National Contest

Students who advance from their school and regional contests and then win 1st and 2nd place in their division/category of the state contest represent Arkansas at the National Contest. Contestants from Arkansas join roughly 3,000 other young historians representing every state, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, Korea, China, and schools in South Asia.

Students winning first, second, and third place in each category receive prizes of $1000, $500, and $250 respectively. Additionally, NHD awards two dozen special prizes for outstanding entries on specific historical topics ranging from African American and Irish history to the history of agriculture, physics, and baseball.

For more information about the NHD national contest, visit https://www.nhd.org/national-contest

2021 NATIONAL CONTEST RESULTS

Congratulations to all of the Arkansas NHD students and teachers who participated in the 2021 National History Day Contest in Maryland!

Printable list of Arkansas Honorees, 2021 National History Day

Arkansas Honorees, 2021 National History Day Contest

NHD Affiliate Outstanding Arkansas Senior Winner

Senior Group Website
“Jacob Lawrence: Visually Communicating the Black Experience through Art”
Students: William Romain and Zane Alsebai
Teacher: Alyce Zottoli
School: Little Rock Central High School

NHD Affiliate Outstanding Arkansas Junior Winner

Junior Group Website
“The White Rose Society: ‘We are your bad conscience’”
Students: Prerana Kodakandla and Sai Manvitha Voruganti
Teacher: Ricky Manes
School: J. William Fulbright Junior High School

National Finalists

Rank Nine, Senior Individual Performance
“A Doll’s House: Ibsen’s Play and How it Influenced Feminism Movements and Modern Theater”
Student: Caroline Perry
Teacher: Rachel Primm
School: Pulaski Academy

Rank Nine, Senior Individual Exhibit
“Executive Order 9066: Presidential Communication that Exacerbated Anti-Asian Prejudice in America”
Student: Mikayla Arbeene
Teacher: Jennifer Barnett
School: Conway Junior High School

Rank Nine, Senior Group Website
“Jacob Lawrence: Visually Communicating the Black Experience through Art”
Students: William Romain and Zane Alsebai
Teacher: Alyce Zottoli
School: Little Rock Central High School

Rank Eight, Senior Group Exhibit
“Woodstock, the Voice of a Generation: How the Woodstock Music Festival Was the Key to Communicating Counterculture Ideals to a Broader Audience”
Students: Harrison McCarty and Jake Rogers
Teacher: Jimmiekay Riggs
School: Pulaski Academy

Smithsonian Documentary Showcase

Junior Group Exhibit
“I Want My MTV: The Cable Network that Communicated the Culture of a Generation”
Students: Katherine Bender and Emma Dupuy
Teacher: Reagan Goodman
School: Grimsley Junior High School

National History Day Honorable Mention Awards

Honorable Mention awards are presented to entries that ranked in second place in the first round of national contest judging. While these entries were not eligible for the final round competition, NHD recognizes their exceptional scholarship.

Junior Group Website
“Treaty of Versailles: How Communication with Intentions of Peace Led to World War II and a Genocidal Dictatorship”
Students: Murari Kothagundla and Adityen Shyamkumar
Teacher: Ricky Manes
School: J. William Fulbright Junior High School

Junior Individual Documentary
“Titanic’s Communication Catastrophe”
Student: Lance Nolen
Teacher: Lindsey Baker
School: Pulaski Academy

Senior Group Documentary
“The Attica Prison Riot of 1971: Understanding the Plights of the Incarcerated and Communicating the Need for Reform”
Students: Kriti Edala and Presley Brown
Teacher: Jimmiekay Riggs
School: Pulaski Academy

Senior Individual Performance
“The Power of Words: Hate Propaganda in the Rwandan Genocide”
Student: Emma Hall
Teacher: Erin Hall
School: Berryville High School