Finalists Announced For National History Day In Indiana Northwest Region Contest
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society announced students have been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after a successful Northwest region contest on Saturday, Feb. 18. The contest included students from Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties.
Approximately 173 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing to the 2023 NHDI State Contest on April 22 at Marian University in Indianapolis.
Locally finalist student names, school names, project categories and project names include: Junior Individual Website, “The First Modern Battleship,” Owen Aukeman, Edgewood Middle School; and Junior Individual Performance, “The Frontier of Electric Lights,” Kevin Gough, Edgewood Middle School.
NHDI is a yearlong program dedicated to enhancing history education in Indiana's schools, according to a news release from IHS. Students in grades four through 12 explore a historical subject that fits under the annual theme. This year’s theme is “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.” Students use their research to create a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance or website. To reach the 2023 NHDI State Contest, to be held at Marian University on April 22, students must qualify at one of six regional contests.
NHDI is a project-based, inquiry-based program which encourages students to explore their own passions by conducting research, developing research questions, and then exhibit their individual learning styles through the creation of exhibits, documentaries, performances, papers and websites.
NHDI is presented by the Rooker Family Foundation with support from the Vigran Family Foundation. For more information, visit www.indianahistory.org/historyday or call 317-232-1882.
