BCPSS HISTORY DAY HUB
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2026 Contest Theme
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History
2026 BCPSS History Competition Date:
February 28th,2026
Previous Awards & Advancers 2025
Previous Awards & Advancers 2025
Baltimore City Schools Excel at Maryland History Day 2025
Baltimore City Public Schools and Charter Schools had a fantastic showing at the Maryland History Day Contest on May 3, 2025, held at UMBC. Fifteen projects from our schools were presented alongside entries from students across the state of Maryland.
Advanced to the National Contest
The following project represented Baltimore City at the National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland, College Park, in June 2025:
Junior Historical Paper – 2nd Place
Owen Miller, Hampden Elementary/Middle School
“Prohibition in Maryland: How Mencken and Ritchie Kept the State Wet for the Rights of the People”
Special Prizes
Excellence in Maryland History – Sponsored by the Maryland Center for History and Culture
Senior Division: McLuhan Conway, Polytechnic High School
Junior Division: Owen Miller, Hampden Elementary/Middle School
Excellence in LGBTQ+ History
Noah Burd, Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle School
Excellence in Asian History – Sponsored by the UMBC History Department
River Skeen and Rowan Chang, Roland Park Elementary/Middle School
Baltimore City History Day: In the News
Baltimore City History Day: In the News
Washington Post Opinion Piece
By Alyssa Rosenberg (October 30, 2023)
Preparing Informed Citizens • Preserving the Past • Shaping the Future
Preparing Informed Citizens • Preserving the Past • Shaping the Future
Director: Calesha Douglas
Director: Calesha Douglas
Coordinator: Demetria Houghton
Coordinator: Demetria Houghton
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