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Judging and Contest Logistics The first round of judging will take place Monday, June 14, 2010 for the Junior Division and Tuesday, June 15, 2010 for the Senior Division. Each entry will be assigned to a particular room and building for judging. You will receive information in your registration packet at the contest concerning the time and location your entry will be judged. A map indicating designated buildings will be printed in the National Contest Program you'll receive in your registration packet. Click here for a campus map. If you have an unusual circumstance that requires you to be judged at a specific time, please note your time request in the "Entry Information" section during registration.

Judging Student Entries Students receive their judging/interview time and location at check in. Students in exhibit, documentary and performance categories should bring four copies of their process paper and bibliography to the contest. Paper entries should bring an extra copy of their paper with them when they are judged. Report to your assigned room at least fifteen minutes before you are scheduled to be judged. Students, teachers, and visitors should leave and enter the room only between performances and documentaries and should be respectful of the presentation in progress and remain quiet. Cell phones and pagers should be turned OFF or in vibrate mode. Performances may be videotaped or photographed ONLY with the permission of the students.

Submissions Entrants in the paper category must submit four copies of their papers and bibliographies with registration forms and fees by May 18, 2010. Entrants in the web site category must submit four copies of their process papers with annotated bibliography and four copies of their home page with registration forms and fees by May 18, 2010. Information on shipping exhibits and props.

Equipment All equipment or props used in a performance must be supplied by the students. If you are using electrical equipment, you should bring an extension cord. DVD equipment will be provided in documentary judging rooms. Computer equipment will not be provided. All props and equipment should be removed for safekeeping after each presentation because the rooms will be open after judging is completed.The use of weapons, real or fake, in any entry is prohibited. Replicas of prohibited items that are obviously not real are permissible. Please contact your teacher and contest coordinator to confirm guidelines before bringing a replica to a contest.

Finals Finals for performances and documentaries will take place Tuesday evening, June 15 for the Junior Division and Wednesday morning, June 16 for the Senior Division. The top two entries from each judging room will be selected for the final round. The names of the entrants who will take part in the performance and documentary finals will be posted Monday by 7:00 PM for the Junior Division and Tuesday by 7:00 PM for the Senior Division. This finalist information can be viewed on the monitors in the Stamp Student Union and on the NHD website. Please Note: Because all NHD entries must ultimately stand alone, finals judges will not question students after performances or documentaries. Papers, web sites, and exhibits in the finals will be judged without student representation and thus are not announced prior to the final round.

Awards, Certificates, and Evaluations In addition to monetary prizes for gold, silver, and bronze medalists ($1,000, $500, $250), an outstanding entry from each division for each state and special prizes in certain topic categories will be awarded. All awards, including full and partial scholarships, will be announced at the awards ceremony Thursday morning. Every student will receive a certificate of achievement. The certificates and judges' evaluation sheets will be in packets (one packet per entry, not per student) and will be available for pick-up in the Stamp Student Union for ONE HOUR ONLY immediately following the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 17. Students who are members of group entries should designate one person to pick up the group's packet.  ONLY STUDENTS can pick up their packets.   Please keep in mind that some state coordinators pick up the packets and distribute them to their students; a list of those states will be announced at the awards ceremony, and those packets will not be available in the Stamp Student Union. All unclaimed packets will be mailed to the students. It is very important that your online registration information is accurate and complete to ensure prompt delivery of certificates and evaluation sheets, as we use the address information you provide to return the packets to students.  The national office does not keep copies of evaluation sheets.

Awards Ceremony The awards ceremony and the presentation of all awards is scheduled for 8:30 AM Thursday morning in the Cole Field House. A traditional "impromptu" parade made up of NHD participants begins at 8:30 AM. You and your family are encouraged to sit with others in your state delegation. You are welcome to bring state banners, flags, or signs. Floats are not permitted.