President Truman to speak with students at History Day, Friday March 21

The original Harry S. Truman
His modern incarnation will be at History Day
By Edmonston Studio
(The Library of Congress, http://loc.gov)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (aka Seattle attorney Michael B. King) will speak to students competing in the North Puget Sound History Day contest at the Shoreline Center on Friday, 21 March.

The public is welcome to view projects created by 540 students in grades 6 – 12 from 26 public and private schools in King County. These students have each chosen a topic related to this year’s National History Day theme, Rights and Responsibilities in History, learned what others know about their topic, and sought out the primary sources on which they, as historians, have based their own historical interpretations.

Three-person panels of judges have already reviewed historical papers and websites. Papers will be available for public viewing at the Shoreline Center in the Shoreline Room from 9:00am to 2:45pm. Web sites will be available for public viewing in the Library of the IMC/IT wing of the Shoreline Center also from 9:00am to 2:45pm.

Judges will be reviewing museum-style exhibits in the gym of the Spartan Recreation Center.  Public viewing there is from 11:45am to 12:45pm.  

The members of the public may view documentaries and performances along with judges at various locations within the Shoreline Center, Spartan Recreation Center, and Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Senior Center from 9:00am to about 11:00am and again for final judging from 1:00 to about 2:30pm.

President Truman will speak to students at 3:00pm in the Auditorium of the Shoreline Center after which students will learn which of them have qualified to compete at the state History Day contest at Green River Community College on Saturday, May 3.