Contests
About National History Day
Contests
National History Day events are held each spring in every region of Wisconsin. Below you'll find registration, dates, and past results for your region.
Download RulebookNHD Contests in Wisconsin
The contest season is an optional and enriching experience for students, who can showcase their research while practicing skills for their future. At regional, state, and national contests, volunteer judges evaluate projects, conduct interviews, and provide scored and written feedback.
School Level
Optional
If the entire class or grade participates, teachers may host school events to choose advancing projects. Students can practice and refine their skills at these optional events.
Regional Contests
Feb - Apr
Regional contests take place across Wisconsin, based on county, giving students the opportunity to share their dedicated research results and gain the opportunity to advance to the State contest.
The State Contest
April
The State Contest lets students test projects before bigger audiences and meet young learners statewide. Each region sends top three entries per category to State competition.
National Contest
June
After spending months on project research and preparation, top winners from every state — and some countries — get to share their work at a national level.
Wisconsin NHD Contest Regions
Eau Claire Regional
Contest Date: Mar 11, 2026
Registration Deadline: Feb 19, 2026
Project Deadline: Feb 27, 2026
Location: UW-Eau Claire
Cost: $10
Eau Claire RegistrationEau Claire Results
Junior
Junior Individual Documentary
The Stonewall Riots - Spark of the Gay Rights Movement- Braelynn
The New Responsibilities of the Age-less Gymnast- Hadley
Sister Kenny- Sophia
Alternate: Anna LoPizzo- Lynnsi
Junior Group Documentary
How 9/11 Changed Passenger Rights- Kolten & Wesley
Ada James, Theodora Wintion Youmans & Anti-Suffrage- Olivia & Lilianna
Junior Individual Exhibit
Saving the Great Barrier Reef-Brantley
American Revolution: Treaty of Alliance With France-Makayla
The Meiji Restoration- Henry
Alternate: Lola Baldwin: The First Policewoman-Tessa
Junior Group Exhibit
The Radium Girls- Myla & Kallie
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire-Hailey & Kaylee Jo
Manhattan Project: Atomic Age and Secrecy- Addison & Bennett
Alternate: X-troop the Jewish Commandos- Caiden & Ethan
Junior Paper
The Legacy of the Darrell Brooks Case on Women’s Domestic Abuse Rights– Danielle
Florence Nightingale– Ella
Elizabeth Blackwell: Championing Women's Rights and Responsibilities in Medicine- Manal
Alternate: Women's Baseball League and the Rights for Women– Gracie
Junior Individual Website
The Boston Massacre and it's Effect On the rights of Americans–Weston
Liberty and Limits: Defining Human Rights in Post-Revolution Haiti- ZaBella
The Leap to Freedom: Rudolf Nureyev's Defection and the Fight for Equality- June
Alternate: Russia's fight for Freedom: The Russian Revolution of 1917- Kasen
Junior Group Website
Magic Johnson's HIV Experience– Alex & Leo
Japanese Internment Camps– Clay & Chase
Roe v. Wade: The Case that Legalized Abortion– Lexi & Angela
Senior
Senior Individual Documentary
Rubber and Rights: Fords Duel Legacy in Detroit and Fordlandia- Emmitt
Cesar Chavez: The Voice of Resistance- Blake
Don't Tread On Her: The History and Significance of Roe v. Wade- Payge
Alternate: Title IX: Her-story- Leah
Senior Group Documentary
Crash That Changed The World– Elijah & Quin
Emmett Till documentary– Noah & Jonas
Senior Individual
The Cost of Justice: The Tragedy of Bloody Sunday– Cadyn
The Prohibition: Bootleggers and Nascar- Danica
The Confucian Philosophy: Rights, Responsibilities, and Traditions– Ada
Alternate- Route to Civil Rights: Jim Crow Laws- Lucy
Senior Group Exhibit
Personal Privacy Because the 4th Amendment- Kendra & Anabelle
The Watergate Scandal- Lillian & Roella
The Six Triple Eight– Samantha & Eleanor
Alternate: The Women of Lowell- Emma & Kassidy
Senior Paper
The Man-Made Famine of Ukraine– Michael
The Native Excursion: a Take on the Native American Life- Brady
Senior Individual Website
The Unbreakable Code- Daniel
Three Mile Island- Eric
The Establishment of the National Park Service- Ayla
Alternate: LGBTQ+ Rights- Tylar
Senior Group Website
The War ON Drugs: The Role Amphetamines Played in WWII- Wyatt & Charlie
Special Award Winners
Labor History Award, presented by the Wisconsin Labor History Society:
The Women of Lowell- Emma & Kassidy
Cesar Chavez: The Voice of Resistance- Blake
Green Bay Regional
Contest Date: Mar 7, 2026
Registration Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Project Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Location: UW-Green Bay
Cost: $10
Green Bay RegistrationGreen Bay Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
Don't Iron When The Strike Is Hot: The Women's Strike for Equality- Nina & Emma
The Watergate Scandal: A People's Impeachment- Kaydee & Karina
RBG Icon, Legend, Changemaker- Jocelyn & Morgan
Junior Individual Documentary
Revolution in a Pill: How the Creation of the Birth Control Pill Changed Women's Lives- Molly
Robert La Follette: Creating Fair Political Primaries- Jerry
Star Spangled Fascism: The Story of the German American Bund- Aiden
Junior Group Exhibit
Henry Ford: The Man Behind the Industrial Revolution- Kolton & Clay
Pedaling the Path- Bicycle Liberation for the “New Woman”- Emery & Jackie
The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948: “In the face of it all- women just wanted to serve.”- Siana & Audrey
Junior Individual Exhibit
"I am a Working Girl" the Uprising of the 20,000- Hannah
B29 Path to Victory- Nolan
Loverture and Haiti- Aleks
Junior Papers
Herodotus: The Hero of History- Katherine
