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 –
Staff change no current Coordinator
Email: nhdar@uca.edu
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r4.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: TBD
Contest Date: TBD

South Arkansas History Day

Region 5 – Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources
Regional Coordinator Christie Blagrave
Email: Christie.Blagrave@arkansas.gov
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r5.nhd.org/
Registration Deadline: February 15, 2027
Contest Date: March 2, 2027

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 25, 2027
Contest Date: March 13th, 2027

Central Arkansas History Day

Region 7 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Regional Coordinator: David Collins
Email: dcollins@littlerock.gov
Regional Contest Registration: https://ar-r7.nhd.org
Registration Deadline: February 2, 2027
Contest Date: February 27, 2027

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 4, 2027
Contest Date: February 20, 2027

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 12, 2027
Contest Date: March 9, 2027

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 12, 2027
Contest Date: March 6, 2027