Every year students from across the nation participate in the National History Day (NHD) program.
This year, incoming 10th grader at Manitowoc Lincoln, Tor Seilheimer, not only participated but competed in the National Level contest at the University of Maryland last Tuesday, June 13.
Tor was among tens of thousands of students globally who submitted either a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website.
Every year NHD curates a different theme for students to shape their project ideas. This year’s theme was Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.
Under this, Tor created a website project titled “John Ostrom’s Deinonychus: Crossing The Largest Frontier in Dinosaur Paleontology”.
Once students complete their projects, they are eligible to compete if they choose.
To begin, Tor competed through the Regional Competition in Green Bay, and the State Competition in Madison until being invited to the National Level that included “the top students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., U.S. territories, and international schools”.
This year over 2,600 students and 600 teachers attended the event from the 11th through the 15th, which included both opening and closing ceremonies.
Titus Seilheimer told Seehafer News that Tor felt really good about competing and thought it went well.
Tor’s project was part of an assignment in 9th Grade American History with Ms. Rachael George.
Wisconsin History calls the program “…more than a day; it is a process, a creative outlet, and a confidence-building experience. This is an opportunity to think beyond the textbook in your social studies classroom…”.
