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Basic System Requirements for Competition Manager

For Microsoft Windows

  • Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP or 2003 Server
  • Intel Pentium, 166 Mhz
  • 32 MB RAM or more recommended
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or 7 or Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
  • Javascript and cookies enabled in browser
  • Pop-up Blockers disabled in browser
  • 56K or Faster Internet Connection

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For Mac OS

  • OS 10.3.1 or higher
  • 256 MB RAM or more recommended
  • Safari 2.0.2 or Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
  • Javascript and cookies enabled in browser
  • Pop-up Blockers disabled in browser
  • 56K or Faster Internet Connection

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Public Registration: An Overview

Forget the paperwork. Save the trees. Save time, too! Now, you can register online for National History Day! This tutorial will give you an overview of the public registration process, whether you're a teacher, student, or parent of a participating History Day student.

The "Hub & Spoke" Registration Process

Each registrant -- whether a teacher, student, or student's parent -- will create a Registration Profile in the online system. You'll be able to come back and update your Profile at any time prior to the registration closing date for your next History Day competition event.

History Day Online Registration is based on a "hub & spoke" system. Each step, or "spoke," of the registration process will be shown as a linked item on your personal Registration Status Page. Once you're initially set up, you can log into this page and link directly to any item in your Registration Profile from its listing on your Registration Status Page. This saves the hassle of having to step through the entire registration sequence each time you return.

The Registration Status Page also features "progress indicators" next to each registration item, enabling you to see at a glance which items in your Registration Profile are complete. These status indicators are updated in "real time," meaning that as soon as all necessary information has been entered and saved for a given item on the Status Page, you will see a green checkmark appear to the left.

NOTE: If you believe you have entered all requested information, and the status indicator does NOT change to a green check-mark, it could be that (a) you need click the 'reload' or 'refresh' button at the top of your browser window, or possibly close the browser window and then log-in again to see the changes; or (b) there are other pieces of missing information related to that item that you do not see or control (i.e., for teachers, there may be parent information missing for a particular student, for which you do not have access). If you believe this to be the case, we suggest contacting the student, parent and/or teacher to remind them that some essential information is still needed to complete their registration.

Should a student's entry advance to the next higher level of competition, you won't need to re-enter your Profile information; it will "move up" to the next competition, along with information about your entry. You may only need to enter a few additional items in your Registration Profile, usually information pertaining specifically to the next level of competition. (This can include things like travel and accommodation arrangements, special event sign-ups, and the opportunity to nominate your entry for any special awards which may be offered. Students can also fine-tune their entry titles, synopses, and other entry-related information.)

NOTE: The initial registration process must begin with the teacher (or, if a home school, the parent who serves as teacher). Until there is basic information in the system about the teacher, teacher's school, his/her students and their entries, students and parents cannot correctly access the system, nor provide additional, essential information.

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Public Registration: Teachers

Unless you have participated in a previous contest and registered on a similar system prior to this event, you, as the teacher, will be required to enter some basic information about each of your students and their entries – student school, student name, student school state, the last four digits of the student's home phone number, and the entry division, category, and a basic title - before your students can begin registration. Please be sure to alert your students once you have completed these steps so that they can begin their registration. Please note that students will have the opportunity to edit any of their personal and/or entry information once they log into their personal record.

  1. From the public registration welcome page, select the appropriate contest from the list of all available contests.
    • If you don't see your contest listed, registration is currently closed for that particular event so check back once the registration has opened. If you feel this is an error, contact your contest coordinator.
  2. Choose Educator with competing students from the Registrant Type drop-down list, and click the Submit button.

    3. Helpful Tip

    If you do not remember your login information, click the link Forgot your login information under the login area and follow the instructions provided to obtain this information. Do not create a new record for yourself if you do not remember your original login! Contact your contest coordinator if you are not able to retrieve your login information on your own.

