About NHD Utah
The Salt Lake Regional History Day competition has been hosted at Salt Lake Community College since 2014. Students from across Salt Lake, Tooele, and Summit counties are eligible to participate in this contest. Participants come from a wide rage of educational affiliations which include those attending public schools, charter schools, private schools, online schools, and home schools. Top entries from the Youth (4th and 5th grades), Junior (6th through 8th grade) and Senior (9th through 12th grades) divisions qualify to advance to the state contest.
NHD Utah is Utah’s official National History Day affiliate. Formerly called Utah History Fair, this program has operated continuously in Utah since 1980. Last year, more than 6,500 Utah students in 4th through 12th grade participated in History Day, learning how to conduct real historical research and then create a final project that showcases their work.
NHD Utah is operated by the Utah Division of State History located in the historic Rio Grande Depot in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah State Historical Society, Library and Collections, Utah Historical Quarterly, and next door to the Utah State Archives.
Contact Us:
NHD Salt Lake Region
Raquel Jones or Brittany Patch
For questions or concerns:
NHD Utah
Utah Division of State History
3760 South Highland Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Phone: 801.245.7253
Email: UtahHistoryDay@gmail.com
Contest Day Information
STUDENT BEHAVIOR AND EXPECTATIONS
Students are representatives of their families, schools, and this contest. Please remember the following expectations to create community and be respectful to all:
- Remain quiet in the hallways.
- Only enter judging rooms between interviews.
- No food/drink is allowed in classrooms.
- Students who are not actively in or preparing for an interview are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and poise.
- Waiting/Down Time: See below for appropriate activities.
- All students under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or adult chaperone.
SALT LAKE REGIONAL CONTEST SCHEDULE - Details to be posted two weeks before the contest day.
First Round Information (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)
All entries will have interviews during the first round of competition, which runs from 9:00-12:00 (for most categories).
- Students should be at their judging location at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time.
- All students are interviewed by the judges during the first round.
Final Round Information (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm)
In categories with more than 10 entries, morning judges will select the top entries to advance to the final round
- There are no interviews in the final round.
- Categories with final rounds will be announced one week before the contest.
- Performances Final Rounds:
- Performance students in Junior and Senior divisions may need to attend a final round, depending on the number of entries in your division/category. We will let you know if there are performance finals for your category two weeks before the contest
- Only those students competing in the Performance categories are required to attend the final round, should they qualify.
- Performance projects advancing to the final round will be posted at 12:30. Bring extra copies of your process paper and annotated bibliography to give to the second-round judges.
- Finalists in the Exhibit, Paper, Documentary, and Website categories are not posted. Results are announced for all categories at the Awards Ceremony.
Lunch
- Lunch is not provided for participants.
- There are many restaurants nearby.
- You are welcome to bring a lunch and eat in the Student Center (food/drinks are not allowed in classrooms).
Down Time
There will be down time during the day, especially in the afternoon. Bring schoolwork, board games, reading, movies, video games, or other similar low-key activities.
Please show respect to the many Salt Lake Community College employees who are working during our event and refrain from running throughout the buildings.
Where can I go during my down time?
The STUDENT CENTER will be open during the contest and will be an ideal place to hang out during down time. The STUDENT CENTER is kitty corner to the Academic and Administration Building.
Participants will find the following amenities in the student center:
- Designated large dining/seating area (basement level)
- Food vendors and vending machines
- Commons area
- Tables
- Electrical outlets
- Other general seating
- Outdoor tables and chairs
Group Documentary
Group projects are created by a team of 2-5 students.
A group documentary is an audio/visual presentation that uses multiple source types such as images, video, and sound
to communicate your team's historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Group Exhibit
Group projects are created by a team of 2-5 students.
A group exhibit is a three-dimensional physical and visual representation of your team's historical argument, research, and
interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Group Performance
Group projects are created by a team of 2-5 students.
A group performance is a dramatic portrayal of your team's historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s
significance in history.
Group Website
Group projects are created by a team of 2-5 students.
A group website is a collection of interconnected web pages that uses multimedia to communicate your team's historical
argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Individual Documentary
An individual documentary is an audio/visual presentation that uses multiple source types such as images, video, and sound
to communicate your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Individual Exhibit
An individual exhibit is a three-dimensional physical and visual representation of your historical argument, research, and
interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Individual Performance
An individual performance is a dramatic portrayal of your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s
significance in history.
Individual Website
An individual website is a collection of interconnected web pages that uses multimedia to communicate your historical
argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s significance in history.
Paper
A paper is a written format for presenting your historical argument, research, and interpretation of your topic’s
significance in history.
JUDGING CRITERIA ARE NEW FOR 2020-2021!