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2026-27 Theme Webinar
Watch the NHD-CA Theme Webinar! Join us for this year’s theme webinar to explore the Innovation in History theme!Monday, September 14th – 7:00 PM Once you register, you will be provided the link for the […]
2026 California National Contest Champions Announced
MARYLAND – June 12, 2025 — Ten California entries receive top honors at the 51st Annual National History Day Contest held at the University of Maryland College Park Campus in the Washington, D.C. area June […]
2026 NHD-CA Champions Announced
After months of intensive research and success at district and county-level competitions, champions were recognized in Sacramento on Sunday, May 3rd at California State University Sacramento, concluding the 2026 National History Day-California state competition. More […]
2026 NHD-CA Historical Paper Contest Finalists
After months of intensive research by students and careful review by judges, the results of the 2026 NHD-CA Historical Paper Contest are in! Twelve Junior Division and twelve Senior Division finalists have been selected to […]
Make it Civics
Use your National History Day research to help meet some of the requirements for the California State Seal of Civic Engagement. The Civic Summit at History Day California provides students, grades 9–12, an opportunity to engage in civil discourse with other students on their topic.
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