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Project Examples

Paper Category Examples
Senior Division Paper Example:"Comrade Khrushchev and Farmer Garst: East-West Encounters Foster Agricultural Exchange" This paper was written by Stephen J. Frese from Marshalltown, Iowa and won the NHD gold medal in 2004. The paper was published in the November 2004 edition of The History Teacher.

Junior Division Paper Example:"Rosalind Franklin: Unsung Hero of the DNA Revolution" This paper was written by Sarah Rapoport from New York City and won the NHD gold medal in 2002. The paper was published in the November 2002 edition of The History Teacher.

Documentary Category Examples
Senior Division Group Documentary Example:"Theodore Roosevelt: Conserving America's Future" This documentary was produced by Mitch Paine, Evan Wilson and Richard Carlson from Lincoln, Nebraska and won the NHD gold medal in 2006.

Junior Division Individual Documentary Example:"In the Eye of the Beholder: Edwin Powell Hubble" This documentary was produced by John Laue from Bakersfield, California and won the NHD gold medal in 2001.

Performance Category Examples
Junior Division Group Performance Example: "The Trail of Tears: We Wept and Moved West " This is a group performance by Kendra Ho Ching, Lucie Wilson and Alix Roberts from Kahuku, Hawaii placed 9th in the nation at the 2002 national contest.
   

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