February 6, 2014
To:
Thomas County Middle School Teachers
State Contest Qualifiers from Thomas County Middle School
From: Laura McCarty, State Coordinator
Congratulations on your achievement at the Thomas County Middle School competition of National
History Day in Georgia 2014! You are now invited to participate in the state contest, which is April 26,
2014 on the campus of Mercer University in Macon.
CONTEST REGISTRATION
Registration for the state contest is via an online process. Here’s how:
Teachers or home school mentors should go to http://ga.nhd.org/register , and choose the link for the
Georgia State 2014 Contest. Teachers select “educator with competing students” from the drop down
menu. Teachers enter the following information:
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The name of the school
The state in which the school is located
Each participating student's name
The last four digits of the student's home phone number
The Category and Division in which the entry will be made
A basic, working title for the entry (which can be changed, later)
Once the students are set up by the teachers, they and their parents will be able to log-in and complete
registration, which involves verifying permission for them to participate and confirmation of the
accuracy of the information. This is where a student can change the name of his/her entry, if they want
to do so.
Once you’ve logged in, you will be presented with your personal Registration Status Page. This page
displays a list of items that are required for Contest registration, as well as items that are optional.
Items marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.
For Thomas County Middle teachers, the system should look familiar to you from last year. Items that
are required marked with a red asterisk. Once you have completed those, you will get green check
marks.
There are registration instructions and videos available at http://ga.nhd.org/ud/templates/register.php
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee for the state contest is $7 per student, payable by cash or check by the state contest
date. The registration program will give you a form to mail to the Georgia Humanities Council with your
check. If your school is paying for your entry, there will be an opportunity to indicate such.
If you have questions or need assistance, email ltmc@georgiahumanities.org
Registration for the state contest closes at 12:01 on April 15, 2014.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (MAP, DIRECTIONS, ETC) WILL BE POSTED AT
http://www.georgiahumanities.org/curriculum-and-schools/national-history-day
CATEGORY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Historical papers are judged in advance of the state contest. Please submit four copies of the paper to
the GHC office by April 15, 2013 for this judging. Students in the paper category are not interviewed at
the state contest.
Websites are reviewed in advance of the state contest. The websites will be locked for judging on April
15. Website students will be interviewed on April 26. During the registration process, you will be asked
to provide the URL for your website (example: http://12345678.nhd.weebly.com) .
SPECIAL AWARDS—THE ANGELO GROUP AWARDS FOR MILITARY HISTORY RESEARCH
Thanks to the generosity of The Angelo Group, we will offer special awards for outstanding entries in the
area of military history in the junior and senior divisions. If your entry is on a military history topic, and
you would like to be considered, please submit one copy of your process paper/bibliography by April 15,
indicating that you would like to be considered. Mail that information to:
Georgia Humanities Council
50 Hurt Plaza Suite 595
Atlanta, GA 30303-2915
National History Day in Georgia is a program of the Georgia Humanities Council and LaGrange College in
partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Clayton State University and the
National Archives-Atlanta; Coastal Georgia Historical Society; Fort Valley State University; Georgia
Regents University, Summerville Campus; Georgia College & State University; Georgia Southern
University; Georgia Southwestern State University; Kennesaw State University; Thomas County Middle
School; Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College; The University of Georgia