Event Details
Parking at Welte Garage or outside the Student Center
Over 400 middle and high school Connecticut students representing an estimated 69 schools are competing on May 2 for the chance to represent their State at the National History Day Contest, being held in June at the University of Maryland. The State Contest is a culmination of months of hard work by students as they conducted historical research, analyzed their sources and created projects. Students participating in the State Contest include the winners from five regional contests held earlier this spring.
Students participate in a variety of ways: in classroom instruction, after-school clubs, as part of an enrichment program, or as an independent project. Students have spent months working on projects of their own choosing related to this year’s theme of Revolution, Reaction, and Reform in History. Students can explore any type of history, from local to international. Working alone or ingroups, students present projects in one of five categories – exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers, or performances.
The top two prize winners in each category will earn coveted spots to the National History Day competition, which will be held in Maryland in June. Third place finishers serve as alternates to the National Contest. Additionally, twenty Special Prizes related to specific topic content such as World History, Connecticut History, Social Justice, Jewish History, American Legal History and American Colonial History, will be awarded. These prizes are sponsored by local organizations.