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Part A: TRIO Quest Schedule and Awards

1. Schedule and Deadlines

Registration is through the TRIO Quest Web site for all TRIO Quest 2011 activities and is available March 2011. 

Deadlines for TRIO Quest activity submissions are:

  • DigiSites, August 5, 2011, 8:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
    NOTE to Programs - There is NOT a limit to the number of DIGISITES per program, but students/teams cannot be on more than one team, and teams cannot submit more than one site each
  • DigiText, August 8, 2011, 8:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
    NOTE to Programs - There is NOT a limit to the number of DigiText submissions per program, but students/teams cannot submit more than one entry per category
  • DigiMedia, August 10, 2011, 8:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
    NOTE to Programs - There is NOT a limit to the number of DigiMedia submissions per program, but students/teams cannot submit more than one entry per category

Judging begins immediately after the entry deadline. Judges decisions are announced in the fall.

2. TRIO Quest Awards and Recognition

The top DigiMedia, DigiSites, and DigiText entries will be acknowledged nationally.  Regions, states, cities, and programs are encouraged to honor students in their locale. A regional/geographical list for DigiMedia, DigiSites, and DigiText entries judged semifinalist and higher will be made available.  Finalists and other selected entries from DigiMedia, DigiSites, and DigiText may be posted on the TRIO Quest web site.  TRIO Quest, as stated in the “Terms and Conditions”, reserves the right to edit or delete portions of the work in order to make it suitable and available for viewing on the TRIO Quest web site.

For DigiMedia, DigiSites, and DigiText s there may be an announcement for a Best of Contest in Middle School, High School, and Postsecondary divisions.  The grade level of students is determined by what grade they are in as of July 1, 2011.

  • A team is considered to be in Middle School if the oldest student on the team is 8th grade or younger when the entry is submitted.
  • A team is considered to be PostSecondary if the oldest student on the team is attending a college/university.

3. Awards for 2011 will be at the same level or higher than 2010 awards.

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