ElPaso History Day 

El Paso HistoryDay is an annual event sponsored by the Department of History and the Collegeof Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso.  It serves as the regional qualifying contestfor Texas History Day in Austin, which in turn sends its winners to NationalHistory Day in Washington D.C.  HistoryDay is an educational program devoted to improving the teaching and learning ofhistory in American middle schools and high schools.  It is designed to provide an intellectuallychallenging and exciting process whereby students can study historical ideas,issues, people, and events by engaging in project based learning and research. 

Exhibits—individual and group entries

Documentaries—individual and group entries

Performances—individual and group entries

Interpretive Web Sites—individual and group entries

Papers—individual entries only 

The fifteenthannual El Paso History Day will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012, on the UTEP campus.The theme for the 2012 contest is “Revolution,Reaction, Reform in History.” In 2011 there were a record number of 182entries from 352 students.  Informationand photos from previous years’ contests are available by clicking on the link<Award Winners & Photos> at the top of this screen. 

For furtherinformation about History Day, contact the local director, Dr. Charles H.Martin, at mcharles@utep.edu or visit the websites for Texas History Day and NationalHistory Day by clicking on the links above or entering their names into aGoogle search. 

El Paso[Regional] History Day 2012 TIMELINE 

RegistrationOpens for Teachers:  December 1, 2011

RegistrationOpens for Students:  December 1, 2011

*All Registration Closes:  Monday, February 6, 2012, at11:50 PM

*ResearchPapers & Web Site Set-ups Complete:  Wed.,February 8, 2012, at 1:00 PM

*ResearchPaper & Web Site Judging Begins:  Wed., February 8, 2012, at 5:00 PM

Actual History Day Contest:  Saturday, February 18, 2012

RegistrationFee:  $0.00.  [no fee is charged]