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From: Sam Mathews-Lamb <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, 07 May, 1999 11:14 AM
Subject: REQ: Judges urgently needed for National History Day


>National History Day urgently requests help from historians
>living in the Washington or Baltimore area or who will be
>visiting the area in mid-June.  Some 600,000 students
>in grades 6-12 began working on History Day projects early
>in the academic year.  Using primary and secondary sources,
>they have researched a huge variety of topics and have
>written papers, developed original dramatic performances,
>created multimedia documentaries, or designed museum-style
>exhibits.  In a little over one month, from June 13th to
>the 17th, the cream of the crop--some 2,000 students who
>won at state contests--will be descending on the University
>of Maryland at College Park to compete in the national
>finals. But as of today, we are well short of the number of
>judges we need to adequately evaluate the entries and
>provide feedback to the students.
>
>If you are knowledgeable about history/historical research
>methods, enjoy working with young people, and will be in
>the DC/Northern Virginia/suburban Maryland area on
>Monday, June 14th or Tuesday, June 15th, please volunteer
>to be a judge. Judges will be assigned to teams of three,
>with at least one experienced judge per group, and
>instructional materials and a judges' orientation session
>will be provided.  You won't regret it--seeing so many
>young people excited about history and creating wonderful
>entries is an unbelievable experience.
>
>For more information, please contact:
>
>Bea Hardy, Outreach and Program Coordinator
>National History Day
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>301-314-3139
>
>
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