National History Day
Contra Costa County (CCC) NHD Competition 2025
Contra Costa County (CCC) NHD Competition 2025![]()
Contra Costa County (CCC) NHD Competition 2025

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025.
National History Day - Contra Costa County 2025 Contest RESULTS
Note: Champion's advance to NHD-CA state competition
RESULTS |
STUDENT NAME(S) |
SCHOOL/DISTRICT |
CATEGORY: Podcast, Elementary, Individual | ||
Runner Up | Isabel Theodore | Bella Vista E.S., SRVUSD |
Honorable Mention | Joy Ruathaiwat | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Posters, Elementary, Individual | ||
Champion | Leo Stussi | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion | Kelley Sunando | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion | Kai Tye | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion | Emmett Chen | Home School |
Runner Up | Isabel Theodore | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Posters, Elementary, Group
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Champion
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Amy Xu, Chloe Chien | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion
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Samantha Yeh, Alexandra Freedman | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion
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Huakai Shao, Alex Louie | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Champion & recipient of special award from the Museum of San Ramon Valley
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Rohan Dasgupta, Will Bond | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Runner Up
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Ahaan Mukherjee, Buddh Pallapa | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Honorable Mention
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Ryan Edward, Mayur Balakundhi | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Honorable Mention
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Trevor Hansen, Ozzy DeCosta | Bella Vista E.S. SRVUSD |
Recipient of special award from St. Mary's
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Kaleb Forrest, Zachary Wang | Bella Vista E.S., SRVUSD |
Recipient of special award from Museum of San Ramon Valley
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Nihal Srivastava, Rishaan Naik | Bella Vista E.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Documentary - Junior, Individual
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Champion
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Sahana Datla | Windemere Ranch M.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Documentary - Junior, Group
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Champion
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Nilay Korade, Shubham Biyani | Pine Valley M.S., SRVUSD |
Champion
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Aarav Brijesh, Zidaan Barodawala | Windemere Ranch M.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Exhibit - Junior, Group
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Champion
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Armaan Chakraborty, Alex Yang, Pratik Patel | Windemere Ranch M.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Performance Jr., Individual
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Champion
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Shreya Malhotra | Windemere Ranch M.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Documentary, Senior, Individual
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Champion & recpient of special award from St. Mary's
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Quynh-Ly Nguyen | The Athenian School |
Champion
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Inaaya Hyder | California H.S., SRVUSD |
Champion
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Akanksh Borah | Dougherty Valley H.S., SRVUSD |
Runner Up
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Sereen El-Haraty | The Athenian School |
CATEGORY: Podcast, Senior, Individual
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Champion
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Reagan Fusco | The Athenian School |
CATEGORY: Exhibit, Senior, Individual
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Champion & recipient of special award from St. Mary's
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Lucy Dolezal | Monte Vista H.S., SRVUSD |
Honorable Mention | Ben Copeland | Dougherty Valley H.S., SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Website, Senior, Individual | ||
Champion & recipient of special award from St. Mary's | Angie Yao | Northgate H.S., MDUSD |
Champion & recipient of special award from St. Mary's | Ariel Liu | Dougherty Valley H.S., SRVUSD |
Champion | Fangyuan (Sam) Cao | Home School |
Honorable Mention | Lilah Anders | The Athenian School |
Honorable Mention | Niti Bhatt | California H.S.,SRVUSD |
CATEGORY: Website, Senior, Group | ||
Champion | Vishnu Satyanarayana, Smayna Kasibhotla, Aarav Vignesh, Nikhil Mandepudi | Dougherty Valley H.S., SRVUSD |
**Please note, this is an In-Person contest. This means that at least one project creator must be present for the project to be considered for competition. **
- Registration Begins: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025 - Cost: $50 per student
- Due Wednesday, February 12, 2025: Documentaries, Websites, Podcasts, and the Annotated Bibliographies and Process papers for ALL categories including Exhibits, Posters, Performances.
- Due Sunday, March 2, 2025: The physical Exhibits, Posters, Performances (day of the CCC Contest).
California provides an enhanced History Day program. In addition to all of the categories that are established at the national level, California has added competitions at the CA-State level only that include the elementary student 2-dimensional display category and the podcast category for all levels. These categories do not go beyond the state level of competition as they are currently being piloted here. Both are extremely popular with students.
National History Day (NHD) is a premier competition that engages more than half a million students nationally. As part of NHD, Contra Costa County History Day allows students to participate in authentic, challenging, project-based learning that lasts an entire school year. Students select topics and research them as historians would – by using libraries, archives, museums and oral history interviews. They then have the opportunity to explore creative outlets to bring their research to life as a documentary, dramatic performance, podcast, website, poster, exhibit, etc.
WHAT IS NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?
WHAT IS NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?![]()
WHAT IS NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?
National History Day, is a year-long educational program that encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics' significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators. Specifically, National History Day - California is one of the largest state History Day competitions, takes place in 34 counties and reaches some 44,000 students each year, culminating in an annual state-wide contest with nearly 1,000 participants. National History Day - California provides an enhanced History Day program, including the elementary student 2-dimensional display category and the website category, which has become part of the national competition.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?![]()
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL HISTORY DAY?
National History Day welcomes all students in grades 4-12. We encourage participation from students in public, private, parochial, and home schools. This includes English language learners, academically gifted students, average students, and those with special needs. This inclusive program is open to students in Contra Costa County.
A CLOSER LOOK
A CLOSER LOOK![]()
A CLOSER LOOK
National History Day (NHD) is a prestigious competition that involves over half a million students across the nation. As part of this program, Contra Costa County History Day offers students the opportunity to engage in authentic, challenging, and project-based learning throughout the entire school year. Participants choose topics and conduct research just like historians, utilizing resources such as libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. Their findings and interpretations are then compiled into their final projects.

NHD is endorsed by
NHD is endorsed by![]()
NHD is endorsed by
- American Association for State and Local History
- American Historical Association
- Federation of State Humanities Councils
- Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
