Contest Rules
Be sure to use the current edition of the NHD Rule Book.
About Utah History Day
Utah History Day 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.
Utah History Day 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:
Utah History Day
Division of State History
300 S. Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
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 all areas of Union Station.
- Only enter performance or documentary areas between interviews. Other areas are not open to public during judging.
- 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.
Ogden District Contest Schedule
| 8:30-9:00 |
Student Check-in and Exhibit Set-up - Exhibit Area Open to Families
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| 9:00-11:30 |
Judging and Interviews, All students will attend
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| 11:15-12:00 |
Exhibit Area Open to Families
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| 9:00am -Wed. |
Winners will be posted on the Home page of this site on Wed., January 31.
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Down Time.
There will be down time while the different projects are being judged. Union Station has been very generous in hosting our contest this year. They are making their Railroad Museum available to you, free of charge, during your time at Union Station. You might also consider bringing a book to read or quiet games to play. You are welcome to watch Performances and Documentaries as they are presenting, but the other categories are not open to the public during judging.
We truly hope to continue this partnership with Union Station and the behavior of our students will factor into our ability to hold our contest here in the furture.
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.
Please visit the following link to see the judging criteria for all categories.