Social Studies Calendar

Event

Calendar Date 2012-2013 School Year

Tests/Info Due to WVDE

Final Event Date

United States Senate Youth Scholarship Test

Grades 11 and 12

 

Information will be mailed to High School Principals in mid-August 2012.

 

 

September 10, 2012 is Test Day at your school.

All test due to WVDE by 9/20/12

Interviews

WV Supreme Court

November 13, 2012

National History Day

National History Day will be held in conjunction with the state Social Studies Fair on April 20, 2012.

Questions to rjwisema@access.k12.wv.us

Projects must be registered by April 2, 2013

April 26, 2013

Golden Horseshoe

Grade 8

Essay Test February12, 2013

Exam: Begins March 20-26, 2013

Golden Horseshoe Practice Tests on Acuity will be available January 2013

Test is online and available to all

8th grade students of West Virginia Studies

who are interested.

County Contact Webinar - TBA

 

Individual County Online Test Date Schedule is located under the Golden Horseshoe Button on the Social Studies Homepage

Golden Horseshoe Ceremony

May 3, 2013

RESA Regional Social Studies Fairs

All information and deadlines are posted on

www.wvssfair.com and on this calendar as the information is provided by each RESA district

Online registrations by County Social Studies Fair Coordinators for RESA level competition

Online registration process has not changed from previous years. Register on the State Social Studies Fair Webpage www.wvssfair.com

Last date to hold RESA regional fairs is March 30, 2013

 

RESA Regional Social Sudies Fair Dates:

RESA I 3/23/13 Raleigh County Convention Center

RESA IMarch 5, 2013 Big Sandy Super Center

RESA III March, 27, 2013 WV State University

RESA IV 

RESA V March 22, 2013 Blennerhassett Elementary School

RESA VI 

RESA VII 3/30/13

RESA VIII 

WV State Social Studies Fair

All info and deadlines on www.wvssfair.com

Online registration by RESA Social Studies Fair Coordinators at www.wvssfair.com

Fair Coordinator Webinar - TBA

State Fair registration from RESAs due by           April 2, 2013

State Social Studies Fair April 26, 2013

National GeographicState Bee Grades 4-8

All information and deadlines posted on

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee/

 

Online on National Geographic webpage.

State Geography Bee April 5, 2013

at Concord University.

 

National History Teacher of the Year

All info and deadlines on http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/student8.html

Open to:

Elementary Teachers in 2013

Nomination Deadline

 

Youth And Government Grade 8

Contact

Doug Wetsch at 304-675-5899 or email doug@hi-y.org.

County Registration Deadline:

 

 

We the People Program

 

All information posted on

http://new.civiced.org/programs/we-the-people

Contact:  Rebecca Tinder

N/A

District Competitions on

11/8/12

State Competition

12/9/12

SASS Summer Institute
  • 2013 Science, The Arts, and Social Studies Summer Institute TBA
N/A TBA
GIS Day

http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/gis.html

Project Coordinator:  Erika Klose

N/A November 14, 2012
The West Virginia History Bowl

http://www.wvculture.org/Historybowl/historybowl.html

West Virginia History Bowl Championship 2013

 

                                         

Logo

N/A

Regional Competitions

Region I
Saturday, March 2, 2013 – Pikeview Middle School

Region II
Saturday, February 23, 2013 – Milton Middle School

Region III
Saturday, February 2, 2013 -- George Washington Middle School

Region IV
Friday, February 22, 2013 – Summersville Middle School

Region V
Saturday, February 9, 2013 – Ripley Middle School

Region VI
Friday, February 1, 2013 – West Virginia Independence Hall

Region VII
Saturday, February 16, 2013 – Clarksburg Notre Dame

Region VIII
Friday, February 15, 2013 – Frankfort Middle School

West Virginia History Bowl Championship 2013

April 30, 2013 – Culture Center, Charleston