Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

	Registration Begins 11/1/2010

What is the JSHS?

The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) is a scientifc research paper competition. A paper competition is an event in which students present the results of their research paper to a group of judges. JSHS is for students in grades 9-12 in the tri-state (Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota) area. The JSHS competition will now occur just prior to the State Science & Engineering Fair (the Fair is a project competition for both Junior and Senior High students and a paper Competition for Junior High students).

JSHS has an emphasis both on sharing and doing science. The program is modeled after professional scientific symposia: students present the results of their independent research orally in a competition that is as much forensic as scientific.

The six (6) major JSHS disciplines for papers follow the National Symposium disciplines.

Environmental science; Earth and Space Science

Engineering

Physical Sciences

Life sciences

Medicine and Health; Behavioral and Social Sciences

Mathematics and Computer Science

Eligibility

Each Senior High School student in grades 9-12 will have an opportunity to enter the Minnesota Academy of Science Junior Science and Humanities Symposium through 1 of 2 paths. NOT BOTH WAYS.

Path_1:

Regional Fair Competition - Submit a paper to your Regional Science Fair. If you are one of the winners from your region, you will automatically be qualified to compete in the North Central Regional JSHS at State. Details will be provided by your regional science fair director.

Registration begins 2/1/2011
Registration Deadline: 5-10 business days after qualifying Regional Fair:

2/11/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Northeast Regional Fair
2/19/2011 -	DEADLINE for Mentor Award nominations
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Rochester Regional Fair
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - South Central/Southwest Regional Fair
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Northern Regional Fair
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Western Regional Fair Reg DEADLINE
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Twin Cities Regional Fair
3/4/2011 -	DEADLINE for SRC paperwork
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Southeast Regional Fair
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Central Regional Fair
3/7/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - General Registation

Path_2:

Open Paper Competition - Submit a paper to the JSHS Open Competition. If you are one of the winners from this competition, you will be qualified to compete in the North Central Regional JSHS competition.
Registration begins 12/1/2010

Please note: You may only submit your paper to one of the two paths mentioned above. Papers submitted to both competitions will be disqualified.

How long is my presentation?

Your primary JSHS presentation should be 12 minutes long, with an additional 6 minutes for questions and answers by the judges.

You are not required to present a Power Point or other technological presentation, but most students do.

You should bring 10 copies of your abstracts to hand out to the judges in your room.

If you are invited to present your paper research in the Callback round, you will need to present a shorter version - you will have 8 minutes to present, with 5 minutes of Q & A.

How are JSHS Scores tabulated?

JSHS has two rounds - a 1st round in which all competitors present - and a 2nd "callback" round limited to the top presentations from round 1.

In the 1st round, judges score students presentations on a scale of 1-30, using a score sheet provided by the National JSHS organization. These scores are "normalized" using a popular statistical calculation that MAS uses for Project scoring during the State Science & Engineering Fair (and which is used at many regional, state, and international competitions).

The top presentations from round 1 are invited to the 2nd "callback" round to present a shorter (8 minute) presentation. Judges in the 2nd round see all the same papers and rank the paper presentations they watch. Rankings are used to determine the National JSHS winners. If a numeric tie occurs, the judges discuss and resolve the tie.

Important Dates

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12/1/2010 -	Open - Registration Begins
1/15/2011 -	Open - Registration Ends
2/5/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Northeast
2/11/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Northeast Regional Fair
2/15/2011 -	Open - Winners Notified
2/17/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Rochester
2/18/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Rochester
2/19/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Northern
2/19/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Rochester
2/19/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Southcentral/Southwest
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - South Central/Southwest Regional Fair
2/25/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Southeast
2/25/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Twin Cities
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Northern Regional Fair
2/25/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Rochester Regional Fair
2/26/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Central
2/26/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Western
2/26/2011 -	EVENT - Regional Fair - Twin Cities
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Central Regional Fair
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Twin Cities Regional Fair
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Western Regional Fair Reg DEADLINE
3/4/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Southeast Regional Fair
3/7/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - Payment and Release Form
3/7/2011 -	Reg DEADLINE - General Registation
3/19/2011 -	EVENT - JSHS Symposium
3/20/2011 -	EVENT - JSHS Symposium

* Dates Subject to change without notice

NEWS

	Advanced to 2010 Nat'l JSHS 1st place - Gavin Ovsak 2nd place - Dan Mokhtari 3rd place - David Campeau & Spencer Berglund 4th place - Eric Chien (not attending) 4th place - Riya Madan 5th place - Katherine Paulsen
	Advanced to AJAS in 2010 1st place - Somer Drummond 2nd place - Jean Leighton alternate - Tim Youtz
	Oustanding Achievement 2010: Matthew Crocker Max Keller Kara Lillehaug & Kristina Tester Cathryn Manduca Logan Pallin Bethany Rosemore & Ben Scheuer

Announcing the 2010 Research & Engineering Apprenticeship Program student:

Riya Madan, Century High School Rochester