2012 East Tennessee History Day

Welcome to the 11th Annual East Tennessee History Day
Carolyn P. Brown University Center, University of Tennessee March 5, 2012
Presented by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the University of Tennessee Department of History.
Thanks also to our presenting sponsors Jenny and Randy Boyd and Steve South.

REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 1, 2012!
Note to NHD students, teachers, and parents: All participating students (along with a sponsoring teacher) must register online to compete at East Tennessee History Day. Register on this page by clicking the "Begin Registration" icon located at the top of the right sidebar on this page. Registration opens on Sunday, January 1 and will remain open until Thursday, February 16 at midnight. Once registration closes, it will not re-open. If you have any difficulties or questions about registration, please consult East Tennessee History Day Co-Coordinator William E. Hardy at 865-215-8875, or by e-mail at hardy@easttnhistory.org.

Note to teachers/parents: There is not a registration fee for participating in the District Competition.

Entry Limitations:  The limits for projects per school instituted prior to the 2011 contest are still in effect. In each category, there is a limit of 2 projects, per grade level, per school. For example, a school may bring 2 Individual Exhibits per grade level, 2 Group Exhibits per grade level, and so on for each category.

Paper entries: All students competing in the Paper category must submit four (4) copies of their NHD paper POSTMARKED NO LATER than Thursday, February 16 to the following address:
William E. Hardy
Co-Coordinator, East Tennessee History Day
East Tennessee Historical Society
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901

Website entries: ALL WEBSITE ENTRIES ARE DUE ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, at which time, the district coordinators will close ALL student website entries for editing and distribute the website entry urls for Judging. Students will not be permitted access to the NHD Weebly Editor to make changes to their websites between February 16 and March 5.

Contest Day Information
Registration: 8:15-9:15
Welcome Ceremony: 9:30-10:00
First Round Judging: 10:00
Final Round Judging: 12:15
Awards Ceremony: 2:30

2011 TEACHER/PARENT CONTEST LETTER: The 2012 Teacher/Parent letter will be posted 2 weeks prior to contest. Please read the 2011 letter to get an idea of what to expect on contest day. 

Those attending the competition should park in the University Center parking garage, which is located off of Cumberland Avenue on Phillip Fulmer Way. The University Parking Garage is located to your right. Please make sure to have your parking ticket stamped at the "Registration Desk" (UT University Center, 2nd Floor) to receive the $5.00 university conference parking rate. Tickets without a stamp will be charged on a per hour basis.All rooms for the competition are located on the 2nd floor of the University Center, which can be accessed from the parking garage. Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m. and will be located outside of the UC Ballroom, where student exhibits will be displayed.

For a map of the University of Tennessee campus, click here.
Once you click on the link, click on the "Building Locator" and then scroll down and select "University Center (UC) to find the University Center and the UC's attached Public Parking Garage.

For a map of the floorplans of the Carolyn P. Brown University Center, click here.
Registration and all contest rooms are located on the 2nd Floor.

We gratefully acknowledge the continued support of our sponsors for East Tennessee History Day.
Comcast
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Dollywood
East Tennessee Veteran's Memorial Association
Indian Creek Productions
Knoxville Zoo
Regal Cinemas
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Tennessee Smokies Baseball
University of Tennessee Press

Jenny and Randy Boyd are presenting sponsors for the East Tennessee History Day district competition. As a part of the Boyds' support, they sponsor a $500 East Tennessee History Day Award for a Junior Division project and two Senior Division scholarships (application required). The scholarships are a 1st and 2nd place ($3,000 and $2,000 respectively). For more information on the Jenny and Randy Boyd awards and scholarships, as well as information on cash prizes for East Tennessee History Day, click here

For more on National History Day in East Tennessee History Day, read our new digital newspaper: The East Tennessee History Day Dispatch
If you have any questions about the East Tennessee History Day contest, please contact one of the East Tennessee History Day contest coordinators:Lisa Oakley at 865-215-8828 or William E. Hardy at 865-215-8875, or by e-mail at oakley@easttnhistory.org or hardy@easttnhistory.org
 
FREE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY WORKSHOPS
COME JOIN US AT THE EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY CENTER FOR STUDENT & TEACHER NHD WORKSHOPS

STUDENT NHD WORKSHOP, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) will be hosting a Student NHD workshop on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the East Tennessee History Center from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Students can bring their projects for judging comments and suggestions. If interested, please contact East Tennessee History Day coordinators (see contact information below) to reserve a 30-minute time slot.  

HISTORY DAY THURSDAYS! ARE BACK IN 2012
History Day Thursdays! Schedule: January 19; February 2; February 16; March 1
Following last year's successful History Day Thursdays! afterschool student workshops, the East Tennessee Historical Society NHD staff is pleased to announce that we will be once again holding the widely popular workshops for the 2012 contest season. History Day Thursdays! will be held at the East Tennessee History Center every other Thursday beginning January 19 from 3:00-5:30 p.m. and it is a wonderful opportunity for more focused NHD instruction. During the workshops, we can discuss the NHD theme and student research, as well as simulate competition day (i.e. set-up/take down time, interview & judging process, etc., etc.). Registration, which is as simple as e-mailing or calling the East Tennessee History Day coordinators, is required to reserve a 45-minute time slot. 

Registration is required to attend and it is as simple as calling William E. Hardy at 865-215-8875 or by e-mail hardy@easttnhistory.org or Lisa N. Oakley at 865-215-8828 or by e-mail oakley@easttnhistory.org

HISTORY DAYS ARE HERE! COME JOIN US AT THE EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY CENTER FOR A TEACHER NHD WORKSHOP East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) staff will provide free teacher workshops on the National History Day program. Schools and/or school districts are invited to schedule a workshop as an introduction to the NHD program and competition, or perhaps for more detailed nuts-and-bolts instruction, to go beyond the basic introduction to NHD to focus on researching and developing NHD projects (ETHS staff can model winning exhibit boards, documentaries, performances, and process papers with annotated bibliographies). If you are interested in scheduling a workshop, or just to talk more about NHD resources available in East Tennessee, please call Lisa Oakley (Co-Coordinator) at 865-215-8828 or by e-mail oakley@easttnhistory.org