INWOOD, WV – Explorations of spooky tales and of transportation sent two Saint Joseph School students on a journey to the regional social studies fair after taking top honors in Berkeley County. 

Sixth-graders Charlotte Smith and Allis Oligmueller won first place at the county social studies fair on Feb. 21 at Musselman Middle School for their projects titled “A Haunted History … Wizard Clip” and “Boats vs. Trains and Trucks,” respectively.

Several other Crusaders brought home ribbons from the county competition. 

Second place was awarded to sixth-graders Cian Nolen in the anthropology category; Clara Weinstein and Jasmine Harrison in state/local; and Preston Atkins and Landon Steiner in U.S. history. Ninth-grader Addison Michael placed second in U.S. history. 

Placing third were sixth-grader Thomas Hilton in economics and eighth-grader Alana Espenlaub in psychology. 

Honorable mention was awarded to sixth-graders Genevieve Asmussen in anthropology, Elaine Doyle in state/local and Henry Bohrman in world history, as well as eighth-graders Chana Dinh and Maya Nguyen, who paired up for a sociology project. 

Oligmueller and Smith qualified to present their projects at the regional social studies fair March 21 at Musselman High School. 

 

A girl in a school uniform stands indoors holding a blue ribbon, next to a gold statue of Jesus with a child. An American flag is displayed on her left. She is smiling and standing on checkered flooring. A smiling girl sits cross-legged on a rug, holding a blue first-place ribbon in front of her science fair project display about boats versus trains and trucks. The display board is yellow with information and diagrams.