More junior division students complete judging

The juniors wrapped up preliminary judging today and are looking forward to two big events tonight: the student dance (picture several hundred students crammed into a giant room, listening to music and wondering whether they should ask that cute guy/girl from Wisconsin/California/American Samoa to dance) and the posting of entries going on to finals. Based on what we were able to see today, Washington's projects look competitive, but as we tell students, making it to finals or winning a medal isn't really the point. It's the experience of being here--listening to Ken Burns, meeting people from around the world, getting into DC and soaking up our history--that is the real prize.

That doesn't mean we're not rooting for our juniors, though! Watch the blog later tonight for news on the finals round.

Redmond Junior High students Anand Narayanan, Jake Levin, Koyo Kim, Arjun Raghuraman, Raluca Ifrim and Anthony McNicoll celebrate after completing their judge interviews. RJH swept the junior group documentary category at the state contest--and it's the first time the school has participated in History Day!