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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 2025

PIKES PEAK REGIONAL CONTEST: The 2025 Regional Contest will be held on the Campus of Colorado College, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

2025 National Theme:  “Rights and Responsibilities in History”

What is History Day? All Middle and High School age students (grades 6-8 & 9-12) are invited to “DO” History by preparing a research paper, a multimedia documentary, a web site, a dramatic performance or an imaginative exhibit on a topic of their own choosing.

Projects will be judged on research, primary sources, historical accuracy, presentation of thesis and argument and on how well they relate to the national theme.

IMPORTANT DATES :

On-Line Registration Open January 6-31, 2025:  http://pp-co.nhd.org

PLEASE REMEMBER:  All participants including group members must fill out and submit their own registration form.

Entry Fees due by February 24th      ($5 fee per ENTRY not per student)

All Registration Corrections/title changes should be made by February 24, 2025.

Please make any registration or title corrections by contacting: Kathy Lindeman, NHD Regional Coordinator:  klindeman@coloradocollege.edu.  Changes will be accepted until February 24, 2025. (DO NOT FILL OUT AN ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FORM.)

Paper Category Entries & “Published” Web Page Entries:

DUE: Friday, February 14, 2025

–Papers due via email to klindeman@coloradocollege.edu 

–Websites must be published and will lock at midnight. 

Regional Contest      March 1, 2025 on the Colorado College campus.

State Contest            April 26, 2025 at University of Colorado at Denver Auria Campus

National Contest      June 8–12, 2025 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

(Please note: Entries in the Paper and Web Site categories mut be completed and turned in BEFORE the regional competition. Judges need extra time to evaluate these categories.)

ALL OTHER CATEGORIES: Contest information and room assignments will be sent to individual competitors or group leaders before the in-person contest on March 1st.  

Useful links:

Both the Colorado State and the National offices have wonderful web sites containing resources, links, rules descriptions, research suggestions and references:

Please contact Kathy Lindeman, Pikes Peak Regional Coordinator   Klindeman@ColoradoCollege.edu (719) 473-6634 if you have questions.