The National History Day in Missouri (NHDMO) program transforms the way students view history.
Students (grades 6-12) learn about their world and themselves by creating hands-on research projects and competing in successive local, state, and national contests.
What is National History Day?
Every year, around 300 students from over 15 schools in Springfield and surrounding areas participate in the contest by designing a website, putting on a performance, writing a historical paper, creating a documentary, or curating a museum-like exhibit. Their projects range in topics from local history to global issues, and are judged by our faculty, history graduate assistants, and other qualified members of the community.
At Missouri State University, students compete for a chance to advance to state and, hopefully from there, to the national contest. MSU’s Department of History is proud to sponsor History Day in our region.
This project-based learning program provides students with skill-sets for college as well as a variety of careers.