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Volunteer and Judge Registration 2010

The South Central Wisconsin Regional History Day event is scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2010 and the Wisconsin State History Day event for Saturday, May 1, 2010. Both events will be held at the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building and nearby on the UW-Madison campus. Please consider donating one or two days to this worthwhile project and encourage other friends of history to participate as well. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, and State Event volunteers will also receive an NHD T-shirt.

If you have any questions regarding the National History Day program, please contact Sarah Clement at Sarah.Clement@wisconsinhistory.org or call 608-264-6487.

Thank you for your support!

Register

Name
Organization
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Email

Have you ever judged for History Day before?
Yes
No

I am a (check all that apply)
K-12 Educator
Historian, Archivist
WHS Staff Member
College Student
Former History Day Student
Nonprofessional History Buff
Member of the Wisconsin Historical Society
Other

Is there anything else you would like the NHD staff to know about you?

Please indicate all activities in which you are interested:

Job Descriptions

Friday Set-Up
Friday set-up volunteers help to get all of the presentation rooms and the WHS lobby ready for the event. This includes putting up signs, decorating, and setting up and moving tables and chairs.

Registration and Set-Up
These volunteers arrive before the event to set-up to set-up food and drinks and to make sure the presentation rooms are ready for students. These volunteers also greet students when they arrive, hand out registration packets, give directions and answer general questions about the event.

Room Monitor
Room monitors are stationed outside of one or more presentation rooms during the event. They supervise project set-up, keep judging on schedule and help keep nervous students calm before their presentations.

Judge
History Day judges work on a panel of three to review projects, interview students, and create written evaluations for each project. They are responsible for deciding which projects advance to the next level of competition.

Clean-Up
Clean-up volunteers, the unsung heroes of the History Day event, put facilities back in order by collapsing tables, moving chairs, and packing up supplies.

South Central Regional Event (March 20)

Volunteer recruitment closed for regional until January 2010.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Set-Up (4:00 – 5:30 PM)

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Wherever volunteers are most needed
Registration & Set- Up (7:00 – 9:00 AM)
Room Monitor (8:00 am – 2:00 PM)
Judge (8:00 – 2:00 PM, includes orientation)
Clean – Up (1:30 – 3:00 PM)

Wisconsin State Event (May 1)

Volunteer recruitment closed for state until January 2010.

Friday, April 30, 2010
Set-Up (4:00 – 5:30 PM)

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Wherever volunteers are most needed
Registration & Set- Up (7:00 - 9:00 AM)
AM Room Monitor (8:00 AM – 1:30 PM)
PM Room Monitor (12:00 – 5:00 PM)
Judge (8:00 –3:00 PM, includes orientation)
Clean – Up (4:30 – 6:00 PM)

Judges: Please select the categories you are interested in judging below. While we will try our best to accommodate all requests for categories and judge teams, we cannot guarantee your preference. A balance of backgrounds and experience levels on judging panels is our highest priority for History Day competitions.
Documentaries
Exhibits
Papers
Performances
Web site
Any category

*Paper and web site judges will receive their entries at least one week in advance to review before the day of the event.

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