NHD is an annual competition in which Riverstone students grades 5–8 participate. This year’s theme was “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” For this competition, students begin with an idea for a topic, develop a research question, conduct thorough research, and create a thesis statement with supporting evidence, as the foundation for their project. Students also choose the category in which they want to compete: website, paper, exhibit, documentary, or performance. Participating in National History Day challenges students to develop 21st-century thinking skills in an authentic and meaningful way.
In the 2025-26 school year, Riverstone had 29 individuals or groups advance to the State Competition. Join us in congratulating Akshar V. (‘31) and Jamie L. (’28) for progressing to the National competition! These students will be representing Riverstone at Nationals in Washington DC, in June. We are also proud to announce our own Sierra Ray was recognized by the Idaho State Historical Society as the National History Day (NHD) in Idaho Teacher of the Year for the youth division.
Junior Division State Winners:
Individual Performance Category
- 1st Place – Akshar V. (‘31) – Minedoka Concentration Camp
Senior Paper Category
- 2nd Place – Jamie L. (’28) – The International Monetary Fund: Economic Reform Toward a New International Order
Group Performance Category
- 3rd Place – Estee L. (‘31), Capri F. (‘31) – The Flapper Beauty Revolution
Group Website Category
- 3rd Place – Catherine C. (‘31), Harper H. (‘31), Anna T. (‘31) – The Savior’s Curse: Ignaz Semmelweis and the Lethal Refusal of Handwashing
Youth Division Sate Winners:
Historical Paper Category
- 1st Place: Isla G. (‘33) – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Her Revolutionary Act to Get Women The Right To Vote
- 3rd Place: Noah G. (‘33) – Jackie Robinson’s Revolutionary Impact on Segregation
Individual Exhibit Category
- 2nd Place: Maple K. (‘33) – Georgia O’Keeffe and How She Revolutionized Art
- 3rd Place: Isabelle P. (‘33) – Moldovan Independence: Reacting to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
Individual Website Category
- 1st Place: Norah S. (‘33) – Once Upon a Time: The Revolutionary Ideas of Walt Disney
- 2nd Place: Erikson L. (‘33) -The Reaction to Flight 19
Individual Documentary Category
- 1st Place: Klara K. (‘33) – The French Revolution: Reforming a Government
- 3rd Place: Declan S. (‘33) – Robert Wilcox and the 1889 Hawaiian Rebellion
Group Exhibit Category
- 1st Place: Finley P. (‘33) and Noortje A. (‘33) – Stonewall: The Start of the Revolution and LGBTQ+ Reform
- 2nd Place: TJ M.(‘33) and Parks T. (‘33) – Fight the Power: How 90s Hip-Hop Became a Revolution
Junior Division Regional Winners:
Individual Website Category
- 1st Place – Katelyn L. (‘31) – Fast Food Marketing Toward Children
- 1st Place -Mikaal A. (‘31) – The 1992 Back Pass Rule
- 1st Place – Emma N. (‘31) – Peloponnesian War
- 2nd Place – Kinley H. (‘31) – The Eleusinian Mysteries
- 3rd Place – Henry B. (‘30) – The Idaho Anti-Mormon Test Oath: A Forgotten Tragedy in Idaho History
- 4th Place – Georgie A. (‘32) – French Revolution
Individual Paper Category
- 1st Place – Heidi S. (‘30) – The Vanguard of Change: Lenin’s Ideology and the October Revolution
- 2nd Place – Fiona B. (‘31) – The Inklings and the Reformation of Fantasy Literature: From The Pilgrim’s Progress to The Lord of the Rings
- 3rd Place – Jack S. (‘30) – Regulating Ronald
- 4th Place – Maya N. (‘30) – The Reformation of Insane Asylums
Individual Performance Category
- 1st Place – Akshar V. (‘31) – Minedoka Concentration Camp
- 2nd Place – Bea R. (‘32) – Power to the People: Revolution Reigns
Individual Exhibit Category
- 2nd Place – Zander M. (‘32) – The 1905 College Football Reform
- 3rd Place – Elizabeth B. (‘32) – Civil War- Fort Negley
- 3rd Place – Zoe Z. (‘30) – The Guillotine
- 3rd Place – Tenzen R. (‘30) – The Radium Girls
- 4th Place – Zoe L. (‘32) – Mexican Revolution
- 4th Place – Will G. (‘31) – The Creation of the F15 Eagle
Individual Documentary Category
- 1st Place – Maggie S. (‘30) – Dorothea Dix: Reforms of Barbaric Asylums
- 2nd Place – Jackson B. (‘31) – Battle of Iwo Jima
- 2nd Place – Ellenrose J. (‘31) – Coco Chanel
Group Exhibit Category
- 1st Place – Gabriel P. (‘32), Cyrus S. (‘32) – American Civil War
Group Documentary Category
- 1st Place – Kiki N. (‘31), Taylor J. (‘31) – When Paris Responded: Civilians Reactions To Occupation
- 1st Place – Scarlett E. (‘32), Grace H. (‘32) – The Morning That Changed America: Pearl Harbor
- 3rd Place – Madison G. (‘31), Sofia N. (‘31) – The Matchgirls Strike
- 4th Place – Hudson M. (‘32), Tuscan D. (‘32) – Woodstock ‘69
Group Performance Category
- 1st Place – Estee L. (‘31), Capri F. (‘31) – The Flapper Beauty Revolution
Group Website Category
- 1st Place – Catherine C. (‘31), Harper H. (‘31), Anna T. (‘31) – The Savior’s Curse: Ignaz Semmelweis and the Lethal Refusal of Handwashing
- 1st Place – Anna Petra M. (‘31), Mary Boone B. (‘31), Peyton M. (‘31) – The Internet Revolution
Senior Paper Category
- 1st Place – Jamie L. (’28) – The International Monetary Fund: Economic Reform Toward a New International Order
Youth Division Regional Winners:
Historical Paper Category
- 1st Place: Noah G. (‘33) – Jackie Robinson’s Revolutionary Impact on Segregation
- 2nd Place: Isla G. (‘33) – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Her Revolutionary Act to Get Women The Right To Vote
- 3rd Place: JJ M. (‘33) – The Little Rock Nine and the Fight to Desegregate Schools
Individual Exhibit Category
- 1st Place: Maple K. (‘33) – Georgia O’Keeffe and How She Revolutionized Art
- 2nd Place: Isabelle P. (‘33) – Moldovan Independence: Reacting to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
- 3rd Place: Avram P. (‘33) – The Successful Reaction of the Colonies: The Declaration of Independence
- 4th Place: Avery A. (‘33) – The Endangered Species Act: A Reform in Reaction to Declining Species
Group Exhibit Category
- 1st Place: Finley P. (‘33) and Noortje A. (‘33) – Stonewall: The Start of the Revolution and LGBTQ+ Reform
- 2nd Place: TJ M.(‘33) and Parks T. (‘33) – Fight the Power: How 90s Hip-Hop Became a Revolution
- 3rd Place: Daniel A. (‘33) and Pierce S. (‘33) – Yuri’s Race to Fame: The Revolution of Space Exploration
Individual Website Category
- 1st Place: Norah S. (‘33) – Once Upon a Time: The Revolutionary Ideas of Walt Disney
- 2nd Place: Erikson L. (‘33) -The Reaction to Flight 19
Individual Documentary Category
- 1st Place: Klara K. (‘33) – The French Revolution: Reforming a Government
- 2nd Place: Declan S. (‘33) – Robert Wilcox and the 1889 Hawaiian Rebellion
- 3rd Place: Ryan R. (‘33) – Gay Marriage Revolution and Reactions
