Please see below for a volunteer opportunity.
They are still looking for 25 judges.
Barb

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From: Taber, Rebecca <Rebecca.Taber@cga.ct.gov>
Date: Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 1:58 PM
Subject: Please judge at the upcoming State Contest!
To: bjohnson@ctcasl.org <bjohnson@ctcasl.org>


 

Could you please share with your members?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

The State History Day Contest, an in-person event being held at Central Connecticut State University, is taking place on May 6. Currently, we are 50 judges short of the number of volunteers needed to successfully run the contest.

 

Access the judges portal HERE and scroll to the State Contest Button to sign up to judge! Students participating in the State Contest have previously won at one of the six Regional Contests. They are competing for the opportunity to represent Connecticut at the National Contest, held in June at the University of Maryland.

 

Judges meet with students, review projects, provide valuable feedback to participants, and choose the projects that continue to the National Contest and for a number of Special Prizes. Judges are vital in supporting and encouraging student scholars. Judges don't need to be history experts, but volunteers should enjoy learning new information, meeting amazing young people, and having an incredible day!!

 

CT History Day staff prepares you for Contest Day with pre-contest virtual training. Website and Paper judges review projects and complete paperwork in advance of the contest and on May 6th, meet with student participants. Documentary, Performance, and Exhibit judges receive preliminary paperwork in advance of the contest. They view projects and meet with students on contest day. Judges arrive at 8 a.m. for coffee and a brief logistical meeting on contest day. Volunteers spend the day meeting students, reviewing projects, and completing evaluation forms for the students. Most judging teams finish between 3-3:30 p.m. (website/paper judges finish earlier since they have already judged their projects). Breakfast and lunch provided.

 

Judges work in teams of 2-3, with an experienced judge serving as captain. Volunteers provide feedback to the students based on National History Day judging rubrics. Evaluation forms are returned to participants at the end of the day; students eagerly open envelopes to review the feedback. We have 360 students signed up and over 200 projects to review. We hope you will judge!

 

Please share this message with colleagues, college students, and friends. Email info@historydayct.org for assistance in signing up. Thank you!

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Rebecca Taber

Director of CT History Day

 

 

 

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

please contact Connecticut History Day at

Info@cthistoryday.org

(860) 522-6766 x11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut History Day is presented with major funding and support from:

 

CT Humanities

 

 

and in partnership with:

 

 

 

 

Connecticut History Day is a program of

The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut's Old State House

 

 

 

The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut's Old State House | 800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

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