Updated Oct. 2, 2013
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Matt Dunlap applauded students from 24 Maine schools and two homeschools for their efforts in preparing entries for the Maine History Day competition, held April 4 at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine and the University of Maine at Augusta.
History Day is a national competition in which individual students and small groups, in grades 6 through 12, prepare papers, exhibits, documentaries, performances or websites that explore a broad historical theme. The topic for the 2013 competition is: “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.”
Competitors were judged by experts in history from around Maine. The winners of the several categories qualify to move on to the national competition held at the University of Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., June 9-13.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap addressed the audience at this event that drew 246 students. “National History Day is one of our signature events,” said Dunlap. “Students do great research and thread the results really well into current events, so that the relevance and importance of historic methodologies are brought out in high relief. It’s a fun, informative, and exhilarating day that brings incredibly bright students together from all over the state.”
The Statewide competition was made possible with the support of the Maine Humanities Council, Maine Historical Society, Margaret Chase Smith Library, University of Maine, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, and historical societies from across the State.
2013 Maine National History Day Participating Schools
- Acton Elementary School, Acton
- William S. Cohen School, Bangor
- Midcoast Maine Homeschool Center, Bath
- Homeschool, Berwick
- Noble Middle School, Berwick
- Homeschool, Bowdoin
- Brunswick Jr. High School, Brunswick
- Buckfield Jr/Sr High School, Buckfield
- Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton
- Stepping Stones Montessori School, Chelsea Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School, Deer Isle
- Dirigo High School, Dixfield
- TW Kelly Dirigo Middle School, Dixfield
- Gorham High School, Gorham
- Gorham Middle School, Gorham
- Noble 8th Academy At Noble High School, North Berwick
- Loranger Middle School, Old Orchard Beach
- Center Drive School, Orrington
- Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, Poland
- Thornton Academy, Saco
- Sanford High School, Sanford
- Scarborough Middle School, Scarborough
- Skowhegan Area Middle School, Skowhegan
- Bonny Eagle High School, Standish
- Hartford Sumner Elementary School, Sumner
- Massabesic Middle School, Waterboro
Resources and more information
- Maine National History Day
- John Taylor
Maine National History Day State Coordinator
207-474-7133
john.m.taylor@maine.edu