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=National History Day=

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 * =National History Day Links=
 * =HISD History Fair Dates=
 * =What Makes a Project Competitive?=
 * =Developing a Topic=
 * ==Documentaries==
 * ==Web Site Entries==
 * ==[|HISD Online Resources]==

The Process
The video below is from []. It traces the research and development of Trent Butler's 2008 National History Day project on the birth of Big Bend National Park and the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps. It is an excellent example of the processmedia type="custom" key="4568930" width="80" height="80" align="right" Trent went through in doing his history fair project. Ron Kabele and staff at [|Texas Parks & Wildlife Television]successfully captured what goes into a History Day project and produced this piece which aired on PBS stations statewide in fall of 2008. This video is made available on [|The Texas National History Day Site] through the generous permission of [|Texas Parks & Wildlife Television].

National History Day Site Links

 * [|The National History Day Site]
 * [|The Texas History Day Site]
 * Web Site Entries
 * Rules and regulations can be found here - []
 * Students create their website here - []
 * Example of a Weebly NHD site - [|http://nhdexample1.weebly.com]

Web Site Entry

 * ===Rules and regulations can be found here - []===
 * ===Students create their website here - []===

media type="custom" key="6706047" = = =HISD History Fair Calendar for 2010 – 2011= School History Day competitions completed by December 15 || All website entries posted in final form on the NHD web portal and process papers including annotated bibliography delivered to Montra Rogers in the Curriculum Department –HISD Admin Bldg, 4400 W 18th St. || **Regional History Day Competition at Pin Oak Middle School ** || **Junior Division Competition in the morning/Senior Division in the afternoon **
 * Aug 14, 2010 || Workshop: Creating Competitive History Fair Projects ||
 * Sept - Dec 2010 || Students work at the school level to complete projects.
 * Jan. 3 - 14, 2011 || Recommended dates for HISD sub History Day competitions – all HISD sub competitions completed by January 14, 2010 ||
 * February 1, 2011 || All HISD sub History Day contest winner information should be advanced via the Acuity system. (Details/Instructions to follow) ||
 * Feb.8, 2011 || All research papers due to Montra Rogers in the Curriculum Department –HISD Admin Bldg, 4400 W 18th St.
 * **Sat Feb. 19, 2011 **

**Junior Exhibit set-up beginning at 8:00 a.m. Performance and Documentary times sent by letter to sponsoring teacher ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Judging for all Junior divisions begins at 9:00 and continues until 12 noon. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Students will be asked to stand with their exhibits and answer questions about their projects [replicating the state process] **

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Senior Exhibit set-up beginning at 12:30 p.m. Performance and Documentary times sent by letter to sponsoring teacher ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Judging for all Senior divisions begins at 1:00 and continues until 3:00 p.m. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Students will be asked to stand with their exhibits and answer questions about their projects [replicating the state process] ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Public viewing of the Exhibits will be from 3:00 – 4:00 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Awards Ceremony will be at 4:00 followed by and take down of exhibits beginning after the awards ceremony. ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 2pt 0.1in;">First and Second place winners in each Junior and Senior category division will be eligible to advance to the state competition. ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 2pt 0.1in; text-align: center;">May 6 - 7, 2011 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 2pt 0.1in;">Texas History Day Competition in Austin. First and Second place winners in each Junior and Senior category division will be eligible to advance to the national competition. ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 2pt 0.1in; text-align: center;">June 2011 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 2pt 0.1in;">National History Day Competition in Washington, DC. ||