Students and Parents
NHDAZ Students! We’re excited for another NHD cycle! Here you will find information about researching, how to access workshops, and other resources to help you create the best project possible!
Registration
In order for a student to get involved in the NHDAZ competition, that student needs to register as a participant in our online portal. Our online registration portal is where students register for NHDAZ as well as submit their projects by the deadline. Deadlines will be posted soon but we suggest you begin your work in the Fall.
Registration opens on January 1st, 2026 for all competitions. January 1st is not a deadline. It is just when registration opens. Every student must have a sponsoring adult for them to register. Most of the time this adult is a teacher, however it does not have to be. Any adult can sponsor an NHD student. They just need to register as well. That adult will just need to follow the ‘Teacher Registration Instructions.’ Even though they may not actually be a teacher, they will still register as one in our system to sponsor a student. Keep in mind, if you are a group project, you and your partner(s) need to have the same sponsoring adult register as you and your partner(s) teacher.
If you are a student please see the student registration instructions.
If you are a teacher or sponsoring adult please see the teacher registration instructions.
Keep in mind that none of these instructions should be followed until January 1st, 2026 as that is when registration opens!
History Education Workshops
2026 Arizona Supplement Theme Book
The Arizona Historical Society’s Library and Archives department reached out to other Library and Archives organizations and got back topic ideas as well as primary and secondary sources to aid students in their research for the 2025-26 theme Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. This packet also includes information on where you can find these organizations so that you can go take a look at their collections in person. Also, many of the sources provided within the topic ideas show how Arizona was involved for each topic.
NHD in Arizona Theme Book
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History Topic Ideas from Partnering Organizations
NHDAZ is fortunate to have partnered with various organizations to bring topic ideas to students centered around the 2025-26 theme of Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History. These lists of topic ideas will help students in their research process by providing topics as well as sources along with those topics. Many of the sources provided within these topic ideas show how Arizona was involved regarding each topic. We are grateful to our partners who help make these resources possible!
Topics From — The Historical League, Inc
