Schedule
Upcoming Meetings Schedule
Information for each scheduled meeting will be posted below prior to the meeting. Attendance is optional for all our meetings, but if are planning to participate in History Day it is recommended that you follow the suggested timeline outlined in our meeting schedule.
We have come to the end of our History Day meetings at VO for this year.
Best of luck at the CW Area Showcase, County and hopefully State competitions.
All prior meeting information is listed below.
December 13, 2023, 7:25 - Student Meeting -Room 5
Theses Draft Due, Primary and Secondary source bibliography Draft Due
Be sure to review the rule book for every thing that you need for your project. The size and word count are all specific to your category so check carefully:
https://www.nhdca.org/contest-rules/
Print the Rubric for you category. That is how your project will be evaluated. It also has all the required elements listed. This is important to follow closely:
https://www.nhdca.org/categories/
January 10, 2024, 7:25 - Student Meeting -Room 5
Final Draft Review
Come with any questions that you have regarding your final project. All projects are due January 16th before 7:55.
Be sure to review the rule book for every thing that you need for your project. The size and word count are all specific to your category so check carefully:
https://www.nhdca.org/contest-rules/
Print the Rubric for you category. That is how your project will be evaluated. It also has all the required elements listed. This is important to follow closely:
https://www.nhdca.org/categories/
November 29, 2023, 7:25 - Student Meeting -Room 5
Initial resources Due (Include Primary& Secondary Resources)
Pages 9-11 in the General Rule Book address resources. Be sure to review this:
https://www.nhdca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NHDRuleBook2021Digital_13.pdf
Did your initial sources help you find more sources? Try Source Mining to strengthen your research:
https://www.nhdca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Source-Mining.pdf
All projects need an annotated bibliography separated into Primary and Secondary sources. Easy Bib is one tool to help you generate that bibliography:
https://www.easybib.com/mla/source
November 1, 2023, 7:25 - Student Meeting -Room 5
Initial Topics Due/Applications Past Due
Just about everything that you need to know about history day can be found at the California History Day website:
We will look closer at what is available at the site and will go page by page through the Rule Book for Posters (and other other project categories as needed):
Does your topic connect to this year's theme: A Turning Point in History?
How to conduct your research.
Primary vs. Secondary Resources.
October 25, 2023, 7:25 - Student Meeting -Room 5
Applications Due
Just about everything that you need to know about history day can be found at the California History Day website:
We will look closer at what is available at the site and will go page by page through the Rule Book for Posters (and other other project categories as needed):
The 2023-2024 Poster and Podcast Rule Book
You should be able to answer the question, "What does every project need?" after this review.
October 11, 2023, 7:25 - Student Introduction Meeting -Room 5
Just about everything that you need to know about history day can be found at the California History Day website:
At this site you will find all the resources that you need to participate in History day, including:
2023-2024 Theme Guides (This year's theme is: Turning Points in History)
and much more.
2023-2024 History Day Overview (Document)
2023-2024 VO History Day Application (Document)
October 5, 2023, 4:00 - Parent Orientation - VO MPR (folloing Science Fair Orientation)
2023-2024 History Day Overview (Document)
2023-2024 VO History Day Application (Document)
(forms will be updated soon)