Celebrate Learning - Make it a Contest
Students are encouraged to showcase their work at a contest. Student champions at county contests are eligible to advance to the next level of competition. Students can revise their work in between contests.
County Contests
Contact your county coordinator to find information on participating in your local county contest. The champions from each county are eligible to advance to the NHD-CA State Competition held each spring.
NHD-CA Historical Paper Contest
Registration and submission of all historical papers will follow a different format from other categories. Historical papers will not compete at county contests. Instead, papers will be directly submitted to the state Historical Paper Contest.
NHD-CA State Contest
NHD-CA, one of the largest state History Day competitions, takes place each spring with over 1,600 participants. The competition is open to champions from each county grades 4-12.
National Contest
California Champions advance to the National History Day competition held each June at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Over 3,000 students compete each year in this final History Day round.
Sacramento County Office of Education
NHD-CA
P.O. Box 269003
Sacramento, CA 95826
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