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National History Day
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NHD, a non-profit education organization, offers year-long academic programs that engage over half a million middle- and high school students around the world annually in conducting and presenting original research on historical topics. National History Day breathes life into the traditional history curriculum by engaging students and teachers in a hands-on and in-depth approach to studying the past. By focusing on a theme, teams of 2-5 students are introduced to a new organizational structure for learning history. Teachers are supported in introducing highly complex research strategies to students.
When NHD is implemented in the classroom, students are involved in a life-changing learning experience! Through participation in the contest, students will experience benefits beyond learning about interesting issues, ideas, people, and events of their choosing. Students will hone their expressive abilities as they demonstrate command of their topic and present work in one of the competition’s formats.
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Eligible Region 5 counties include:
Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union.
Students can enter one of the following categories:Groups can consist of two to five students.
- Historical paper—a traditional research composition; individual entries only.
- Exhibit—similar to a museum exhibit; individual or group entries.
- Performance—a dramatic portrayal of a topic; individual or group entries.
- Documentary—a multi-media production created to detail a topic; individual or group entries.
- Website—a website designed to explore a topic in detail; individual or group entries.
National History Day has two divisions:Junior Division (grades 6-8)
Senior Division (grades 9-12)Students compete at several levels of competition:Local—a school may hold an event to highlight student accomplishments and narrow down regional participants, if necessary.
Regional—Regional competitions are held in the spring. Students must compete on the regional level, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category advancing to state.
State—the state contest is held in early May. 1st and 2nd place finishers win the right to compete at the national level.
Nationals—Nationals are held at the University of Maryland, College Park in June.
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2024 NHD Theme: Turning Points in History
To celebrate their 50th anniversary, NHD’s theme will be Turning Points in History. This year’s theme invites students to consider questions about time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance.
A turning point in history is more than just an important event that happened a long time ago. It is more than a new idea or a particular action taken by an individual. A turning point is an idea, event, or action that directly, or sometimes indirectly, causes change.
Contest Date & Check in/Exhibit Setup Time: 2024 Date to be determined. Check in runs 8:30 - 9:30 AM
Contest Location: Lock Haven University, Main Campus, 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA 17745
Region 5 Registration & Deadline: Opens January 2, 2024 at 8:30 AM. Closes March 1, 2024 at 3:00 PM.
Project Due Date (Optional): No later than 48 hours before the competition. Project process paper and bibliography may be uploaded to the registration system. Uploaded process paper and bibliographies will be printed by the CIU10 and presented to teachers at check-in. If this paperwork is not uploaded, it is the responsibility of the NHD team to provide physical copies of their process paper and bibliography. (Websites: process paper and bibliographies must be available on the website.)
Website Lockout Date: Websites will lock for judging 2 days before the contest at 3PM.
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Please read all instructions carefully. Contact Jeff Hawks if you have questions, concerns, or issues with registration.
- Teachers should register first. Use the link below to navigate to the contest page, then use the box in the lower right-hand corner to create an account. After you create your account, you will have to log in to complete your registration. If your school is not on the list, please let me know by emailing Jeff the name and address of the school.
- Students competing in the individual categories can register once their teacher is registered. For payment information, please see below.
- Students competing as groups should follow this procedure:
- Student 1 registers, creates the entry, and gets the entry key number from the ZFairs system.
- The other students register, and use the entry key number to link themselves to the project.
- Student 1 registers, creates the entry, and gets the entry key number from the ZFairs system.
The ZFairs system allows students and teachers to generate invoices through the store. Teachers can generate invoices for students singly or in groups by going into the store and clicking on the students' tab. Students can create invoices in the store under their own registration.
- Teachers should register first. Use the link below to navigate to the contest page, then use the box in the lower right-hand corner to create an account. After you create your account, you will have to log in to complete your registration. If your school is not on the list, please let me know by emailing Jeff the name and address of the school.
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REGISTRATION FEE: $10 per student
Checks should be made out to CIU10 and mailed to:
CIU10
c/o Curriculum & Innovation Dept.
200 Shadylane Dr, Suite 100, Philipsburg, PA 16866Payment is due by the contest day.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO GENERATE DUPLICATE INVOICES. If you think you have done so, please contact Jeff Hawks.
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A lunch ticket will be provided to the registered NHD teacher, the participating students, and the judges. This lunch ticket should only be use at Bently Dining Hall. This ticket cannot be used at Chick-fil-a, Eagle Rock, or Starbucks. Click Here for Dining Hall Options. Lunches purchased outside of Upper Bentley will not be reimbursed.
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For more information regarding NHD, contact:
NHD in PA State Coordinator:
Jeff Hawks
[email protected]
717-258-1102NHD Region 5 Coordinator:
Dr. Dawn Hayes
CIU10 Director of Curriculum & Innovation
[email protected]
814-342-0884
