2018 Challenge Dates are set! See when Challenge weekend and the final event will be.

November 2017

Registration OPENS - In mid-to-late November. Check back for a firm date.

Friday, February 23, 2018 4:00 p.m. EST

Registration CLOSES.

Friday-Monday, March 2 to March 5, 2018

Challenge Weekend 

Choose your continuous 14-hour work time during: 8:00 a.m. EST on Friday, March 2 through 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, March 5, 2018.

Parental/Guardian Consent 

A parent or guardian for each student team member should submit consent via login to M3 Challenge site before Challenge weekend.  

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:00 p.m. EST

Deadlines for coaches and students to log in and make changes to team record.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Authenticity Certification (for each team) – The teacher-coach must certify, via login, that their team’s submission is authentic and was completed according to the Official Rules and Guidelines.

Thursday-Saturday March 8-17, 2018

Triage judging activities.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Teams making it through triage judging into Round 2 are notified.

Thursday-Sunday March 22-25, 2018

Contention judging activities.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Top six, semi-finalist, and honorable mention teams are notified.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Confirmation judging with presentations by top six teams, followed by awards ceremony. Details to be announced.