Social Studies Calendar

Event

Calendar Date 2011-2012 School Year

Tests/Info Due to WDE

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 12, 2011 is Test Day at your school.

All test due to WVDE by 9/23/11

 

WV Supreme Court

November 14, 2011

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 March 23, 2012.

April 20, 2012

Golden Horseshoe

Grade 8

Essay Test February 23, 2012

Exam: Begins March 22 - 28, 2012

Golden Horseshoe Practice Tests on Acuity will be available January 2012

Test is online and available to all

8th grade students of West Virginia History

who are interested.

County Contact Webinar - Nov. 3, 2011 3:30PM

 

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

Golden Horseshoe Ceremony

May 3, 2012

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 24, 2012

RESA Regional Social Sudies Fair Dates:

RESA I  March 24, 2012 – Beckley –Raleigh County Convention Center

RESA II  March 14, 2012 – Big Sandy Superstore Arena Conference Center

RESA III  No Fair this year

RESA IV  March 17, 2012

RESA V

RESA VI  March 17, 2012  - Paden City Elementary

RESA VII  March 22, 2012 – Fairmont Middletown Mall

RESA VIII  March 17, 2012 – Musselman High School


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 - Nov. 3, 2011 3:30PM

State Fair registration from RESAs due by           March 28, 2012

State Social Studies Fair April 20, 2012

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 March 30, 2012

at Concord University.

 

National History Teacher of the Year

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

Open to:

Secondary Teachers in 2012

Nomination Deadline 2/1/12

 

Youth And Government Grade 8

Contact Susan Griffis at

shaden7537@suddenlink.net

or Charlie Myers at

charlie@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

Novermber 16, 2011.  State Competition on December 14, 2011.

Social Studies Summer Institute
  • 2012 Science, The Arts, and Social Studies Summer Institute at Lakeview Resort in Morgantown.
N/A July 9-13, 2012
The West Virginia History Bowl

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

West Virginia History Bowl Championship 2012

April 24, 2012 – Culture Center, Charleston

 

                                         

Logo

N/A

Regional Competitions

 

RESA I

Friday, February 3, 2012 – Shady Spring Middle School

 

RESA II

Saturday, March 24, 2012 – Chapmanville Middle School

 

RESA III

Saturday, February 4, 2012 -- Horace Mann Middle School

 

RESA IV

Friday, February 24, 2012 – Summersville Middle School

 

RESA V

Saturday, February 18, 2012 – Jackson Middle School, Vienna

 

RESA VI

Friday, February 17, 2012 – Sherrard Middle School

 

RESA VII

Saturday, February 25, 2012 – Clarksburg Notre Dame

 

RESA VIII

Friday, February 10, 2012 – Moorefield Middle School