History Day Contests and Coordinators

Regional:

Interested in taking your project to the next level? Register for a regional History Day contest, and you’ll get feedback from a team of experts who will evaluate your project. Contact your regional coordinator for more information about the contest, or download registration information below.

State:

The 2010 state contest will be held Saturday, May 1 at Bellevue College. A one-day event, the contest runs from about 7:30am to 8:30pm, when the awards ceremony ends.

Helpful information:

• All attendees must register online; teachers must register before their students. Teacher registration opens March 1; student registration opens March 6 (guests may register anytime). Please read the appropriate tutorial(s) before you begin. Registration fees are $30 per student entrant and $15 per teacher,coach or official chaperone.
• The registration deadline is Friday, April 2, 2010, at 11:59 PM. All registrations after that date will be charged a $25 late fee.
• Lunch and dinner on contest day are available for purchase separately as part of contest registration; please note that there are no restaurants within walking distance of the campus. The campus coffee bar will be open all day in Building C.
• Four (4) copies of papers (including title page and annotated bibliography) must be received by the state office on Friday, April 2. Please collate papers so that each set includes one title page, one paper, and one bibliography. Send all materials to: Washington History Day, 211 – 21st Avenue SW, Olympia, WA 98501.
• Four (4) copies of web site written materials (home page, process paper, and annotated bibliography) must be received by Friday, April 2. Please collate papers so that each set includes one home page, one process paper, and one bibliography. Send all materials to: Washington History Day, 211 – 21st Avenue SW, Olympia, WA 98501.
• Web sites will be locked for judging at 12:01 AM April 3. Please plan accordingly.
• To proceed to online tutorials and registration, click here.
• For maps and directions to Bellevue College, click here.
• When you arrive at campus, use the main entrance. Parking is free throughout campus. For exhibit drop off, please use parking lots 16, 17, or 18. For a parking map of Bellevue College, click here.
• We offer registration and exhibit setup on Friday, April 30, from 5 – 8:30 PM in the gym. Use parking lots 16, 17, or 18.
• For a general schedule of contest day, please click here. Note that this schedule is preliminary; judging times will be sent the week before the contest.
• For lodging options near the Bellevue College campus, click here.

Please contact the state office for assistance.

National:

The national competition takes place in mid-June on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, a Metro ride from Washington, DC. More than 2,500 students from around the world bring their projects and enjoy five days of meeting new friends, working with judges, and seeing everything the nation’s capital has to offer. We strongly encourage travelers to stay with the Washington State delegation in the dorms—it’s fun and reasonably priced. This year a five-night dorm and meal package will cost $384/person. Plan on $100-200 for incidentals and transportation. Roundtrip airfares vary; book as soon as possible after the state contest for the best deals. Learn more at National History Day. Details about the Washington State delegation national contest plans are provided after the state contest awards ceremony.

Past Winners:

Click on the buttons below to see how Washington students have fared at the state and national contests since 2005.

Regionals:

Region	Regional Coordinator	Regional Contest
Eastern Washington	Kathleen Huttenmaier Eastern Washington University Department of History 200 Patterson Hall Cheney, WA 99004-2430 (509) 359-4824 email:kathleen.huttenmaier@ewu.edu	Eastern Washington University, Cheney February 27, 2010 Registration Deadline: January 26, 2010 Docx
Central Washington	Matt Norling West Valley Junior High 7505 Zier Road Yakima, WA 98908 (509) 972-5841 email: norlingm@wvsd208.org	West Valley Junior High, Yakima March 13, 2010 Registration Deadline: February 19, 2010
Southwest	Irene Soohoo Pleasant Valley Middle School 14320 N.E. 50th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98686 (360) 885-5500 email: soohoo.rene@bgsd.k12.wa.us	Washington State University - Vancouver February 27, 2010 Registration Deadline: January 27, 2010
Olympic	Todd Beuke Sequim Middle School 301 Hendrickson Rd. Sequim, WA 98382 (360)582-3500 email:tbeuke@sequim.k12.wa.us	Olympic College, Bremerton March 22, 2010 Registration Deadline: March 8, 2010
North Puget Sound	Randy Schnabel 2116 N.E. 55th Street Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 522-0654 email:randyschnabel@mac.com	Shoreline Center, Shoreline March 19, 2010 Registration Deadline: February 4, 2010
South Puget Sound	Brooks Hazen Puyallup High School 105 7th St. SW Puyallup, WA 98371 253-841-8711 email:bfhazen@hotmail.com	Green River Community College, Auburn March 25, 2010 Registration Deadline: February 8, 2010
Northwest	JoAnn Olsson Stanwood High School 7600 - 272nd St. NW Stanwood, WA 98292 360-629-1338 email:jolsson@stanwood.wednet.edu	Western Washington University, Bellingham March 13, 2010 Registration Deadline: February 18, 2010

For further History Day information, please contact the state office at historyday@wshs.wa.gov.