NHD IN NM SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL CONTESTS
WHO: NHD Students in Southern and Southeastern N.M.
WHAT: Regional Contests
WHERE: Southeastern at ENMU, Southern at WNMU
WHEN: Southeastern Feb. 21st, Southern Feb. 28th
CONTACT: NHD in NM State Coordinator, Stephanie Wilson
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Calling all students grades 6–12 — Or anyone interested in National History Day!
SOUTHEASTERN
February 21st, 8am-3pm
Eastern New Mexico University
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NHD in NM is proud to announce the newest addition to our family — the Southeastern Region! This year, we will be hosting our first SE Regional at ENMU on February 21, 2025!
SOUTHERN
February 28th, 8am-3pm
Western New Mexico University
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NHD in NM is excited to announce that Western New Mexico University will host the Southern Regional contest on February 28, 2025!
To learn more about the regional contests, please contact NHD in NM State Coordinator Stephanie Wilson.
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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
Helping student historians and their teachers study the past to inform the present and shape the future.
ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® (NHD):
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by, HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. For more information, visit NHD.org.
ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® IN NEW MEXICO:
History Day in New Mexico is open to elementary, middle, and high school students statewide. The program is organized and sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. NMHC offers online and in-person professional development for teachers as well as student events.