County History Day Competition to be Held at A.B. Miller

Approximately 280 students representing twenty-five schools in San Bernardino County will compete in three divisions at the 2007 County History Day event on Saturday, March 24, at Fontana's A.B. Miller High School.

This year’s theme for History Day is “Triumph and Tragedy in History.”  The competition, 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 145 entries in all the divisions, representing nine county school districts and three private schools.

History Day gives students an opportunity 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.  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 24. 

In addition the Fontana Unified School District, the following school district are participating:  Apple Valley, Chaffey Joint Union High, Chino Valley, Colton Joint Unified, Hesperia, Morongo, San Bernardino City, and Upland.  Private schools Sacred heart and Holy Rosary Academy will also participate.

Winners at the county competition advance to the State History Day, which will be held in Long Beach April 26-29.  State winners will advance to national competition in Maryland in June.
 

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