Hellenic History Tournament

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1 Hellenic History Tournament

2 The mission of AHEPA is to promote Hellenism, education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, and family and individual excellence.

3 The Hellenic History Tournament is the best use of our chapters' education dollars. Joe Keane AHEPA Hellenic Cultural Commission Ex-Chairman, AHEPA Educational Foundation

4 1500 BC Mycenaean Mask 1150 BC Ruins of Dorian Invasion 750 BC Homer 450 BC Pericles 2014 HELLENIC HISTORY TOURNAMENT Competition Sponsored by the Yankee (CT & RI) District #7 of AHEPA (The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association) WHAT A $1,000 prize for each member of the winning team A $500 prize for each member of the second team WHO Any student who is in grades 8-12 during the spring term of the calendar year; and Who is sponsored by an AHEPA chapter in or near Yankee District #7; and Who wants to learn about the 3,500 year history of the Hellenes (Greek speakers) HOW Form or join a three-student team Register by June 30 (mail registration form + $10 or $25 if need book) Study Hellenika, a book on Hellenic history that is the source of most questions Take advantage of the summer vacation to prepare for the tournament in the fall Take part in a one-day quiz-show-type single-elimination tournament in the fall Win matches by answering more questions correctly than the competing team Be a member of the teams that advance to the final match WHEN Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 11:30 am to about 5:00 pm WHERE St Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, 480 Racebrook Rd, Orange, CT Additional Information Nicholas Nikas, , niketes@yahoo.com, or AD Diophantus 620 AD Heraclius 950 AD Constantine VII Porphyrogenetus 1300 AD Andronicus II Palaeologus 45 BC Cleopatra 1610 AD El Greco

5 Material mostly from Questions/Answers by Dr. George Melikokis Former Principal of Jamaica Greek American Day School Dr. Melikokis was honored with the Capitol 2009 Award by the Federation of Hellenic American Educators at the 2nd annual Hellenic Values Day on Capitol Hill on June 4, Early in 2009, Dr. Melikokis was declared Academic of the Year 2008 by the Editor of National Herald, a Hellenic newspaper published in New York City.

6 Sample Tournament Bracket Team No. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Semifinal Final T01 M01 T02 M09 T03 M02 T04 M13 T05 M03 T06 M10 T07 M04 T08 M15 T09 M05 T10 M11 T11 M06 T12 M14 T13 M07 T14 M12 T15 M08 T16 Winners

7 Computerized Match Guide

8 2009 Semifinal Match

9 2009 Students Remaining till the End

10 2010 Early Round Match

11 2010 Students Remaining till the End

12 2011 All 35 Students who Competed during the 10/29 Snowstorm

13 2012 Nikos Georghiou Recounts his Dispute with AP Textbook Publisher

14 2012 All 29 Students who Competed on 10/27

15 2013 All 39 Students who Competed on 11/16

16 2014 All 41 Students who Competed on 11/22

17 2014 The First Sister HHT to be held in Chicago on 11/15

18 2015 All 46 Students who Competed on 11/14

19 2015 The Second Sister HHT to be held in Chicago on 11/14

20 HHT Feedback from Students, Parents, AHEPAns We had a great time! Please have it again. A superlative event! One our District should be, and is, very proud of. I defiantly had a blast, even though I was on a team by myself. It is a memory I will cherish for a very long time. It was an excellent event in highlighting Hellenism and Greek culture for our youth. Some parents admitted that they themselves became interested in the history of our heritage. Thanks for putting this event together. I know that the participants really appreciate it. It was a very pleasant and great first time experience for my daughter and me. Thank you for giving people this opportunity to learn about such an important history.

21 Why HHT? Execute on our primary mission of promoting Hellenism Ensure our youth learn about their fascinating heritage Demonstrate AHEPA s leadership in this area Involve young Hellenes into the AHEPA Family Simple awareness and positive associations New chapters of SoP (e.g. Bridgeport, CT) and/or MoA Cultivate Philhellenes from an early age Some participant names: Aaron Evrett, Matthew Novosad, Tonay Gooday, Sabrina Cadeno, Patrick MacCarthy, Daniel Hawkins, et al. Increase membership by signing up non-member parents into AHEPA Family chapters Generate enthusiasm about AHEPA in local communities

22 We think it s something special. We are going to keep making this thing grow. We hope it becomes a national program: you win the regionals, you go to the nationals, and you become the champion of the whole country. This is just the beginning, with bigger things to come. Dr. John Grossomanides Past Supreme President, AHEPA Info: click on Hellenic History