  3. Log into the system.
    1. If you are registering for a contest for the first time IN THE CURRENT CONTEST SEASON, select the link Don't have a username and password? Click here to begin then proceed to step 4.
    2. If you have registered IN THE CURRENT CONTEST SEASON through this system for a previous contest, you will have created a username and password for yourself. Enter the same username and password on the login page to access this new contest. You can now move on to step 11.
    3. If you are registering for the first time IN THE CURRENT CONTEST SEASON at the NATIONAL CONTEST level, select the link Don't have a username and password? Click here to begin. The system will ask you to enter your School State, Last Name, and Last 4 Digits of Home Phone number (which your state coordinator has already set up for you) in order to identify your record in the system. Once you have entered this information, click the Submit button then proceed to step 5.
  4. You will be transferred to your Personal Information form, which requires you to provide the following information about yourself, as indicated by a red asterisk.
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Street
    • City
    • State
    • Zip
    • Preferred Phone
    • Work Phone
    • Preferred Email
    • How many students on your campus completed an NHD project or entry?
    • Years of experience with NHD
    • Are you attending the contest?
    • Last Four Digits of Your Home Phone Number
    • Username
    • Password
    Once you have completed the required fields, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

    5. Helpful Tip

    If you do not remember your username or your password, try checking your email, as the system sends a registration confirmation with your username and password to the address you input in the PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESSfield.

  5. Congratulations! You have completed the first part of the registration. Now you will be redirected to a login page where you will be asked to provide your username and password to continue the registration process. Enter the information and click Submit to proceed.
  6. You will now be taken to your Teacher Registration Status Page. Please, take time to study the page and read the instructions on the page. Each field required to complete registration has a red asterisk (*) next to it. As you complete each step of registration, a green checkmark will appear to the left of each of the required items, signifying its completion.
  7. If you would like to make changes to any of your personal information, such as your preferred email address or your username and password, click on the Who Are You: (NAME) link.
  8. If another teacher is working with you, you will need to provide some information about this person by clicking on the Add A Teacher link.
  9. Next, select your school by clicking on the Add a School link. You will be redirected to another form, where you will select your school from a dropdown menu. Once you select the school name, you will be asked to either input additional, required information or review the information put in by the coordinator of your contest. The name of your school should now appear below the Add a School link. You can assign yourself to as many schools as needed. If you do not see your school in the dropdown menu, you may add it by following the "Don't see your school listed? Click here to add it to the database." option.

    10. Helpful Tip

    You will not get a green checkmark next to a student's name until he/she has logged into their Student Registration Status Page and completes all of the student registration requirements.

  10. Once you have chosen your school, you can add your students by clicking the Add a Student link. You will be asked to select the name of the school the student goes to, enter your student's first and last name, and type the last four digits of the student's Home Phone number. Click Save to return to your status page or Save and Add Another if you have more students to add.
  11. Once your students are added, you may now select the Add a New Entry link to set up your students' entry information. You will be taken to the entry form, which will ask you to provide the following information.
    • Name of School
    • Division
    • Category (paper, individual exhibit, group exhibit, etc)
    • Project Title
    • Student Participant(s) (You have up to five different options to select names of students since this is the maximum number of students that is allowed to participate in a group entry at the contest.)
      • Once you have completed the form, you can either click Save to return to your status page or Save and Add Another if you have more entries to add.

    12. Anytime you add a new co-teacher, school, student, and/or entry to your record, the name or title will appear as a link on your Teacher Registration Status Page. You can click on the link anytime during registration to edit the information, as needed.

  12. Depending on your contest, you may be required to complete additional information as part of the registration process, such as Permission to Participate. If this is the case, then simply click on any additional links to be redirected to the corresponding forms in order to complete these additional steps.
  13. Once you have completed all of the registration items, please click the Email me a confirmation of my registration button at the bottom of the status page. By doing so, a summary of your current registration, as well as the information you entered for each student account, will be sent to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS.
  14. Please let your students know they can now access the registration system and complete the registration process by logging into the system as a Competing Student. It is a good idea from time to time to log into your page and see whether or not your students have actually completed the registration process. Once a student has completed all of the registration requirements via their Student Registration Status Page, a green checkmark should appear by his/her name on your Teacher Registration Status Page.
  15. If you have generated any fees or if you will be paying for your students' fees, once your students have completed their registrations, you will need to log into your teacher account and click the green Confirm Registration and Review Fee Summary button at the bottom of your Teacher Registration Status Page.
    1. Check the boxes to the left of each registration item you'll be paying for in Step 1 of the checkout process. Note: You will not be able to pay for any students if they have not completed their part of the registration process.
    2. In Step 2, review the fee summary, and enter your payment information.
    3. In Step 3, print out a copy of the confirmation screen (or the payment confirmation that is emailed to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS) with a summary of your fees and mail it in with your check or purchase order.
  16. If your students will be covering any fees themselves, then they will need to pay for those by clicking the Confirm Registration and Review Fee Summary at the bottom of their registration status pages, enabling them to proceed through the checkout process themselves.
  17. Once payment has been submitted, your registration is complete!

