Maryland History Day

2011 National History Day Competition Shows Results

Food For Thought...

Read an Op-Ed by Fraser Smith in the Maryland Daily Record, published Sept 23, 2011 titled "The habits of citzenship must be learned." Click here to read the article.

Read an Op-Ed by former Lockheed Martin CEO, Norman Augustine, in the Wall Street Journal, published Sept 21, 2011 titled “The Education Our Economy Needs. We lag in science, but students' historical illiteracy hurts our politics and our businesses."  Thanks to National History Day for sharing this link.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MARYLAND'S WINNERS AND HONOREES.

Congratulations to our students who represented our State at the National Competition.  Several students advanced to final judging and several students took home awards and special prizes, including MARYLAND'S FIRST-EVER GOLD MEDALIST! The Maryland Humanities Council is proud of all of our 18,800+ scholars who worked tirelessly on their projects during the school year.

What is History Day?

History Day is an exciting, history-based learning experience for students in grades 6 through 12. In History Day, students learn about issues, ideas, people, and events in history and apply what they have learned through creative and original productions.

Choose your own topic! Students select a topic that interests them and relate it to the annual theme. From local history to world history, from ancient to contemporary history, from politics to music - there are unlimited possibilities for topic choice.

Get involved in hands-on research! Beyond simply memorizing names and dates, students conduct in-depth research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews to draw their own conclusions about the topic's significance in history.

Choose a format that highlights your talents! Students can showcase their research and creativity through one of five formats - historical papers, imaginative exhibits, original performances, multimedia documentaries, and historical web sites.

Teachers across Maryland say that History Day is an invaluable tool in the classroom! History Day gets students actively engaged in history and helps meet requirements of state social studies standards. It is a flexible program that includes a variety of methods of participation and interdisciplinary approaches.

And History Day is fun!

Maryland History Day in their own words:  Students, parents, teachers, and judges talk on camera- some of those interviewed advanced to Nationals or won special awards!  Visit our channel on YouTube.

History Day is sponsored in Maryland by

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