Contests

District Contest

Connecticut is divided into five History Day districts. The districts and competition sites are as follows:

Manchester District: Manchester High School
Mansfield District: Mansfield Middle School
New Haven District: Wilbur Cross High School
Stamford District: Academy of Information Technology & Engineering
Torrington: University of Connecticut, Torrington

The district contests will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Click HERE for a list of dates & deadlines. Please email history_day@chs.org or call the History Day state coordinator at 860-236-5621 ext. 252 if you are not sure where you should compete.

The top three winners in each division and project category from each district contest are invited to participate in the state competition on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

Go to the TEACHERS page for instructions on registering for your district contest.

State Contest

The State Contest will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Connecticut Historical Society and the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School.

Registration Instructions (TBA)

Contest Schedule & Directions (TBA)

Special Awards

The following special awards will be given to outstanding History Day entries at the state contest on Saturday, May 8, 2010. These awards include cash prizes and/or plaques, and are sponsored by local organizations that support the hard work of all History Day students. Click on the links below to find out more about the sponsoring organizations. If you have questions about the special awards, contact the History Day state coordinator at 860-236 5621 ext. 252 or history_day@chs.org.

Outstanding Entry Related to the Connecticut Freedom Trail
- Sponsored by the Amistad Committee, Inc.
Outstanding Entry in Early American History (through 1812)
- Sponsored by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Outstanding Use of Primary Sources
- Sponsored by Ellsworth Grant
Outstanding Entry Related to Slavery or Abolition
- Sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
Outstanding Entry in the Arts
- Sponsored by John, Jacqueline, and Robert Dixon
Outstanding Entry in New England History
- Sponsored by the New England History Teachers’ Association
Outstanding Entry in Connecticut History
- Sponsored by the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
Outstanding Entry in Women’s History
- Sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

2010 History Day in Connecticut Button Contest

Dear History Day Participants,

The 2010 History Day in Connecticut button contest has begun! Is your love for history partnered with an artistic flair? This is your chance to have your original design showcased on the official 2010 History Day in Connecticut buttons, which are distributed across the state at our district contests, and are traded with History Day participants across the country at the National History Day contest.

To submit an image, go to http://www.imgur.com, upload your image, copy the link provided, and send it to history_day@chs.org in an email. Some guidelines for emails:

In the subject line, please write HD Button Contest - Your Name

In the body of the email, please provide the link for your uploaded design and contact information for you and your History Day teacher (your phone number, name of your school, the name of your Hisotry Day teacher, and your teacher's email address).

Hand-drawn entries may be mailed to:

History Day Button Contest
Connecticut Historical Society
One Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105

Full rules and details of the contest can be found below. Please note that the deadline for submissions is February 5th, 2010 (the same deadline for History Day registration!) and designs may only have up to two colors (in addition to white).

The History Day in CT staff will select up to 5 entries to be voted on by you! Voting will open on February 9th, 2010, and continue until February 14th, 2010, and can be accessed from this page. Good luck; we look forward to your entries!

Rules

Entries must be emailed or postmarked by February 5th, 2010.
Only registered History Day participants are eligible to enter.
One entry per person.
Designs may have up to two colors (and white).
Designs should be related to this year's theme, Innovation in History, and must include the year 2010.
Designs should incorporate "Connecticut", "CT", or an image of the state.
Your submission can be any size, but the button will be ROUND and 11/4 inches in diameter. The winning design will be adjusted to fit the button.