NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.: Registrations are being accepted for the 2023 National History Day in Pennsylvania Region 3 competition, which will be held Thursday, March 9, in the McKelvey Campus Center on the Westminster College campus.
Middle and high school students from Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer & Venango counties are invited to join thousands of students nationwide in competing in this academic contest, “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.”
Students in grades six through eight will participate in the Junior Division, while those in grades nine through 12 will compete in the Senior Division. Categories include Individual Paper; Individual or Group Exhibit; Individual or Group Website; Individual or Group Performance; and Individual or Group Documentary.
Registration is open through March 3 and can be completed at https://www.westminster.edu/academics/majors-programs/history/history-day.cfm. There is a registration fee for participants.
For more information about the competition, please email Dr. Patricia Clark, associate professor of history and event coordinator, at historyday@westminster.edu.
To learn more about National History Day and this year’s theme, visit https://www.nhd.org/frontiers-history.