honorable mention: Rolando Perez, Eric McCreary and Jaummahd Kendricks, “Tinker Hatfield,” A.J. Academy-Waco, Eric Salas.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum — Individual passes to 1st- and 2nd-place winners in junior and senior divisions in the historical paper and individual exhibit categories, and family passes to 1st- and 2nd-place winners in junior and senior divisions in all eight categories.

Waco Mammoth Site — 2 VIP passes to 1st place individual exhibit, senior division; 1 VIP pass to 2nd place individual exhibit, senior division; 1 VIP pass to 3rd place individual exhibit, senior division;

Texas German Society-Heart of Texas Chapter (1 winner, cash award) — Emanuel Dominguez, Dylan McDonald and James Mazza, “Gutenberg: From Hand to Machine,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

School of Law-Baylor University (1 winner, plaque) — Casey Stripling, Jennifer Clendening, Morgan Walts and Michael “Tristan” Jablonowski, “The English Bill of Rights,” Riesel High, William West.

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Henry Downs Chapter (1 winner, cash and ribbon awards) — Reed Kilpatrick and Patrick Cresson, “The Birth of a Nation & the Innovation of America,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

Mrs. Lyndon Olson Award (1 winner, cash award) — Michelle Herbelin, “The Innovative Annexation of Texas: Making a More Perfect Union,” homeschool, Patricia Herbelin.

Museum Association of Waco (2 winners, cash and free pass awards) — Junior division, individual exhibit: Chloe Connally, “Georgia O’Keeffe,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. Senior division, individual exhibit: Miranda Brenner, “Lighting in the Limelight,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute (1 winner, cash and/or certificate awards) — Junior division, historical paper: Amanda Fields, “Coco Chanel — The Designer Who Changed Everything,” Rapoport Academy-Waco, Jennifer Hadley.

Baylor University’s Academy for Leader Development and Civic Engagement Award (2 winners, gift award) — Junior division, historical paper: Leyton Hernandez, “Innovation in Sports: An Analysis of the Integration of Sports as Experienced by African American Athletes,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynette Calabrese. Senior division, historical paper: Corey Roberts, “The Soybean Chemist: Dr. Percy Julian’s Exploits in Total Synthesis,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Mary West Chapter #26 (8 winners, cash and/or certificate awards and/or ribbons) — 5th-grade division, individual exhibits: Fallon Bain, “The Telegram & Modern Innovations in Communication,” Alta Vista Montessori Magnet School-Waco, Chris Cavil. 5th-grade division, group exhibits: Nicolas Klein and Cameron Gutierrez, “The Gatling Gun,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Allan Marshall, Vicki Hall and Ann Garrett. 5th-grade division, individual exhibits: Frank White and Teandre Parsons, “Civil War: Turning Point for America,” Alta Vista Montessori Magnet School-Waco, Chris Cavil. Junior division, group exhibits: Sylvia Conatser, “Mending History: The Sewing Machine,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynnette Calabrese. Junior division, individual exhibits: Veronica Morgan, “Cotton Gin: Friend or Foe, Eli Whitney Hero or Villain,” Midway Middle, Leaslie Deville. Junior division, group exhibits: Ambree Meek and Kendall Andrews, “10-2-4: Bottling It Up,” Midway Middle School, Leaslie Deville. Junior division, group exhibits: Meara McDonald and Tiffany Brenner, “Do You See What I See?” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mari Pitts. Junior division, group exhibits: Cooper Anderton, Brent Norcross and Kaleb McGee, “The Printing Press: A Modern Marvel,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution-Elizabeth Gordon Bradley Chapter (1 winner, cash and certificate award) — Junior division, group performance: Reed Kilpatrick and Patrick Cresson, “The Birth of a Nation & the Innovation of America,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

Red Men Museum and Library (1 winner, cash award) — Junior division, group performance: Reed Kilpatrick and Patrick Cresson, “The Birth of a Nation & the Innovation of America,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder.

Historic Waco Foundation (5 winners, book award) — 5th-grade division, individual exhibit: Hannah Sriram, “NASA and the Sewing Machine,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Allan Marshall, Vicki Hall and Ann Garrett. 5th-grade division, individual exhibit: Miguel Padron, “H.E. Butts,” Meadowbrook Elementary-Waco, Norma Johnson. Junior division, individual exhibit: Clark Howell, “Beyond the Fence,” Lorena Middle, Pat Browder. Junior division, group exhibit: Austin Logan and Trevion Freeman, “The Waco Suspension Bridge,” G.W. Carver Academy-Waco, Robin Bayless and Corey Reed. Junior division-Web site: Evan Cooper, “The Texas Prison System,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty.

Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, Peter Folger Chapter Award (1 winner, cash award) — Senior division, group exhibit: Kristy Braziel, Michael Jackson, Shelby Krumnow and Callie Clugston, “Prosthetics,” Riesel School, William West.

Institute for Oral History, Baylor University (1 winner, gift certificate) — Junior division, individual documentary: Matthew Johnson, “Cameras in the Courtroom: The Story of the First Live Televised Trial,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty.

Carver Park Baptist Church Award (2 winners, cash award) — Senior division, historical paper: Corey Roberts, “The Soybean Chemist: Dr. Percy Julian’s Exploits in Total Synthesis,” Waco High, Courtney Copas. Junior division, historical paper: Leyton Hernandez, “Innovation in Sports: An Analysis of the Integration of Sports as Experienced by African American Athletes,” Lake Air Intermediate-Waco, Lynette Calabrese.

Historic Waco Foundation Sweepstakes (cash award given to individual project with the highest number of points) — Junior division, individual documentary: Matthew Johnson, “Cameras In the Courtroom: The Story of the First Live Televised Trial,” Tennyson Middle-Waco, Mary Duty.

Ada Margaret Smith Award (plaque awarded to outstanding young historians of the year) — Corey Roberts, “The Soybean Chemist: Dr. Percy Julian’s Exploits in Total Synthesis,” Waco High, Courtney Copas.

Ruben Santos Memorial Scholarship Award-Baylor University ($1,000 scholarship award) — Jennifer Clendening, Riesel High, William West.

Calvin B. Smith Award (plaque to outstanding teacher of the year) — William West, Riesel High.

Department of History-Baylor University (sweepstakes gift award to teacher with the most points from 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-place finishes) — Courtney Copas, Waco High.