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2026 State Qualifiers

 

Elementary Division     
Group Poster2nd PlaceI Have Not Yet Begun to Fight: How John Paul Jones' Revolutionary Tactics Led to American Naval Reform  Candy Rosario, Gavin Chan, Jedson Miller, Jett Robles      Eli JacksonLeon Heights Elementary
Group Poster1st PlaceIron Thunder: How the Battle of Hampton Roads Revolutionized Naval Design Dominic Garcia, Everett Hammond, Graham Green            Eli JacksonLeon Heights Elementary
Individual Poster2nd PlaceFrom Labor to Learning            Nicollette Taylor            Christina Botha              Tarver Elementary School
Individual Poster1st PlaceMore than a Messman: How Doris Miller's Reaction Led to Racial Reform             Lincoln DubberlyEli JacksonLeon Heights Elementary
Junior Division     
Junior Paper 2nd PlaceHeLa Cells        Lexi LeBlancRichard RussoSouth Belton Middle School
Junior Paper 1st PlaceThe Revolution of Women in World War II   Abigail Richardson      Kelli BarronMoody Middle School
Junior Individual Documentary 2nd PlaceRanger Reforms: Border Tension and the Canales Investigation Daniel OlmsteadKim OlmsteadOlmstead Homeschool
Junior Individual Documentary 1st PlacePicture Justice - How Photography Revolutionized Evidence and Reformed America’s Law As We Know it Today     Caryn CloutierDeborah HoschLake Belton Middle School
Junior Group Documentary 2nd PlaceThe French Revolution: A Nation Changed Forever                Delvin Dunner, Keven Alvarado, Matthew Shelander, Terrance Adkism, Troy GonzalesRhonda Johnson            La Vega Intermediate H.P. Miles Campus
Junior Group Documentary 1st PlaceBrought to You by the Letter R! As a Reaction to Poverty, Sesame Street Became the Revolutionary Idea that Reformed Children's Television         Emery Hobson, Mya Kacal, Sarah Jackson Deborah HoschLake Belton Middle School
Junior Individual Exhibit  2nd PlaceThe Boehm System     Julian Ramirez                 Leslie Segura  Tennyson Middle School
Junior Individual Exhibit  1st PlaceFrom Convicts to Cowboys: The Texas Prison Rodeo           Abigail Wickman          Corinna Capraun          Belton Middle School
Junior Group Exhibit 2nd PlaceThe 1920s Flappers    Grettel Diaz & Savannah Marcott     Leslie Segura  Tennyson Middle School
Junior Group Exhibit 1st PlaceMiguel Hidalgo - The Symbol of Mexican Independence                     Emery Wheeler, Judah Wyers, Wesley Zuniga          Leslie Segura  Tennyson Middle School
Junior Individual Performance1st Place    
Junior Group Performance2nd PlaceRevolution, Reaction, Reform in History: The Story of the 6888th Battalion          Ciera Saldana, Eliza Smith, Grace Scott, Romina Dracos                 Rhonda JohnsonLa Vega Intermediate H.P. Miles Campus
Junior Group Performance1st PlaceIndustrial Revolution: The Story of the Injustice Flames     Ciera Saldana, Eliza Smith, Grace Scott, Romina Dracos                 Lyssa DavoustLake Air Montessori School
Junior Individual Website  2nd PlaceThe Industrial Revolution: The Birth of The Modern World                 Jackson CarterKelli BarronMoody Middle School
Junior Individual Website  1st PlaceThe Russian Revolution: The Rusia We Know Now                  Giada AvilaKelli BarronMoody Middle School
Junior Group Website 2nd PlaceHow the Internet Went from Military Use to Public Use      Adin Castillo, Christopher Galindo, Ismael Al-ahmadi, Joshua Hentkowski       Richard RussoSouth Belton Middle School
Junior Group Website 1st PlaceFrom Heartache to Hero: The Legacy of a Horse's Story     Ariana Tol, Sarah Johnson      Elizabeth HowsonNorth Belton Middle School
Senior Division     
Senior Paper 2nd PlaceThe Revolution of Computers in Chess: How Chess Computers Forever Changed the Ancient Game  Logan ShaferDeborah ShaferShafer Homeschool
Senior Paper 1st PlaceNo Distant Day: The American Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom         Lillian Escamilla            Christopher LemleyBelton High School
Senior Group Exhibit 2nd PlaceVolstead Revolt              Jocelyn Garcia, Ethan Jacoby, Alexandra Santellano            Troy RoenfranzCameron Yoe High School
Senior Group Exhibit 1st PlaceFrom Silence to Safety: The Jane Collective's role in Reproductive Rights             Aaliyah Smitherman, Abigail Kim, Ashdhiya Fathima, Kyra Shah, Mehul BansalRichard Clubine             Lake Belton High School
Senior Individual Exhibit2nd PlaceRevolutionary Recipes: How Political Upheaval Redefined French Cooking        Sarah Rogers  Richard Clubine             Lake Belton High School
Senior Individual Exhibit1st PlaceA Place to Call Home: The Battle for the I-Hotel and the Rise of Asian American ActivismAlexandra Bui                  Richard Clubine             Lake Belton High School
Senior Individual Website2nd PlaceRevolution, Reaction, and Reform in Judaea: The Bar Kokhba Revolt       Ian MichelChristopher LemleyBelton High School
Senior Individual Website1st placeThe Confessing Church: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform            MacKenzie McGarry   Christopher LemleyBelton High School
Senior Group Performance1st PlaceA Journey from Insane to Understood             Carly Betbeze, Lydia Dickinson, Madilyn Jackman, Sol R.                 Richard Clubine             Lake Belton High School
Senior Group Documentary2nd PlaceThe Forgotten Story: How One State's Reaction Caused Another's Reform         Brynlee Newberry, Emry Olivarez, Isabelle Howson, McKenna  Brindley, Swikriti Lamichhane               Richard Clubine             Lake Belton High School
Senior Group Documentary1st PlaceThe Battle of Michigan Avenue: Revolution, Reaction, and Reform at the 1968 Democratic Convention          Ella Hice, Jasmin Porter, Malachi Santana Christopher LemleyBelton High School
Senior Individual Documentary2nd PlaceWoodstock: How a Music Festival Ended the Vietnam War             Charlie WagnerChristopher LemleyBelton High School
Senior Individual Documentary1st PlaceApril 26th, 1992: Rodney King, Cable News, and an American Riot             Madison EstesChristopher LemleyBelton High School

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