South Dakota National History Day

06/13/2025

NATIONAL CONTEST AWARDS!
South Dakota received the following awards yesterday at the national contest:
•Sami from Roosevelt High School (pictured in this post) placed fourth overall in the senior paper category. Her project was titled “Give Me Liberty, I've Already Got Death": How Lois Gibbs Fought for Environmental Rights During the Love Canal Tragedy. Sami also received the Senior Outstanding Affiliate Award.
•Delia, Emerson, and Mollee from Harding County Middle School were awarded the Junior Outstanding Affiliate Award for South Dakota. Their junior group performance was titled The Promise Land Called to Them. Additionally, this group placed second in their judging room, earning them an honorable mention.
•Julia and Rya from Patrick Henry Middle School placed second in their judging room, earning them an honorable mention for their junior group performance titled Working for Equality: Women's Work and Social Equality in the 1940s-1960s.
•Shai from Ben Reifel Middle School placed second in his judging room, earning them an honorable mention for their junior individual exhibit titled I Am An American.

Here are a few pictures - we should have access to additional pictures soon. Congratulations to ALL of our students from South Dakota who competed this week!

06/12/2025

The parade of states is finished and awards start soon! The SD kids are in the light blue shirts.

06/12/2025

It's time for the awards ceremony! You can watch a livestream of the ceremony at https://nhd.org/en/awards-ceremony/. The ceremony starts at 8:30 AM ET (7:30 AM CT, 6:30 AM MT). Good luck, SD students!

06/11/2025

Today, we also have two students from South Dakota participating in project showcases in Washington, DC!

Aby, a senior individual exhibit participant, will be showcasing her exhibit and participating in a program at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. This showcase highlights an exhibit from each state, and her exhibit is titled "DDT is Good for Me-e-e: The DDT Controversy and the Responsibility of Affirming Environmental and Public Health".

Additionally, Lyndsey, a senior paper participant, will be showcasing their paper and participating in a writer's workshop at The People's House: A White House Experience hosted by the White House Historical Association. This showcase highlights papers related to White House or presidential history, and her paper is titled "Displaced and Forgotten: The Indian Removal Act".

Congratulations, Aby and Lyndsey!

06/11/2025

While the national office is busy getting awards finalized for tomorrow's awards ceremony, many of our students will be participating in a guided tour of the Capitol followed by a meet & greet with some special guests - stay tuned for photos!

06/10/2025

Good luck to our senior division students who are participating in the national contest today! They are:

- Senior Group Documentaries: Jade, Kaitlyn, Maiya, Kaydence, and Sarah
- Senior Group Exhibits: Kolbi, Will, Ashtyn, and Rylee
- Senior Group Website: Kaylen, Raelee, Carson, and Kaydence
- Senior Individual Documentaries: Deon
- Senior Individual Exhibits: Aby and Sylvia
- Senior Individual Performances: Adeline and Kierra
- Senior Individual Websites: Savannah
- Senior Papers: Sami and Lyndsey

Results will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 12 at 8:30 AM ET (7:30 AM CT, 6:30 AM MT). You can watch the livestream at https://nhd.org/en/awards-ceremony/.

06/09/2025

Good luck to our junior division students who are participating in the national contest today! They are:

- Junior Group Documentaries: Lauren, Tyler, Ava, Kirsa, and Lorena
- Junior Group Exhibits: Ava, Kiera, Lauryn, Griffin, Quade, and Ryder
- Junior Group Performances: Delia, Emerson, Mollee, Julia, and Rya
- Junior Group Websites: Jack, Kellen, Will, Elizabeth, Lena, Madeline, and Paris
- Junior Individual Documentaries: Sinisa
- Junior Individual Exhibit: Shai
- Junior Individual Websites: Aria
- Junior Paper: Matthew and Elijah

Results will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 12 at 8:30 AM ET (7:30 AM CT, 6:30 AM MT). You can watch the livestream at https://nhd.org/en/awards-ceremony/.

06/08/2025

IT'S NATIONAL CONTEST WEEK!

This week, 49 students from 11 schools across South Dakota will be participating in the national contest. Today, students will register and we will celebrate together tonight with opening ceremonies. Stay tuned for additional updates throughout the week!

09/05/2024

Did you know that by supporting the Agricultural Heritage Museum today on , you are also supporting NHD® in SD? Find out more and donate today by visiting https://www.givecampus.com/2d64ok.

07/10/2024

Another opportunity to see NHD on TV!

Just a few hours until National History Day is featured on PBS News Hour tonight, July 10! 🤩 The show airs on https://www.pbs.org/newshour and on PBS News Hour's YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/PBSNewsHour) from 6-7pm ET. You can also check local listings for show times on your local TV channels. We will circulate links to the piece on social media and via email once it airs!

07/01/2024

In case you missed it, here is the segment from CBS Sunday Morning about the national contest!

At a time when educators may face restrictions on what they can teach, a contest sponsored by the non-profit organization National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with some of the young people using....

06/29/2024

Set your alarms for tomorrow if you want to see the national contest highlighted on TV!

UPDATE: Check out the CBS Sunday Morning segment on National History Day here: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/national-history-days-historical-contest/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2PhhjDGfaOI2s7NzQP0MtXvtx8E2xx7eFTNfR56iSF6dYHY6JJ0IBnwCU_aem_rOfD24y-mEhCqP4qmGynnA

‼️ATTENTION NHD FANS‼️

National History Day will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning tomorrow, June 30. The show airs from 9-10:30am ET. You can also stream Sunday Morning on the CBS app tomorrow starting at 12pm ET.

*In the event a major news event interrupts the broadcast or changes the reporting lineup, the piece will air on Sunday, July 7.*