MD History Day High School Teacher Of The Year Hails From HoCo

Columbia MD

12 May, 2021

4:58 PM

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — More than 300 middle and high school students submitted projects online to present their extensive historical research during the 2021 Maryland History Day competition. The competition, usually held in person, is the culmination of a year-long program from Maryland Humanities. Maryland History Day, which has been coordinated by Maryland Humanities since 1999, is open to public, private, parochial and homeschool students in grades sixth through 12th. Working solo or in small groups, students create original documentary films, exhibits, performances, research papers or websites exploring a historical topic of their choice on an annual theme, which this year was"Communication in History: The Key to Understanding." Competitors at Maryland History Day have already won first or second place in their category at school and/or district levels. Students from 12 counties and Baltimore City received special awards, designated for outstanding Maryland History Day projects that cover specific subjects. Students from six Maryland counties and Baltimore City will represent Maryland in the National History Day competition, where they will compete among 3,000 participants from across the country and beyond. National History Day, held in June, will also be virtual in 2021. The competition involves students from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and international schools in China, Korea, and South Asia. Maryland Humanities named Kenneth Childs and Lynn Rashid as the Maryland History Day Middle and High School Teachers of the Year, respectively. Childs teaches at Hazelwood Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City and Rashid serves as the media specialist at Marriotts Ridge High School in Howard County. Maryland Humanities has also nominated Childs and Rashid for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award, facilitated by National History Day. A committee of teachers and historians selects one middle school teacher and one high school teacher for the $10,000 national award. Additionally, Maryland Humanities selecteda District Teacher of the Year for each county with participating schools, listed below. "Honestly, I feel so honored to just be nominated. It means so much to be recognized and honored for the award, especially with this current year," Childs said. Childs has participated in Maryland History Day for three years. Rashid, who has participated in Maryland History Day for 20 years, said Maryland History Day presents a "great opportunity for students to learn research skills that will not only help them not only in their academic lives but in their personal lives."