National History Day Georgia

It’s senior division Tuesday at the national contest! Good Luck!

🤩 A huge shout-out to all of our NHDGA junior division competitors! First round judging for juniors is complete, and Team Georgia looked cool, calm, and collected. Congratulations to everyone who presented their research today!

Tomorrow, we cheer on our senior division students.

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Today is your day….Seize it!!! You’re going to do a great job!

It's official! The 2026 National NHD Contest is underway! We'll share daily updates about Team Georgia so that those of you back home can cheer us on!

Today: check-in and the opening ceremony. Tomorrow: junior category judging! Good luck to all of our junior historians! ✏️

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Two Georgia students have earned the opportunity to display their work at the Smithsonian Institution!

Ari Harper and Jack Plemper will showcase their National History Day projects at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History, respectively.

Congratulations to Ari and Jack on this amazing achievement!

National History Day Georgia is proud to present this year's team of National Qualifiers!

In June, 71 students from across the state will represent Team Georgia at the NHD National Contest. Please join us in congratulating these hardworking students and their teachers. 👏🎉

☀️ NHDGA educators! Are you making your summer plans? Be sure to mark your calendars for July 14-16!

In this virtual, three-day morning workshop, we will unpack the 2027 NHD theme "Innovation in History" and share tools and tips for implementing NHD in YOUR classroom.

Curious about the 2027 theme? New to National History Day? Need a refresher on student research tools? Reserve your spot today at lagrange.edu/nhdworkshop

Some more highlights from the 2026 National History Day Georgia State Contest! 📸

See below for a link to the complete photo gallery!

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Congratulations to the 2026 National History Day Georgia Teachers of the Year!

In our Senior Division, we are honored to recognize Dr. Yi'sheika Lawrence, from Georgia College Early College in Baldwin County. As one of Dr. Lawrence's students wrote: "My teacher goes out of her way to make everything possible for her students, even the things people said weren’t possible: she shows us that history doesn’t have to boring when you have someone passionate about it helping you find your niche."

In our Junior Division, we are honored to recognize Dr. Katie Baker-Johnson, from Hilsman Middle School in Clarke County. Her student shared: "Dr. Johnson works tirelessly to ensure all students at Hilsman are pushed to their limits in National History Day and just in general. She works many extra hours after school to watch our performances, giving students a chance to obtain higher goals through learning history."

We thank Dr. Lawrence, Dr. Baker-Johnson, and all of our NHDGA teachers for all that they do for our Georgia students.


Clarke County School District Georgia College Early College