Massachusetts Contest Info
2025 Registration and Contest Dates
Registration for the 2025 Regional Competitions will open on Monday, January 13th and will close on Tuesday, February 25th. Students can compete independently or as part of a school program. We will post registration links and information on how to register later this fall. In the meantime, on this page you'll find contest dates and deadlines, regional assignments, student registration caps per school, and more. More info coming soon!
Massachusetts Regional Competitions
Saturday, March 8th:
Central West Regional Competition: Leicester Middle School
Greater Boston Regional Competition: Stoneham Middle School
- Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 2/25 at 11:59 PM
- Paper and Website Lockout Date: Friday 2/28 at 12:00 PM
Sunday, March 16th:
South Shore Regional Competition: Foxborough High School
- Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 2/25 at 11:59 PM
- Paper and Website Lockout Date: Friday, 3/7 at 12:00 PM
Massachusetts State Competition
Saturday, April 12th:
MA State Competition: Winchester High School
2025 Regional Competitions: Town Assignments
Below you will find your town's assigned competition for the 2025 NHD Massachusetts season. These assignments are based on location, commute, school size, and average number of projects submitted. If you do not see your school or hometown listed below or if you have any question, please contact the State Coordinators.
2025 Regional Competitions: Town Assignments
| Greater Boston Regional Contest | Central West Regional Contest | South Shore Regional Contest |
| Andover | Ashburnham | Attleboro |
| Arlington | Ashland | Braintree |
| Belmont | Bedford | Brockton |
| Boston | Bolton | Canton |
| Brookline | Concord | Dedham |
| Burlington | Deerfield | Dover |
| Byfield | Fitchburg | Foxborough |
| Cambridge | Franklin | Hingham |
| Everett | Grafton | Mansfield |
| Gloucester | Granby | Mashpee |
| Hamilton | Gill | Medway |
| Lexington | Greenfield | Milton |
| Lynn | Hadley | New Bedford |
| Malden | Holliston | Needham |
| Manchester-by-the-Sea | Leicester | North Quincy |
| Medford | Lincoln | Norton |
| Newton | Marlborough | Norwood |
| North Andover | Medfield | Plymouth |
| Reading | Pittsfield | Southborough |
| Revere | Shrewsbury | West Bridgewater |
| Rockport | Shutesbury | Westwood |
| Saugus | Springfield | Weymouth |
| Somerville | Sudbury | Wrentham |
| Stoneham | Townsend | |
| Tyngsborough | Westford | |
| Waltham | Wilbraham | |
| Wellesley | Worcester | |
| Winchester | ||
| Winthrop | ||
| Woburn | ||
Registration Fees
We want to reduce or eliminate as many barriers to participation in the contests as possible. Thanks to support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, we have reduced registration fees again this year to $10/student for the Regional Competitions and $10/student for the State Competition; we will also offer registration fee waivers for students who request them by filling out the form at the link.
Student Registration Per School
Each school (with several exceptions*) may send up to the following number of projects to their Regional Contest in each category (Screen reader friendly version):
These registration caps exist to ensure a fair and manageable Regional competition for all participants. *These limits do not apply to schools in their first year of participation in NHD Massachusetts competitions. In certain situations we can also make exceptions; please email us if you have any questions.
Travel Assistance
Need help getting to the state contest? Please get in touch! We are prepared to offer bus stipends to cover the costs of transportation to the Regional and State contests as well as other accommodations upon request. Please email us at nhd@masshist.org for more information.
NHDWebCentral
Students creating websites must use the NHD website builder, NHDWebCentral, to compete at Regional and State Competitions this year. If you have any questions about student websites, please email us at nhd@masshist.org.
National Contest
The National Contest will be held in June 2025 at the University of Maryland College Park, dates TBA.
