St. Mary's County History Day

2025 THEME: RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITIES in HISTORY

St. Mary’s County History Day is a local contest affiliated with Maryland History Day and National History Day. It is a district-level contest for middle and high school students to do in-depth research and create unique projects about each year’s theme in one of five categories: paper, exhibit, documentary, website, or performance. It is a chance for students to develop critical skills that they will use throughout their schooling and careers, and winners of the district contest will advance to the state-level contes.

It is an opportunity for middle and high school students to do self-guided research and create projects about topics that interest them. Winners of St. Mary's County History Day receive awards and advance to the state level contest. Judging is in March, but students should be working on their projects right now so they have the best chances possible of moving on to Maryland History Day. 4th and 5th grade students are also welcome to participate in the local contest, but will not be able to move on to the state-level contest.

Students can join in on the contest regardless of class participation, so it's a great opportunity to get your middle and high schoolers involved in a little at home learning. There will also be several categories of prizes for the best projects presented!

Special Awards: To Be Announced

These will be offered in addition the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards

NOTICE FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND JUDGES: Please read the attached link for information regarding the use of AI in projects: https://nhd.org/en/resources/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-your-nhd-project/

Deadlines

Registration Opens: October 16, 2024

Registration Closes: March 1, 2025

Project Submissions Due: March 1, 2025

Dates

Regional Contest Day: March 8, 2025

State Contest Day: May 3, 2025

National Contest Day: June 8-12, 2025

Host or Publisher Historic Sotterley