CLOSE UP - OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma
Close Up is a four-day government studies program designed
to strengthen participants’ knowledge of the political process.
Every February, participants witness how Oklahoma state government
works through experiential civic education activities such
as mock legislative hearings and court proceedings. The Close
Up Program is open for 9th - 12th grade students attending
public, private, or parochial schools, as well as those home
schooled. Oklahoma Close Up is sponsored by the Close Up Foundation,
the nation’s
largest nonprofit 501(c)(3) nonpartisan citizenship educational
organization, and is co-sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association.
For more information, contact:
Ann Kennedy, (405) 703-2041 (e-mail)
Eugene Earsom, (405) 325-5832 (e-mail)
MOCK TRIAL
Oklahoma High School Mock
Trial program is co-sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association
(OBA), the OBA Young Lawyers Division and the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.
Through a mock trial process, this hands-on experience affords
high school students the opportunity to learn about Constitutional
rights and responsibilities and the American judicial system.
For more information, contact:
Judy Spencer, OBA Mock Trial Coordinator, (405) 755-1066
(e-mail)
OKLAHOMA STATE HISTORY DAY CONTEST
The Oklahoma
State History Day Contest is a one-day event in
May, sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Students are
invited to research topics related to certain themes. The 2010
theme is "Innovation
in History: Impact and Change". Featured categories
include performance, papers, documentaries, and exhibits divided
into junior and senior divisions. Competition is held at the Oklahoma
History Center. Regional competitions are held earlier in spring.
For more information, contact:
Kelsey Arnold at
the Oklahoma Historical Society, (405) 522-0692 |
