Hot from the Development Office: The Cole Porter Scholarship for Indiana Musical Heritage Indiana?s past is filled with the stories of musical legends. From the jazz clubs of old Indiana Avenue to the contributions of greats like Cole Porter and Hoagy Carmichael, Indiana?s singers, songwriters and composers have made incredible contributions to the American music […]
I am excited to announce that we have three brand-new awards secured for the 2012 National History DayinIndiana State Contest, and I have a feeling our students are going to be excited about these too! Here are the awards: Thomas Krasean Prize for Indiana History will be awarded to the creator(s) of an outstanding project […]
This year was my fifth year to attend the NHD national contest and it was probably the best so far. In addition to myself and other NHDI coordinators Sara Griffin and Becca Loofbourrow, we had a great group of 52 students and their teachers, parents and grandparents who came to take part in the week’s […]
Every now and then it is fun to take advantage of what some of our special award donors have offered to the National History Day in Indiana program. As sponsors of the Outstanding Women’s Sports History Award at the National History Day in Indiana State Contest on April 16, the Indiana Fever have generously offered […]
With district contests all wrapped up it is time to make our way down the home stretch in preparation for the big event of the year: the National History Day in Indiana State Contest. Marian University will be the home of the 2011 State Contest where district winners will present their work. Out of the […]
“NHD students are better writers, who write with a purpose and real voice, and marshal solid evidence to support their point of view.” “NHD Students outperform their non-NHD peers on state standardized tests, not only in social studies, but in reading, science and math as well.” “NHD students learn 21st century skills. They learn how […]
It has been a fun and exhausting week at the History Day national contest at the University of Maryland, and there is still plenty more to do! We had an ice cream social in the dorms, movie night, and have plans for a pizza and sign-making party and a dorm-decorating contest. On Monday, all Juniors […]
Out of the more than 3,300 students who participated in National History Day in Indiana this year, 47 finalists will represent our state at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest June 13 through 17. Some of these students are returning to nationals for the second or third time, but for most of them, […]