The 1920’s Mine Wars How Union Miners Revolted for their Freedom- Issac
The Saint Soldier- Jiyan
Junior Group Performance
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair- Amira & Elizabeth
The Reforms of The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire- Rita & Lily
Junior Individual Performance
An Afternoon with the Unprecedented First Lady- Ellie
Earth Day- Taya
Rage Against the Machine - The Luddite Revolts- Ananya
Typhoid Mary, Reactions to a Spontaneous Outbreak, A Revolution of Asymptomatic Carriers, and the Reforms of an Irish Immigrant- Emalyn
Junior Group Website
No More Draft! :The Port Washington Draft Riots of 1862- Ehmet & Abraham
Spencer Haywood: The Case that Changed the NBA- Patrick & Chase
Vel Phillips: Reforming the Political World in Wisconsin- Skylar & Solana
Junior Individual Website
“Blue Gold”: The Indigo Crisis and Birth of Nonviolent Resistance in India- Mishee
From an Accident to Saving Lives - The Discovery of Penicillin- Insiya
Radium Girls: A Turning Point in Workplace Safety- Audry
Senior
Senior Group Documentary
Belle Case La Follette- Elle, Olivia & Elizabeth
Gulf of Tonkin: The Incident That Changed the War- Jasmine & Sophie
McRevolution: How McDonald's Transformed the Restaurant Industry- Karter, William, Lincoln & William
Senior Individual Documentary
The Christianization of Greece- Cameron
Wisconsin Women's Suffrage: The Race for Ratification and the Leaders Who Brought Us There- Clara
Nuclear Testing on Bikini Atoll- Mufan
Senior Group Exhibits
Daisy Bates and The Little Rock Nine- Anna, Sophia and Corinne
Prescribing Progress: The Thalidomide Tragedy- Paige, Lily and Ava
The Buddhist Crisis- Gretchen, Karlee and Zoey
Senior Individual Exhibits
A Chance for Every Child: How Total Therapy Saved Pediatric Lives in More Ways Than One- Marlee
A Las Barricadas: (to the barricades): The Story of John Cookson- Alex
Rivets Reckoning: Boston's Molasses Flood- Lucía
Senior Papers
The Innovation of Cinematography: Edison’s Kinetograph- Savannah
Senior Group Performance
Wearing Who We Are: A Look Into Fashion's Political Underlays Through the Lens of the 60s-Hailey, Evelyn & Keion
Senior Individual Performance
The Coon Creek Watershed: A Revolution in Erosion Control- Jessica
Senior Group Website
The Revolution of the Watergate Scandal- Josie, Addison, Max and Patrick
Senior Individual Website
Prohibiting Culture: Prohibition and How it Changed Wisconsin- Asa
Special Awards
American Women’s History Award(Sponsored by The Jean Nicolet Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution)
Typhoid Mary, Reactions to a Spontaneous Outbreak, A Revolution of Asymptomatic Carriers, and the Reforms of an Irish Immigrant -Emalyn
Belle Case La Follette- Elizabeth, Ellie & Olivia
Northeastern Wisconsin History Award (Sponsored by The Brown County Historical Society)
Barry Alvarez: Transforming Wisconsin Football- Cole
Vel Phillips: Reforming the Political World in Wisconsin- Skylar & Solana
Peninsula Prize in Environmental History (Sponsored by Michael Dahlberg)
The Love Canal Isn't So Lovely After All- Khloe
The Coon Creek Watershed: A Revolution in Erosion Control- Jessica
Wisconsin Labor History Award ( Sponsored by The Wisconsin Labor History Society)
The Reforms of The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire- Lily & Rita
The 1920’s Mine Wars How Union Miners Revolted for their Freedom-Issac
Zufelt Law Prize in Legal History( Sponsored by Zufelt Law, LLC.)
The Watergate Scandal: A People's Impeachment- Karina & Kaydee
La Crosse Regional
Contest Date: Apr 2, 2026
Registration Deadline: Mar 12, 2026
Project Deadline: Mar 19, 2026
Location: UW-La Crosse
Cost: $5
La Crosse RegistrationLa Crosse Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion- Anna and Macy
Women's Voting Rights- Madison and Norah
Greg Gard- Regan and Kennedy
Junior Individual Documentary
American Indians & Boarding Schools- Ava
Title IX: A Powerful Player in the Game of Women's Rights- Onnalee
Junior Group Exhibit
Katherine Johnson & Space Race- Pazong and Madelyn
The Children's March and Media's Role in Exposing Injustice- Addaley and Cassidy
Women Spies in the Civil War- Ella and Zoey
Junior Individual Exhibit
Marie Curie Discovering Radium- Mallory
The Emancipation Proclamation- Wyatt
The First Birth Control Clinic- Brynn
Junior Group Performance
The Federalist Papers- Adalyn and Lucy
The American Dream- RJ and Savannah
Boston Massacre- Ryder, Brennan, and Lane
Junior Individual Performance
Declared Insane-Greta
Junior Group Website
Rwandan Genocide: A Modern Holocaust- Ethan and Cole
American Revolution- Kennedy and Carter
NATO- Matthew and Chevy
Junior Individual Website
The Establishment of the National Park Service- Lindsay
Black Hawk War of 1832- Austin
Rise of Hitler-Zachary
Junior Paper
Thalidomide: The Drug that Redefined Medical Responsibility- Gwyn
Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers- Joshua
Our Responsibility to Preserve the Past- Our Right to Protect the Future- Evelyn
Senior
Senior Group Exhibit
Transcontinental Railroad- Walker, Zander, and Levi
Jesse Owens- Lily and Jaycee
Madison Nichols, Radium Girls- Brenna
Senior Individual Exhibit
Alien and Sedition Acts- Skylar
Brown v The Board of Education- Deziray
Prohibition- Kiera
Senior Group Website
The Importance of Family Consumer Sciences- Alivia, Madison, Jade, and Jordan
Senior Individual Website
The Incarceration of the Japanese- Kong Meng
The Enabling Act- Kaylee
Senior Paper
How Much Consent is Worth to the Human Body- Olivia
Belle Case La Follete- Julianne
Louis Pasteur's Milk Pasteurization- Madalyn
Junior
Junior Individual Documentary
FDR and the New Deal- Apollo D.
