ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley honored the winners in the 2010 Black Saga Competition today, at a recognition ceremony for the contestants and their supporters. The Governor presented citations to the academic teams consisting of elementary and middle schools students from around the state.
The Black Saga Competition is a competitive learning activity that tests student’s knowledge of the African American experience as a part of history. The competition is based upon Black Saga – The African American Experience: A Chronology written by Dr. Charles M. Christian. The book documents the African American experience in the United States from colonial times to the present in brief entries, arranged in chronological order.
“Working together as One Maryland, we are making real progress to improve the education of every child and to expand opportunities to more Marylanders,” said Governor O’Malley. “Together with programs like the Black Saga Competition, we are strengthening our kids’ skills, preparing them to compete in a global economy and building on the progress we have already made in our public schools.”
Each elementary and middle school that registers for the competition may select no more than two teams, with three members each, supported by the school principal and teacher coordinators. After a challenging in-school competition, two winning teams emerge to compete in the statewide competition held at Towson University during spring break in March.
At the statewide competition, the 10 teams on each level with the highest scores from the first round of competition advance to the championship round. In the championship round, each team answers 10 questions and those scores are used to establish 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers. Students on 1st place teams receive $300 each, students on 2nd place teams receive $200 each and students on 3rd place teams receive $100 each.
The 1st place elementary school receives $300 as does the 1st place middle school.
Each of the top 10 elementary and middle schools receive a plaque for display.
The Black Saga Competition is sponsored by Coppin State University, Towson University and the Maryland Geographic Alliance at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
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4 comments:
When is he going to Honor the White Saga winners?
Too freakin funny, we can have black everything but cant have anything titled "White" Boy we have gone in the wrong direction with racism.
All of American History is told from the European (white) perspective and White Saga winners are recognized every 9 weeks during the school year. Programs like Black Saga are designed to bring to light that minorities also had a role in the history & development of the United States.
Please do not feel threatened by learning ... no one is forcing you - just like no one is trying to steal your skoal, your cousin (wife), your burning cross or your 10th grade education.
11:14 go climb a tree Im not a redneck but a white guy tired of having "Black" everything thrown down my throat. Leave color out of it, if you want to be one country one race. If you want to stop racism, take color out of all awards. You dont hear first female saga winner, first indian saga winner. All you hear is first balck this, back that. It is a way that black's keep racism alive.
They are not the only ones that were treated bad in the history of the world. They want to make sure everyone knows and have a give me, give me everything free cause I dont want to earn it. We are not smart as you all cause we never have the opportunity so LOWER the standard for us.
You do not have to be a rebel redneck to see this crap needs to stop. Liberals are idiots and spoil the country, workers have a give me, what can you give me. Not work for merit or let the better more qualified be promoted. Nope we got have so many of everything no matter if they are qualified. We promote racism everywhere by doing this except in sports.
Lets learn from sports, they use Who is qualified for the job not well we have to have so many white, so many black attitude.
11:14... wow! I guess you just showed who the real racist is, didn't you? I guess it's ok for you to slander people who have different views and perpetuate stereotypes isn't it?
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