Students

Welcome to National History Day in Missouri!
Step into an exciting program where you get to make the decisions.
National History Day in Missouri is a unique opportunity for you—students in grades 6 to 12—to take charge and explore the past in a creative, hands-on way. While producing a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website, become an expert on the topic of your choosing!

When you are part of NHD, you choose how you want to present your work, so check out the different categories. Interested in making films and learning about video editing? Create a documentary. Do you love to write? Enter the paper category. Ready to try your hand at web design? This is your chance!

National History Day not only provides you with invaluable experience in different fields; it is also a great activity to put on your college applications and resumes.  Check out our guide on how to put NHD on your applications!

Learn More

​Documentary
  • Watch Harper's documentary
  • Watch Michaela's documentary
  • ​Watch Ingrid's documentary
  • Watch Dylan, Jaden, and Shawna's documentary. 

Exhibit
  • See Hannah's gold medal exhibit
  • Read Emily & Renae's exhibit "how to" guide
  • See the research behind Molly & Matthew's award-winning exhibit

Paper
  • Read Sawyer's paper

Performance​
  • See Erin's gold medal performance
  • Read about Zoe's performance experience
  • Watch Jay's gold medal performance
  • Watch Erin's award-winning performance
  • Watch Paying the Bill: A Turning Point for Women's Suffrage
  • Watch Power, The Press, The Post
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Website
  • See Jackson, Amren, Dani, and Ryker's website
  • See Brandon, Taylor, and Jason's website
  • See Alexandria and Ruth's website
  • See Destiny and Adriana's website
  • See Kayln's website

Check out student resources to learn more.

​Now that you know the categories you can choose from, your next decision is how you want to work on your project: individually or in a group? You decide! If you are interested in writing a paper, then you automatically have selected an individual project. However, any of the other categories can be individual or group (2 to 5 people).
Read real student experiences
​"We loved our National History Day experience and would do it again in a heartbeat!" -ES&RC
​"I grew fascinated with history and learned valuable tools for research and composition." -SJ
​"I really enjoyed the energy of the judges during my performances." -ZH
​"I chose the topic of the Dust Bowl because the environment is something that I've been passionate about for a long time. I wanted to do a project that could showcase the importance of taking care of our Earth." -HR
"We received TWO letters from Jane Goodall. We were so excited to hear from her!" -AH&KM
"I was asked to present at 18 club and organization meetings and had several articles appear in the local newspaper." -LK
"Speaking before an audience of over 600 people was an amazing experience." -JM

Visiting Columbia 

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



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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.