About 500 junior high and high school students from Southeast Missouri will compete next week in the National History Day in Missouri district contest.
Judging begins at 9 a.m. March 11 at Southeast Missouri State University's University Center. The awards ceremony will be at 2 p.m. in Rose Theatre in the Grauel Building.
Students will compete for a chance to advance to the state National History Day competition April 9 at the University of Missouri.
The theme for History Day 2011 is "Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences," and students will compete in one of five categories: exhibit, media, performance, historical paper or websites.
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