2022 Riverside County History Day Awards Ceremony

2022 Riverside County History Day Awards Ceremony

Presented by Renae Ramsey

308 Students from Riverside County Schools Participate in National History Day Competition
“Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences” was theme for virtual 2022 Riverside County National History Day Competition
Post Date:03/23/2022 8:46 AM
RIVERSIDE – While living and learning in the midst of historic times, 308 students from 11 school districts, charters, and private schools in Riverside County, produced 167 entries as part of the 2022 Riverside County National History Day competition. A total of 123 students (64 entries) are moving on to the National History Day-California Competition in May.

Featuring the 2022 theme of ““Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences” the competition featured students in grades 4-5 who participated in the poster category, and junior division (grades 6-8) and senior division (grades 9-12) students who competed in the following categories:

Documentary
Performance
Exhibit
Paper
Website
Podcast (new category for NHD-CA)
The virtual judging took place from March 2-9, and ended with a virtual awards ceremony on March 17. All categories were open to the public for a showcase viewing from March 14–March 17.

The top four finishers in each category in the elementary, junior, and senior divisions, qualified to advance to the National History Day-California State Competition to be held at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA May 6-8, 2022. Winners at the state level advance to the National History Day virtual competition, June 12-16, 2022, in College Park, Maryland