Sample Projects
Sample NHD-SD projects
Morse Code: Advancements in Communication Technology Leads to Wartime Advantages
Elementary Individual Poster - NHD San Diego 2021
History of Baseball Broadcasting
Elementary Individual Poster - NHD San Diego 2021
Berkeley on Strike! The Battle for Ethnic Studies
Senior Group Documentary – 1st place at Nationals, 2018
Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali and His Fighting Words
Senior Individual Documentary – Winner NHD-CA, 2021
The Longest Harvest: Rights and Responsibilities of the Braceros
Senior Group Documentary – Finalist at NHD-CA, 2014
Deadly Paradise: The Radioactive History of the Marshall Islands
Junior Individual Documentary – Finalist at NHD-CA, 2014
Senior Group Performance - Diplomacy in the Civil War
1st place at Nationals, 2011
Environmentalism and the Hetch Hetchy Debate
Junior Individual Website – 5th place at Nationals, 2011
A Unique Position: Reagan, Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War
Senior Group Website – 4th place at Nationals, 2015
Prelude to the Chinese Renaissance
Senior Historical Paper – Finalist at NHD-CA, 2016
Junior Historical Paper, 2017
NHDSD Project Photos
Junior Group Podcast Sample: Retribution vs. Reform: The Debate Over the Juvenile Justice System
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G1YtzflmwqBfKZPTFwJ6Es4SiQT3K5AM/view
Junior Group Podcast Sample: The End of the NASA Space Shuttle Program - The Rise of the New Era of Space Travel
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ugGQmcmTyvQLFvgsqGo25iUG_BZ1z_Y/view
Senior Podcast Sample: Ben Borchers, James Hutzler, and Quincy Miller placed first at the 2022 National History Day California contest with their Senior Group Podcast:
DeepWater Horizon: Debating the Inconvenience of the Nation's Big Oil Offshore Drilling Diplomacy
If you are an NHD or NHD-CA winner and would like your project included on our website, email nhdsd.org@gmail.com. Include a link to your project and information such as the category, school, theme, and year.