Prince George's Educator Named Maryland History Day High School Teacher Of The Year

PRINCE GEORGE'S, MD — Educator Tom Stavely of Prince George’s County has been named the 2023 Maryland History Day High School Teacher of the Year.

Stavely, along with 16 middle and high school students, plus the Maryland History Day Middle School Teacher of the Year, were honored recently at the Maryland State House

Maryland History Day is a year-long educational program where students create original documentary films, exhibits, performances, research papers or websites exploring a historical topic of their choice on an annual theme. The program culminates in a statewide history contest. The program has more than 27,000 students, who work individually or in small groups: public, private, parochial and homeschool students can to participate. Maryland Humanities has coordinated Maryland History Day since 1999.

Those who advance to the National History Day Contest have won first or second place at the Maryland History Day State Contest.

This year’s state contest takes place May 4 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The theme of the competition is Turning Points in History. The 2024 National History Contest will be June 9–13 at the University of Maryland, College Park. The national competition involves more than 3,000 students from 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and international schools in China, Korea and South Asia.