- Central Intermediate Unit 10
- Student Events
- National History Day
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 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 of 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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2023 NHD Theme:
Frontiers in History: People, Places, IdeasRegion 5 Contest Information & Updates
ELIGIBLE REGION 5 COUNTIES INCLUDE:
Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union.
REGION 5 COMPETITION DATE AND LOCATION:March 31, 2023 at Lock Haven University, Main Campus - 401 N Fairview St, Lock Haven, PA 17745
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:March 23, 2023, 3:00PM
WEBSITE LOCKOUT DATE:Websites will lock for judging at 3PM on March 30, 2023.
REGION 5 CONTEST DOCUMENTS
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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.
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.
Registration is open January 1st at 8:30AM and closes March 23rd at 3:00PM.
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REGISTRATION FEE: $10 per student
Checks should be made out to the CIU10 and mailed to:
CIU10
c/o Curriculum & Innovation Dept.
60 Decibel Rd, Suite 107
State College, PA 16801Payment is required before 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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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
