The Heart of Texas Regional History Fair was held Feb. 12-13 at Baylor University. First- and second-place senior and junior regional winners advance to Texas History Day on May 8- 9 in Austin at the University of Texas. The first- and second-place state-level competitors will advance to National History Day on June 14-18 in College Park, Md., at the University of Maryland.

Winners are listed by student(s), school and city, project title, teacher(s).

JUNIOR (GRADES 6-8)

INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL PAPER

First place: Ashley Kaul; home-schooled, McGregor; “Mary Breckinridge: An Individual Who Changed Rural Healthcare;” Corina Kaul.

Second place: Corey Roberts; Lake Air Middle, Waco; “Beyond the Great Debaters: Melvin Tolson — Professor, Coach, Journalist, Poet, and Father of the Civil Rights Movement;” Mary Duty.

Third place: Ashlynn Bissell; home-schooled, Waco; “Water Jack — Diligence Forged in the Heart of the Ozarks;” Tina Bissell.

Honorable mention: Maya Davis; Tennyson Middle, Waco, “Desmond Tutu: A Voice for the Suffering;” Sherry Mullins.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT

First place: Kennedy Sam; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Sgt. Rodney M. Davis: Beyond the Call of Duty;” Sherry Mullin.

Second place: Melvin Wall; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “The Navajo Coders: The Silent Heroes of World War II;” Sherry Mullins.

Third place: Daniel Figurelli; home schooled, Waco; “Ronald Reagan;” India Figurelli.

GROUP EXHIBIT

First place: Austin Gorham, Joshua Owens; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Sanford Fleming: The Man of the Hour;” Sherry Mullins.

Second place: Andrea Fonseca, Cheyenne Kelley, Alyssa Martin; Lorena Middle, Lorena; “Be All You Can Be In Both Worlds. His Life Story: Audie Murphy;” Patrick Browder.

Third place: Cheyanne Weynand, Dominic Gutierrez; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “The Life and Legacy of Pearl Harbor Survivor: Wilburn A. Koester;” Sherry Mullins.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

First place: Kristen Chapman; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Cathay Williams: Standing Alone;” Sherry Mullins.

Second place: Reed Cooper; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Dr. Kenneth Cooper: Father of Aerobics;” Sherry Mullins.

Third place: Hannah Kittner; Lake Air Middle, Waco; “Woman Warrior: Joan of Arc;” Mary Duty.

Honorable mention: Alex Goodsuhm; Carver Academy, Waco; “George ‘Papa Bear’ Halas;” Robin Bayless.

Honorable mention: Toni Gonzalez; Lake Air Middle, Waco; “Joan Baez: Voice for Change;” Mary Duty.

GROUP PERFORMANCE

First place: Patrick Cresson, Reed Kilpatrick; Lorena Middle, Lorena; “George Welch and the Heroic Flight;” Patrick Browder.

Second place: Christopher Foytek, Chrishard Buhl, D’Jarvis Lancelin, Stefan White; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “The Slave Narratives of the Works Project Administration;” Sherry Mullins.

Third place: Jessica Pinon, Karen Lozano, Lisette Arjon; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “A Legacy of Hispanic Rights: Jovita Idar;” Sherry Mullins.

INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY

First place: Autumn Hulbert; Midway Middle, Waco; “Jonas Salk;” Leaslie Deville.

Second place: Matthew Johnson; Lake Air Middle, Waco; “Equal Justice Under Law;” Mari Pitts.

Third place: Jonathan Slonaker; Lorena Middle, Lorena; “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain;” Patrick Browder.

Honorable mention: Davia Leblanc; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Rosie the Riveter: A Symbol for Working Women During World War II;” Sherry Mullins.

Honorable mention: Mackenzie Love; Carver Academy, Waco; “Albert Parsons;” Robin Bayless.

GROUP DOCUMENTARY

First place: Christopher Fagner, Justin Shen; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Nikola Tesla: Mind in a Current;” Sherry Mullins.

Second place: Tara McGoldrick, Mariah Reese, Brooke Uptmore, Allyssa Martin; West Middle, West; “The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson: Ecologist, Biologist, and Writer (1907-1964);” Steve Harralson, Mary Ellison.

Third place: Jacob Mathis, Jeremy Bauer, Justin McQuerry; Lorena Middle, Lorena; “Nikola Tesla: Master of Lightning;” Patrick Browder.

Honorable mention: Zachary Johnson, John Warren; Waco Baptist Academy, Waco; “Renewing the Spirit, Healing the Soul;” Jeannine McMeans.

