Welcome Letter

Dear History Teacher,

I am pleased to announce that Central Virginia Community College will again host the District One Virginia History Day Program on our main campus in Lynchburg on Saturday, March 20, 2010. The registration deadline is February 26, 2010. All entries should be addressed to: History Day, Central Virginia Community College, 3506 Wards Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24502, or can be dropped off in the Humanities Office located in Merritt Hall.

The theme of this year’s event is: "Innovation in History: Impact and Change"

If you are new to History Day, it is a history project competition for students in grades six through twelve. It is conducted at district and state levels in conjunction with the National History Day program. Students in grades six through eight (6-8) are assigned to the junior division, students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) are assigned to the senior division. In each division, students may compete in any one of eight categories:

Individual Documentary
Group Documentary
Individual Exhibit

Group Exhibit
Individual Historical Paper
Individual Performance

Group Performance
Websites (Group and Individual combined)

Some categories have limited registration. Please review the attachment at the end of this letter.

Winners will be announced at the end of the event on March 20. The two best entries in each category and age division qualify for the State contest, which will be held on April 25, 2010 in Williamsburg.

Please review the enclosed documents and make as many copies as you need. If you require additional information, go to http://www.history.org/vhd/. There you can find documents and all related material for this year’s program. Additional information can be found at the national site: http://www.nhd.org.

We are excited to be hosting this event and I look forward to working with all of you again this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

R. Matthew Poteat
Assistant Professor of History
434.832.7822
poteatr@cvcc.vccs.edu

Registration Notes and Limitations
Due to time and space constraints the following categories are limited to a fixed number of registrants.
Entries in the individual and group EXHIBIT categories are limited to *five exhibits* per category per teacher. Entries in the WEBSITE category are limited *three entries* per category per teacher. Entries in the individual and group DOCUMENTARY categories are limited to *two documentaries* per category per teacher.
There are no registration restrictions on the remaining categories.
Note: All paper and website entries must be submitted in the final, complete form by February 20, 2010. All other categories must be completed and ready for judging at the assigned time on March 20. (judging times will be announced at a later date)
We will return *all* registration forms to the responsible person if the number of registration forms exceeds the assigned limit.