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Welcome to the Students' Corner of the National History Day in Pennsylvania! Congratulations on your interest in learning more about the past through local, national, and world history. The Students' Corner is a student-focused page that includes helpful information about the National History Day in Pennsylvania contest (including updates specific to you, the student). You will enjoy many benefits when you compete in History Day. For example, you will:
- meet other students with similar interests
- have the chance to win prizes and recognition for yourself and your school
- develop problem-solving and research skills that will help you for the rest of your life
- Before you start your project, we recommend that you talk to your social studies teacher or your academic mentor about your desire to participate to benefit from their guidance and encouragement.
The next steps are to check out the following helpful information:
- Who do I work with - if anyone?
- A sample topic list from National History Day
- National History Day in Pennsylvania General Information - explains competition levels, eligibility, contest categories, and rewards
- National History Day Website - contains valuable information about this year's theme, topic ideas, and resources
- NHD Contest Information - provides the definitions, rules, and judging criteria
Click here for a listing of History Education News websites.
Resources in Pennsylvania: A list of resources is available on the Teacher Resources page.
Future Contest Themes (Subject to Change)
- 2011 Diplomacy and Dialogue in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences
- 2012 Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History
- 2013 Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events
- 2014 Geography in History: Impact, Influence, Change
- 2015 Rights and Responsibilities in History
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