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County History Day Competition Set For March 19

2011-03-15

FONTANA - About 160 students representing 16 schools in San Bernardino County will participate in the History Day competition at Summit High School on March 19.

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 95 entries in all the divisions, representing seven 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 "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures and Consequences."

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, website and research paper categories. The awards ceremony for the county competition is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on March 19. Champions of the respective divisions advance to the California History Day event on April 28-May 1 in San Jose.

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