Louise Brown, the World’s First Test Tube Baby – Aini A.
Jane Goodall: Redefining Mankind- Aranna A.
Alternate: Genghis Khan: From Humble Beginnings to a Great
Pioneer- Brooklyn B.
Junior Group Documentary
Canadian Caper: Escape from Iran -Brodie R., Elsie S. & Jack G.
Roland Garros: The First Military Aviator - Brad R. & Landen L.
Stephanie Kwolek and the Age of Kevlar- Caleb F. & Nate G.
Junior Individual Exhibit
Dorothea Dix: Frontier in Perspectives and Treatments of the Mentally Ill- Avery S.
The History of Solar Panels – Mason M.
The Disability Rights Movement- Maggie F.
Alternate: A Chance to be Heard- Moira L.
Junior Group Exhibit
Sacagawea: A Frontier in Westward Expansion – Lilah C. & Shawn D.
Amelia Earhart’s Solo Flight Across the Atlantic- Ava A. & Molly M.
Princess Diana: Frontier for the English Monarchy-Tess R. & Taylor W.
Alternate: Model T and Assembly Line – Corbin M. & Mason M.
Junior Papers
The First Organ Transplant: Frontier in Health- Michelle L.
The First Paralympic Games -Bennett S.
The Frontier that Aliens Started – Chanson Y.
Alternate: Trains, Travelling, and the Transcontinental Railroad – Tyler L.
Junior Individual Performance
The Debates that Changed History – Lauren W.
The Beatles: Frontiers in Music – Nick A.
Salvador Dali- Kaytlynn L.
Junior Group Performance
Invention of Video Games – Caleb L & Josie H.
Henry Ford and the Model T- Calvin X. & Jackson H.
Junior Individual Website
The Radium Girls: Frontiers in Worker Safety- Cody M.
Junior Group Website
Frontier of Barbed Wire – Brock V & Nolan M.
The King of Rock & Roll- Carver W. & Luke S.
Senior
Senior Individual Documentary
Eau Claire’s Lumber Frontier: The Phoenix Log Hauler – MacKenzy K.
The Mirabel Sisters: Overthrowing a Dictator-Eva M.
The WI River: How the Hardest Working River in the US Fueled the
Frontiers that Developed Wisconsin- Noah S.
Alternate: Polio Treatments- Ashlyn H.
Senior Individual Exhibits
Earth Day: Birth of the Environmental Movement – Alexa H.
Harvey Milk: A Frontier for the LGBTQ Community -Lindsey M.
Got Worry? How Milk Cartons Paved the way for National Missing
Children Programs – Sandra B.
Alternate: Changing America’s Landscape: The First Watershed
Project – Raeanna K.
Senior Group Exhibits
The Importance of Margaret Sanger and her Actions- Kennedy H.,
Jordan S. & Annika K.
The Bracero Program – Cian B., Evan B. & Anna F.
Senior Papers
Hollywood, Nat Love, and the Wild West: A Journey into Television of the Past – Autumn H.
The Insane and Institutionalism - Jeremiah V.
Perceptions of Nuclear Power - Mylie B.
Senior Individual Performance
The Pioneering Policewoman: Anna DeWane the First Policewoman of Eau Claire, Wisconsin- Amalia D.
Senior Group Performance
George Washington: Frontiers in Military and Political History- Alex A., Carter G. & Jovanny S.
Senior Individual Website
Indian Health Service: Paving a Path to Native American Rights – Samantha A.
Senior Group Website
Creation of the Automotive Assembly Line – Brandon G. & Carson S.
