Senator Collins Welcomes Maine Students to Washington, D.C., for National History Day

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with students from across Maine in Washington to wish them luck as they compete in the final round of the National History Day contest this week. Following victories in Maine’s statewide competition, these students will represent our state as they compete alongside nearly 3,000 of America’s top young historians.

“I am very proud to welcome the bright and talented winners of the Maine National History Day competition to our nation’s capital,” said Senator Collins. “I wish them luck at the national competition and am confident that they will do a wonderful job representing our state.”

Each year, approximately 600,000 students in grades 6 through 12 compete in National History Day, and about 3,000 students qualify for the national finals, which take place in College Park, Maryland.  To participate, students research historical topics related to a national theme and present their findings with exhibits, documentaries, performances, or papers. The 2023 contest theme was Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas.

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