For the first time in district history, Kettle Moraine has two national champions in two categories from the National History Day (NHD) competition. Middle school students Emma M. and Krin B. were named champions at this year’s event, where the theme was Debate and Diplomacy in History: Success, Failures, and Consequences.
A 50-year-old non-profit organization seeking to improve the teaching and learning of history, NHD sees more than half a million students participate annually by conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and state level and the top state entries are invited to the national competition. Emma and Krin won school, district, and state competitions before representing Wisconsin at the national level.
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