Madison Regional
Contest Date: Mar 14, 2026
Registration Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Project Deadline: Mar 2, 2026
Location: Edgewood College
Cost: $10
Madison RegistrationMadison Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
Women’s Rights: Before and After the Islamic Revolution- Scarlett, Angelina and Zoe
Title IX: Rights and Responsibilities for Women in Education
and Sports- Sara and Maddison
Junior Individual Documentary
Ambedkar Fight for Dalit Rights- Araina
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy of 1911: A Struggle for Rights in American Womens' Labor History- Eliana
From Tragedy to Transformation: The Nirbhaya Case and India's Awakening to Women's Rights- Maitreyee
Alternate: The Jonestown Massacre: The Rights and Responsibilities Around Cults- Jocelyn
Junior Group Exhibit
Unseen: Hiding from the Holocaust- Lydia and Benjamin
"Kill the Indian, Save the man" The History and Impact of Indigenous Boarding Schools- Olivia and Lena
Mendez v. Westminster: The Right to an Equal Education- Luna and Ashly
Alternate: Roe vs. Wade: The Right to Privacy- Renee and Karli
Junior Individual Exhibit
Never Forge National Parks, “America’s Best Idea”? European vs. Native American: Land Rights and Responsibilities- Evelyn
The Green River Killer: DNA Evidence and the Rights of the Convicted- Brianna
Service Dogs- Caroline
Alternate: The Grand Mosque of Paris: Assisted or Abandoned?-Simra
Junior Papers
The Journey for Justice in South Africa Amidst Apartheid’s Racial Discrimination and Subjugation - Aariz
Elizabeth Jennings v. Third Avenue Railroad Company: The Court Case That Changed Public Transportation In New York For The Better- Clara
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Battle for the Rights of Indians Oppressed by the Hindu Caste System- Anirban
Alternate: From Scientist to Activist: The Life of Dr. Goodall- Juliet
Junior Group Performance
Alexander Hamilton: Responsibilities of Government vs. Individual Rights- Holden and Laneah
The Black Dahlia: The Rights of Murder Victims in Early Hollywood – Lydia and Bayleigh
Gertrude Ederle: The Right to Swim the English Channel- Ella, Audrey and Leena
Alternate: Robert J. Oppenheimer: Scientific Achievement vs. Human Rights- Lexi S., Lexi B. and Emily
Junior Group Website
The Black Panther Party: A Revolutionary Group for Self-Defense- Jack and Arunava
The Immigration Act of 1924: The Law that Kept Out the World- Katherine and Adora
Project MKUltra- Philo and Thomas
Alternate: The Chicago Black Sox Scandal: Rights and Responsibility in Baseball- Nolan and Jack
Junior Individual Website
Harvey Milk Fighting For The Rights of The LGBTQ+ Community- Skyler
Salem Witch Trials: Judicial Rights and Responsibilities in Colonial Massachusetts-Kora
The Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit- Ellen
Alternate: The Antarctic Treaty-Conrad
Senior
Senior Group Documentary
The Transition and Introduction of Talking Films in Hollywood- Iris, Lily and Al
Women's Military Rights in WWII: the Governments Responsibility for Them- Ande and Chloe
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee — How Muhammad Ali Punched Through Social Injustice.- Maddox, Rocco and Atharva
Senior Individual Documentary
The Chinese Civil War- Meghan
The Hollywood Blacklist: The Perils of Enforcing Collective Responsibility on Artists' Rights- Dhyana
Nuclear Testing on Bikini Atoll- Mufan
Alternate: Martin Luther: Spiritual Freedom and Moral Responsibility- Benjamin
Senior Group Exhibits
Ethical Questions: New Rights and Responsibilities of U.S after WWII- Andrew and Gloria
Redlining Near Home- Deanna and Rowan
Senior Individual Exhibits
Geneva Conventions Additional Protocols - Larkin
Senior Papers
Birute Galdikas: Exploring Rights and Facing Responsibilities- Liza
The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire- Molly
Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail
Alternate: The Rights and Responsibilities of the U.S. in the Dropping of the Nuclear Bombs on Japan- Joe
Senior Individual Website
From Booker T to MLK Jr: Activist Responsibilities and Educational Rights- Eve
Special Awards
Wisconsin Labor History Award
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Tragedy of 1911: A Struggle for Rights in American Womens' Labor History- Eliana (Junior Individual Documentary)
Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail (Senior Paper)
Mequon Regional
Contest Date: Mar 28, 2026
Registration Deadline: Mar 9, 2026
Project Deadline: Mar 16, 2026
Location: Concordia University
Cost: $10
Mequon RegistrationMequon Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
The Meaning Of Life- DNA- Pranit & Krishiv
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Defining Rights and Responsibilities on a Global Scale-Bryn & Greta
The Unseen Suffering- Gabrielle, Ananya & Averi
Alternate: The Decline In United States Passenger Rail Usage- Braedyn & Julian
Junior Individual Exhibit
Brown Vs Board of Education- Yudhister
Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: Hunting Regulations and the Preservation of Wisconsin's Deer Population- Stanley
Alternate: The Radium Girls: A violation of workplace rights- Madeline
Junior Group Exhibit
The Matchgirls Strike of 1888- Akshara, Janvi & Natalie
The Radium Girls- Jillian, Lauren & Alyssa
Salem Witch Trials of 1692- Emersyn & Kieleen
Alternate: The Titanic: Rights and Responsibilities-Priyanshi & Victoria
Junior Paper
Jean-Paul Marat and Ethical Responsibilities- Henry
Fred Korematsu: Challenging the Violation of Rights and the Governments Responsibility to Protect All Citizens- Hadley
Balancing Rights and Responsibilities: The Impact of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Public Health, the Environment, and Animal Welfare- Caden