Honorable mention: Zazil Pacheco, Marcela Colmenares; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Bob Dylan: A Voice for Changing Times;” Sherry Mullins.

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WEB SITE

First place: Katherine Parker; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Something for All Girls: Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts;” Sherry Mullins.

Second place: Julia Waters, Brailey Sembera, Brittany Singh, Cole Anderson, Shelby Hart; West Middle, West; “Rosie the Riveter: Forging a Path for Women;” Steve Harralson, Mary Ellison.

Third place: Andrew Jenkins; Tennyson Middle, Waco; “Marconi: Inventor of Wireless Communication;” Sherry Mullins.

Honorable mention: Zoe Rankin, Whitney Brummell, Casey Penney; West Middle, West; “Jonas Salk: World Changing Vision, World Changing Vaccine;” Steve Harralson, Mary Ellison.

Honorable mention: Matthew Reynolds; Lake Air Middle, Waco; “Steamboat Sam: The Societal Impact of Mark Twain;” Mary Duty.

SENIOR (GRADES 9-12)

INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL PAPER:

First place: David Miller, Waco High, Waco; “Leon Jaworski;” Courtney Copas, Ken Heller.

Second place: Michelle Herbelin, homeschooled, Waco; “Why the West Was Won: The Life and Legacy of Stephen F. Austin;” Patricia Herbelin.

Third place: David Tipton, Waco High; “Duke Ellington;” Courtney Copas and Denise Bell.

Honorable mention: Andrew Reynolds; Waco High; “James Madison;” Courtney Copas.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT

First place: Erin Bradley, Cameron Yoe High, Cameron; “Margaret Sanger;” Toni Lafferty.

Second place: Tina Tran; Waco High; “A Life of Sacrifice: Mother Teresa;” Courtney Copas and Denise Bell.

Third place: Darby Donahue; Lorena High; “Anne Frank;” Greg Blanchard and Larry Havard.

Honorable mention: James Mazza; Waco High; “Charlemagne;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

Honorable mention: Kayli Figurelli; homeschooled, Waco; “Margaret Thatcher;” India Figurelli.

GROUP EXHIBIT

First place: Andrew Wells, Logan Fraser, Zak Nelson; Waco High; “The Brave Legacy: Oskar Schindler;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

Second place: Birsahabit Guevara, Adnan Sakib, Ricardo Delgado, Jaime Moreno; A.J. Moore Academy, Waco; “Porfirio Diaz;” Daniel Pfleging.

Third place: Kaitlyn Wooley, Kaitlyn Goates, Laura Ehlers; Riesel High; “Nicola Tesla;” William West.

Honorable mention: Tyler Fadal, Eric Wallace, Eathan Langdale, Evelyn Steffek, Austin Rushing; Riesel High; “Watson & Crick;” William West.

Honorable mention: Ashley Yerger, Alexandra Avery; Waco High; “Buddy Holly;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

First place: Megan Kittner; Waco High; “Helen Keller;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

GROUP PERFORMANCE

First place: Lauren Tinney, Madeline Tinney; Waco High; “Abigail Adams;” Courtney Copas and Tony Uzzell.

Second place: Hillary Ballard, Dionna Furr; University High, Waco; “3-8 Charlie;” Maria Grmela.

INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY

First place: Philip Whitney; Waco High; “Gershwin: Legacy in Blue;” Courtney Copas and Denise Bell.

Second place: Marleyna Botello; Waco High; “Anne Frank;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

Third place: John Salveson; Waco High; “Joachim Ronneburg;” Courtney Copas and Ken Heller.

Honorable mention: Schaedel Jarma; Cameron Yoe High; “Walt Disney;” Toni Lafferty.

Honorable mention: Deborah Logan; Yoe High, Cameron; “Gandhi;” Toni Lafferty.

GROUP DOCUMENTARY

First place: Zavier Garcia, John Dunwoody, James Rauhut; A.J. Moore Academy, Waco; “Rocking the World: The Beatles Legacy;” Daniel Pfleging.

Second place: Fisher Simpson, Cameron Smith; Lorena High; “Leon Trotsky;” Greg Blanchard and Larry Havard.

Third place: Lauren Marteney, Erin Sims; Lorena High; “Audie Murphy;” Greg Blanchard and Larry Havard.

INDIVIDUAL & GROUP WEB SITE

First place: Celeste Banda; Yoe High, Cameron; “Galileo;” Toni Lafferty.

Second place: Zachary Brashear; Yoe High, Cameron; “Thomas Jefferson;” Toni Lafferty.

Third place: Devin Buchanan; Yoe High, Cameron; “Thomas Paine;” Toni Lafferty.