Hartford and Torrington Area Students Advance to Connecticut History Day State Contest

AREA STUDENTS ADVANCE TO CONNECTICUT HISTORY DAY STATE CONTEST

Monday, March 15, 2021

Hartford, Conn.— The results are in! On Saturday, March 13, middle and high-school students from 9 Hartford area schools and 12 Torrington area schools competed in the 2021 Connecticut History Day Regional Contest.

For the complete list of winners and their schools, CLICK HERE.

The Hartford contest featured 44 entries by 56 Students from Berlin High School, Conard High School in West Hartford, Farmington High School, Greater Academy of the Arts High School, Irving A. Robbins Middle School in Farmington, Montessori Magnet School in Hartford, Sedgwick Middle School in West Hartford, South Windsor High School, and Watkinson School in Hartford.

Special guests Congressman John Larson, Rep. Edwin Vargas, Rep. Joshua Hall, and Rep. Matthew Ritter made virtual appearances to congratulate the students on their efforts.

The Torrington region includes 49 entries by 65 students from Clairvolotti Homeschool in New Hartford, Har-Bur Middle School in Burlington, Lewis S Mills High School in Burlington, Mazur Homeschool in Avon, Memorial Middle School in Middlebury, Talcott Mountain Academy in Avon, The Hotchkiss School in Sharon, The Taft School in Watertown, Torrington High School, Torrington Middle School, Westside Middle School in Danbury, and Westminster School in Simsbury.

Special guests State Sen. Kevin Witkos, State Rep. Maria Horn, and Mayor Elinor Carbone contributed virtual messages to the students, congratulating them on their efforts.

There are six Connecticut History Day Regional Contests.  They are the culmination of months of intense study and project development. Students choose topics related to the 2021 theme of Communication in History: The Key to Understanding, conduct research by interviewing experts and shape their findings into sound historical arguments. Working alone or in groups, students use their research to create projects in one of five categories – exhibits, documentaries, websites, papers, or performances.

After switching to an online format last year at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, contests are being run virtually this year. In an effort to enhance the experience for participants, CHD staff worked with their host schools and partners to create unique content exclusively for CHD students, including a special conversation with Dr. Mark Healy of UConn’s Department of History.

Follow Connecticut History Day on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or visit the program’s website at histordayct.org. Further information about National History Day can be found at nhd.org.

Connecticut History Day is coordinated by The Connecticut Democracy Center at Connecticut’s Old State House. An affiliate program of National History Day, CHD promotes the study of history in schools – including public, private, and home schools – to create a higher degree of appreciation for the value of historical thought in students, educators, and community members who participate. CHD creates college and career-ready citizens of the future by engaging students in rigorous, inquiry-based academic research projects.

CHD conforms to the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies Connecticut State Standards and Connecticut’s new Social Studies Frameworks.

CHD is presented with major funding and partnership support from CT Humanities. Program support is given by the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area and the New Haven Museum. Follow Connecticut History Day on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and visit the program’s website at histordayct.org.