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.
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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Online
on National Geographic webpage. |
State
Geography Bee March 30, 2012
at Concord University.
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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 |
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Youth
And Government Grade 8 |
Contact Susan Griffis at
shaden7537@suddenlink.net
or Charlie Myers at
charlie@hi-y.org |
County Registration Deadline:
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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.
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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

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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
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