National History Day Arkansas

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Upcoming Teacher Workshops

Upcoming Teacher Workshops

Join us for one of our upcoming Fall workshops. We will have one October 2 at the US Marshals Museum from 9-3.  Our last one for the year will be on November 2nd at Harding University from 9:30-12:30. Workshops are for Librarians and 6-12th grade teachers...

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Arkansas History Day Receives Grant

Arkansas History Day Receives Grant

History Day is for everyone. To make that possible Arkansas HIstory Day applied for a grant from the Roy and Christine Sturgis Educational Trust. The Grant was approved and will provide Exhibit supplies for any student that can't afford them in the state. The Grant...

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What is History Day?

National History Day is a highly regarded academic program for elementary and secondary school students. History Day in Arkansas is part of the National History Day network.

Each year more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide, participate in History Day. Students choose a historical topic related to a theme and conduct extensive research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews, and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students develop creative presentations to share what they have learned with others. Students compete in the spring at local and state levels. Top entries from each state compete in June at the Kenneth E. Behring National Contest held at the University of Maryland.

Regional Competition Sponsors

SAU-100
Region 9 100
NWACC-100
UA-100
UALR-100
AR-Heritage-100
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