{"id":296609,"date":"2019-04-02T06:09:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=296609"},"modified":"2019-04-02T06:09:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:09:06","slug":"guam-students-qualify-for-natl-history-day-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-students-qualify-for-natl-history-day-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam students qualify for Nat\u2019l History Day contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High school and middle school participants register for the annual Guam History Day competition on March 23. (Photos by UOG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twelve students from Guam middle and high schools have qualified to present their projects on Guam history at the National History Day contest this June in Washington, D.C. <\/p>\n

The students were winners of the Guam History Day competition on March 23 held by the University of Guam Micronesian Area Research Center and the Guam Preservation Trust.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kids compete annually for the opportunity to represent Guam at the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C.,\u201d said Guam state coordinator LaVonne Guerrero-Meno. \u201cThere are about 23,000 kids, and we\u2019re talking about students from every state, territory, and some international schools all competing at this competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guam History Day is a yearlong historical research program geared toward middle school and high school students to develop their perspectives of Guam\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

This year 26 students from nine middle and high schools in Guam received awards for their projects pertaining to the theme \u201cTriumph and Tragedy in Guam\u2019s History,\u201d and 12 students\u2019 scores were high enough to qualify them to compete in the national competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their projects were submitted in the form of documentaries, performances, exhibits, research papers, and websites and are judged based on historic quality and accuracy, adherence to the theme, and project guidelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe projects I\u2019ve seen have been creative and the students were determined,\u201d said Guerrero-Meno, who has been involved with Guam History Day since 2011.<\/p>\n

She noticed that in previous years, a large portion of the students\u2019 research was dependent on the internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, I was so proud to see that Andersen Middle School, SIFA Learning Academy, Untalan Middle School, Father Duenas, and St. John\u2019s all had field trips into the MARC,\u201d she said. (UOG)<\/p>\n