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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Hello Answerlanders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">In the past, competitors with the State of Jefferson Academic Scavenger Hunt have visited Answerland and asked us a lot of questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">This year's high school hunt
<b>starts tomorrow</b> (December 6, 7, & 8). More info about the competition in the email below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">If you have a shift while the competition is open</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">, please visit the
</span><a href="https://inside.sou.edu/youth/competitions/scavenger-hs.html"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">scavenger hunt home page</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> and review the questions posted there
- read through the questions once so you can recognize them because you aren't supposed to answer them! The questions will be posted when the competition begins tomorrow.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Why shouldn't you answer them</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">? Besides the fact that the questions are a devastatingly hard, the students are supposed
to find the answers on their own. You are welcome to assist students with search strategies - to suggest types of books or places to look for answers, to encourage them to brainstorm keywords to search for, and the like, but please, no answers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Tamara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Tamara Ottum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">Answerland Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">State Library of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#595959">503-378-6506<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</span></a><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://answerland.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">answerland.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Libs-Or [</span><a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Vidmar<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> List, Libs-or <</span><a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] The State of Jefferson Scavenger Hunt 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The State of Jefferson Scavenger Hunt 2016</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> is an academic competition run
by Southern Oregon University Pre-College Youth Programs will happen on the following dates.
<b>We have stated in the rules that the area librarians have received notification of the Hunt and have been told that they should not give direct answers to the teams.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">STATE OF JEFFERSON SCAVENGER HUNT-MIDDLE SCHOOL</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">November 1, 2, 3 & 8</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Middle school teams have three days to find answers to academic, audio music tapes, current news, art, and Internet questions using
library resources and documentation. The Hunt culminates in an adjudication session on Tuesday, November 8 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Southern Oregon University.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">STATE OF JEFFERSON SCAVENGER HUNT - HIGH SCHOOL</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">December 6, 7, 8 & 14</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">High school teams have three days to find answers to academic, audio music tapes, current news, art, and Internet questions using library
resources and documentation. The Hunt culminates in an adjudication session on Wednesday, December 14 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at Southern Oregon University.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The questions will be posted at the following website at the time and day the hunt starts:
</span><a href="http://www.sou.edu/youth/competitions/index.html"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">http://www.sou.edu/youth/competitions/index.html</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Thank you very much for your help and support.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Jamie Kaufman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Pre-College SOU Youth Programs Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:kaufmanj@sou.edu"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">kaufmanj@sou.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
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Dale Vidmar<br>
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Information Literacy and Instruction Librarian/Distance Education Coordinator/<br>
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Ashland, OR 97520<br>
541-552-6842<br>
<a href="mailto:vidmar@sou.edu" target="_blank">vidmar@sou.edu</a> <br>
<a href="http://hanlib.sou.edu/dale" target="_blank">http://hanlib.sou.edu/dale</a><br>
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"Anything that I ever did that was ultimately worthwhile, <br>
initially scared me to death."<br>
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