History Day History Day History Day is a national competition with state and district levels. The district competition, which includes Metro Atlanta and Rome, was completed a few weeks ago. Winners from the district level go on to compete at the state level on May 3 at Macon College. Finally, the winners at the state level travel to Maryland to participate in the national competition.
Participants research a history topic suited to the year's theme.
There are several different types of projects History Day participants can enter. These include exhibits, performances, media, and research papers. Their papers covered such diverse topics as the pirates of Tripoli, the gold rush in California, and utopian societies. At the district competition, Deepa Varma won first place with her paper on Irish immigration. Ridhi took second with her paper on the 13th ,14th, and 15th amendments.