Ellendale student advancing to National History Day national contest

BISMARCK — Students from around the state participated in the National History Day in North Dakota state contest April 19 at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck. Twenty-eight students are now eligible to advance to the national contest at the University of Maryland June 9-13. Nine alternates were also selected to take the place of any finalists unable to attend the national contest. Students in grades 6-12 from public, private, and home schools participated with exhibits, papers, performances, websites, and documentaries on historical subjects featuring this year’s topic, “Turning Points in History.”

Winning top honors in the Senior Individual Exhibit was Mya Glynn, Ellendale High School, for “Hunger’s Turning Point: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment.”

Each year more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide, create a National History Day project. The program helps meet several state educational standards, furthering the aim of interdisciplinary and hands-on education, and promoting an appreciation for history from local to international. National History Day also provides educational services to students and teachers, including curricular materials, web resources, and annual teacher workshops and training institutes.

National History Day in North Dakota is hosted by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. For more information, visit

nd.nhd.org

or contact Education Outreach Supervisor and National History Day State Coordinator Madison Milbrath, 701.328.2794 or

ndstudies@nd.gov

.