2016 ON-SITE WINNERS
ELEMENTARY
DRAMA
Gold Medal: Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Ashlyn Guigar, Catherine Hoff, Drew Oleski, Grant Pagel, Ella Aniel, Emily DeClark,
Jordyn Patterson, Andrew Anton, Abby Rauchfleish
Silver Medal: Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Austin Williams, Anamaria Price, Sabina Basil, Taylor Marsh, Luke Mazurek, Ben
Mazurek, Andie Beaufait, Grant Bombe, Isabella Batarseh
Bronze Medal: Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Jack Palus, Lucy Doran, Savanna Gifford, Ally Drzewiecki, Harrison Arnold, Emma Brown, Ethan Brown, Katie Drake
Honorable Mention: Collins Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Meghan Boring, Sophie Foster, Elissa Twal, Aidan Praet, Josh Smith
HAND PUPPETS
Gold Medal: Madison Green
Duncan Elementary, Utica Community Schools
HISTORICAL MONOLOGUE
Gold Medal: Owen Hamilton
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Silver Medal: Lauryn Coleman
Christ the King Catholic School
Bronze Medal: Miranda Kasnec
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
MAPPING MICHIGAN'S PAST Gold Medal: Sam Vu, Lucas N.
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools Silver Medal: Layan George
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Elizabeth Hoff
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Honorable Mention: Cassie Christian, Rosalita Denha
Plumbrook Elementary, Utica Community Schools Brenna Jackson, Alexis Dyson
Plumbrook Elementary, Utica Community Schools
SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ BOWL
Gold Medal: Edison Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Maria Lulgjuraj, Taylor Frazier, Kirk Wohlfield, Jr., Christiano Ruhl
Silver Medal: Ashley Elementary, Anchor Bay Schools
Marissa VanAcker, Megan Schmidt, Kevin Fage, Ethan Ring, Emily Reim
Bronze Medal: Ashley Elementary, Anchor Bay Schools
Drew Guntzviller, Kyla Cori, Michelle Domey, Madison Regier, Lauryn Latosz
Honorable Mention: Schwarzkoff Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Owen, Marcy Morris, Quinn LeFeve, Dilan Patel
STAMPATHON
Gold Medal: Max Pagel
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
INTERMEDIATE
CURRENT EVENT MAP
Gold Medal: Clara Yuhn
Detroit Country Day Middle School Silver Medal: Vishal Sharma
Detroit Country Day Middle School Bronze Medal: Michael Stakits
Detroit Country Day Middle School Honorable Mention: Beren Akpinar
Detroit Country Day Middle School
DRAMA
Gold Medal: Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Daniela Gardner, Stephanie Bumbaru, Gabriel Weichert, Jordan Dontch, Rozita Shafig,
Tara Montreral, Anastasia Smetamina, Mallory Waligora, Sophie Roth
Silver Medal: Parcells Middle School, Grosse Pointe Schools
Audrey Cho, Elizabeth Ballinger, Emily Widgren, Abbey O’Connor
Bronze Medal: Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Schools
Ian Swanson, Vincent Ward, Aaron Dyas, Olivia Martell, Miranda Freedman, Jack
Michaud, Abraham Abouljoud
HISTORICAL MONOLOGUE
Gold Medal: Makia Peyton
Duncan Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Billy Augustin
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Aayra Datta
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Savana Dudek
Clinton Middle School, Clinton Community Schools
HAND PUPPETS
Gold Medal: Elizabeth Manuszak
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ BOWL
Gold Medal: Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools Will Crader, Atticus Henry, Jack Corrion, Awmeo Azad
Silver Medal: St. Thecla Catholic School
Bronze Medal: Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Schools
Lizzie High, Imran Siddiqui, Jacqueline Wang, Shea Vatalaro
SOCIAL STUDIES SONG
Gold Medal: Shelby Williams
Colling Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Gold Medal: Keison Anderson, Derek Pollard, B’Nathaniel Orlu
Spain Elementary, Detroit Public Schools Bronze Medal: Jonnell Ealy
Spain Elementary, Detroit Public Schools
STAMPATHON
Gold Medal: Halie Evans
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools Silver Medal: Thy Hoang
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
SENIOR
LIBRARY GRAND PRIX
All Winners from Carlson High School, Gibraltar Public Schools
Gold Medal: Amanda Compean, Madison Shivel
Silver Medal: Jarod Hamel, Juliette Baker
Bronze Medal: Kirsten Tomich, Jacob Lezotte
Honorable Mention: Seth Walczak, Donovan Tesin
SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ BOWL
Gold Medal: Da La Salle High School
Jaxson Kathawa, Brendan Desantis, Zach Breininger, Justin Smith
Silver Medal: Utica Academy for International Studies, Utica Community Schools
Alex Mikailovic, Colin Syler, Alex Verbugge, Josh Bentley
Bronze Medal: Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Michael Micakovic, David Osinski, Manraj Pannu, Mateusz Leszczynck
Honorable Mention: Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Di’or Hill, Martin Noes, Paul Hampel, Vasso Petronijevic
