Southwest Olivia Schmidt Wins at District and Goes on to State Minnesota History Day

Olivia Schmidt, freshman at Southwest High School, and two of her friends competed at the Minnesota District History Day Competition.   Olivia and her partner researchers earn a spot at the State History Day Competition in April.

National History Day is an inter-disciplinary research project for students in grades 6-12. History Day teaches students to:

• Conduct in-depth research
• Use primary and secondary sources
• Read a variety of texts
• Analyze and synthesize information
• Write and present historical content

Students choose a topic that relates to an annual theme, research that topic, and develop their research into one of five presentation categories: research paper, exhibit, documentary, performance, or website. Students may then enter their projects into History Day competitions at school, regional, state, and national levels. 

History Day State Qualifier: - Title: Open Heart Surgery -- Lizbet Martinez‐Pert, Olivia Schmidt, and Yasmine Tchida -- Southwest High School