[Michlib-l] Can you help? We need judges for the Michigan History Day State Finals on April 25th!

[Larry J. Wagenaar]

Andrea Lorion, our State Coordinator for History Day, has asked me to share
the email below with my personal contacts.  We need 125 people to assist
with judging at the Michigan History Day State Finals in Dewitt MI on
Saturday, April 25th and we still need quite a few judges.  If your schedule
allows would you consider helping.  

 

You do NOT need to be an expert.  If you have never judged before you will
be part of a three-person team along with someone who has done it before.
It only takes a minute to fill in the online form - and I guarantee you will
have a wonderful time speaking with students who are on fire for history!!

 

Larry

 

Larry J. Wagenaar

Executive Director, Historical Society of Michigan

Publisher, Michigan History Magazine L3C

5815 Executive Dr.

Lansing, MI 48911

Phone: (517) 324-1828

Fax: (517) 324-4370

Email: wagenaar at hsmichigan.org  

Website: www.hsmichigan.org

 

From: Andrea Lorion [mailto:lorion at hsmichigan.org] 
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:20 PM
To: wagenaar at hsmichigan.org



 

Greetings,

 

It is that time of the year to start thinking about judging at the Michigan
History Day 2015 State Finals.  We would love to have you as a judge!  The
Historical Society of Michigan will be hosting the State Finals on Saturday,
April 25th at DeWitt High School in DeWitt, MI.  Judges need to be available
from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  You will receive a free t-shirt and lunch for
your time and effort.

 

Some of you have judged in the past while some have never judged before.  At
the beginning of the day, you will receive an orientation to the judging
process.  The judge orientation serves to inform you of everything you need
to know about the competition.  We will equip you with evaluation sheets,
give you specific directions on how to judge, and make sure all of your
questions are answered.  This is a great opportunity to interact with
students and see some great history projects!  

 

As a judge, you will review entries in a given category as part of a judging
team.  You will get to conduct a brief interview with the students, write
comments for the students to review, and help select the finalists.  All
judge decisions are final.  The finalists will advance on to the national
level.  

 

Judges will evaluate student projects in the following categories: papers,
exhibits, performances, documentaries, and websites.  Exhibits and
performances are evaluated on the day of the competition.  Papers, websites,
and documentaries are reviewed in advance before interviewing students at
the competition.  Papers will be emailed to judges, websites will be
reviewed through weebly.com, and documentaries will be reviewed through
Google Drive.

 

If you plan to judge, you will need to register by March 30th.  The online
judge registration form can be found on our website at
http://www.hsmichigan.org/mhd/judges/.  Click on the red link that says,
"Click here to register to be a judge for the 2015 competition!"  You can
also call me at (517) 324-1828 to register.  We will confirm you via email
in early April and send you detailed event information.  If you are judging
papers, websites, or documentaries, we will notify you and send the entries
to you 7-10 days in advance.  If you cannot attend this year but know of
someone who may be interested in judging, their names and contact
information would be gladly welcomed.  

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  Additional
information about Michigan History Day can be found on our website at
http://www.hsmichigan.org/mhd/.  We hope you can join us this year!  Thank
you for your support of Michigan History Day!

 

 

Andrea Lorion, Education Program Manager

Historical Society of Michigan

5815 Executive Dr.

Lansing, MI 48911

Phone: (517) 324-1828

Fax: (517) 324-4370

Email: lorion at hsmichigan.org

Website: www.hsmichigan.org

 

 

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