Information for History Day Students
Departure
We will be leaving Tohickon via a school bus at 7:00AM on Saturday, March 24th. Ursinus College is about an hour away and registration begins at 8:00AM. Judging goes from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and lunch in the Wismer Center at Zack’s Cafe from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, and then awards are from 1:15 PM to 2:15 PM. We will be leaving at that point to return to Tohickon and a parent or a guardian can pick you up at approximately 3:00 PM. Please call your parent or guardian when we are about ten minutes away from Tohickon so that they can meet you in a timely fashion. Please dress appropriately. Also, bring money to cover lunch, $10 should be sufficient.
Helpful Hints
Students must be aware of the competition rules regarding their individual categories.
Details regarding these rules are in the competition rule book listed on the National History Day web site at .
Students need to protect their projects if there is inclement weather. There is a walk from the parking lot to where lead students register and the halls where the individual or group will be presenting. Turn of your cell phone before the judges view your product or presentation. Do your best to answer the questions asked by the judges and, if possible, lead them with a comment or an idea that will form their next question. This allows you to shape the dialogue and express what you understand best. Prepare a few talking points so that the conversation between you and the judges is a success.
Arrival
CARS may enter the college’s main entrance, about thirty yards past 5th & Main Streets on the right. Then follow the signs for National History Day parking, behind Wismer Hall.
BUSSES will enter Ursinus by taking Main St. to 9th Avenue and turning right, and then proceed along 9th Ave for 200 yards before turning right into the college’s rear entrance. Follow the driveway up the hill to the turning area and then proceed to the left, down to the drop-off point in back of the gym. This will be the pick-up and drop-off point for all busses. Busses will be directed to their parking area by Campus Safety Officers.
Registration
The “lead” student is the student who should check in for their group at registration. The Student Registration Packets they receive, as they check in, are labeled with the lead student’s name and identify the building and room where you are to present your NHD project.
Judgingand Award Locations
Papers, Web Sites, Performances, & Documentaries-Olin Auditorium in Olin Hall (Teachers and parents are permitted in documentary and performance presentation rooms at the discretion of judges).
Exhibits-Floy Lewis Bakes Field House (Students remain with their exhibit and parents and teachers are not permitted in the gymnasium after 8:50 AM).
Departure
Following awards we will be boarding our bus, hopefully with trophies in hand, and heading home. Please stay together as a group and we will all go to the bus as a group. Thanks for all your hard work and effort in making NHD a success.
Agenda For The Day:
7:00AMDepart Tohickon Middle School
8:00-8:45Student Registration
Papers, Web Sites, Performances, Documentaries ONLY—Olin Auditorium, Olin Hall
Exhibits ONLY—Floy Lewis Bakes Field House
8:00-8:45Exhibits Set Up, Floy Lewis Bakes Field House
9:00-12:00Judging, Olin Hall, Bomberger Hall, and Fly Lewis Bakes Field House
12:00-1:00PMLunch
1:15-2:15Awards Ceremonies
Papers, Web Sites, Performances, Documentaries—Olin Hall Auditorium
Exhibits—Floy Lewis Bakes Field House
2:15Depart Ursinus College
3:00Arrive at Tohickon
There are snacks available throughout the day at Jazzman’s Coffee Bar and Zack’s Café (both located in Wismer Center). They are both CASH ONLY, but can be accessed at any time throughout the day.
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