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Yadira Chavelas
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ychavelas@rcoe.us
(951) 826-6570

Madelynn Knust
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mknust@rcoe.us
(951) 826-6376

History Day

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National History Day (NHD) is a year-long educational program in which students in grades 4 through 12 become historians.

After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about the significance of their topics in history, and create final projects to present their work. These projects can be used at the school site for rich project-based learning experiences and/or entered into a series of competitions from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.

Within Riverside County, the competition begins at the school level, with winners advancing to a district competition, then to the county level. Riverside County winners advance to NHD-CA State Competition and state winners then advance to the NHD competition in Maryland.

2024 Theme: Turning Points in History

Important Dates:

Thursday, September 7, 2023	Riverside County History Day District Coordinator Orientation Zoom l 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024	Registration Materials Deadline
Saturday, February 24, 2024	Riverside County History Day Competition l 8:00 a.m. Awards Ceremony l 4:00 p.m. Canyon Springs High School (23100 Cougar Canyon Rd., Moreno Valley, CA)
April 19-21, 2024	NHD - California State Competition CSU Sacramento
June 9-13, 2024	National History Day Competition University of Maryland, College Park