Contests and Opportunities
Win Prizes/Money and Recognition!!
Get involved!!
See Mrs. Byk (abyk@whrhs.org; Room 315A for more information.
Check back periodically for updates and new contests/opportunities in History/Social Studies.
- World of 8 Billion: Due March 15, 2024
- https://www.worldof8billion.org/
- Video contest: Global Solutions on 1 of these topics: Climate Migration, Health, Invasive Species
- National History Day Contest: Theme: Turning Points in History
- World Historian Essay Competition: Due May 1, 2024
- Emerson Prize History Essay Contest sponsored by The Concord Review:
- 4 chances: Due November 1, February 1, May 1, August 1
- Essay 4,000-6,000 words on any topic in history
- https://building-u.com/funding/the-emerson-prize-history-essay-contest/
- Bill of Rights Institute: My Impact Challenge
- https://billofrightsinstitute.org/my-impact-challenge
- Those active in their community
- New York Times Learning Network
- Variety of opportunities/contests throughout the year
- Weekly Current Events Conversation
- https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/2023-24-student-contest-calendar-poster/7ca270702e57989a/full.pdf
- CSPAN Student Cam Competition
- 5-6 minute documentary: “Looking Forward while Considering the Past”
- https://www.studentcam.org/
- Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
- Film, Performance, or Webpage Design
- https://www.lowellmilkencenter.org/competitions/discovery-award/rules
- The Great Debate
- Historical Association: Young Historian Award: June 2024
- Girls and Boys State: Information will come out in the spring
- Pulitzer Prize
- https://pulitzercenter.org/
builder/lesson/local-letters- global-change-pulitzer-center- writing-contest?utm_medium= Email&utm_source=Mailchimp& utm_campaign=10182023 - Write a letter to Congress on a global issue
- https://pulitzercenter.org/
- Gilder Lehrman Voting Rights
- Commitment to Civic Engagement
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$500.00 prize