News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Angey Saucier Date: 3/24/04   Click on image for publication quality photo REGION VIII SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR WINNERS – Winners of the 2004 Region VIII Social Studies Fair, held at Southeastern Louisiana University are, front, Tyler Adams, Gabrielle Braud, Elizabeth Guarisco, Chris McGraw, Reagan Bernard, Courtney Zahn, Natalia Hernandez, Randall Baudier, back, Maggie Murphy, Bryan Rozycki, Zoe Beckham, Malcolm Andry, Justin Fritscher, Emerson Loga, Ryan Duncan, Breton Smith, and Lauren Carroll. Not pictured is Chris Blanchard. SLU HOSTS ANNUAL SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR       HAMMOND -- Winners of the annual Region VIII Social Studies Fair, hosted March 23 by Southeastern Louisiana University, have been announced.       Grand prize winners for individual and group projects were chosen in three divisions, Division I (grades 4-6), Division II (grades 7-8), and Division III (grades 9-12). They will advance to the state Social Studies Fair at Louisiana State University.       DIVISION I       INDIVIDUAL: Grand Prize: Maggie Murphy, “The Tween Economy,” Cedarwood School (Mandeville); Runner-up: Reagan Bernard, “So, You Want to be President,” Holy Ghost School (Hammond).       GROUP: Grand Prize: Gabrielle Braud and Elizabeth Guarisco, “How Real is Reality TV?,” Cedarwood School; Runner-up: Natalia Hernandez and Courtney Zahn, “Would You Like Fries with That?,” Holy Ghost School. DIVISION II       INDIVIDUAL: Randall Baudier, “Civil War, Shot, Shell, and Cannon,” Trafton Academy (Hammond); Runner-up: Lauren Carroll, “The Costal Crisis and Louisiana’s Response,” Albany Middle School (Albany).       GROUP: Grand Prize: Chris McGraw and Bryan Rozycki, “Bioterrorism: A Threat to the Nation,” Cedarwood School; Runner-up: Malcom Andry and Tyler Adams, “Wingin’ It: Aircraft of World War II,” Christ Episcopal School (Covington). DIVISION III       INDIVIDUAL:Grand Prize: Zoe Beckham, “Harry Potter……Kiddie Proof?,” Northlake Christian (Covington); Runner-up: Breton Smith, “The History of Military Camouflage,” St. Paul School (Covington).       GROUP: Grand Prize: Justin Fritscher and Emerson Loga, “Louisiana’s Great Duck Decline,” The St. Paul School; Runner-up: Chris Blanchard and Ryan Duncan, “Hollywood to Washington,” The St. Paul School.