You can log back into your Teacher Registration Status Page at anytime to check on the progress of payments submitted or to retrieve a copy of your receipt.

  1. To do so, simply click on the View your payment history link found in the red box at the top of your Teacher Registration Status Page.
  2. A new window will pop open with a list of payments submitted during the registration process. The far right column indicates whether or not the contest administrator has received payment.
  3. To access a receipt for a particular payment, click on the Details link in the left column, and you will see an itemized list of the fees covered by that payment.

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Public Registration: Students

Unless you have participated in a previous contest and registered on a similar system prior to this event, the teacher will be required to enter some basic information about you and your entry before you can begin registration. Please check with your teacher to confirm that this has been done.

  1. From the public registration welcome page, select the appropriate contest from the list of all available contests.
    • If you don't see your contest listed, registration is currently closed for that particular event so check back once the registration has opened. If you feel this is an error, contact your contest coordinator.
  2. Choose Competing Students from the Registrant Type drop-down list, and click the Submit button.
  3. Log into the system.
    1. If you are registering for a contest for the first time IN THE CURRENT CONTEST SEASON, select the link Don't have a username and password? Click here to begin.
      1. In order to set-up a username and password, the teacher should have already entered some basic information about you, including the school state, your name, and last four digits of the your home phone number. The system will ask you to enter your School State, Last Name, and Last 4 Digits of your home phone number in order to identify your record in the system. Once you have entered this information, click the Submit button.
      2. The next page will ask you to confirm your identity.
        • If you select "no", the system will ask you try entering your information again. If you have 3 failed attempts, you will need to check with your teacher to verify that your student account has been set up.
        • If you select "yes", you can proceed to the next step.
      3. Establish a username and password for yourself. Once you've done this, you will automatically be taken to your registration status page.

      2. Helpful Tip

      If you do not remember your login information, click the Forgot your login information link under the login area and follow the instructions provided to obtain this information. Do not create a new record for yourself if you do not remember your original login! Contact your contest coordinator if you are not able to retrieve your login information on your own.

    2. If you have registered IN THE CURRENT CONTEST SEASON through this system for a previous contest, you do not need to create a username and password for yourself. Enter the same username and password that you used for your previous contest on the login page to access your profile in the new contest. You can now move on to the next step.
  4. Each time you log in, you will be directed to your Student Registration Status Page. Please, take time to study the page and read the instructions. Note that each step required to complete registration has a red asterisk (*) next to it. As you complete each step of registration, a green checkmark will appear to the left of each of the required items, signifying its completion.
  5. Click the: WHO ARE YOU:: (NAME) link and review your personal information that your teacher provided when s/he initiated the online registration to make sure it is accurate. Complete any missing personal information with one of your parents/guardians.
  6. Click on your entry which should appear as a link below the Entry Information section heading and check the accuracy of your entry information your teacher provided. Add any information or make changes to your entry and then click the Save button when finished.
    1. If you have a Web Category Entry please make sure you put your Weebly.com ID number in the appropriate field or your entry will not be judged.
  7. In addition to your personal and entry information, you may be asked to complete additional information as part of the registration process, such as a Statement of Originality or special award nominations. If this is the case, then simply click on the additional links to complete these other steps.
  8. You may need to provide contact information for one of your parents/guardians. Do this by clicking on the Register a Parent/Family Member link and, with a parent's help, complete this information. If this link is present, only one parent/guardian is required but you can add as many parents or family members as needed.
  9. If the Parent/Guardian Permission for Student Participation link is present, then one of your parents will need to click on it and agree with the Contest Agreements for the following categories: Liability Agreement, Media Agreement, Permission to Participate. Once done, click the Save button.
  10. After you have completed all of the registration items, please click the Email me a confirmation of my registration button at the bottom of the status page. By doing so, a summary of your current registration will be sent to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS.
  11. Check with your sponsoring teacher to find out whether your school is going to cover any of your expenses or whether your parent(s) will be responsible for some or all of your fees. If your parent/guardian will be paying for your fees, click the green Confirm Registration and Review Fee Summary button at the bottom of your Student Registration Status Page.
    1. Check the boxes to the left of each item you'll be paying for in Step 1 of the checkout process.
    2. In Step 2, review the fee summary, and enter your payment information.
    3. In Step 3, print out a copy of the confirmation screen (or the payment confirmation that is emailed to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS) with a summary of your fees on it and mail it in with your check.
  12. Once payment has been submitted, your registration is complete!

