Regional Contests

Regional History Day Contests

Arkansas is divided into seven National History Day regions, each with its own regional coordinator. Regional Coordinators work with the State Coordinator to assist teachers whose students are participating in History Day. Regional Coordinators can help set up field trips to academic libraries or archives within a region. The Regional Coordinators also host a regional History Day competition each spring.

Southeast Arkansas History Day

Region 4 –
Email: nhdar@uca.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r4.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Contest Date: March 11, 2026

South Arkansas History Day

Region 5 – Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
Staff change no current Coordinator
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r5.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: NA
Contest Date: Participants will go to Region 4 or 6 depending on location

South Central and Southwest Arkansas History Day

Region 6 – Ouachita Baptist University
Regional Coordinators: Dr. Myra Houser, Dr. Lisa Speer
Email: houserm@obu.edu, speerl@obu.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-reg6.nhd.org/App?f=414342d9-0db1-4515-a90f-f4c054349f73
Registration Deadline: February 6, 2026
Contest Date February 28, 2026

Central Arkansas History Day

Region 7 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Regional Coordinator: Dr. Kristin Dutcher Mann
Email: kdmann@ualr.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r7.nhd.org
Registration Deadline: February 6, 2026
Contest Date: March 7, 2026

North Central and Northeast Arkansas

Region 8 – Harding University
Regional Coordinator: Dr. David Adams
Email: ArkansasHistoryDay@harding.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r8.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: February 2, 2026
Contest Date: February 21, 2026

Arkansas River Valley Contest

Region 9 – Alma High School
Regional Coordinator: Erin Mills
Email: emills@almasd.net
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r9.nhd.org
Registration Deadline: February 6, 2026
Contest Date: March 3, 2026

Northwest Arkansas Contest

Region 10- University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Regional Coordinators: Joshua Youngblood and Kimberly Hosey
Email: jcyoungb@uark.edu
Email: khosey@springdalear.gov
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r10.nhd.org
Registration Deadline: February 18, 2026
Contest Date: March 14, 2026