Over 250 Students to Compete at Hartford History Day Contest – Sat., March 28: Contest to Take Place at Capital Community College

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For Immediate Release
March 24, 2015
Contact: Chris Zaccaro
chris.zaccaro@cga.ct.gov
(860) 246-1553 ext. 116

Hartford, CT - On Saturday, March 28 over 250 students representing the communities of Bristol, Hartford, East Granby and East Windsor will present their History Day projects to judges at the Hartford Regional History Day in Connecticut Contest. The contest will take place at Capital Community College and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra will be in attendance to assist with the Awards Ceremony.

Students in grades 6-12 have spent months researching a history topic of their own choice related to this year’s theme of Leadership and Legacy in History. Participants can choose to present their projects within one of the five History Day categories. These categories include exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers and performances. Students in grades 6-8 compete within the Junior Division and students in grades 9-12 compete within the Senior Division. Students who place in the top three in their respective categories and divisions are invited to compete in the State History Day Contest, which will take place on May 9, 2015 at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. From there, state winners will be invited to represent Connecticut at the National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland in June.

The Award Ceremony is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. start time.  The names of winning students and entries will be posted on the History Day in Connecticut website (ct.nhd.org) the Monday after the contest. Hartford is one of the six History Day in Connecticut Regional Contests held in Connecticut throughout March. The Manchester Regional Contest will take place on the same day at Manchester High School in Manchester. The Torrington, New Haven, Fairfield and Mansfield Regional Contests took place earlier this month.  

The following schools will be represented at the Hartford Regional Contest:

 
Bulkeley High School, Hartford
Capital Preparatory Magnet, Hartford
Classical Magnet School, Hartford
East Granby Middle School, East Granby
East Windsor Middle School, East Windsor
Renzulli Academy, Hartford

History Day in Connecticut is an affiliate program of the renowned academic program, National History Day (NHD).  History Day in Connecticut is led by Connecticut’s Old State House with support from the Connecticut Historical Society, the Connecticut League of History Organizations, and ConnecticutHistory.org.  Major funding is provided by Connecticut Humanities.  For more information, contact History Day in Connecticut State Coordinator Rebecca Taber-Conover at 860-522-6766, ext. 11 or rebecca.taber-conover@cga.ct.gov.

Learn more about History Day in Connecticut by visiting its webpage http://ct.nhd.org, liking the program on Facebook, or following on Twitter.  The National History Day website may be viewed at http://www.nhd.org.