The Social Sciences Department at Missouri Southern State University will host the Missouri Region 6 History Day on Friday, March 7.
The theme for this year’s event is “Rights and Responsibilities in History.” Students may explore any facet of world, American or local history pertaining to the theme, so long as their entries utilize relevant primary and secondary sources and assess the topic's significance in history. An entry may take the form of a research paper, an exhibit (a display similar to a museum exhibit), a performance, a documentary presented as a video or PowerPoint, or a website.
Students from area high schools, junior high schools, middle schools and home schools have been invited to enter. Winners from the regional contest, one of nine in Missouri, will have the opportunity to compete in National History Day in Missouri on April 26 at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Winners from the state competition may go on to the national contest in June at College Park, Md.
This year, area schools have submitted over 160 History Day entries. Participating schools include: Carthage Junior High, Carthage High School, Joplin High School, Joplin East Middle School, Joplin North Middle School, Joplin South Middle School, Neosho Christian School, Neosho Middle School, Neosho Junior High, Neosho High School, St. Peter’s Middle School, Seneca R-7 School, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School and Wheaton R-3 School.
Students in sixth through eighth grades will compete in the Junior Division; grades nine through 12 form the Senior Division. Judges will include Missouri Southern faculty as well as volunteers from the community with a special interest in history. Judging begins at 9 a.m. and will for most categories be completed by noon.
The public is invited to view the exhibits on display in Conner Ballroom on the third floor of Billingsly Student Center, as well as the performances and documentary presentations in various rooms on the second floor of Webster Hall.
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