The 32nd Annual San Bernardino County History Day competition featured more than 110 projects from nearly 180 participating students this year. The winners were honored during a virtual awards ceremony held on March 10.
“I applaud all the students involved in this year’s San Bernardino County History Day,” said County Superintendent Ted Alejandre. “They exemplify our best and brightest, and they’ve worked diligently to research local, national, and worldwide events in preparation for this competition.”
History Day is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to increase their knowledge of history through classroom activities within the content and process of social studies and language arts curriculum. This year’s theme was “Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.”
History Day provides students an opportunity to compete in a variety of categories within three divisions:
- Elementary (grades four through five)
- Junior (grades six through eight)
- Senior (grades nine through 12)
The elementary division competes in the poster and podcast categories.
Both junior and senior divisions compete in exhibit, podcast, documentary, performance, website, and research paper categories. Submissions are judged by historians, educators, and other professionals in related fields.
Participating school districts include:
- Adelanto Elementary
- Barstow Unified
- Central School District
- Chaffey Joint Union High
- Cucamonga
- Hesperia Unified
- San Bernardino City Unified
- Snowline Joint Unified
- Upland Unified
- Victor Valley Union High
Individual and group qualifiers will advance to the upcoming California History Day competition in May.
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