Judges

Senior Division Judging:

Junior Division Judging:

Students in grades 6-12 in public and private (including home) schools from Colbert, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, and Morgan Counties in North Alabama are eligible to participate in the North Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (NARSEF).

For each division, judges will be assigned to categories. Some judges will be assigned to judge a “Special Award” which is donated by a company or organization (past Special Awards include Toyota, US Navy, and Scientific American, to name only a few).

Judging is composed of two parts: interviews and reviews. During the interviews, each student stands by his or her project and is available to explain the project and answer questions. The judging team interviews each student within the category/age group the team is assigned.

After the interviews are complete, the judging team then discusses the projects and decides which projects will be awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places, as well as honorable mentions (if applicable).

A list of judging criteria will be available for judges at the Fair.

Judges must be available for the entire time during each session until they have a list of winners to submit to the Fair organizers.

Lunch will be provided for all judges.