Heart of Texas Regional History Fair Announces Winners of 2020 Competition, Special Awards

February 19, 2020

HOTRHF History Fair Winners2 — Students from Central Texas schools set up their exhibits for the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair in Barfield Drawing Room at Baylor's Bill Daniel Student Center.

Students from 12 Central Texas schools advance to Texas History Day competition April 25 in Austin

Contact: Rachel DeShong, Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, 254-710-3783
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WACO, Texas (Feb. 19, 2020) – More than 100 students from 18 Central Texas schools were awarded medals from the Waco Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation for their winning projects in the 2020 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair (HOTRHF), held Feb. 14 on the campus of Baylor University.

Students competed in several categories, including individual paper and individual and group exhibits, performances, documentaries and websites.

Students representing 12 schools who placed first or second in the HOTRHF senior and junior divisions now advance to the Texas History Day competition April 25 at The University of Texas at Austin and the Bullock Texas State History Museum. Winners in Austin then compete at National History Day June 14-18 at the University of Maryland, College Park.

In addition to the category winners, HOTRHF participants and teachers also were honored with special awards.

For more information, contact Rachel DeShong, coordinator of the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, at 254-710-3783 or hotfair@baylor.edu.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND HONORS: A full list of students, their winning projects and special awards is available HERE.

ABOUT THE HEART OF TEXAS REGIONAL HISTORY FAIR

The Heart of Texas Regional History Fair (HOTRHF) is a regional affiliate for the Texas History Day and National History Day annual competition and operates under the guidelines of the National History Day. HOTRHF covers a 14-county region in Central Texas. Founded in 1986 under the sponsorship of the Strecker Museum at Baylor University, the HOTRHF is currently sponsored by The Texas Collection at Baylor and is held each February at the Bill Daniel Student Center on the Baylor campus. Participation in the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair develops academic, artistic and social skills that provide lasting benefit to students in all areas of study. For more information or to get involved in HOTRHF, visit www.baylor.edu/historyfair.

ABOUT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University is a private Christian University and a nationally ranked research institution. The University provides a vibrant campus community for more than 18,000 students by blending interdisciplinary research with an international reputation for educational excellence and a faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 90 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.