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.