Awesome NHD exhibits at Nationals

 Seeing some really impressive exhibits here at Nationals! How do the students come up with these great ideas??!!

Scroll through some project highlights from other states, countries, and territories that made it to UMD this week!

NHD students at University of Maryland, College Park

 Our NHD AZ students have been busy the past two days with their interviews! Now we wait for finals and finalist announcements before the awards ceremony on Thursday morning.

Great job everyone!

The Historical League is VERY proud of these students and happy to help sponsor their journeys in National History Day competitions.

Thanvi Voruganti

Adrien Piel

Ethan Tsay

Hanna Nguyen and Mai Piel

Saanvi Panasa and Zunairah Qasim

Nathan Davies-Venn

2025 Arizona Historymaker Sister Adele O'Sullivan honored at D-Backs Game

 For these many reasons, Sister Adele O’Sullivan is being honored as 2025 Arizona Historymaker with official presentation October 25, 2025 at Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park. 

Mrs. Elizabeth White 2023 Historymaker with Gordon Ramsey

Continuing to tell the story of Mrs. White's Cafe, 2023 AZ Historymaker Mrs. Elizabeth White is making news again. This time with Gordon Ramsey.

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Thanks to Leonard Moody: National History Day affiliate coordinator

 Our very own Leonard Moody is featured in National History Day report! Can you find him?

Thank you Leonard for all you do for NHDAZ! National History Day reports: We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the National History Day affiliate coordinators around the U.S. and world! These historians and education professionals coordinate local, regional, and affiliate NHD contests and help their delegations prepare for the National Contest. We couldn't be more grateful for all of their hard work year-round and especially during contest season. Please join us in thanking these amazing people!!!

New AHS Education Dept postcard

 These photo are wonderful. They bring up great memories of Historical League involvement with AHS!

National Competition is coming up for National History Day AZ Students

Arizona had 118 projects and 179 students participating at the State level. Of those 179 students, there were 37 students selected to advance to Nationals. With 34 of those students choosing to attend plus 4 teachers we are exciting to follow their journey at University of Maryland College Park.

The Historical League is a proud supporter of this program. 

NHDAZ coordinator Cathy Shumard summed it up in her May 5 report: 

The League gave Stipends to 34 students and 4 teachers progressing to Nationals at University of Maryland on June 8-12, 2025! Much appreciation is being expressed with the $300 travel stipends, $200 exhibit shipping expenses, NHDAZ T-shirts and student decorated straw hats. 

Awards: $150 checks were  awarded to 7 students for telling the best Arizona stories:
- Desert Inferno: Tracing the Lines of Inequality, junior group documentary by Nathan Davies-Venn and Max Luo
- A Toxic Legacy: Uranium Mining on the Navajo Reservation, senior website by Ethan Tsay
- Screams from the Woods: MMIW Rights and Responsibilities, senior group exhibit by Imani Haven and Carmen Thompson
- The Harvey Girls: Pioneers in Petticoats, junior group exhibit by Saanvi Panasa and Zunairah Qasim

Gratitude goes to over 30 Historical League members for participation in National History Day in Arizona: 

Madison Barkley
Margaret Baker
Caroline Bissell
Board of Directors
Summer Cherland
Jolynn Clarke
Norma Jean Coulter
Tobe Daum
Pam den Draak
Pat and Pete Faur
Robin Ferguson
Nina Filippe
Carolyn Hartman
Melissa Johnson
Zona Lorig
Ruth McLeod
Sharron McKinney
Mary Perona
Josie Pete
Kristen Rex
Sharon Scalise
Cathy Shumard
Tom Shumard
Diana and Dave Smith
Katie Tovar
Stacey Trepanier

Competition: Leonard Moody, Arizona Historical Society NHD Coordinator, as well as Emily Hahn will be accompanying students and teachers to Maryland and Washington, D.C.  We eagerly await NHD competition results!