60th anniversary of the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair in Bremerton – need of judges

This year is the 60th anniversary of the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair in Bremerton Mar 31-Apr 1, and we expect a record turnout. We need about 150 judges to execute the event properly. So far the number of judges signed up is about half of that. If we don’t have enough judges, students may spend all day at their project and only get interviewed once or twice. This is discouraging for students who have spent months on their effort and hope to receive praise and encouragement from interaction with adults and professionals. A shortage of judges also makes it very challenging to judge 600 students, select the awards fairly, and keep to the schedule. Many students have expressed that the interaction with adults and scientific professionals during judging is the best part of the event.

Please consider volunteering as a judge for one or both days, grades 1-6 on Friday, 7-12 on Saturday. Judging in the younger grades focuses on encouragement. For the older grades, a scientific or engineering background is helpful. There is an online signup that starts at the link below. Our slogan is “You be the judge!”
http://wssef.org/judge-on-line-sign-up/

The new judges brochure can be found here: http://wssef.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Judges-Brochure.pdf

The event will be held at the Bremerton H.S. Auditorium (1500 13th St. Bremerton, WA 98337) http://wp.wssef.org/maps/