Alternate: James Cameron’s Fight for Justice: The Rights and Responsibilities in the Battle Against Racial Injustice- Brooklyn
Junior Individual Website
The Emancipation Proclamation: Human Rights and a Nation's New Responsibilities- Mila
Never "Normal"- Kate
Marvin Heemeyer and the Granby Rampage: A Reckless Clash Between Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities- Vyla
Alternate: Korematsu v. United States- David
Junior Group Website
Social Security Balancing individual Rights and shared Responsibilities in Democratic society- Reagan & Cecilia
Nazi Persecution of Jews- Kaitlin, Sammy & Ayla
The White Rose- Leesha, Akshita & Samannvi
Alternate: Japanese Internment- Nat & Paxton
Senior
Senior Individual Documentary
The March Towards Equality: Executive Order 9981 and the Desegregation of the United States Military- Albert
The Rights and Responsibilities of Lyrics in Music- Lauren
Senior Group Documentary
The Stolen Generation- Elizabeth & Emma
The Open Skies Treaty- Claire, Ariana & Meri
The Legalization of Marijuana- Alexander, Jace & August
Alternate: HIPAA- Hannah, Sarah & Liliana
Senior Individual Exhibits
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal: Right and Responsibilities- Michaela
Building The Berlin Wall- Andrew
Planned Parenthood- Addison
Alternate- The Benz Patent Motor Car- Zackary
Senior Group Exhibits
Roe V. Wade - Rights and Responsibilities of the Unborn- Kaelyn & Lily
Japanese Internment Camp- Evangeline, Emma & Laney
The Americans with Disabilities Act- Caroline & Emme
Alternate: The 19th Amendment: Rights and Responsibilities- Tess & Silvia
Senior Papers
Lau v. Nichols: The Search for Education Equality- Arabella
Senior Individual Performance
Sophie Scholl: Defying Nazism- Sofia
Ada Deer: Rights and Responsibilities in the Pursuit of Restoration of the Menominee Indian Tribe- Emma
Senior Individual Website
The Satanic Panic- Linda
Grimké Sisters: Start of the New South- Benita
19th Amendment: Rights and Responsibilities- Alison
Alternate: Punk Rock- Ella
Senior Group Website
The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League- Joie & Mia
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: Rights and Responsibilities- Maia, Audrey & Eve
Freedom Riders: Transforming Rights and Responsibility- Emma, Lucy & Paige
Alternate: The Sterling Hall Bombing: Rights and Responsibilities- Evelyn, Mia & Leah
Special Awards
Labor History Award, presented by the Wisconsin Labor History Society:
The matchstick girl strike of 1888– Anushka
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: Rights and Responsibilities- Maia, Audrey & Eve
Milwaukee Regional
Contest Date: Mar 21, 2026
Registration Deadline: Mar 2, 2026
Project Deadline: Mar 9, 2026
Location: UW-Milwaukee
Cost: $10
Milwaukee RegistrationMilwaukee Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
No Safe Mine: The Story of the Crandon Mine Controversy -Henry & Emmett
Wayne Wheeler: King of Prohibition- Toma & Peter
The 1936 Denied, Deposed, And Deprived: Jewish Athletes In The 1936 Olympics- Beatrice & Anna
Alternate: Polio- The Foundational Vaccine- Margaret & Alberta
Junior Individual Documentary
The Longest Bridge in the World: The Fight for Open Housing in Milwaukee - Jack
Killing the Indian: The Truth About the Carlisle Indian Industrial School - Arden
The Salt March: A March Towards Change - Ayan
Alternate: Human guinea pigs: demolishing the medical rights of Nazi prisoners- Lila
Junior Individual Exhibit
The Parents' Music Resource Center: Censorship vs. Artistic Liberty - Emma
The Breaker Boys: The Strikes Against Child Labor - Virgil
"Tulsa's Terrible Tale" - The Tulsa Race Massacre 1921 - Aliyah
Alternate: "The Strike Heard Round the World" The Flint Sit-Down Strike -James
Junior Group Exhibit
The G.I. Bill of Rights America's Responsibility to Support Veterans – Jake & Jude
The Cleveland Summit: Setting the Stage for Activist Athletes – Ewan &
Ralph Lazo: The Voluntary Prisoner – Avi & Edie
Alternate: Impact of the Bilingual Education Act – Citlalli, Kevin & Petrona
Junior Papers
The 1905 Russian Revolution: A Glimpse of the Glory of Rights - Sophie
The Unknown Injustices of WWII: How Multiple Governments Violated Basic Human Rights - Kira
Sacred Waters, Stolen Futures: The Water Crisis In Tribal Lands - Elliott
Alternate: Buying and Selling Hope: The Fair Housing Act of 1968- Tyler
Junior Individual Performance
The Culper Spy Ring: The Most Successful and Enduring Espionage Network of the Revolutionary War – Kate
Imagine Me- Eden
Nancy Harkness Love: Pioneer in Aviation for Women- Nora
Alternate: The Death of Musical Creativity: Music Under Communist Rule- CJ
Junior Group Performance
Bridge War- Odelia, Nadia & Chelsea
Justice For All- Emily, Allexander, Kate & Johan
Man Vs. Iron: The Resistance Against the Tyrannical Minnesota Ranges- Ksenija & Katerina
Alternate: March On Washington – Zeinab, Melissa, Charlotte, Ember & Lyric
Junior Individual Website
When General Grant Expelled the Jews - Nathan
Disease, Displacement, Destruction: The Klondike Gold Rush and Indigenous Peoples - Logan
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Equality is Priceless, for Everything Else, Use a Credit Card - Aneesha
Alternate: Beyond the Battlefield: How Donut Dollies Brought a Touch of Home to the Heart of the Front Lines - Mae
Junior Group Website
The Voting Rights Act of 1965- Sylvia & Eliana
Ali vs America- Mason & Kolton
Hope in a Suitcase- Nika & Mila
Alternate: The Montgomery Bus Boycott- Ada & Hailey
Senior
Senior Group Documentary
Amelia Earhart: Feminist of Flight- Julia & Joesph
Louisa May Alcott's Influence on American life- Madison & Chloe
Love Knows No Color: Loving v. Virginia and the Fight for Equal Marriage- Elliett & Sophie
Alternate: Beyond the Battlefield: Unraveling the Legacy of Gettysburg- Samuel & Bruce
