Special Award NHDAZ from Weiss Family

 There are many special awards winners from the 2026 National History Day AZ State Competition.

Sponsored by organizations, institutions, or individuals, each special award includes a monetary prize.

Congratulations to all special awards winners!

Here are two awards: Weiss Family Historic Places & Spaces Award - $100 to Owen Yin, Adrish Gande, and $100 to Tanae Lupe.

FYI- Special awards do not have anything to do with advancing to nationals.

Weiss Family Award goes to Tanae Lupe for her Senior Individual Exhibit
"Thanks to J.D.K. Atkinson, My Language is Dying."

Weiss Family presents award to Owen Yin (Adrish Grande not present) for Junior Group Website "Built on Speed and Soil: How McDonalds transformed the Fast Food Industry."

October Historical League meeting had lots of business and lots of smiles

 Smiling faces at the October Historical League meeting as we have a lovely lunch, listen to guest speaker Sarah Biggerstaff discuss the new Eddie Basha exhibit at Chandler Museum and have our business meeting.

Thanks to Katie Tovar for the great photos taken during the meeting at Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park.

AHS Education team travels to Canyon View Elementary School in Catalina Foothills

 AHS Education Team is like the Eveready bunny . . . They continue to travel the state, sharing ways to teach students and teachers about the importance of primary sources.

Dr. Kristen Rex writes, "Many thanks to Canyon View Elementary in the Catalina Foothills School District for allowing us to come teach about hands on learning using primary sources😎

Lyndsey, Emily and Abby did an amazing job!"

Happy National Teacher's Day

 Happy National Teacher's Day . . . especially those educating National History Day Arizona students!

NHDAZ student Tanae Lupe from Dischii'Bikoh Community School in Cibecue, AZ.

 Congrats to Tanae Lupe from Dischii'Bikoh Community School in Cibecue, AZ. She discusses the topic of her Senior Individual Exhibit - "Thanks to J.D.C Atkinson, My Language Is Dying" during the National History Day contest.

Students can also qualify for NHDAZ Special Awards. Each special

award includes a monetary prize often going to help with expenses of their project. Tanae won three!

1. The winner of the Arizona Story of Arizona Historymaker sponsored by the Historical League - $150.

2. Best Entry for an Arizona Family History or Ethnic History sponsored by the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board - $100

3. Weiss Family Historic Places & Spaces Award - $100

The Historical League is happy to be a sponsor of NHDAZ.

Norma Jean Coulter is moderator at Arizona History Mini Convention

 Always busy with Arizona history, Historical League member Norma Jean Coulter (and Arizona History Convention board member) was a moderator at the Sept 26-27 convention in Tucson. 

Arizona History Convention posts: Many thanks to all 110 attendees of the 2026 Arizona History Mini Convention! 

Be sure to follow our FB page or check our website for information about the 2027 conference in Tempe. Date TBD, but likely late October or early November. 

Call for Papers and more information will be available Spring 2027.

Indigenous Arizona panel featuring Dr. John Mack, Dr. David Martinez, and Ciaran Doherty with moderator Norma Jean Coulter.

Annual Postcard Contest promoted on AZ12News with Caribe Devine

 We are delighted to have AZ12News spreading the word about the Arizona Historical Society 5th Annual Postcard Contest for 3rd graders. 

Caribe Devine anchors the 5, 6, 7, and 10 p.m. newscasts on weeknights at 12News alongside co-anchor Mark Curtis. With a warm yet authoritative presence, Caribe delivers the day’s top stories, breaking news, weather updates, and features that celebrate the unique spirit of Arizona. 

Her career in TV news began in an unconventional way, as a receptionist at KFOX-TV in El Paso during college. Witnessing newsroom energy during events like 9/11 and monsoon storms inspired her to move behind the scenes as a weather producer, eventually earning her first on-air weather reporting opportunities. Caribe’s background includes roles as a weather anchor and reporter at KFOX-TV and KTSM in El Paso before joining 12 News in Phoenix, where she served as a meteorologist from 2005 to 2017 before transitioning to news anchor. 

Caribe holds an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Certification in Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Throughout her career, she has earned multiple Emmy Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Associated Press “Best Anchor” recognition. Notably, her coverage of the 2018 violent riots at a President Trump rally in downtown Phoenix earned her national acclaim, including an Emmy nomination. 

Deeply connected to Arizona, Caribe embraces the state’s breathtaking desert landscapes, from the red rocks of Sedona to the Ponderosa pines, and the warmth of its community. Born in Texas but a proud Arizonan at heart, she cherishes raising her two daughters here. 

A former band geek, Caribe was drum major in high school and played clarinet in the UTEP marching band. When not anchoring, she enjoys hiking Arizona’s scenic trails, exploring the Valley’s vibrant restaurant scene, reading, working out, and spending quality time with her daughters.