Virtual Contest
The 2021 New York State History Day competitions will be virtual.
Regional contest registration will be available in late January or early February, depending on your region. Refer to the dates, deadlines, and details below for your region. Contact your regional coordinator to get more information about your local NHD program.
State contest registration will be open March 26-April 9. First-round judging will occur April 16-23; finals judging will occur April 23-39. Announcements are planned for April 30, 2021.
The National Contest will be held in June 2021. It is not known at this time if the contest will be virtual or in-person.
REGIONAL CONTEST INFORMATION
Capital Region
Stephanie Miller
stephanie.miller@nysed.gov
Details coming soon!
Catskills Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Central New York Region
Scott Peal
scott.peal@cnyhistory.org
Details coming soon!
Finger Lakes Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Genesee Valley Region
Jennifer Haines
jhaines@gcv.org
Tel: 585.294.8216
Contest registration URL: https://ny-gvrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $5 per student
Contest registration opens: January 20, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 17, 2021
Results announced: March 5, 2021
Long Island Region
Denise Deputy
lihd2021@gmail.com
Contest registration URL: https://ny-lirc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $20 per student
Contest registration opens: February 3, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 3, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
Lower Hudson Region
Anu Gupta
agupta@rboces.org
Tel: 845.627.4855
Contest registration URL: https://ny-lhrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $25 per student
Contest registration opens: February 3, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 3, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
Mid Hudson Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
New York City Region
Jennifer Hoyer
nychd@bklynlibrary.org
Tel: 718.230.2723
General information URL: http://bklynlib.org/nychd
Contest registration URL: https://ny-nycrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $0
Contest registration opens: January 25, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 2, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
North Country Region
Rich Strum
rstrum@fort-ticonderoga.org
Tel: 518.585.6370
General information URL: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-explore/educators/national-history-day/
Contest registration URL: https://ny-ncrc.nhd.org
Contest registration fee: $10
Contest registration opens: January 20, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 17, 2021
Results announced: March 12, 2021
Southern Tier Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Western New York Region
Marianne Dixon
mdixon@buffaloschools.org
Tel: 716.863.7361
General information URL: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/
Contest registration URL: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/registration.html
Contest fee: $10 per student
Contest registration opens: January 1, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 27, 2021
Results announced: March 8, 2021
Regional contest registration will be available in late January or early February, depending on your region. Refer to the dates, deadlines, and details below for your region. Contact your regional coordinator to get more information about your local NHD program.
State contest registration will be open March 26-April 9. First-round judging will occur April 16-23; finals judging will occur April 23-39. Announcements are planned for April 30, 2021.
The National Contest will be held in June 2021. It is not known at this time if the contest will be virtual or in-person.
REGIONAL CONTEST INFORMATION
Capital Region
Stephanie Miller
stephanie.miller@nysed.gov
Details coming soon!
Catskills Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Central New York Region
Scott Peal
scott.peal@cnyhistory.org
Details coming soon!
Finger Lakes Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Genesee Valley Region
Jennifer Haines
jhaines@gcv.org
Tel: 585.294.8216
Contest registration URL: https://ny-gvrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $5 per student
Contest registration opens: January 20, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 17, 2021
Results announced: March 5, 2021
Long Island Region
Denise Deputy
lihd2021@gmail.com
Contest registration URL: https://ny-lirc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $20 per student
Contest registration opens: February 3, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 3, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
Lower Hudson Region
Anu Gupta
agupta@rboces.org
Tel: 845.627.4855
Contest registration URL: https://ny-lhrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $25 per student
Contest registration opens: February 3, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 3, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
Mid Hudson Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
New York City Region
Jennifer Hoyer
nychd@bklynlibrary.org
Tel: 718.230.2723
General information URL: http://bklynlib.org/nychd
Contest registration URL: https://ny-nycrc.nhd.org
Contest fee: $0
Contest registration opens: January 25, 2021
Contest registration closes: March 2, 2021
Results announced: March 26, 2021
North Country Region
Rich Strum
rstrum@fort-ticonderoga.org
Tel: 518.585.6370
General information URL: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-explore/educators/national-history-day/
Contest registration URL: https://ny-ncrc.nhd.org
Contest registration fee: $10
Contest registration opens: January 20, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 17, 2021
Results announced: March 12, 2021
Southern Tier Region
Contact nyshd@nhd.org for details
Western New York Region
Marianne Dixon
mdixon@buffaloschools.org
Tel: 716.863.7361
General information URL: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/
Contest registration URL: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/registration.html
Contest fee: $10 per student
Contest registration opens: January 1, 2021
Contest registration closes: February 27, 2021
Results announced: March 8, 2021