Senior Individual Documentary
The Fruit of Their Labor - How Generations of Workers Finally Became People -Taylor
After-Effects of the 9/11 Attacks - Rishi
The 1967 Milwaukee Open Housing Marches -Elijah
Alternate: The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Ved
Senior Group Exhibit
Montgomery Bus Boycott – Macey & Avlynn
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: The Right To Resist, and The Responsibility to Act – Nina, Makayla, Katalina, Myqu & Pa
Japanese Internment: Loss Of Freedom – Lucy, Jayna, Sao, Meliah & Alvin
Alternate: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Rights and Responsibilities - Ella & Brynn
Senior Individual Exhibit
The Crusades - Landon
Endangered Species Act - Humans Taking the Responsibility to Protect Wildlife - Kamya
Women's Struggle for Rights during the French Revolution - Helen
Alternate: How the Events of the Holocaust Effected the Rights and Responsibilities We Have Today -Ava
Senior Paper
Montgomery Bus Boycott- Trinity
Roe v. Wade - American Abortion & Reproductive Rights: Jane Roe, The 7-2 Decision, Details of the Case, Pro-Life and Pro-Choice, The Right to Privacy, and Planned Parenthood- Chase
Love vs. the Law: How Loving v. Virginia Shaped Equal Rights- Gurleen
Alternate: “Upholding Rights, Fulfilling Responsibilities: The American Refugee Committee’s Role in Humanitarian Aid”- Isaac
Senior Group Performance
A Broken Promise: The Servicemens Readjustment Act- Dylan, Thomas & Omar
Senior Individual Performance
"George" A New Musical - Maya
The Historical Impacts of the Women's Suffrage Protests at Lafayette Park - Jackson
Senior Group Website
The Problem That Has No Name – Elizabeth & Lily
The Rise of Anesthesia – Bella & Elliana
19th Amendment- Melanie & Kloee
Alternate: The Affect World War One had on Women's Suffrage and the Ratifying of the 19th Amendment -Brayden & Peyton
Senior Individual Website
Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict - Veena
The Little Rock Nine and Their Proceeding Influence - Alana
All American Girls Baseball Leage: Women’s Rights and Responsibilities - Karina
Alternate: Ida B. Wells and The Women's Suffrage Movement - Aubrey
Special Awards
Labor History Award, presented by the Wisconsin Labor History Society:
"The Strike Heard Round the World" The Flint Sit-Down Strike- James
The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire- Ved
Stevens Point Regional
Contest Date: Mar 6, 2026
Registration Deadline: Feb 16, 2026
Project Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Location: UW-Stevens Point
Cost: $10
Stevens Point RegistrationStevens Point Results
Junior
Junior Group Documentary
Ruby Bridges and Her Rise Through Racism- Gemma & Mya
1950s Film Industry Blacklist: Hollywood & The Red Scare- Christian & Sonya
Copyright Infringement- Caitlin & McKenzee
Alternate: Women's Rights to Work and Live Freely- Penelope & Nora
Junior Individual Documentary
How War Walked So Peace Could Run On Okinawa- Ella
Ravensbruck- Mackensie
American With Disability Act- Zoey
Alternate: Walt Disney's Contribution to World War II- Bristol
Junior Group Exhibit
The Integration of the Washington Redskins- Xander & Alex
National Park Movement- Annie & Kylie
How Anesthesia Changed the World- Elsie & Evelyn
Alternate: How Anesthesia Changed the World- Jaden & Alaina
Junior Individual Exhibit
Haudenosaunees Influence- Chentelle
Wisconsin Walleye War- Gaven
The Lavender Scare- Asher
Alternate: Katherine Switzer and The Woman's Right to Run- Noelle
Junior Paper
Antisemitic Legislation Laws 1933-1945 in Germany- Kelsey
Violations and Limitations of Human Rights- Ava
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study- Penelope
Alternate: Antisemitic Legislation Laws 1933-1945 in Germany- Jacie
Junior Group Performance
Woman Suffrage- Lexie, Lanier & Kaydence
Working Women Are Essential To Our Society- Adelyn & Cecelia
Russia's invasion on Ukraine- Dawson, Corbin & Teagan
Junior Group Website
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study- Noah & Brayden
The Munich Massacre- Callie, Julia & Leah
Japanese Internment Camps- Abigail & Kyla
Junior Individual Website
The Manhattan Project- Daniel
The Manhattan Project- Raiden
Senior
Senior Group Documentary
How did the Tinker v. Des Moines case shape the balance between students rights to free expression and the responsibilities of schools to maintain order and safety?- Olivia & William
Ernesto Miranda- Ruth & Lisbeth
Senior Individual Documentary
Madge Syers: Gender Equality on Ice- Laila
International Outer Space Treaty- Evelyn
Violated Rights, Failed Responsibilities: Durand 1881- Amalia
Alternate: Silver-Spring Experiment- Gaberiel
Senior Group Exhibit
Honoring the Titanic- Emily & Maddea
10 hours or no sawdust- Vittoria, Layla & Callan
The Integration of College Basketball- Bowen & Carson
Alternate: Margaret Sanger Rights For Contraception- Sienna, Addison & Miley
Senior Individual Exhibit
The NPS Organic Act - Chloe
Hitler's Rise to Power- Josephine
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott - Kendall
Alternate: The Salem Witch Trials - Alissa
Senior Paper
The Mengele Twins: Rights of the Prisoners and Medical Responsibility- Lillian
Kiss with a Fist - Molly
Lavinia Goodell: Paving the Way for Women in Law - Lia
Alternate: The Complex Political Rights of the People of Guam – Ashton
Senior Group Performance
The Head Start Program – Avery G., Avery S. & Mariah
Senior Group Website
Rosa Parks Eliminated Segregation from Transportation – Mason & Ely
Senior Individual Website
The 1915 Ocean Catastrophe: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Lucas
Special Awards
American Labor History Award
Milk Strikes of 1933- Finnigan
Ashland Regional
Ashland Regional paused for 2026
Ashland Results
Junior
Junior Individual Documentary
Voyager Missions- Bernadette L.
