New to History Day?

If you are a teacher, enroll here for more information.

Interested in judging or volunteering? The sign up form is closed, but you can still email us to volunteer next year,

nationalhistorydaymt@gmail.com

CONTEST DATES

Team Montana at the NHD Closing Ceremony, 2015, College Park, MD. Photos by Hailey Hancock.

Montana students touring the Library of Congress.

Montana students at the Capital in front of the Jeannette Rankin statue.

National contest

June 9-13, 2024

The National Contest will take place June 9-13, 2024 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.

Top entries from the State Contest are awarded the opportunity to compete at the National Contest. As of May 1st we have 22 Montana students attending Nationals!

Future Virtual Meetings for NHD in MT National Qualifiers (optional):

Tuesday, May 7th from 4:30-5:30pm
Tuesday, June 4th from 4:30-5:30 pm

The meeting link is in the National Qualifier packet that Hailey shared or you can email us.

Remember Registration closes on May 14th at 11:59pm EASTERN time.

https://nhd.org/en/contest/national-contest/

State contest

Congratulations on a successful competition!

View National Qualifiers and Alternates here.

Here is a press release that can be shared with school boards or local news outlets. It is updated!

Western regional

Eastern Regional

what is national History DAy?

History Day is more than just a day.

It's a year-long social studies and literacy program that equips students in middle and high school with skills to succeed in college and their careers.
It's a project-based learning emphasizes critical reading, thinking, research, analysis, and drawing meaningful conclusions.
Students choose topics related to an annual theme and then develop research projects.

Coordinator NHD infographic.pdf

2024 Contest Theme: Turning Points in History

To celebrate our 50th anniversary, NHD’s theme will be Turning Points in History. This year’s theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance.

A turning point in history is more than just an important event that happened a long time ago. It is more than a new idea or a particular action taken by an individual. A turning point is an idea, event, or action that directly, or sometimes indirectly, causes change.

The following resources are available to start defining your topic and begin your research.

Theme Video on YouTube

Theme Video on Vimeo