There are many reasons to do History Day. If it is a required project at school, you will certainly want to consider your grade, but here are some other benefits to doing History Day:

• You get to choose your topic! Choose a subject that is interesting to you and become the expert.
• You get to choose how to present your information.
  • Exhibit
  • Performance
  • Documentary
  • Website
  • Research Paper
• Learn to do college-level research with primary and secondary sources.
• Reach a level of career and college readiness that many students don’t have after graduating high school.
• Some students participate in the competitions, which are great ways to showcase your work, see the work of others, and meet other History Day students like you.