You can log back into your Student Registration Status Page at anytime to check on the progress of payments submitted or to retrieve a copy of your receipt.

  1. To do so, simply click on the View your payment history link found in the red box at the top of your Student Registration Status Page.
  2. A new window will pop open with a list of payments submitted during the registration process. The far right column indicates whether or not the contest administrator has received payment.
  3. To access a receipt for a particular payment, click on the Details link in the left column, and you will see an itemized list of the fees covered by that payment.

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Public Registration: Judges

  1. From the public registration welcome page, select the appropriate contest from the list of all available contests.
    • If you don't see your contest listed, registration is currently closed for that particular event so check back once the registration has opened. If you feel this is an error, contact your contest coordinator.

      Helpful Tip

      If you have participated as a judge before in a previous contest season, you will want to contact your contest coordinator to see if you can use the username and password from that season or if you will need to create a new profile.

  2. Choose Judge from the Registrant Type drop-down list, and click the Submit button.
  3. Log into the system.
    1. If you are participating as a judge for the first time, select the link Don't have a username and password? Click here to begin.
    2. If you have registered through this system for a previous contest, you will have already created a username and password for yourself. Enter the same username and password on the login page to access this new contest. You can now move on to step 11.

      3. Helpful Tip

      If you do not remember your login information, click the link Forgot your login information under the login area and follow the instructions provided to obtain this information. Do not create a new record for yourself if you have already created one but do not remember your login information! Contact your contest coordinator if you are not able to retrieve your login information on your own.

  4. You will be transferred to your Personal Information page, which requires you to provide the following information about yourself, as indicated by a red asterisk (*).
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Street
    • City
    • State
    • Zip
    • Preferred Email
    • Last Four Digits of Your Home Phone Number
    • Username
    • Password
  5. The following fields give you an opportunity to indicate any judging preferences that you have:
  6. Once you have completed the required fields, click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

    7. Helpful Tip

    If you do not remember your username or your password, try checking your email, as the system sends a registration confirmation to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS with your username and password.

  7. Congratulations! You have completed the first part of the registration. Now you will be redirected to a login page where you will be asked to provide your username and password to continue the registration process. Click Submit to proceed.
  8. You will now be taken to your Judge Registration Status Page. Please, take time to study the page and read the instructions. Note that each field required to complete registration has a red asterisk (*) next to it. As you complete each step of registration, a green checkmark will appear to the left of each of the required items, signifying its completion. Right now, Who Are You: (NAME) is probably the only link with this symbol.
  9. If you would like to make changes to any of your personal information, such as your preferred email address or your username and password, click on the Who Are You: (NAME) link to do so.
  10. Depending on your contest, you may be required to complete additional information as part of the registration process. If this is the case, then simply click on any additional links to complete these additional steps.
  11. Once you have completed all of the registration items, please click the Email me a confirmation of my registration button at the bottom of the status page. By doing so, a summary of your current registration will be sent to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS.
  12. If you have accrued any fees as part of registration, then click the green Confirm Registration and Review Fee Summary button at the bottom of your Judge Registration Status Page.
    1. To pay for your fees, check the boxes to the left of each registration item you'll be paying for in Step 1 of the checkout process.
    2. In Step 2, review the fee summary, and enter your payment information.
    3. In Step 3, print out a copy of the confirmation screen (or the payment confirmation that is emailed to your PREFERRED EMAIL ADDRESS) with a summary of your fees and mail it in with your check or purchase order.
  13. Once payment has been submitted, your registration is complete!

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