Chicago Metro History Day

Special shout-out to UIC’s Daley Library for hosting last weekend’s Research Palooza! We appreciate the many librarians, coaches, and students who made the day possible (including Ms. Blakemore and Prof. Wheeler, pictured here - with the special History Day shoes provided by the !)

How cool is this!

Claire Blakemore, Historical Archives Assistant at the Chicago Bears (and longtime History Day judge, former History Day teacher, AND former History Day student!) showed off her sweet Chicago Metro History Day shoes for !

While NFL players have been participating in the My Cause My Cleats initiative for 8 years, this is the first year that everyone in the Bears organization has been invited to support an organization of their choice through custom cleats.

Claire says: "A sincere thank you to the Chicago Bears and the Bears Young Professionals ERG for providing the opportunity for staff to amplify a cause close to us for . I immediately knew I wanted to design shoes to highlight the inspiring work Chicago Metro History Day does to support student historians through project-based inquiry learning. I can’t wait to showcase my shoes on Sunday against the Lions, and at future History Day events."

Thanks, Claire!

Hey, History Day students! Our Research Palooza with UIC's Daley Library is only 10 days away! Use the link below to register for the event. Research coaching and project coaching will be available, and lunch will be provided too! (Thanks, Richard J. Daley Library, UIC!)

https://www.cognitoforms.com/chicagometrohistoryday/registerforinpersonuicresearchpalooza121623

‼️ Only one week left! ‼️

Before you enjoy your Thanksgiving turkey, apply to learn with us in spring 2024 with NHD’s newest teacher webinar series, Revolutionary Ideals. Applications are due November 28 at noon ET.

Learn more and apply today: https://buff.ly/3QEVLup

Save the date, student historians! On Saturday, December 16 we will be partnering with UIC's Daley Library to host a Research Palooza for History Day students. We will be offering sessions on finding primary and secondary sources, as well as 1:1 project and research coaching. If students have a project that connects to UIC's archival holdings, they will be able to visit special collections for research as well! More information to come soon!

Attention, teachers! NHD has just announced their new Revolutionary Ideals Webinar Series (Spring 2024), which will focus on new and emerging trends in historical scholarship, unique primary sources, and active learning strategies to help engage students with topics in colonial and revolutionary America.

See this link from NHD for more information and to apply for a place in the series. The deadline to apply is November 28!

https://nhd.org/en/resources/revolutionary-ideals-webinar-series-announced-for-spring-2024/

CMHD teacher Josue Contreras and student Joshua Mendez participated in National History Day's Sacrifice for Freedom program this summer in Hawai'i. They researched the history of Private First Class Felipe Sanchez, a Mexican immigrant who worked at Inland Steel and found refuge at Hull-House before enlisting in 1942. He died during Operation Iceberg in Okinawa. Today we lift up his story, as researched by Mr. Contreras and Joshua Mendez. Joshua attends Wheaton North High School, and Mr. Contreras teaches at Harriet Beecher Stowe Dual Language School in Chicago.
View the Profile: https://buff.ly/3M7gF2s

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/30/national-history-contest-education/

Opinion | The best middle and high school program no one knows about National History Day contest shows young people have the courage and moral clarity to grapple with the past

Our partners at NEIU Libraries invite History Day students and teachers to this event with ACLU past president, Nadine Strossen. Looking for Turning Points in Free Speech History ideas? This event is for you!

Looking forward to seeing many teachers at tomorrow's History Day 101 and Teacher Kickoff PD events - thank you for your registrations! So excited that we have so many excellent historical resource providers coming to our Open House! Aren't archives friends the best?

Black Metropolis Research Consortium
Chicago Collections Consortium
Chicago History Museum Abakanowicz Research Center
Chicago Public Library Harsh Collection
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives
Gerber-Hart Library and Archives
Illinois Labor History Society
LUC Women and Leadership Archives
Midwest Nursing History Research Center
National Hellenic Museum
Newberry Library
Pullman State Historic Site
UIC Special Collections
and more!

Meeting lots of amazing teachers at the Illinois Democracy Schools Annual Convening in Lisle today!

NHDWebCentral is now open for the 2023-2024 contest season! We can't wait to see all of the websites that students create on Turning Points in History! Visit nhd.org/nhdwebcentral for helpful resources and to get started!

Remember, today is the last day to save your 2023 websites!

‼️ Attention Website Students! ‼️

Save your 2022-2023 website! Visit nhd.org/nhdwebcentral for instructions on how to archive your website.

We are so excited for the 2023-2024 school year! We can't wait to see what projects students create for Turning Points in History!

Attention, teachers! There's one week left to register for NHD's Historical Argumentation Webinar Series! Check out this link for more info:
https://nhd.org/en/resources/historical-argumentation-2023/

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Biondo from Maine South High School for being named a finalist for the National History Day Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award!

Another huge congratulations to Avani Nandi who just won NHD’s Latino-American History Award for her documentary, “Sí Se Puede! How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements.” Congratulations, Avani!

Congratulations to Marie Miscinski for winning 5th place at NHD for her junior individual website, “Paving the Way to Success: How the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 Shaped the American Frontier.” Way to go, Marie!

Congratulations to the Illinois winners of the Outstanding Affiliate award! Please congratulate junior division students Arnav Chaphalkar and Alex Rechitsky for their performance, “The Fall of the Berlin Wall: How Gorbachev’s Leadership Led to the Crossing of a Monumental Frontier in History.” And for the senior division, please congratulate Danial Pitafi, Olivia Mathias, Sam Byrd, and Theodor Martin for their performance, “Building the Double Helix: Expanding Frontiers in Science and Representation.” Well done!

Congratulations to Avani Nandi for placing 5th at NHD with her junior individual documentary, “Sí Se Puede! How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements.” Great work, Avani!

Congratulations to Clara Degenholtz, Clara Mueller, and Crimson Johnson for winning The Arts in History Award at NHD with their documentary, “I Can’t Be Satisfied: How Chess Records Changed the Music Scene of Chicago.” Way to go!

Congratulations to Hugo Richards for winning third place at NHD in the category of junior individual exhibits for “Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude.” Way to go, Hugo!

Illinois History Day fans: Please cheer on our student historians during today's livestreamed Awards Ceremony. The program will start at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Awards Ceremony - National History Day Watch the live stream of the 2023 NHD Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 15, beginning at 8:30 AM ET.

Thank you to Senator Duckworth and her super helpful staff for making today’s US Capitol tour possible. Hopefully this visit will become an annual tradition!

Congratulations to all our Senior Division students who competed at NHD today! Stay tuned for results on Thursday, and good luck to everyone! 🏆

Please also help us congratulate Avani Nandi, who has qualified for NHD's final round judging for junior individual documentaries with "'Sí Se Puede!' How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements." Way to go, Avani!

If you're at NHD with Team Illinois and would like to help cheer on Avani and watch a great documentary, be at the Juan Jimenez room of Stamp Student Union by 5:45 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). Good luck, Avani!

Congratulations to all our Junior Division students who competed at National History Day today! Please wish our Senior Division students good luck--they compete on Tuesday! We're so proud to have all of you representing Team Illinois!