Thank you for your interest in serving as a judge for the VIRTUAL National History Day in Missouri state contest!​

Volunteer judges are vital to the contest, offering feedback to middle and high school students on their creative projects and helping top finishers prepare for the national contest. NHDMO's five competitive categories—documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, and website—offer something for everyone!


​What You Need to Know

PictureThank you for sharing your time and expertise!
Who Can Be a Judge?
You can!  National History Day in Missouri is looking for educators, historians, writers, filmmakers, museum staff, and community members to join us for this year's state contest to judge student projects. We also welcome graduate students and select undergraduates to our judging teams.

NHDMO state 2021 is VIRTUAL, so you can judge from the comfort of home, on your schedule.

Judging assignments will be announced on April 12, and you will have two full weeks to connect with your judging partner, review the projects, and submit your rankings for the preliminary round on April 27.

Final round judging will run April 28 through April 30.

Top finishers will be announced via a virtual ceremony on Zoom Webinar on April 30 at 7 p.m. Find out who will be representing the Show-Me state at the 2021 virtual national competition!

You can check out the category rules videos to learn more about each.

​We deeply appreciate your time and the thoughtful feedback that you provide to Missouri students. Thank you for your service!
"What impressed me most about these young students was their combination of history knowledge and personal initiative"
​—NHDMO judge
"It was a great experience to see so many talented students interested in history."
​—NHDMO judge
"I absolutely loved meeting the kids and look forward to judging again next year!"
​—NHDMO judge

"The documentaries included genuine interviews with experts and community leaders in various fields. I was amazed at the initiative required by these students to put themselves out there in order to make these interviews work.”
​—NHDMO judge

“It is such a joy to see young people loving history and having fun.” 
 —NHDMO judge

Visiting Columbia: future state contests. The 2021 state contest is VIRTUAL!

Where to Stay?
Make your hotel reservations EARLY . . . Columbia hotels are busy in the spring!  

Featured Hotels:
Stoney Creek Inn 
573.442.6400

​Drury Plaza Hotel Columbia East
573.441.0090

Drury Inn & Suites Columbia
573.445.1800
Where to Park?
Head to the MU parking garages on Hitt, University, Virginia, Conley, and Turner Avenues. These are FREE on Saturdays!

Parking Tips:
  • You may also park on campus lots on Saturdays, except at residence halls.
  • Please note that Columbia does enforce metered parking on Saturday, so if you want to park in a metered zone, bring quarters!
Where to Eat?
There are numerous restaurant choices close to the University of Missouri campus. Explore the options in the District here.

Additionally, there are some on-campus dining options at the MU Student Center and Memorial Student Union. Check their Saturday hours for availability.