Ceaser Milstein- Christopher L.
Junior Group Documentary
Colorpuncture- Mackenzie P. & Zoey F.
Apollo 11- Amelia L. & Lauren M.
Junior Individual Exhibit
Toilet Time- Cadmen Libby
The Frontiers of Women's Fashion- Piper S.
King Phillip's War- Hannah I.
Junior Group Exhibit
White Rose- Katie B. & Allison S.
Junior Group Performance
Space Race- Daniel B.
Junior Group Performance
Buffalo- Kiera M. & Madasyn D.
History of Medicine- Bryce D. & Aeden D.
Junior Individual Website
Military Strategy in the Arctic- Jackson K.
Senior
Senior Group Documentary
The Rise of Rock n Roll- Lorraine M.
Senior Group Exhibits
Development of ASL- Sydney P. & Samantha B.
North Pole: The Final Frontier- Kelsey K. & Elise L.
Senior Papers
Clifford W. Beers: An American Reformer for Mental Health Treatment- Bobbi L.
The Patriot Act- Meghan M.
Nuclear Energy: Frontiers in Medicine, Weaponry, and Power- RJ S.
State Contest
Contest Date: April 25, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 7, 2026
Project & Written Material Deadline: April 13, 2026
Location: UW-Madison
Cost: $15
Documentary National Finalists
Junior Individual Documentary
National Finalist: The Longest Bridge in the World: The Fight for Open Housing in Milwaukee- Jack
National Finalist: The Salt March: A March Towards Change- Ayan
1st Alternate: Ambedkar Fight for Dalit Rights- Araina
2nd Alternate: From Tragedy to Transformation: The Nirbhaya Case and India's Awakening to Women's Rights- Maitreyee
Junior Group Documentary
National Finalist: Wayne Wheeler: King of Prohibition- Toma & Peter
National Finalist: From War to Justice: How the Nuremberg Trials Redefined Rights and Responsibilities of International Law- Landon & Charles
1st Alternate: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Defining Rights and Responsibilities on a Global Scale- Bryn & Greta
Senior Individual Documentary
National Finalist: Don't Tread On Her: The History and Significance of Roe v. Wade- Payge
National Finalist: The Hollywood Blacklist: The Perils of Enforcing Collective Responsibility on Artists' Rights- Dhyana
1st Alternate: The 1967 Milwaukee Open Housing Marches- Elijah
2nd Alternate: The Rights and Responsibilities of Lyrics in Music- Lauren
Senior Group Documentary
National Finalist: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee — How Muhammad Ali Punched Through Social Injustice- Maddox, Rocco & Atharva
National Finalist: Reclaiming Rights: The Legacy of Native American Boarding Schools- Reese, Jayana, Lauren & Tryniti
1st Alternate: Women's Military Rights in WWII: the Governments Responsibility for Them- Ande & Chloe
2nd Alternate: Emmet Till documentary- Noah, Jonas & Dylan
Exhibit National Finalists
Junior Individual Exhibit
National Finalist: The Green River Killer: DNA Evidence and the Rights of the Convicted- Brianna
National Finalist: National Parks, “America’s Best Idea”? European vs. Native American: Land Rights and Responsibilities- Evelyn
1st Alternate: The Breaker Boys: The Strikes Against Child Labor- Virgil
2nd Alternate: Saving the Great Barrier Reef- Brantley
Junior Group Exhibit
National Finalist: The Cleveland Summit: Setting the Stage for Activist Athletes- Ewan & Landon
National Finalist: The Holodomor Genocide and the Soviet Reign: A People’s Right and A Leader’s Responsibility- Lorelei & Audrie
1st Alternate: Impact of the Bilingual Education Act- Citlalli, Kevin & Petrona
2nd Alternate: Unseen: Hiding from the Holocaust- Lydia & Benjamin
Senior Individual Exhibit
National Finalist: the Confucian Philosophy: Rights, Responsibilities, and Traditions– Ada
National Finalist: The Cost of Justice: The Tragedy of Bloody Sunday- Cadyn
1st Alternate: Women's Struggle for Rights during the French Revolution- Helen
2nd Alternate: Geneva Conventions Additional Protocols- Larkin
Senior Group Exhibit
National Finalist: Japanese Internment: Loss Of Freedom- Lucy, Jayna, Sao, Meliah & Alvin
National Finalist: The Americans with Disabilities Act-Caroline & Emme
1st Alternate: Roe V. Wade - Rights and Responsibilities of the Unborn- Kaelyn & Lily
2nd Alternate: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: The Right To Resist, and The Responsibility to Act- Nina, Makayla, Katalina, Mygu & Pa
Paper National Finalists
Junior Paper
National Finalist: The 1905 Russian Revolution: A Glimpse of the Glory of Rights- Sophie
National Finalist: The Copper Country Strike of 1913-1914 and the Italian Hall Disaster: Responsibility to Safety, Right to Strike- Gideon
1st Alternate: Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Battle for the Rights of Indians Oppressed by the Hindu Caste System- Anirban
2nd Alternate: The Unknown Injustices of WWII: How Multiple Governments Violated Basic Human Rights- Kira
Senior Paper
National Finalist: Lavinia Goodell: Paving the Way for Women in Law- Lia
National Finalist: Love vs. the Law: How Loving v. Virginia Shaped Equal Rights- Gurleen
1st Alternate: Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail
2nd Alternate: Biruté Galdikas: Exploring Rights and Facing Responsibilities- Liza
Performance National Finalists
Junior Individual Performance
National Finalist: Imagine Me- Eden
National Finalist: Jacobson vs. Massachusetts: Right to Choose vs. Responsibility to Protect- Emalyn
