Regional Contests
Regional History Day Contests
Arkansas is divided into six 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 – University of Arkansas at Monticello
Regional Coordinator: Sharon Silzell
Email: silzell@uamont.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r4.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: TBA
Upload Deadline: TBA
Contest Date: TBA
Counties in Region 4: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Jefferson, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips
South and Southwest Arkansas History Day
Region 5 – Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
Regional Coordinator: Paige Creed
Email: paige.creed@arkansas.gov
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r5.nhd.org/
Registration Opens: January 31, 2024
Registration Deadline: February 16, 2024
Upload Deadline: February 23, 2024
Contest Date: March 9, 2024
Counties in Region 5: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Sevier, Union
Central Arkansas History Day
Region 7 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Regional Coordinator: Kristin Dutcher Mann
Email: kdmann@ualr.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r7.nhd.org
Registration Opens: January 3, 2024
Registration Deadline: February 8, 2024
Upload Deadline: February 19, 2024
Contest Date: March 2, 2024
Counties in Region 7: Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Perry, Pulaski, Saline
North Central and Northeast Arkansas
Region 8 – Harding University
Regional Coordinator: David Adams
Email: ArkansasHistoryDay@harding.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r8.nhd.org/
Registration Opens: January 10, 2024
Registration Deadline: January 26, 2024
Upload Deadline: February 2, 2024
Contest Date: February 17, 2024
Counties in Region 8: Baxter, Clay, Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Lonoke, Mississippi, Poinsett, Pope, Prairie, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, St. Francis, Van Buren, White, Woodruff
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 Opens: January 8, 2024
Registration Deadline: February 9, 2024
Upload Deadline: February 26, 2024
Contest Date: March 5, 2024
Counties in Region 9: Crawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Sebastian, Yell
Northwest Arkansas Contest
Region 10- Northwest Arkansas Community College; University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Regional Coordinators: Joshua Youngblood and Kimberly Hosey
Email: khosey@springdalear.gov
Email: jcyoungb@uark.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r10.nhd.org
Registration Opens: January 3, 2024
Registration Deadline: January 26, 2024
Upload Deadline: February 10, 2024
Contest Date: February 24, 2024
Counties in Region 10: Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion, Newton, Washington