Six Prince George's County Student Historians Recieve Top Honors

About 550 talented middle and high students, along with their proud parents and teachers, converged on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore county on Saturday, April 27, 2013 to compete in the Maryland History Day competition.

Four Prince George’s county students will advance to the National History Day competition; six students received special prizes at the awards.

Teacher Christina Doepel of Greenbelt Middle School received The Prince George’s County District History Day Teacher of the Year award.

Now in its 15 th year and a program of the Maryland Humanities Council (MHC), the statewide program involves over 18,000 students at the school level, representing 17 counties and Baltimore City. Students spend months researching topics that address the National History Day theme and participate in school and county competitions to qualify for the state contest.

The 2013 theme is “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events.” Winners were chosen at their district level for both individual and group efforts from five different categories—research papers, museum-type exhibits, performances, web sites, and multimedia documentaries.

First and second place winners will represent Maryland at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest on June 9-13, 2013 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Maryland History Day is made possible with generous support from the Maryland State Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Columbia Gas of Maryland and Star-Spangled Banner 200 have sponsored specific categories.