1st Alternate: The Culper Spy Ring: The Most Successful and Enduring Espionage Network of the Revolutionary War- Kate
2nd Alternate: Declared Insane- Greta
Junior Group Performance
National Finalist: Gertrude Ederle: The Right to Swim the English Channel- Ella, Audrey & Leena
National Finalist: The Black Dahlia: The Rights of Murder Victims in Early Hollywood- Lydia & Bayleigh
1st Alternate: Justice For All- Emily, Allexander, Kate & Johan
2nd Alternate: The Federalist Papers: How the Founding Fathers shaped the rights and responsibilities of a new nation- Lucy & Adalyn
Senior Individual Performance
National Finalist: Ada Deer: Rights and Responsibilities in the Pursuit of Restoration of the Menominee Indian Tribe- Emma
National Finalist: Sophie Scholl: Defying Nazism- Sofia
1st Alternate: Lafayette Park: A Protected Ground for Protest and Freedom of Speech-Jackson
2nd Alternate: "George" A New Musical- Maya
Senior Group Performance
National Finalist: Zona Gale: Wisconsin's Unsung Trailblazer- Jessica, Lucia & Caitlin
National Finalist: Women Fighting Against Gender Discrimination- Sophia & Nayeli
1st Alternate: A Broken Promise: The Servicemens Readjustment Act- Dylan, Thomas & Omar
2nd Alternate: The Head Start Program- Avery, Avery & Mariah
Website National Finalists
Junior Individual Website
National Finalist: The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Equality is Priceless, for Everything Else, Use a Credit Card– Aneesha
National Finalist: When General Grant Expelled the Jews- Nathan
1st Alternate: Black Hawk War of 1832- Austin
2nd Alternate: Disease, Displacement, Destruction: The Klondike Gold Rush and Indigenous Peoples- Logan
Junior Group Website
National Finalist: The Black Panther Party: A Revolutionary Group for Black Empowerment– Jack & Arunava
National Finalist: Balancing Individual Rights and Shared Responsibilities in a Democratic Society- Reagan & Cecilia
1st Alternate: Ali vs America- Mason & Kolton
2nd Alternate: Project MKUltra– Philo & Thomas
Senior Individual Website
National Finalist: The Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict: Ethnocentrism as the Catalyst for Sectarian Polarization and an Unjust War- Venna
National Finalist: The Little Rock Nine and Their Subsequent Influence- Alana
1st Alternate: The Incarceration of the Japanese- Kong
2nd Alternate: Three Mile Island- Eric
Senior Group Website
National Finalist: Title IX- Bella & Elliana
National Finalist: Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike: Rights and Responsibilities- Maia, Audrey & Eve
1st Alternate: Freedom Riders: Transforming Rights and Responsibility- Emma, Lucy & Paige
2nd Alternate: The Problem That Has No Name- Elizabeth & Lily
Special Awards
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH — Presented by Carroll Heideman
- Fred Korematsu: Challenging the Violation of Rights and the Governments Responsibility to Protect All Citizens- Hadley
- Violated Rights, Failed Responsibilities: Durand 1881- Amalia
AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY — Presented by the Wisconsin Society for Labor History
- The Copper Country Strike of 1913-1914 and the Italian Hall Disaster: Responsibility to Safety, Right to Strike- Gideon
- Labor Rights and the Responsibility of Government: The Passage of the Workmen's Compensation Law in Wisconsin- Abigail
CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY — Presented by the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies
- National Parks, “America’s Best Idea”? European vs. Native American: Land Rights and Responsibilities- Evelyn
- Title IX: The 37 Words that Transformed Women’s Education- Adalie, Lilah, Marli & McKenna
EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY — Presented by the Wisconsin Society of Mayflower Descendants
- The Alien and Sedition Acts- Skylar
- Liberty and Limits: Defining Human Rights in Post-Revolution Haiti- ZaBella
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY — Presented by Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Kurtzman
- Wisconsin Walleye War- Gaven
- Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal: The Fight for Clean Air- Michaela
MARITIME HISTORY — Presented by the National Maritime Historical Society
- 1st Place Junior- Gertrude Ederle: The Right to Swim the English Channel- Audrey, Ella & Leena
- 2nd Place Junior- Saving the Great Barrier Reef- Brantley
- 1st Place Senior- The 1915 Ocean Catastrophe: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
- 2nd Place Senior- Honoring the Titanic- Emily & Maddea
WISCONSIN HISTORY — Presented by the John C. Geilfuss Endowment
- Zona Gale: Wisconsin's Unsung Trailblazer- Caitlin, Jessica & Lucia
- "Kill the Indian, Save the man" The History and Impact of Indigenous Boarding Schools- Lena & Olivia Joy
WOMEN IN HISTORY — Presented by the Friends of the Wisconsin Historical Society
- The Equal Credit Opportunity Act: Equality is Priceless, for Everything Else, Use a Credit Card- Aneesha
- Biruté Galdikas: Exploring Rights and Facing Responsibilities- Liza
June 14-18, 2026
The National Contest will take place on June 18, 2026, at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland.
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