New Haven and Fairfield Area Students Advance to Connecticut History Day State Contest

AREA STUDENTS ADVANCE TO CONNECTICUT HISTORY DAY STATE CONTEST

Hartford, Conn.— The results are in! On Saturday, March 20, middle and high-school students from 9 New Haven area schools and 13 Fairfield area schools competed in the 2021 Connecticut History Day Regional Contest.  After a year of work, the students’ performances, documentaries, exhibits, websites, and papers were reviewed by panels of volunteer judges and first, second, and third place winners have advanced to the virtual State Contest on May 1. Students that place in the top two at the State Contest will be eligible to participate in the National History Day Contest on June 3 for a chance to win prestigious prizes, including scholarships

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

The New Haven Regional Contest featured 71 entries by 97 students from EC Adams Middle School in Guilford, East Haven High School, Engineering & Science University Magnet School in West Haven, Memorial Middle School in Middlebury, North Haven Middle School, Pomperaug Regional High School, and Rochambeau Middle School in Southbury, Wilbur Cross High School and Worthington Hooker Middle School in New Haven.

Congratulations CHD students!

Special guests Mayor Justin Elicker and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro contributed virtual messages to the students.

The Fairfield Regional Contest includes 274 entries from 382 students from the Center for Global Studies, Columbus Magnet School, Nathan Hale Middle School, Roton Middle School, Norwalk High School, Scotts Ridge Middle School, and West Rocks Middle School in Norwalk, as well as Fairfield Warde High School in Fairfield, Greenberg Classical Academy and The Academy of Information Technology in Stamford, Greenwich High School, Staples High School in Westport, and Trumbull High School.

Special Guests State Rep. Jennifer Leeper, State Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, and First Selectwoman Brenda L. Kupchick shared virtual messages for the students.

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.

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