16th Annual History Day Competition March 14 In Columbia

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The community is invited to the 16th annual History Day Competition March 14 at Long Reach High School in Columbia. This year’s event includes 191 project entries presented by 268 students representing 22 middle and six high schools. More than 85 teachers, Central Office staff, board of education members, elected officials, business partners and community members will serve as volunteers and judges to evaluate student entries.

This year will feature the new aspect of a community roundtable at 12:30 p.m., allowing students to engage in conversations with community leaders and elected officials. To prepare for the history day competition, students in sixth through 12th grades conducted historical research on a self-selected topic that relates to this year’s National History Day theme of Breaking Barriers in History.

For the Howard County regional competition, students will present entries in five categories: exhibit, performance, multimedia documentary, research paper and website. HCPSS awards first, second and third place winners in each category. In addition, The Council of Elders of Howard County, the Howard County Historical Society, PFLAG of Howard County, the Patapsco Heritage Greenway and the Howard County Women’s Bar Association will present special honors during our awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on March 14.

The top two entries in each category from the Howard County regional contest will advance to the state contest to be held May 2 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The National History Day competition will be held June 14-18 at the University Maryland, College Park.