HoCo Students' Exhibit Chosen For National Museum Showcase

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Students from Howard County were honored at National History Day this year, which was held virtually June 13-19. The National History Day competition involved nearly 3,000 students in the final stage. More than half a million students participated at the school, district, state and national levels, including students from all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and international schools in China, Korea and South Asia.

For Maryland Humanities’ Maryland History Day program, an affiliate of National History Day, students create original documentary films, exhibits, performances, research papers or websites exploring a historical topic of their choice on an annual theme. Those who advance to National History Day typically have won first or second place at the state contest, a culmination of the yearlong program.

Anna Chalupa and Gitanjali Raghava of Howard County will have their work displayed in the National Museum of American History Exhibit Showcase. Their topic was The Attica Prison Riot of 1971: Truth from Behind the Bars.