RISCO MAINTAINS ITS 'HISTORIC' STREAK

Students from Risco, Mo., schools took overall honors for the eleventh straight year at the District History Fair on Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University.

The fair's sweepstakes trophy was presented to Risco, which received 16 awards in the competition. Advance schools were second with seven.

Shauna Davis of Bernie won a one-year scholarship to Southeast for taking first place in individual senior projects.

Following is a list of award winners:

Elementary Division -- Individual: first place, Sara Smelser of Risco; second place, Mary Ellsworth of Risco; third place, Cody Placher of Puxico

Elementary Division -- Group: first place, Adam Parker and Andrew Williams of St. Mary's School of Cape Girardeau; second place, Kelsey Murphy and Ashley Beaird of Risco; third place, Jordan Malone and Jordan Holloway of Puxico

Junior Division -- Historical Paper: first place, Rusty Hendricks of Advance; second place, Nicholas Carvey of Jackson; third place, Jessie Vavak of St. Mary's School of Cape Girardeau.

Junior Division -- Individual Exhibits: first place, Tyler Marshall of Risco; second place, Joshua Smithe of Greenville; third place, Jordan Beaird of Risco.

Junior Division -- Group Exhibits: first place, Tori Gilliland and Mackinzie Morgan of Advance; second place, Sarah Bangert, Megan McClure and Kay Limanen of Greenville; third place, Autumn VanGennip and Beth Griffin of Advance.

Junior Division -- Individual Performance: first place, Monica Wood of Risco; second place, Elizabeth Veale of Advance; third place, Tara Propst of St. Ambrose in Chaffee.

Junior Division -- Group Performance: first place, Tori Jo Boren and Timberlee Long of Bell City; second place, Chelsea Burns, Erica Flesch, Jessie Popp, Bailey Reutzel and Nichole Welker of St. Vincent in Cape Girardeau.

Junior Division -- Individual Media: first place, Woody Snelser of Risco; second place, Hannah Jester of Risco; third place, Kacie Ritter of Advance.

Junior Division -- Group Media: first place, Daniel Boren, Brooks Hall and Leigh Ann Rhodes of Bell City; second place, Josh Gregory and Brian Ramsey of Bell City; third place, David Steskal and Steve Miller of Bell City.

Senior Division -- Historical Paper: first place, Joseph Moroni of Advance; second place, Katie Domian of Jackson; third place, Kari Fields of Jackson.

Senior Division -- Individual Performance: first place, Christy Hendricks of Advance; second place, Rachel King of Risco; third place, Amber Ford of Risco.

Senior Division -- Group Performance: first place, Donielle Merciel, Kristen Lalk, Amanda Carlisle and Nicole Durham of Risco; second place, Misty Rodgers, Charlie Tilley, Allen Malloy and Charles Mulcahy of Richland; third place, Tara Hueckel, Ashley Haynes, and Tyson Furnell of Richland.

Senior Division -- Individual Media: first place, Julie Hixson of Greenville; second place, Greg Landers of Risco; third place, Bryan Halford of Risco.

Senior Division -- Group Media: first place, Billy Kendall and Ben Earnheardt of Risco; second place, Nate Hinchey, Nate Bell, Jonathon Beasley, Daniel Bone and Adam Hosp of Jackson; third place, Matt Walker, Matt Stuever, Matt Blough and Matt Lott of Bernie.

Senior Division -- Group Exhibit: first place, Julia Vetter, Natalie Scherer, Natalie Walter and Cara Scherer of Kelly School in Benton; second place, Elizabeth Mainard and Marie Pemberton of Kelly; third place, Bel St. Johns and Misty Menz of Kelly.

Senior Division -- Individual Projects: first place, Shauna Davis of Bernie; second place, Kelly White of Risco; third place, Jack Whitehead of Risco.