Cor Jesu sophomore Sawyer Judge placed second in the state in the National History Day in Missouri (NHDMO) competition, which was held in Columbia, MO, on Saturday, April 20. Sawyer will take her Senior Division paper titled, “The Oxford English Dictionary – The Ultimate Testament to the Living Language,” to the national competition June 9-13 at the University of Maryland, College Park.
The National History Day in Missouri (NHDMO) is a yearlong history education program, sponsored by The State Historical Society of Missouri in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council. The program encourages young people to explore history and teaches them to understand historical issues, ideas, people and events. It is the state affiliate of National History Day. Annually, more than 2,600 Missouri students in grades 6-12 participate in local and regional competitions throughout the state with more than 600 advancing to the state contest at the University of Missouri-Columbia in April.
Participants conduct in-depth research and analysis on individual topics related to an annual theme and present their findings in one of five formats – exhibit, performance, documentary, website, or paper – designed to foster creativity and imagination. These presentations are evaluated by history, education and other experts at a series of local, state and national contests.