County History Day competition
FONTANA - About 150 students representing 18 schools in San Bernardino County will participate in the History Day competition at Summit High School on March 20.
The event, which will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m., has three divisions: Elementary (Grades 4-5), Junior (Grades 6-8) and Senior (Grades 9-12). There are 91 entries in all the divisions, representing six county school districts and one private school.
History Day gives students a chance to compete in a variety of categories on a historical theme. The students' work is judged by historians, educators and other professionals in related fields. This year's theme is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."
The Elementary Division only has one category of competition, posters. In addition to the poster category, the Junior and Senior divisions also have exhibit, documentary, performance, Web site and research paper categories. The awards ceremony for the county competition is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on March 20. Champions of the respective divisions advance to the California History Day event on May 6-9 in Pasadena.
The event is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. Summit High School is located at 15551 Summit Ave. in Fontana.
The event, which will begin with registration at 7:30 a.m., has three divisions: Elementary (Grades 4-5), Junior (Grades 6-8) and Senior (Grades 9-12). There are 91 entries in all the divisions, representing six county school districts and one private school.
History Day gives students a chance to compete in a variety of categories on a historical theme. The students' work is judged by historians, educators and other professionals in related fields. This year's theme is "Innovation in History: Impact and Change."
The Elementary Division only has one category of competition, posters. In addition to the poster category, the Junior and Senior divisions also have exhibit, documentary, performance, Web site and research paper categories. The awards ceremony for the county competition is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on March 20. Champions of the respective divisions advance to the California History Day event on May 6-9 in Pasadena.
The event is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. Summit High School is located at 15551 Summit Ave. in Fontana.
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