SOCIAL STUDIES SONG
Gold Medal: Hailey Reiher
Clarenceville High School, Clarenceville School District
Silver Medal: Kyle McBeth
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
SPEAKATHON
Gold Medal: Chance Stephenson
Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools
Silver Medal: Alexandra Travnic,
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools Bronze Medal: Paul Hanges
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools Honorable Mention:
Matt Williams
Carlson High School, Gibraltar Public Schools
Kyle McBeth,
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
2016 OFF-SITE WINNERS LIST
ELEMENTARY
HISTORICAL TV NEWSCAST
Gold Medal: Graebner Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Elizabeth Schneider, Tea Rettig, Andrea Robles, Isabella Javanovic, Evlyn Lotocki, Emma
Lau, Johnathan Cummings, Jenna Moir, Chelsey Belcher
Silver Medal: Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Emma Gokovic, Daniel Hodge, Lauren Spencer, Ethan Squires, Olivea Henderson, Alexis
Thorntan, Christian Cannon, Aubree Miller, Endija Roberts, Samantha Filip, Lani Shrum, Andrew Thompson
Bronze Medal: Plumbrook Elementary, Utica Community Schools Anna Wathen, Riley Grab, Aubrie Dennis, Lydia Pano
MARATHON
Gold Medal: Graebner Elementary, Utica Community Schools
POETRY
Gold Medal: Emily Domagalski
Eddy Elementary, East China School District
Silver Medal: Ashlyn Guigar
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Abby Bone
Roose Elementary, Center Line Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Juliette Todd
Vernor Elementary, Detroit Public Schools
POSTER—ARTISTIC
Gold Medal: Peyton Hollman
Duncan Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Isabelle "Billy" Agustin
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Katelyn Hewitt
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Mona Hrnjic
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
POSTER—COLLAGE
Gold Medal: Eli Guzick
Emerson Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Silver Medal: Charlie Vanker
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Zaida Kong
Emerson Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
POSTER—STORYBOARD
Gold Medal: Julia Verellen
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Carter Burton
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Emma Brown
Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Honorable Mention: Meghan Moore
Beacon Tree Elementary, Utica Community Schools
PREZI
Gold Medal: Kearsley Caldwell
Thomas Edison Elementary, Port Huron Area Schools
Silver Medal: Aedan Bricker
Thomas Edison Elementary, Port Huron Area Schools
Bronze Medal: Carlie Irvine
Thomas Edison Elementary, Port Huron Area Schools
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS JOURNAL
Gold Medal: Taylor Frazier
Edison Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Silver Medal: Genevieve Krembel
Princeton Elementary, Lakeview Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Dillen Tenniswood
Thomas Edison Elementary, Port Huron Area Schools
Honorable Mention: Ava Costales
Princeton Elementary, Lakeview Public Schools
Allison Tuttle
Havel Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Corbin Achatz
Eddy Elementary, East China School District
QUILTATHON
Gold Medal: Grant Pagel
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Taylor Frazier
Edison Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Bronze Medals: Ashley Lutomski
Greenwood Elementary, Lakeview Public Schools
Janie McCrossen
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Honorable Mention: Abby Pfeffer
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Katelin Meza
Priest Elementary, Detroit Public Schools
Annabella Gagnon
Greenwood Elementary, Lakeview Public Schools
TAKE A STAND ESSAY
Gold Medal: Madi Chamberlin
Eddy Elementary, East China School District
Silver Medal: Max Pagel
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Emily Stefanik
Peck Elementary, Center Line Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Kausch
Beck Centennial Elementary, Utica Community Schools
INTERMEDIATE
CURRENT EVENTS EDITORIAL ESSAY
Gold Medal: Maria Cheriyan
Detroit Country Day Middle School
Silver Medal: Isabella VanTuyle
Clinton Middle School, Clinton Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Atticus Henry
Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Drew Boughton
Beach Middle School, Chelsea School District
Courtney Smiddy
Clinton Middle School, Clinton Community Schools
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Gold Medal: Charles Borus
Eppler Jr. High School, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Noah Andras, Emma Barker
South Lake Middle School, South Lake Schools
Silver Medal: Emily Soriano
Beach Middle School, Chelsea School District
HISTORICAL TV NEWSCAST
Gold Medal: Beach Middle School, Chelsea School District
