Area youth win top awards at Maine National History Day
At Maine National History Day at the University of Maine in Orono April 8, 265 students from 28 middle and high schools showcased exhibits, papers, websites, documentaries and performances based on their original research.
A list of all the 2017 award winners is online.
Awards are given in several categories, and the top state winners will be eligible to compete in the national contest at the University of Maryland, June 11–15.
Maine National History Day is a partnership between the University of Maine Humanities Center and the Margaret Chase Smith Library, with support from the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Historical Society. This year’s theme was “Taking a Stand in History.”
National History Day is an academic program that began in 1980 to promote critical thinking, research and presentation skills through project-based learning for students of all abilities in grades 6–12. More than half a million students, working with thousand of teachers, participate in the national contest annually.
For information about next year’s Maine National History Day program, contact state coordinator John Taylor at the Margaret Chase Smith Library, john.m.taylor@maine.edu; 207.474.7133. You can also learn more about Maine National History Day on Facebook.