About the State History Day Contest
In 2012, the Alaska History Day contest began transitioning to an all digital contest. All students submitted their entries directly to the state contest in an electronic format prescribed by History Day in Alaska. While we desire an on-site contest the logistics of doing this are prohibitive. With students from as far north as Barrow and as far south as Haines participating in the state contest getting every student to one location for an on-site contest would be enormously expensive. For the 2013 state contest judges will interview finalists using teleconference, webcams and videoconfence technology.
Rule Change Reminder
For the 2010-11 school year History Day in Alaska introduced a rule change to help bring the Alaska History Day program more in line with the National program and other state programs. The rule requires students to advance to the state contest through local contests whereever they exist. This currently includes students in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Haines. Simply stated: If a student lives in an area that has a local contest they must participate in the local contest and win in order to advance to the state contest. Entries from students that do not advance through the local contests will not be judged.
In past years some students and teachers have bypassed the local contests in their areas and sent their entries directly to the state contest. This is unfair to students that do participate in the local contests; does not ensure that the best entries advance to the state contest; and weakens the local contest. The local contest coordinators and judges should be the ones that determine which entries advance from their districts or regions. Teachers in areas where there are no local contests will continue to advance entries to the state contest by selecting the top two entries in each category in their classrooms or schools.
In past years some students and teachers have bypassed the local contests in their areas and sent their entries directly to the state contest. This is unfair to students that do participate in the local contests; does not ensure that the best entries advance to the state contest; and weakens the local contest. The local contest coordinators and judges should be the ones that determine which entries advance from their districts or regions. Teachers in areas where there are no local contests will continue to advance entries to the state contest by selecting the top two entries in each category in their classrooms or schools.
Turning Points in History Curriculum Guide for 2012-13.
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Turning Points in History Curriculum Guide for 1999-2000. Reference Only.
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