National History Day

Friday we toured the Middle School's display of exhibits for the annual National History Day competition. Seventh and eighth graders participate in several categories. Individual or group projects produce either a research paper, website, film documentary, performance or panel exhibits. The NHD theme this year nationwide was on the subject of hotly debated or diplomatic issues in history. Subjects included Seward's Folly, graffiti, Cuban missile crisis and the Geneva Conventions.



I've been a coach and judge for many National History Day events at several schools. This is my fourth year judging exhibits at Shorecrest.



This year each student prepared for our visit to the Middle School, by reading the process papers for two exhibits. Students had to take notes on various aspects and then evaluate the actual panel displays.



Each student made a brief presentation to the rest of the class on what they learned and liked.
Everyone was encouraged to show their notes at home and discuss what they've learned about NHD.



Click here to learn more about History Day. Shorecrest Middle School NHD advisor, David Hodgson spoke to the class a day before our visit. He will post the winning results on his blog and they will also be featured on Ebytes.