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San Bernardino County History Day Competition Set For March 21

2009-03-17

FONTANA - About 200 students representing 19 schools in San Bernardino County will participate in the History Day competition at Summit High School on March 21.

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 126 entries in all the divisions, representing 10 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' works are judged by historians, educators and other professionals in related fields. This year's theme is "The Individual In History."

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 21. Champions of the respective divisions advance to the California History Day event in Sacramento from April 30 to May 3.

The event is sponsored by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools. Summit High School is located at 15551 Summit Ave. in Fontana.