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2024 Contest Schedule

Region Contest Information

  • Regional Contest Registration Deadline and Lockout: February 16, 2024 at 5 p.m. CT
  • Region 1 Contest
    • Date: March 7, 2024
    • Location: Old Courthouse Museum, Sioux Falls
    • Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. CT
  • Region 2 Contest
    • Date: March 6, 2024
    • Location: Northern State University, Aberdeen
    • Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT
  • Region 3 Contest
    • Date: March 6, 2024
    • Location: Northern State University, Aberdeen
    • Time: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT
  • Region 4 Contest
    • Date: March 11, 2024
    • Location: Harding County School, Buffalo
    • Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. MT

State Contest Information

  • State Contest Registration Deadline: March 18, 2024 at 5 p.m. CT
  • State Contest Lockout: March 25, 2024 at 5 p.m. CT
  • Contest Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  • Location: SDSU Student Union, Brookings
  • Time: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. CT

National Contest Information

  • National Contest Registration Deadline and Lockout: TBD
  • Contest Dates: June 9-13, 2024
  • Location: University of Maryland, College Park MD

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2024 NHD Theme Book (Turning Points in History)