IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Students from an Irvine middle school this year won a California competition for National History Day and are asking the public to help them raise funds to participate in the national contest.
The National History Day program involves about half a million students and tens of thousands of teachers across the country, including its programs in professional development. Students in grades 6-12 pick a topic and research it extensively, eventually presenting their findings in papers and performances to be judged by historians and educators.
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Students from Sierra Vista Middle School in Irvine won the competition at the state level and are headed to nationals, June 9-13 at the University of Maryland. They are sending 14 students with eight projects - but they need funding to send their teacher along as well.
They have set up a GoFundMe asking the public to help.
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"Please donate," student Audrey Kim said. "It's gonna help us a lot to bring our teacher to nationals."