2010 State Contest Details

WHEN?

Saturday, May 1, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

WHERE?

Auraria Higher Education Center, Denver, Colorado
For campus maps and information on parking, go to:
http://www.ahec.edu/parking/parking.htm

All of the activities associated with Colorado History Day are on the north end of the Auraria campus. We recommend that you park in Lot C, Lot D, or the Tivoli Parking Lot. These lots range in price from $3.00 to $5.50 and some require exact change.

For directions to the Auraria campus : Directions to Auraria

WHO?

Students must qualify to enter the Colorado state contest by first competing in one of the ten regional contests held throughout the state. For more information on the regional contest nearest you, please refer to the list of Regional Contests. If you have questions, please contact the state office at colorado.history.day@ucdenver.edu or by phone at
(303) 556-6647.

Registering for the State Contest

Click here for more information on how to register for the state contest.

Colorado History Day Contest Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. Upon check-in, participants receive a complete program listing specific rooms, interview times, etc.

When	What	Where
7:30-10:00	Check in for Papers, Web Sites, Documentaries and Performances	Auraria PE/Events Center
7:30-8:45	Check in and set up for Exhibits. All Exhibits must be ready to be judged by 8:45	Auraria PE/Events Center
9:00-12:00	First round judging Exhibits are closed for judging 9:00-12:00	Papers: Plaza Building Web Sites: Plaza Building Exhibits: Auraria PE/Events Center Performances: North Classroom Building Documentaries: King Center
12:00-1:00	Exhibits, papers and web sites open for public viewing	Auraria PE/Events Center Papers and Web Sites: Location TBA
12:30	Final round qualifiers posted for all categories*	Various Locations, TBA
1:00-3:00	Final round judging Exhibits closed for judging 1:00-2:00	Performances: North Classroom Building Documentaries: King Center
2:00-4:00	Exhibits, papers and web sites open for public viewing	Auraria PE/Events Center
4:00-4:30	Dismantle exhibits	Auraria PE/Events Center
5:00	Awards Ceremony**	Auraria PE/Events Center
6:00	Teachers Only: pick up judging forms	Tivoli Student Union Location TBA

Updated February 1, 2010

*Final Round Information: There are no interviews during the final round in any category. Exhibits must remain in the exhibit hall until at least 4:00 p.m. Finalists and winners for all categories, including regional and special awards, will be announced at the awards ceremony.

New This Year! After careful consideration, the History Day in Colorado office has decided to post final round qualifiers for ALL categories. However, students who have applied for special awards or think that they might be considered for a regional award MUST stay for the awards ceremony.

When Do I Check In?

Exhibits: Participants in the Exhibit category must check in between 7:30 and 8:45 a.m. in the lobby of the PE/Events Center. All exhibits must be ready for judging by 8:45 a.m. and must remain standing until 4:00 p.m. Please refer to the program for your interview time; the complete contest program listing interview times and locations will be available on this web site after April 26.

Performances and Documentaries: Participants in these categories must check in at least 45 minutes prior to their scheduled presentation, or by 10:00 at the latest. The complete contest program listing competition times and locations will be available on our web site after April 26.

Papers and Web Sites: Participants in these categories must check in at least 45 minutes prior to their scheduled interview, or by 10:00 at the latest. The complete contest program listing interview times and locations will be available on our web site after April 26.

Teachers: Please plan to check in at the teacher registration table in the Auraria PE/Event Center between 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.

When Is My Presentation/Interview?

Documentaries and Performances: Presentations are scheduled in 20-minute intervals, starting at 9:00 a.m., with the last presentation in the preliminary round typically scheduled for 11:20 a.m.

Papers: Interviews are scheduled in 10-minute intervals, starting at 9:00 a.m., with the last interview in the preliminary round typically scheduled for 10:10 a.m.

Exhibits: Interviews are scheduled in 10-minute intervals, starting at 10:00 a.m., with the last interview in the preliminary round typically scheduled for 11:10 a.m.

Web Sites: Interviews are scheduled in 10-minute intervals, starting at 9:30 a.m., with the last interview in the preliminary round typically scheduled for 10:40 a.m.

If you would like to request a time for your preliminary round presentation/interview within the time constraints given above, please notify the Colorado History Day state office as part of the online registration process, or send an email to colorado.history.day@ucdenver.edu. Please make your request at least two weeks before the contest (preferably by April 12), and give the reason for your request. We will do our best to accommodate your request. We will not generally offer to arrange interviews outside of the time frames given above.

There are no interviews in the final round of judging in any of the categories. Participants in the Paper, Exhibit, and Web Site categories are free once their preliminary round interview is over. Exhibits must remain standing until at least 4:00 p.m. Exhibit participants should plan to return to the Event Center to take down their exhibits from 4:00-4:30 p.m. The Awards Ceremony will start at 5:00 p.m. in the Event Center

Finalists in tall categories will be posted around 12:30 p.m. in various locations, to be determined.

What to Bring

We recommend that all students bring six copies of their process paper and annotated bibliography. Why? If you qualify for the final round, you can then be sure there are enough materials for the second judging team.

Documentary contestants: We provide smart classrooms with VCR and DVD players, as well as the equipment to project an image from a computer. We will also provide some laptop computers from which to run a DVD, in case your project does not run from our standard DVD players. We suggest that, if possible, you bring your own laptop or other computer to run your project. Macintosh users MUST bring your own adapter to connect your laptop to the VGA cable.

Please bring a backup copy of your documentary project, in case you encounter technical difficulties with the original. We are not able to provide the equipment or software to make last-minutes edits to a documentary.

Exhibit and Performance contestants: If you need electricity, you must bring your own extension cords.

Free Time and Afternoon Activities

Participants in the Paper, Web Site and Exhibit categories are free after their interviews until the late afternoon. Participants in the Exhibit categories must return to the Auraria Event Center to dismantle their exhibits between 4:00 and 4:30. We encourage all participants to attend the awards ceremony, which starts at 5:00 p.m.

We suggest that you stop by the information table for information on where to eat and activities to enjoy on the Auraria campus and in downtown Denver during your free time.

T-Shirts

Contest T-shirts will be available through pre-sale only. You can fill out the merchandise section of your fee sheet or you can download a tee-shirt order form and mail it to us: T-shirt order form. Please make your check payable to the University of Colorado Denver.

Information Packet

To access any of the information that was included in the regional winners packets, click on the links below. You can also access a FAQ sheet for the contest.

Colorado History Day, University of Colorado Denver