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Home/Riverhawk News/NSU to host 2015 National History Day Contest – April 7

NSU to host 2015 National History Day Contest – April 7

Published: 2015-02-11

(Tahlequah, Okla.)--The 2015 District 8 History Day competition is scheduled for Tuesday, Apr. 7in the University Center on the campus of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. The theme for the 2015 contest is Leadership and Legacy in History.

National History Day (NHD) is not just one day, but a yearlong program that makes history come alive. NHD is an exciting way to research and study history to learn about issues, ideas, people and events of personal interest. Area schools are invited to compete in two different divisions and five different categories.

The junior division consists of sixth through eighth grade students and senior division includes ninth through 12th graders.The program allows students to express what they have learned in one of five ways; through a creative and original performance, documentary, research paper, website or three dimensional exhibit. At this years NSU contest, 5th graders are invited to participate in the exhibit or performance categories.

"History Day gives students a chance to get involved in history by doing something other than just reading about it in a textbook," Randall Wagnon, professor of history and District 8 History Day coordinator, said. I would like to encourage more local teachers to get their students involved in the contest. Once you get hooked on History Day, you will wonder why you did not get your students involved sooner."

Every student who enters the District 8 contest at NSU will receive a certificate of participation. Students who place first, second or third at the district contest will receive History Day medals and are eligible to participate in the State Contest which will be held at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City on May 6and 7.

Through NHD, students learn the skills and techniques of an historian and discover new insights into history. At the competitions they will have the opportunity to meet students from other schools, exchange ideas and demonstrate the results of their research. Should they win at the district and state contests, students will have the opportunity to participate in the national contest that takes place in early June at the University of Maryland at College Park.

For more information regarding the contest please contact Randall Wagnon at 918-444-3503