HARTFORD, CT – Forty-six students in grades 6-12 represented Connecticut at the prestigious 2023 National History Day® Contest at the University of Maryland. Having won statewide competitions, they joined nearly 3,000 students from the U. S. and overseas to compete nationally. It is the first in-person national contest to take place since 2019.
Inspired by the theme of Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas, high school, and middle school students wrote papers, created exhibits, produced documentaries, designed websites, and staged performances exploring topics ranging from Katherine Hepburn to American Sign Language to Clifford W. Beers’ impact on attitudes towards mental health. To read more, click here.