National History Day Research Day

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce that it will host a research day for students interested in participating in the National History Day (NHD) competition. This event will be held on Thursday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Chambers Library on the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) campus and is free for teachers and students. Attendees will have full access to the library resources, librarians, and the Oklahoma National History Day (OKNHD) staff. Registration is required and must be submitted to OKNHD Coordinator Sarah Dumas at sdumas@okhistory.org.

National History Day is a nonprofit education organization in College Park, Maryland. Established in 1974, NHD offers year-long academic programs that engage more than half a million middle and high school students around the world annually in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. These research-based projects are entered into contests at the local and affiliate levels, where the top student projects have the opportunity to advance to the national contest at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Oklahoma National History Day is part of NHD and is a highly regarded academic program for sixth through twelfth grade students. It gives teachers the opportunity to incorporate an academic program that directly addresses Common Core and Oklahoma Assessment Standards for the social studies with student-based projects. The next state OKNHD contest is scheduled for May 4–5, 2016, at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Junior Division will compete on May 4, and Senior Division will compete on May 5. More information may be obtained at http://ok.nhd.org.