Riordan Krause, Emily Soriano, Abigail Robbins, Olivia Olk, Morgan Kurth
Silver Medal: Plumbrook Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Jada Clark, John Cross, LeeAnn Jurczyszyn, Aaron Peck, Andrew Roseni, Ibram Shamasha, Alex Wathen,
Peter Wathen
INVESTMENT
Gold Medal: Plumbrook Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Evan Korunka
Clinton Middle School, Clinton Community Schools
Bronze Medal: South Lake Middle Schools, South Lake Schools
MARATHON
Gold Medal: Edison Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
PHOTOJOURNALISM
Gold Medal: Cheyenne Orlando
Davis Jr. High School, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Gabriel Wienhert
Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools Bronze Medal: Leah Burgess
Beach Middle School, Chelsea Schools District Honorable Mention:
Greta Coyl
Beach Middle School, Chelsea Schools District
Jenna Buckman
Parcells Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
POETRY
Gold Medal: Makia Peyton
Duncan Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Ava Parsons
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Eva E. McCord
Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Juan Disla
Clippert Academy, Detroit Public Schools
POLITICAL CARTOONS
Gold Medal: Alex Lewis
Beach Middle School, Chelsea Schools District
Silver Medal: Dominik Green
Beach Middle School, Chelsea Schools District
Bronze Medal: Madison Kate Brodeur
Beach Middle School, Chelsea Schools District
POSTER—ARTISTIC
Gold Medal: Morgan Lockhart
Salk Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Silver Medal: Regan Koenig
Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Silver Medal: Chelsey Wilson FLICS, Detroit Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Jade McGuffey
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Honorable Mention: Shekia Tillerson, Spain Elementary, Detroit Public Schools
POSTER—COLLAGE
Gold Medal: Zack Kaminski
Morgan Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Lance Martoni
Salk Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Dakota Papciak
Emerson Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
POSTER—STORYBOARD
Gold Medal: Morgan Mussehl
Lakewood Middle School, Lakewood Public Schools
Silver Medal: Heather McMenamin Emerson Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Avery Sikorski
Salk Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Prezi
Gold Medal: Alex Hughes
Davis Jr. High School, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Maria Cheriyan Detroit Country Day Middle School
Bronze Medal: Akash Raman Detroit Country Day Middle School
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS JOURNAL
Gold Medal: Audrey Cho
Parcells Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
QUILTATHON
Gold Medal: Isabelle "Billy" Agustin Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Mallory Waligora
Switzer Elementary, Utica Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Allyson Rea
Burr Elementary, Utica Community Schools Honorable Mention:
Sarah Green
Disney Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
Sara Bregu
Ebeling Elementary, Utica Community Schools
TAKE A STAND ESSAY
Gold Medal: Hayden Barry
Pierce Middle School, Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Silver Medal: Mahin Haque
Wolfe Middle School, Center Line Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Valerie Dunkle
Mark Twain Elementary, Fraser Public Schools
SENIOR DIVISION
CURRENT EVENTS EDITORIAL ESSAY
Gold Medal: Victoria Gjurashaj
Dakota High School, Chippewa Valley Schools
Silver Medal: Jacob Nesler
Clarenceville High School, Clarenceville School District
Bronze Medal: Jenna Richardson
Dakota High School, Chippewa Valley Schools
Honorable Mention: Julie Hughes
Carlson High School, Gibraltar Public Schools
Raymond Kattoula
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Gold Medal: Lizabeth Desmet
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Gold Medal: Audrey Weber
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Juliette Baker
Carlson High School, Gibraltar Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Curtis Martin
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
INVESTMENTS
Gold Medal: Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Matt Leszczynski, Michael Colina, Manraj Pannu,
Mario Spica, Luke Lamoreaux
MARATHON
Gold Medal: Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
PHOTOJOURNALISM
Gold Medal: Johnny Liv
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Silver Medal: Mark Varner
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
Bronze Medal: Taylor Simmons
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools Honorable Mention: Skylar Motley
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
James Newman
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
Keira Coffey
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
