STATEWIDE BLACK SAGA COMPETITION
2009 TOP TEN WINNERS
Winning Teams in the 2009 Black Saga Competition at Towson University Sponsored by Towson University and Coppin State University.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINNERS
CHAMPIONS: HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEAM 2—Howard County
Irene Lu
Anita Kulluri
Madhu Vemulakonda
Advisors: Nicola Walker and Alicia Marner
Principal: Judith Bland
2ND PLACE: PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
Sean Lim
Shawn Rabalais
Brady Sack
Advisors: Angela Walter and Beth Reighart
Principal: Kathryn Arnold
3RD PLACE: HAMMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Howard County
Xiaolu Guo
Mathias Richardson
Pavan Vemulakonda
Advisors: Nicola Walker and Alicia Marner
Principal: Judith Bland
4TH PLACE (TIE): DEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
Kamtochi Okeke
Kamfechi Okeke
Brooke Burley
Advisor: Helen Campbell
Principal: Iris C. Steele
4TH PLACE (TIE): ILCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 2—Howard County
Jaine Onwezi-Nwugwo
Korliss Britt
Alexander Thornton
Advisors: Sally Yoshioka and Cherryl White
Principal: John Morningstar
4TH PLACE (TIE): RODGERS FORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
Wolfgang Drake
Vaughn Parts
Nicholas Smith
Advisor: Elizabeth Ceanfaglione
Principal: Susan Deise
4TH PLACE (TIE): ILCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Howard County
Naomi Lilly
Victoria Fabode
Comfort Fabode
Advisors: Sally Yoshioka and Cherryl White
Principal: John Morningstar
5TH PLACE: ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 2—Anne Arundel County
Ethan O’Malley
Hunter Berry
Jasper Frazee
Advisors: Rosemary Biggart and Dana Smith
Principal: Rosemary Biggart
6TH PLACE: FOREST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Howard County
Juno Kawasaki
Yash Kommula
Tulsi Bhatt
Advisors: Keith Zembower and Cyndee Wren
Principal: Allan Olchowski
7TH PLACE: FORT GARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
James Hemker
Elizabeth Olusola
Rebecca Olusola
Advisors: Breanne Marsh and Maria Rockwell
Principal: Susan C. Hershfeld
MIDDLE SCHOOL WINNERS
CHAMPIONS: SUDBROOK MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
Quincy Jennings
Trey Jennings
Geoffrey Palo
Advisors: Jodie Virago and Suzanne Erb
Principal: Sharon Robbins
2ND PLACE: PATUXENT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, Team 1—Howard County
Zaid Khalid
Kevin Kakwasaki
Keshav Dixit
Advisor: Monica Bickerton
Principal: Robert Motley
3RD PLACE: COCKEYSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Team 1—Baltimore County
Tionne Barmer
Regina Ledesma
Shirley Shen
Advisor: Carolyn Dickerson
Principal: Deborah Magness
4TH PLACE (TIE): RIDGELY MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Baltimore County
Morgan LaRocca
Kalie Paranzino
Arman Bailey
Advisor: Jennifer Laughton
Principal: Susan Evans
4TH PLACE (TIE): COCKEYSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 2—Baltimore County
Chloe Messier
Emma Patron
Kira Stiers
Advisor: Carolyn Dickerson
Principal: Deborah Magness
4TH PLACE (TIE): FOLLY QUARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Howard County
Joshua Waldman
Madeleine Houck
Victoria Hsiung
Advisor: Bill McCauley
Principal: Rick Wilson
5TH PLACE: FRANCIS HAMMOND MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Alexandria, VA
Maria Jones
Delina Mesfin
Ramzi Ressas
Advisor: Timothy Brannon
Principal: Randy Mitchell
6TH PLACE: FOREST OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 2—Montgomery County
Nageen Sherani
Zainab Sherani
Olukanyinsola Oduntan
Advisor: Natalie Williams
Principal: John Burley
7TH PLACE: PATUXENT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, TEAM 2—Howard County
Arnett Dorsey
Justin Marsh
Wudood Omran
Advisor: Monica Bickerton
Principal: Robert Motley
8TH PLACE: CRADLEROCK SCHOOL, TEAM 1—Howard County
Caroline Pyon
Kimberly Tang-Nian
Chizoba Ukairo
Advisor: Stephanie A. Noonan
Principal: Jason McCoy
Note: Only ties among 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places are broken. It should be noted that in both the Elementary and Middle School, the three top teams had perfect scores in the Championship Rounds.