2018 NHD STATE EVENT SCHEDULE

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1 2018 NHD STATE EVENT SCHEDULE 7:30am Information Desk opens Grainger Hall, Main Lobby 975 University Ave 7:30am 8:45am Exhibit Hall opens for set-up. Students, please arrive during this time to set up your exhibit. All students must finish setting up by 8:45am unless special accommodations are made ahead of time. 770 W. Dayton St. 8:00am 9:00am 8:30am 9:00am Documentary Rooms open for students to test their technology. Judges Preview for Exhibits Grainger Hall 9:00am 12:00pm 12:00pm 1:00pm Preliminary Round Judging for all categories Students will present their projects to the judges at their assigned times. Exhibit Hall opens for public viewing Grainger Hall (Exhibits) 1:00pm* Final Round participants are announced for all categories. *Announcements times will vary. Results will be posted as soon as the Preliminary Round judges submit their decisions. Results will be online at nhdinwi.weebly.com 1:30pm Final Round Judging for Documentary and Performances: Students will present their projects in no particular order, whoever is ready can go first, second, etc. Final Round Judging for Exhibits, Papers, and Websites: Judges will evaluate the projects in private (No final rounds will have interviews) Various Locations 3:00pm 4:00pm Exhibit Hall opens for students to remove their projects. 4:00pm Awards Ceremony Overture Room, 2nd Floor After Awards Ceremony National Contest Meeting All students who advance to the National Contest will attend a short meeting immediately after the Awards Ceremony is over. Overture Room, 2nd Floor 1

2 2018 NHD STATE EVENT FAQ SPECIAL SCHEDULING REQUESTS We know that there are other large events scheduled on Saturday, April 21, The Wisconsin NHD staff will try to accommodate requests when assigning times for Preliminary Round judging between 9:00am and 12:00pm. However, we ask you to use discretion when requesting a special time. More than 700 students from all parts of Wisconsin will be attending this event, and we appreciate your flexibility. All requests should be submitted via to historyday@wisconsinhistory.org as soon as possible and no later than Friday, April 13, We will accommodate requests in the order that we receive them. DRESS CODE There is no required dress code for participation in the event. However, most students will opt for business casual and avoid jeans, sweatshirts, flip-flops, etc. PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY Official event photographers and videographers may be present to document the State Event, including but not limited to projects, general event locations, judging, final round performances, and the Awards Ceremony. Friends, teachers, and family members are welcome to take photos and video of the event. However, we also ask that you make every effort not to interfere with the event in any way. For projects in the Performance category, audience members must ask for and receive permission from the student performer(s) before taking photo or video of the performance. PROHIBITED MATERIALS Please be aware of general National History Day rules about prohibited materials at competitions: Items potentially dangerous in any way such as weapons, firearms, animals, organisms, plants, etc. are strictly prohibited. Such items will be confiscated by security personnel or contest officials. Replicas of such items that are obviously not real are permissible. Consult Section II, Rule 10 of the NHD Contest Rulebook for more information. If you have specific questions, please historyday@wisconsinhistory.org. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY All event locations are wheelchair accessible. For specific questions in advance of the event, please historyday@wisconsinhistory.org. For specific questions on the day of the event, please ask the volunteers in the lobby of Grainger Hall. T-SHIRT SALES Take home a little piece of History Day! Wisconsin History Day T-shirts will be sold in the lobby of Grainger Hall. Shirts will be $10 for sizes Small through XL. Shirt sizes XXL & XXXL will be $12. We accept cash and checks made out to the Wisconsin Historical Society. Save time, buy yours online today: History-Day-2018-T-Shirt-p2622.htm (Use discount code: NHD18) 2

