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2009 Special Winners

South Dakota Junior Division Project: Exhibit "Feeding The Hungry- One Man's Passion" -Paulina Haak, Mobridge-Pollack. (Award sponsored by the SD Humanaties Council)

South Dakota Senior Division Project: Research Paper "Sanford B. Coulson" -Jens Lillevold, Yankton (Award sponsored by SD Humanaties Council)

Women in History: Exhibit, "Rosalind Franklin, The Stolen Legacy Of Life" - Emma Bauer & Kristen Schaefer, Yankton (Award sponsored by General Federated Women's Clubs of South Dakota)

Agricultural/ Rural Life History: Jr. Exhibit, "The Olson Legacy" -Bryce Olson & Sierra Stugelmeyer, Harding County Schools (Award sponsored by the South Dakota Ag Heritage Musuem)

Native American Project: Research paper, Jr. Div, "Woodrow Keebles' Legacy That Came Too Late", Livie Stavick, Britton-Hecla Schools. (Sponsored by SDSU Provost Office)

British History or Oral History Project: Research paper, Sr. Div., "Rejecting Their Advice: CS Lewis as an Individual Voice for Christianity", Katie Sorenson, Britton-Hecla. (Sponsored by USD History Dept. in memory of Dr. Stephen Ward)

Legal History: Jr. Group Performance, "Charles Loring Brace: A Ticket to a New Life", Bruce Biegler, Kristin Aberle, Kathryn Biegler, Todd Kuhn - Timber Lake. (Sponsored by USD Law School)

Military History: Sr. Group Performance, "Adolf Hitler, the Rise of Evil", Anna Hettinger, Madison Deibert, Sara Russow, Sarah VanderVorst, Daria Paydar - Herried (Award sponsored by Wachovia, A.G. Edwards)

 
 

What Is South Dakota History Day?

National History Day is not just a day, but every day! The National History Day program is a year-long education program that culminates in a national contest every June.

For more than twenty-five years the National History Day program has promoted systemic educational reform related to the teaching and learning of history in America's schools. The combination of creativity and scholarship built into the NHD program anticipated current educational reforms, making National History Day a leading model of performance-based learning.

NHD is a year-long education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, websites, and research papers based on research related to an annual theme. These projects are then evaluated at local, state, and national competitions.

State Competition will be held Saturday, 27 March 2010, on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings SD.

State NHD coordinator is Kathie Tuntland. Contact State Coordinator The NHD program and state contest is sponsored by the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum and the South Dakota Humanities Council.

The  NHD 2010 Contest Theme is Innovations in History/ Impact and Change.

 

Why Participate?

Many different people participate in the NHD program:

  • Students
  • Teachers
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Libraries, Museums, and Archives
  • Community Businesses

The NHD program serves as a vehicle to teach students important literacy skills and to engage them in the use and understanding of museum and library resources. The program inspires students to study local history, and then challenges them to expand their thinking and apply knowledge of local events to the national, or even worldwide scene. The program also teaches students to become technologically literate through the use of computer and Internet research methods, and the use of technologically advanced applications in their presentations.

"The true benefits from participating in National History Day go way past a certificate or medal. The program teaches kids the writing, analytical understanding, and reading comprehension skills that will make them a success in life, no matter what their career," states parent Susan Moose.