National History Day

Greater Kansas City Virtual Contest
February 27, 2021

Results from regional contest 2/27/2021

Contest submission guidelines		Registration information
How to submit virtual entries (all categories)		Teacher and student registration link (opens December 7, 2020)
Exhibit category guidelines
Exhibit google slide template Exhibit power point template		Exhibit entrants will submit one PDF using one of the templates linked on this page.

Performance companion worksheet		Performance entrants will submit a link to their MP4 file and one PDF for their companion worksheet, bibliography and process paper
When uploading project follow these guidelines* Documentary: Upload a single PDF of your written materials (title page, process paper, and annotated bibliography) and insert a shareable Documentary Link from Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox. Paper: Upload a single PDF of your paper (title page, process paper, annotated bibliography, and paper). Exhibit: Upload a single PDF of your Written Materials (title page, process paper, annotated bibliography, and exhibit).		Performance: Upload a single PDF of your written materials (title page, process paper, annotated bibliography, and performance companion worksheet) and insert a shareable Performance Link from Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox. Website: Insert your NHDWebCentral Site Key.

History Day resources	Judging resources
Student videos from National History Day	New Judges Evaluation Sheets
Topics for 2021 Communication in History	New NHD Rule book
2021 Theme is Communication in History	Rule changes
Truman resources: Digital document sets \| Photographs	Rule changes video
Live binder of NHD resources from Charlene Burns	Judge Evaluation Sheets video
Teacher toolkits: Wisconsin \| California \| Minnesota
Tips and suggestions for each category
Student Examples: https://www.nhd.org/categories

Virtual classroom presentations by the regional coordinator can be arranged by appointment. Email: mark.adams@nara.gov

Local student examples	Links for History Day contests
Riley Sutherland from Liberty North High School's Silver medal winning performance (YouTube)	National History Day: http://www.NHD.org/
Mark Adams gave a welcome and introductory statements (video) Hannah Scott presented her Gold Medal winning exhibit (video) Take a closer look at Hannah’s exhibit (pdf) Erin Lowe presented her Gold Medal winning performance (video) Mark Adams sat down with both Gold Medal winners for a question and answer session (video)	History Day in Missouri: http://nhdmo.org/
Jay Mehta from Kansas City placed first in the nation with this performance (2015)
Erin Lowe from Kansas City finished first in the state and second in the nation with this performance
Harper Ross' Dustbowl Documentary
Patrick Lawhon from Kansas City placed first at the National History Day Finals! View his performance

For more information e-mail mark.adams@nara.gov