Tuesday excitement with the senior projects.

Hello History Day fans,

Time for another update from Joan and Mark live from College Park.

Today we had our Seniors in action all over campus and WOW , what a lot of walking for Team WA!

We saw some incredible scholarship today by many talented students. We couldn't be more proud of the way our senior division contestants represented both themselves and the state of Washington. From giving thoughtful and informed information during their interviews to supporting and encouraging each other all week, these students exemplified the skills that History Day teaches both in and outside of the classroom. Great job today, seniors!

While our Dcoumentary and Performance kids came just short of advancing, we are excited to see how our Exhibit, Paper and Webs turn out at the awards ceremony Thursday. Keep the good vibes coming and we will keep you posted.

Shout out to our Junior finalist Bobby Aiyer who presented to a packed house tonight during the final round of Individual Doc's! Way to go, Bobby!

We also saw Seymour in action today.

See below for more fun...

Monday excitement...Juniors on parade

Hello Washington History Day fans,

Time for another fun Team Washington update from sunny College Park.

Today was the first day of competition and all of our Juniors were busy presenting their super awesome projects! This year projects were divided up into more contest rooms thus making the coverage challenging. The contest needed more buildings, more rooms, more judges and more skateboards and roller skates. Joan and Mark really had to cover a lot of ground in a tight time frame in order to see as many projects as they could. The weather was sunny and warm, but NOT hot and humid. :-)

Button trading was hot and heavy today and our kids are really doing well in gathering up all of the various state and affiliate buttons. Way to go Team WA!

We are also pleased to share with you one of our Junior Individual Documentaries advancing to the final round on Tuesday night. Bobby Aiyer from Evergreen Middle School is really excited to present his Doc again Tuesday at 7:45pm. Good luck Bobby!!

Turtle bread a-plenty at the Monday coordinator dinner.

The night was capped off with the student dance in the Armory, and fun was had by all.

See pics below for today's exciting action! And stay tuned for more from College Park this week.

First day of fun on campus...

Hello Washington Fans,

Joan and Mark would like to share with you the first full day on campus with most of the delegation present.

Some of the highlights of the day were...

We had our first team meeting on the steps of the dorm where we shared with them schedules, handed out team swag and discussed the week ahead.

We then moved into early exhibit set with our juniors and seniors. Followed by some  SERIOUS afternoon button trading and a fun and lively Opening Ceremonies. The night was capped off with some button sorting and a performance rehearsal and general merriment.