Children who learn together learn to live together.

- Anonymous

DESK Standards are Davis School District's focused and prioritized learning standards.  They are based on the Core Standards developed by the Utah State Board of Education. 

Elementary DESk standards

To see learning standards for all content areas by grade level, visit the Learning Standards page. 

HISTORY DAY CONTEST

This year the Davis District History Day contest will be combining with the Weber Region History Day which will be held virtually. Teachers will need to begin the registration process on the Weber Regional NHD website. 

2021 Key Dates

• Registration Deadline: February 14
• Completed Projects Due: February 26, 10:00 pm
• Judging Begins: March 5
• Awards Announced: March 18

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Registration & Submission Instructions:
Remember - teachers must register before their students.

• NHD Utah Virtual 2021: How to Register, Format, and Upload Your Project
• Students: Gather This Info Before You Register.pdf

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Contact Tracey Saxey, contest coordinator, with any questions.
tsaxey@dsdmail.net 
 

History Day Information

Annual Theme - 2021 Communication in History: The Key to Understanding

                                        

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Divisions and Categories

Rule Summaries
Use these summaries to guide you as you prepare your entry. More detailed descriptions of your specific rules can be found in the official NHD Contest Rule Book. The judging forms are used to evaluate the entries. Use them as a guideline for preparation of your history fair project.  See a quick summary of rule changes made this year.
All entries must follow certain general rules: General Rules Summary.

Judging Forms

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NHD Theme Book - (Theme description, ideas and Lesson plans)
Communication in History Theme Video - created to inspire students about the theme
Theme Narrative
Theme Graphic Organizer - students use to map out components of project

• Utah Topic Ideas
• NHD Rule Book

Research Resources in Utah 

• NHD Hangouts - webinars for project ideas  
• Utah History Day website
  Student Toolkit
• National History Day website
• Creating A Successful Project
• Organizing Your School History Fair 

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Important Dates for 2021

• March 2021: Weber Regional 
• April 2021: Utah History Day 
• June 2021: National History Fair

History Day Registration 
Registration Steps:
1)       Teacher Registration: link will open January 1, 2021  
This step must be completed before students can register and parents can complete the permission section. So please do this before the last day so your students have time to complete their part before registration is closed!

2)       Student Registration: link will open January 1, 2021

Judges Registration

Contact Information

• Davis School District, Elementary Schools: Monica Flint - mmurdock@dsdmail.net
• Davis School District, Secondary Schools: Chris Hall - chall@dsdmail.net
• Weber/Davis Region: Tracey Saxey tsaxey@dsdmail.net
• Utah State: Wendy Rex-Atzet - wratzet@utah.gov

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  Past Results

• Davis History Day Results - March7, 2020
  Davis History Day Results - March 6, 2019
  Davis History Day Results - February 16, 2018

Each elementary grade level, K-6, uses the Hands On/Exploring Where & Why social studies program developed by Nystrom: Herff-Jones Education. Classroom sets of materials are located in every classroom grades K-3 and one per grade level in grades 4-6. The specific programs are as follows.

Kindergarten, "New Friends & New Places"
1st Grade, "Neighborhoods Near & Far"
2nd Grade,"Communities Here & There"
3rd Grade, "People & Places Everywhere"
4th Grade, "Map & Globe Skills"
5th Grade, "Our Country's History"
6th Grade, "Mapping World History"

Additional materials are used in grades 4-6. There is one complete set of materials per grade level.

• 4th Grade: The Utah Adventure: History of a Centennial State by John McCormick, 1997, Gibbs-Smith, Publisher.

• 5th Grade: "Seeds of Change in American History  &  "Voices from America's Past". (National Geographic Reading Expeditions)

• 6th Grade: "World History" (National Geographic Reading Expeditions)