Competition, scholarship for Monroe juniors

Monroe County Historical Association has announced a competition and scholarship event for Monroe County high school juniors.

The Monroe County History Challenge will take place at 6 p.m. April 23 in the Monroe County Court House in Stroudsburg.

Each Monroe County high school is welcome to select two juniors to participate in the challenge.

The competition will consist of four rounds of questions related to history and government. Round 1 will deal with international and national questions. Round 2 will be based on Pennsylvania and the final two rounds will pertain to Monroe County.

Each student will be asked one question from each round. This competition will award monetary prizes: first place is $500, second place is $300 and third place is $200.

The deadline to apply is March 1, 2019. Area students are encouraged to visit their high school’s guidance office for information and details regarding the Monroe County History Challenge.

All participants must be affiliated with a Monroe County high school or home-school group and must have a faculty/adult adviser.

For additional information regarding the Monroe County History Challenge, contact the Monroe County Historical Association at 570-421-7703 or email at mcha@ptd.net.

For more information on the historical society, visit www.monroehistorical.org.