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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY National History Day (NHD) is an educational program for middle and high school students in which students prepare a history project on a designated theme. Each year, more than half a million students participate in NHD contests, starting at the regional level, with opportunities to advance to the state and national competitions. Students select historical topics
Nearly 3, 000 students from 50 states, US territories, and Washington, DC, traveled to the University ofMary1land for the national competition in June.
related to the theme and conduct primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews, and historic sites. Students present their original work in papers, websites, exhibits, performances and documentaries-either individually or in groups. This past year's theme was "Taking a Stand in History." To encourage students to learn about maritime history, the National Maritime Historical Society offers special prizes for maritime-related projects in twenty-five National History Day state contests. We would like to extend our congratulations to this year's winners and a shout-out to all the hard-working teachers, coordinators, and judges who make the events such memorable and rewarding experiences. Prizes are awarded in both senior and junior categories for high school and middle school students. Award winners in each category get a one-year membership in the National Maritime Historical Society (that includes Sea History magazine!) and a certificate of achievement, plus recognition on the NMHS website. The mentoring teacher also receives a one-year membership in NMHS . In addition, first-place prize winning projects receive a $150 scholarship. The themes for each year's competition are selected to be broad enough so that students can choose topics from any place (local, national, or world history) and any time period. The 2018 National History Day theme is "Conflict and Compromise in History." Now is the time to get started! Once students select their topic, they should investigate historical context, historical significance, and the topic's relationship to the theme. This year's theme on conflict and compromise challenges students to view history through multiple perspectives. Compromise can sometimes prevent a conflict, but what happens when it does not? If a conflict occurs, how can compromise help to end the Damarione Moore and Nolan Obinyan of Making Waves Academy in Richmond, California, winners of the NMHS Prize in Maritime History. Their prize-winning project was a documentary on the Port Chicago Disaster of 1944.
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