3 2018 NHD STATE EVENT DOCUMENTARIES Bring 5 copies of your process paper and bibliography! Bring an extra copy of your documentary in another format! TESTING YOUR TECHNOLOGY Documentary rooms will open by 8:00am. Students are encouraged to test their equipment before judging begins at 9:00am or during the mid-morning break in the judging schedule, at the discretion of the Room Monitor. Be courteous! Testing your equipment should not interfere with the ability of the next scheduled student(s) to set up their project. Each room will be equipped with a media console which will accommodate DVD and laptop projection through a 15-pin VGA cable connection. If your project is on a DVD, then we suggest that you test it on a standard, non-computer based DVD player before the State Event to ensure that it will play. Bring an extra copy of your DVD, plus a copy of your project in another format as a backup. Do not rely on YouTube alone. Do not rely on just a flash drive. Always have at least two formats. Students must bring a laptop if their documentaries cannot be played with a standard, non-computer based DVD player. Mac users will need an Apple VGA Display Adapter to connect their computer to the media console. Tell your Room Monitor if you have trouble playing your documentary. Your Room Monitor or your judges will find a member of the Grainger Hall A/V support staff to help. Judges will not count delays due to technology problems against a project. However, judges may move on to evaluate other projects while technology problems are being addressed and come back to your project later in the schedule. JUDGING PROCESS Plan to arrive at your room at least 20 minutes before your assigned Preliminary Round judging time. The judges will take 3 copies of your process paper and bibliography as soon as the previous student s interview is finished. They will look over your materials while you are setting up your project and let you know when they are ready to view your documentary. You will have at least 5 minutes to set up your project, 10 minutes to play your documentary, and 5 minutes to remove your equipment and be interviewed. Please remove your equipment promptly so that the next student can begin setting up. The entries in each documentary category will be divided into two or three rooms. Judges will select two entries from each room to advance to a Final Round of competition. The names of the Final Round participants will be announced starting at 1:00pm in the lobby of Grainger Hall. Final Round students will present their documentaries again during the afternoon for another panel of judges, without an interview, beginning at 2:00pm. If you know that you can t be present for your category s Final Round, please arrange to have your teacher, another student, or a Wisconsin NHD staff member play your documentary in your place. AUDIENCE Documentaries and interviews are open to the public, but audience members may only enter and leave the room during the set-up and interview periods. Make sure your friends and family arrive on time. 3

4 2018 NHD STATE EVENT EXHIBITS Bring 5 copies of your process paper and bibliography! LOCATION: (2nd Floor: Symphony Meeting Room) 770 W. Dayton Street SET-UP AND TAKE-DOWN Students will not be allowed to set up their exhibits before 7:30am. Exhibits can be unloaded directly in front of the. Your exhibit should be ready in your assigned space before the Exhibit Hall closes to the public at 8:30am. Leave 3 copies of your process paper and bibliography out for your Preliminary Round judges. Student set-up only. Parents and Teachers may not assist student(s) in exhibit set up. Only exhibit students will be allowed in the exhibit room during set up. Students, if your project is too large or heavy to carry yourself, consider bringing a cart or make adjustments to your project. Exhibits must be removed between 3:00pm and 4:00pm. Exhibits remaining after 4:00pm will be discarded or used as educational samples. There will be open space in the back of the Awards Ceremony venue where student can store their exhibits after 5:00pm until they leave. PROCESS PAPERS All exhibits must include a process paper with a title page containing the following five pieces of information: the title of the project, the name(s) of the student(s), the project s division, the project s category, and the number of studentcomposed words in the exhibit. This word-count applies only to student-composed text in the exhibit itself, not to quoted material in the exhibit or to student-composed words in the process paper or annotated bibliography. JUDGING PROCESS Plan to arrive at the Exhibit Hall at least 15 minutes before your assigned Preliminary Round judging time. No one but the students being interviewed will be allowed into the Exhibit Hall while judging is taking place. The entries in each exhibit category will be divided into two or three groups. Judges will select two exhibits from each group to advance to a Final Round of competition. The names of the exhibits in the Final Round will be announced in the lobby of Grainger Hall starting at 1:00pm. Exhibits in the Final Round will be evaluated in private by another panel of judges during the afternoon, while the Exhibit Hall is closed to the public. There will be no student interviews during the Final Round. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT VALUABLES NHD and its sponsors are not responsible for damage to projects or personal belongings during event activities. Although Room Monitors will be nearby during the competition, Wisconsin NHD staff or volunteers should not be asked to hold or guard particular items at any time. If you decide to leave a valuable item at your exhibit, you must take responsibility for its security when rooms are open to the public. 4

5 2018 NHD STATE EVENT PERFORMANCES Bring 5 copies of your process paper and bibliography! TRANSPORTING AND STORING PROPS You are always responsible for your belongings security. It s a good idea to put together an emergency repair kit in case your props and costumes are damaged on the way to the State Event. Don t forget the safety pins and duct tape! Please do not assume that any standard props or set pieces will be available for your use when you arrive at Grainger Hall. In particular, we cannot guarantee to provide students with free-standing chairs and tables. JUDGING PROCESS Plan to arrive at your room at least 20 minutes before your assigned Preliminary Round judging time. Your Room Monitor or judges will tell you when to start setting up your equipment. The judges will take four copies of your process paper and bibliography as soon as the previous student s interview is finished. They will look over these materials and let you know when they are ready to view your performance. You will have at least 5 minutes to set up, 10 minutes to perform, and 5 minutes to remove your props and be interviewed by the judges. Students may not have assistance from adults in setting up or removing any equipment for their project. The previous student(s) may be interviewing while you set up, so please be considerate. Performance categories with a large number of entries will be divided into two or three rooms. Judges will select two entries from each room to advance to a Final Round of competition. The names of the Final Round participants will be announced starting at 1:00pm in the lobby of Grainger Hall. Final Round participants will perform again during the afternoon for another panel of judges, without an interview, beginning at 1:30pm. Students must be present to perform in their category s Final Round in order to qualify as National Finalists. AUDIENCE Performances and interviews are open to the public, but audience members may only enter and leave the room during the set-up and interview periods. Make sure your friends and family arrive on time. Official event photographers and videographers may be present at the State Event. For projects in the Performance category, audience members must ask for and receive permission from the student performer(s) before taking photo or video of the performance. 5

