2025 NHD-CA Registration Information Coming Soon

South Bay Peninsula NHD 2025

March 1, 2025

nhd-ca paper contest

Registration and submission of all historical papers will follow a different format from other History Day categories. Historical papers will not compete at county contests. Instead, papers will be directly submitted to the state Historical Paper Contest.

NHD-CA HISTORICAL PAPER CONTEST REGISTRATION DATES & DEADLINES

Intent to Participate Form Due: December 20th

Let us know if you plan to submit papers. Complete the School Intent to Participate Form.

Register Students/Projects: January 17th - February 12th

Register the Historical Papers from your school. Each school may submit up to 3 papers per division. Price is $40 per paper. Once registration is open, the link to register will be found at https://www.nhdca.org/historical-paper-contest/

Upload Papers Deadline: February 12th

Upload Historical Papers from your school. Papers will be uploaded by students or teachers in the online registration system.

Top Finalists Announced: March 25

The top 12 historical papers in each division announced. These papers/students will register for the state contest and follow all NHD-CA dates and deadlines for registration and submission. Top finalist must attend the state contest in person.

Read more about the process at https://www.nhdca.org/historical-paper-contest

NEW! - NHD Teacher of the Year Award Self-Nominations

Teachers/coaches who would like to be considered for the NHD Teacher of the Year award need to self-nominate, using this form. Deadline to nominate is January 3, 2025.

What is National History Day? 

National History Day, is a year-long educational program that encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics' significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by historians and educators. 

National History Day in california 

South Bay Peninsula National History Day (SBP NHD) is a partner with National History Day - California (NHD-CA). NHD-CA sponsors the state-wide competition, provides professional development to schools and districts, and supports students in their research and project development. The NHD-CA program allows students in forth and fifth grades to create a poster or podcast and students in sixth through twelfth grades to create a documentary, exhibit, historical paper, performance, podcast, or website. 

2023 NHD-CA Competition: April 14 - 16 at Sacramento State University

Interested? Fill out this form to be added to our email list for important reminders and updates.

Questions? Please email SBPhistoryday@gmail.com

Thank You to our sponsors