POETRY
Gold Medal: Kamryn Lowler
Carlson High School, Gibraltar School District
Silver Medal: Savannah Rascon
Dakota High School, Chippewa Valley Schools
Bronze Medal: Eleanor McElwee
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools Honorable Mention: Matthew Person
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools
Jason Li
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
POLITICAL CARTOONS
Gold Medal: Ashley Munger
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools
Silver Medal: Beth Rybski
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools
Bronze Medal: Alex Craig
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools Honorable Mention: Nicholas Musienko
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools
Gabriella Andrzejewska
Utica Academy for International Studies,
Utica Community Schools
POSTER—ARTISTIC
Gold Medal: Callie Barnes
Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools
Silver Medal: Elba Lara
Cass Technical High School, Detroit Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Sarah Dalmar
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Honorable Mention: Cameron Harris
Cass Technical High School, Detroit Public Schools
POSTER—COLLAGE
Gold Medal: Kulsuma Fahima
Cass Technical High School, Detroit Public Schools
Silver Medal: Kaitlyn Dittmer
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Emma Rohde
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Schools
Honorable Mention: Micheal Hixon
Cass Technical High School, Detroit Public Schools
Norris Alutto
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Katie Kozkowski
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Jenna Kantrow
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Margaret Semaan
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
POSTER—STORYBOARD
Gold Medal: Ryan Pembroke
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Silver Medal: Nathan Burton
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
PREZI
Gold Medal: Samantha Belz
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Silver Medal: Haley Whitmore
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Public Schools
Bronze Medal: Kristen Sana
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
QUILTATHON
Gold Medal: Francesca Buttazzoni
Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools
Silver Medal: Jackie Sullivan
Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools
TAKE A STAND ESSAY
Gold Medal: Abiral Sawhney
Detroit Country Day School
Silver Medal: Jonathan Ni
Loyola High School, Archdiocese of Detroit
Bronze Medal: Steven Clay
Detroit Country Day School
Honorable Mention: Jason Li
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Thea Barrak
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Alexandra Travnik
Stevenson High School, Utica Community Schools
Joe Faryean
MLK High School, Detroit Public Schools
Anirudh Chitale
Detroit Country Day School
Sydney Kocsis
Lakeland High School, Huron Valley Public Schools
Joshua Berk
Carlson High School, Gibraltar Public Schools
THEME GRAPHIC DESIGN
Gold Medal: Maria Cheriyan Detroit Country Day Middle School
Silver Medal: Josh Schaffner
Clinton Middle School, Clinton Community Schools
Bronze Medal: Suny Gilko
Rochester High School, Rochester Community Schools
Date: Saturday May 14, 2016
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School (3200 E. Lafayette Street, Detroit MI, 48207)
Theme: America for All People
The Michigan Social Studies Olympiad is a fun and educational state-wide competition for students in grades 3 through 12. MCSS sponsors this great competition in order to increase student and teacher interest in social studies education and to provide opportunities for students and teachers to gain individual and team recognition for academic accomplishments. Social Studies Olympiad encourages the development of a strong social studies skill set, participatory experience, social and intellectual interactions, and strengthens personal confidence by through collaboration and competition. There are both Off-site events that do not require travel to the actual Olympiad site (mail-in submissions), as well as a variety of On-site events for those seeking the excitement of live competition! Please download the Handbook with descriptions and guidelines to see which events will work for you.
$100 - One school building/home school (If postmarked by 2/22/2016)
$125 - LATE FEE for one school building/home school (if postmarked after 2/22/2016)
February 22, 2016 Registration Deadline
March 14, 2016 Event Selection Deadline
March 28, 2016 Mailing deadline for off-site event materials
April 22, 2016 Notification letters to the 2015 winners
May 14, 2016 Olympiad Event date!
2016 Olympiad Registration Form
2016 Olympiad Event Selection Form
Click here for the Online Registration Form
Sean McBrady
(586) 228-3465
olympiad@mcssmi.org