Social Studies & History
2007
State National History
Day Contest
Twenty-five 8th and 9th grade students from South
Valley Junior High and Liberty Junior High competed in the State National
History Day Contest held at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Saturday,
April 14. There were over 300 entries from over 100 schools represented at
the contest. These students are taught by Debra Slaughter at South
Valley Junior High and Inga Nordstrom-Kelly at Liberty Junior High.
Senior Historical Paper
3rd place and alternate for the National Competition
Shannon Weber, Liberty Jr. High
Junior Group
Performance
3rd place and alternate for the National Competition
Maria Backs and Emma Cadd, South Valley Jr. High
Junior Website
3rd place - Stewart Duncan, Liberty Jr. High
National Geography Bee
Qualifier
7th grade student Danny Alvey has qualified to represent SVMS at the
state level of the National Geography Bee. After winning the school bee,
Danny took a written exam and earned one of the top 100 scores in the state of
Missouri. The state Bee will be held Friday, March 30, at Columbia
College.