06/17/2026
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Join us virtually for the National History Day Award Ceremony to watch students receive their awards on Thursday, June 18! The livestream will begin around 8:30 a.m. ET.
A yearlong academic program for 6 - 12th graders culminating in a national contest. Each year, 4,000 Connecticut students participate in this academic program.
Using this year’s theme of Rights & Responsibilities in History, participants in grades 6-12 may work individually or in groups to choose a topic, conduct historical research and create a project. Students may present their projects as a: paper, exhibit, website, documentary, or theatrical performance. They present their projects at one of six district contests; students placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd a
06/17/2026
https://ow.ly/ZwUp50Zacq7
Join us virtually for the National History Day Award Ceremony to watch students receive their awards on Thursday, June 18! The livestream will begin around 8:30 a.m. ET.
06/17/2026
Thank you for joining us for today's Ice Cream Social!
Congratulations to Noah Bruno for qualifying for the Finals Round in Senior Individual Documentary and to Sahana Bhandary-Alexander and Titiladeoluwa Adeniran for qualifying for the Finals Round in Senior Group Documentary. Good luck tomorrow!
06/16/2026
Team Connecticut is having a blast at Nationals! Our coordinators stopped by to cheer on some of our senior division students who presented today. It's wonderful to see how every project has developed and become even more polished since regionals and states!
06/16/2026
Day 2 of the National Contest begins! Best of luck to our senior division students!
06/15/2026
National History Day judging kicks off today! Let’s send our junior division students some encouragement as they share their amazing projects. Good luck to all—you’re making Connecticut proud!
06/15/2026
Team CT represented the Nutmeg State loudly and proudly at the National History Day Welcome Ceremony! Let's root for their success as Junior Division judging kicks off on Monday.
06/14/2026
UPDATE: The Welcome Ceremony at the National History Day Contest has been moved to 6pm! Team Connecticut, please meet outside Stamp Student Union at 5:45pm!
06/13/2026
Congratulations to Nancy Barlow of Westside Middle School Academy for being the CT Nominee for NHD Teacher of the Year (Junior Division)! She was presented with her award yesterday by State Coordinator, Rebecca Taber
06/11/2026
The CHD Team is getting packed and ready for the National Contest!