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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

Theme: Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, and Consequences

VIEW THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SHOWCASE NOW!

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Each year, National History Day gives elementary, middle school, and high school students an opportunity to research a historical topic of their choice that relates to a specific theme. They then create a project in one of seven categories that conveys their historical research and findings. The Saint Mary's College History Department hosts the Contra Costa County contest for this event every March.

If you have any questions, contact Elena Songster at nhd.ccc2@gmail.com

View the Past Projects and Winners of the NHD of Contra Costa County Competition!

NHD-CCC PROJECT SHOWCASE 2021 March 12-14, 2021

The Project Showcase link gives you access to view and read all of the 79 students projects from high school, middle school and elementary students.

The project categories include Historical Paper, Dramatic Performance, Exhibit, Poster, Documentary Film and Website.

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NHD-CCC AWARDS CEREMONY 2021 March 14, 2021 - Click to View the Past Award Ceremony!

Our 26 NHD Judges have been working tirelessly over the last two weeks judging the NHD projects from 92 students.

The Awards for 2021 include Champions qualifying for NHD-CA, Runner-Ups for NHD-CA and Honorable Mentions.

Special Awards include $$ gifts from St. Mary's College of California Department of History, the Museum of the San Ramon Valley, the Blackhawk Museum,

and the Patricia Behring Foundation.

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In partnership with other programs at the College, the Saint Mary's College History Department is offering prizes for outstanding submissions in the following topic categories:

Congratulations to our Prize Recipients!

Women and Gender History ( in partnership with the Women and Gender Studies Program)
- Alice Paul Charts a New Path for Women’s Suffrage
  - Website created by Daylor Williams
  - (350.04)
Ethnic Studies--a People's History (in partnership with the Ethnic Studies Program)
- Voices of Harlem: A Golden Age in African American Culture and Understanding
  - Website created by Riyanka Narasimhan & Rhea Shetti
  - (351.01)
Environmental History ( in partnership with the Environmental and Earth Science Program)
- Not Insecticides, but Biocides: How Silent Spring, Written by Rachel Carson, Communicated to the Public and Helped Them Understand the Environmental Hazards of Pesticides
  - Website Created by Nupur Krishnan
  - (250.02)
Global History ( in partnership with the Global and Regional Studies Program)
- Navajo Code Talkers: An Ancient Language on a Modern Battlefield
  - Poster created by: Vishnu Satyanarayana
  - (100.15)

Types of Projects

There are seven different formats that a student could use to present their topic!

Poster (For 4th and 5th grade only)
Exhibits
Documentary Film
Historical Paper
Dramatic Performance
Website
Podcast *New this year for CA only (4th-12th grade)

Project Parameters

While creating your projects keep in mind that your project has 80% Historial Quality and 20% Quality of Presentation.

Historical Quality can be described as

Having a solid Histoical Argument (thesis)
Represents multiple perspectives
Shows a wide amount of research
Contains accuracy to the historical topic being presented
Has historical significance
Shows historical context
Has obtained primary sources
Conveys the students voice

Clarity of Presentation can be described as

Technically sound
Audio and Visual
Written Content
Performance

Please click here for acces to the official Rule Book!

Community Resources

With all of the changes this year and the switch to an online format, we thought it would be helpful to share some links and information that we found to help with your projects! This list will be updated as frequently as we find or receive information! If you have any videos or links that you think would be helpful to other, please contact Meaghan Yeakley (mty4@stmarys-ca.edu)! We all need community and interaction during these times. We look forward to hearing from you!

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VIEW THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY SHOWCASE NOW!

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Below are links to the official sites for National History Day 2022 and our geographic sites. They can provide you with more broad information about the competition! The Contra Costa County site has the most information on the competition in March.

View the Past Projects and Winners of the NHD of Contra Costa County Competition!

NHD-CCC PROJECT SHOWCASE 2021 March 12-14, 2021

In partnership with other programs at the College, the Saint Mary's College History Department is offering prizes for outstanding submissions in the following topic categories:

Congratulations to our Prize Recipients!

Women and Gender History ( in partnership with the Women and Gender Studies Program)

Ethnic Studies--a People's History (in partnership with the Ethnic Studies Program)

Environmental History ( in partnership with the Environmental and Earth Science Program)

Global History ( in partnership with the Global and Regional Studies Program)

There are seven different formats that a student could use to present their topic!

Poster (For 4th and 5th grade only)

Exhibits

Documentary Film

Historical Paper

Dramatic Performance

Podcast *New this year for CA only (4th-12th grade)

While creating your projects keep in mind that your project has 80% Historial Quality and 20% Quality of Presentation.

Historical Quality can be described as

Having a solid Histoical Argument (thesis)

Represents multiple perspectives

Shows a wide amount of research

Contains accuracy to the historical topic being presented

Has historical significance

Shows historical context

Has obtained primary sources

Conveys the students voice

Clarity of Presentation can be described as

Technically sound

Audio and Visual

Written Content

Performance

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