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Overlooking Mark Twain's mighty Mississippi River, Southeast is the kind of place people imagine when they think of college. The beautiful campus is an eclectic mix of old and new. Classic limestone buildings blend harmoniously with contemporary structures. Located in Cape Girardeau, the largest city between St. Louis and Memphis, Southeast is a great place to live and learn in a college-friendly community. Students come from all over the United States and from more than 40 countries around the world.
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The 2024 History Day contest will take place on February 23.
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The awards ceremony will be take place on Friday, February 23 at 1 pm.
Group Documentary
Upload your written materials as one PDF file and post a LINK to a shareable .MP4 video file via Google Drive, One Drive, or DropBox; or link a YouTube video.
Group Exhibit
Exhibits will be displayed on campus on Friday, March 3. Check-in begins at 7:45am, and judging begins at 9am. Be sure to follow the guidelines in the Rule Book on size requirements and word limits.
Group Performance
Performances will be live on campus on Friday, March 3. Check-in begins at 7:45am, and judging begins at 9am. Be sure to follow the guidelines in the Rule Book!
Group Website
Link your website key in the box. Be sure the annotated bibliography and process paper are linked in your website in PDF format, as outlined in the Rule Book.
Individual Documentary
Upload your Written Materials as one PDF file and post a LINK to a shareable .MP4 video file via Google Drive, One Drive, or DropBox; or link a YouTube video. Be sure to follow the guidelines in the Rule Book!
Individual Exhibit
Exhibits will be displayed on campus on Friday, March 3. Check-in begins at 7:45am, and judging begins at 9am. Be sure to follow the guidelines in the Rule Book on size requirements and word limits.
Individual Performance
Performances will be live on campus on Friday, March 3. Check-in begins at 7:45am, and judging begins at 9am. Be sure to follow the guidelines in the Rule Book!
Individual Website
Link your website key in the box. Be sure the annotated bibliography and process paper into the website in PDF format and included in the navigational structure.
Paper
Combine Title Page, Process Paper, Historical Paper, and the Annotated Bibliography into one PDF document.
Beginning in 2021:
- All National History Day contests will be using a new rubric-based document to evaluate student projects, een here: HD21 Eval Forms_all.pdf. These will be made available to you as editable Word docs so that you may type in your evaluation comments.
- ZFairs is History Day’s online contest management system. Judges will work through this system to register, review projects, submit rankings, and return project feedback.Each judge will write their own comments. Written feedback is the most valuable for student learning.
In judging with a team:
- Judge teams must agree on the entries they select to move forward.
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History Day evaluates entries in relative terms of “Superior,” “Excellent,” “Good,” or “Needs Improvement.” There are no points assigned to the evaluation columns. Each entry is ranked in relation to the other entries you see in your judging pool.
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When reviewing projects evaluation forms and deciding on rankings, checkmarks in column ratings do not need to be identical, but should be similar to your co-judges.
General Checklist for Judging a History Day Entry:
- Does this student’s work demonstrate historical research and scholarship?
- Does the student make a strong argument, connected to the annual theme?
- Does the student use the project to support and prove their argument?
- Is this student communicating their ideas in an organized and effective way?