Northeast Georgia National History Day
Information about the 2026 Northeast Georgia National History Day Regional Contest is coming soon!
Students in grades 6-12 in northeast Georgia are invited to compete in the Northeast Georgia National History Day Regional Contest, which takes place annually in February at the University of Georgia. Winners will advance to the state-level contest hosted by LaGrange College in April, and may then be selected to advance to the national competition hosted by the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.
National History Day (NHD) actively engages middle and high school students in a historical research program in which they examine past events, think critically about their significance, and communicate and defend a well-researched argument. Students select a topic related to the current year’s theme (Opens in a new window) and conduct extensive primary and secondary research to investigate their topic and answer specific research questions. Students then showcase their evidence and conclusions with a project in one of the following categories: Exhibit, Paper, Website, Documentary, or Performance. The NHD guide can help students get started on a project. (Opens in a new window)
NHD equips students with college- and career-ready skills of collaboration, research, writing, and innovative thinking that come from the study of history and civics. An independent study confirmed (Opens in a new window) that students who participate in NHD outperform their peers in ways that extend beyond the classroom and the competition.
All projects must adhere to general and category-specific rules outlined in the NHD Rule Book (Opens in a new window). In addition to creating the project, applicants in all categories submit an Annotated Bibliography and a Process Paper, which discusses the reasoning behind the project, the research process, and topic’s relationship the to the theme.
Resources for Teachers and Students:
- All NHD participants should carefully review the NHD Rule Book (Opens in a new window) as it provides important information about selecting a topic, conducting your research, and readying your project for competition.
- The NHD website (Opens in a new window) provides a wealth of information and resources.
- The LaGrange College NHD website (Opens in a new window) has additional resources for students and teachers about finding and using primary sources, developing research topics, incorporating NHD projects into classroom learning objectives, and much more.
- The National Archives (Opens in a new window) website provides guidance to digital collections and billions of primary sources, many of which can be incorporated into NHD research.