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=Welcome to the National History Day Parent Information Wiki!=

Dear Seventh Grade Parents,

I hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful summer of rest and relaxation. I'm sure most of you are aware of the fact that National History Day is a required part of the seveth grade social studies curriculum at Shorecrest, and I'm sure many of you with older children have experienced the NHD process at some point in the past eight years.

This year I will be launching this NHD Learning Network site for the students' use to facilitate the flow of information between home and school, and enhance collaboration among the students and myself through the use of Wikis. In this site will also be a Wiki created for your use as a parent. This Wiki will give you a platform to post questions or concerns regarding your child's NHD experience, and will help me distribute information critical to participation in the school, county, state, and national competitions. At the Middle Division's Back-to-School Night, on August 26, I will be creating accounts so you can access and post to the Parent Wiki.

The only other matter which I always remind parents about is the fact that the National History Day project is your child's project, not yours. I say this because you have already been to middle school, and I'm sure you worked on your fair share of projects in your time; myself included. This project is a growing and learning experience that your child needs to take ownership of this year. There are some things you can do. You can give suggestions (but in the end the student should pick their own topic), provide guidance, proofread student written material for grammar and spelling mistakes, ask them questions as if you were an NHD judge, but most of all give them support. :-)

I'm confident this will be another banner year for Shorecrest students as they begin the NHD journey for the first time. I look forward to seeing all of you on August 26 at 7:00 at Back-to-School Night.

Sincerely, David Hodgson