6 2018 NHD STATE EVENT PAPERS JUDGING PROCESS AND PUBLIC VIEWING The judges will read your paper before the State Event and meet with you privately for minutes to discuss your work. No one will be allowed to accompany you into the interview room. Judges will not return your papers to you during the interview. If your judges have written comments on their copies of your paper, then the Wisconsin NHD staff will return those copies to you with the judges comment sheets after the State Event. You are welcome to bring a copy of your paper to your interview for your own reference, but it is not required. Paper categories with a large number of entries will be divided into two or three rooms. The judges will select two papers from each room to advance to a Final Round of competition. The names of the Final Round papers will be announced starting at 1:00pm in the lobby of Grainger Hall. Final Round papers will be evaluated in private by another panel of judges during the afternoon, with no interviews. All papers at the State Event will be available for public viewing at NHD STATE EVENT WEBSITES SUBMITTING WEBSITES Use the NHD Website Editor to publish your site to the web before the registration deadline on April 4 th, After the deadline, students will be locked out of editing their websites until the State Event is over. Students will be able access to their websites again after the competition. Every website project s annotated bibliography and process paper must be included on the website itself. JUDGING PROCESS AND PUBLIC VIEWING The judges will review your website before the State Event and meet with you privately for minutes to discuss your work. No one will be allowed to accompany you into the interview room. Students are not required to bring laptops to the State Event. There will be a laptop computer for reference in each website interview room. Website categories with a large number of entries will be divided into two or three rooms. The judges will select two websites from each room to advance to a Final Round of competition. The names of the Final Round websites will be announced starting at 1:00pm in the lobby of Grainger Hall. Final Round websites will be evaluated in private by another panel of judges during the afternoon, with no interviews. All websites at the State Event will be available for public viewing at 6

7 2018 NHD STATE EVENT AFTERWARDS PUBLISHING STATE EVENT RESULTS By the Monday following the State Event, the Wisconsin NHD staff will a copy of the competition results to all NHD teachers and post the results online at COMMENT SHEETS Judges comment sheets from the State Event provide constructive feedback to help students improve their work in the future and also to help students understand how the judges reached their decisions about the results of the competition. Comment sheets and participation certificates will be sorted by school and mailed to each lead NHD teacher after the State Event. If judges have written additional comments on entries in the Paper category, those papers will be returned as well. Process papers for all other categories will not be returned. COMPLAINT POLICY If you would like to dispute the results of the State NHD Event, you must submit your complaint in writing to the State Coordinator at historyday@wisconsinhistory.org. Complaints submitted through any other channel will not be investigated. While you should feel welcome to contact the Wisconsin NHD staff with questions, you should also bear in mind that all judges decisions at the State Event are final. ADVANCING TO THE NATIONAL CONTEST At the Award Ceremony, presenters will announce the Special Awards winners as well as two National Finalist entries in each category. The National Finalists are eligible to attend The National History Day Contest from June 10-14, Judges will also select a first honorable mention and second honorable mention entry in each category. In the event that one of the National Finalist entries in a given category can t participate in the National Contest, the State Coordinator will invite the first honorable mention to attend, and then the second honorable mention if necessary. The National Contest is held at the University of Maryland College Park, which is located just a short Metro ride from downtown Washington, D.C. The Wisconsin students travel as a team and stay in dormitories on campus with selected history teachers as chaperones. At the National Contest, judging is just one part of an exciting week filled with opportunities to explore the nation s capital and meet students from across the country. Registration materials for the National Contest are due on Tuesday, May 15, Because of the tight turnaround between the state and national competitions, we ask that all National Finalists work closely with the State Coordinator to confirm their attendance at the National Contest and seek feedback on their projects as soon as possible. NATIONAL CONTEST MEETING An important meeting will be held immediately after the Awards Ceremony at the State Event for students who are eligible to attend the National Contest. We will distribute information on registration, funding options, and other logistics at this time. If you qualify for the National Contest but miss the National Contest Meeting, please contact the Wisconsin NHD staff as soon as possible. You must contact us even if a teacher, parent, or other representative attended the meeting for you. It s important that we speak with all National Finalists directly to help them prepare for the National Contest. 7