FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2012
Contact: Megan Sanborn
(207) 441-0501

Secretary of State, Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces the Annual Maine History Day Competition to Commence in Augusta

315 Students will compete for the opportunity to travel to the National Competition in Maryland

AUGUSTA – On Wednesday, March 28th the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will host 315 students from across the state as they take part in Maine History Day, an annual educational competition for all Maine students in grades 6 through 12.  An award ceremony will be held at 2:00 pm in Jewett Hall at UMA.

Maine History Day is part of a nationwide program involving all 50 states and the District of Columbia.  Maine State winners may take part in the national competition at the University of Maryland in June. With the support of the Maine Humanities Council, Maine Historical Society, The Margaret Chase Smith Library, University of Maine at Augusta, and historical societies from across the State, we are able to provide this opportunity for Maine students.

Each year students prepare papers, projects, websites, or presentations that explore a broad historical theme.  The topic for the 2012 competition is: “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”

To learn more about National History Day please visit: www.nhd.org.

2012 Maine National History Day
Participating Schools

Bonny Eagle High School
  
Standish
Bonny Eagle Middle School
  
Buxton
Bruce M. Whittier Middle School
  
Poland
Brunswick Jr High School
  
Brunswick
Buckfield Jr/Sr High School
  
Buckfield
Center Drive School
  
Orrington
Conners Emerson School
  
Bar Harbor
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School
  
Deer Isle
Dirigo High School
  
Dixfield
Eric L. Knowlton School
  
Berwick
Gorham High School
  
Gorham
Gorham Middle School
  
Gorham
Hartford Sumner Elementary School
  
Sumner
Loranger Middle School
  
Old Orchard Beach
Massabesic High School
  
Waterboro
Massabesic Middle School
  
Waterboro
Midcoast Maine Homeschool Center
 
Bath
Noble Middle School
  
Berwick
Sanford High School
  
Sanford
Scarborough Middle School
  
Scarborough
Skowhegan Area Middle School
  
Skowhegan
Thornton Academy
   Saco
William S. Cohen School
   Bangor