2024-2025 Important Registration Deadlines
- Oct. 31, 2024: Last day to register your school/home school association/family under the normal fee amounts.
- Nov. 1, 2024: First day registration fees increase by $10/school or $5/home school or family.
- Feb. 18, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: Regional registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
- March 17, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: State registration deadline (see note below).
- March 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: Lockout deadline for papers and websites; lockout deadline for WRITTEN MATERIALS for documentaries, exhibits, and performances.
- TBD: National registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
Looking to participate in the NHD in South Dakota program? Want to know how to register for a contest? Find all the information you need from the drop-down menu on the right side of your screen!
AGAIN IN 2025: All students (regardless of project type) participating in the state contest will be required to submit their written materials (process paper and bibliography) by the lockout deadline on March 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT. This rule was put in place for 2022 and we've had a lot of great feedback from judges who enjoyed being able to have more time to read process papers and explore sources. This rule changes has been cleared and approved by the national office. Process papers will be turned in through the registration system by uploading a PDF version similar to what the paper category does.
