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− | The '''National | + | The '''National Scholastic Championship''',<ref>Prior to 2007, it was unclear whether the "S" in "NSC" stood for "Scholastic" or "Scholastics," and both words were used in various PACE materials. Since 2007 the organization seems to have settled on the singular form as the correct name of the tournament.</ref> or '''NSC''', is a high school national quizbowl tournament run by [[PACE]]. |
− | + | The tournament began in 1998 and was the first high school national to use [[pyramidal]] tossups (by the standards of the time) and be largely written and run by people versed in the normal practices of collegiate-level quizbowl. From 1998 to 2009, the event used the [[Old PACE format]], which retained the basic concept of "exclusively pyramidal tossup leading to a bonus" gameplay but added many non-ACF variations designed to incorporate elements of regional high school formats. From 2010 through 2019, matches consisted of 20 tossups and 20 three-part bonuses per round, with 20 point powers but no [[neg]]s on tossups; each bonus was worth a total of 30 points, with [[bouncebacks]] on the bonus parts. Bouncebacks were eliminated to faciliate the NSC hosted online in 2021 [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=382475#p382475], and were discontinued at the in-person NSC in 2023 [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=392814#p392814]. | |
− | {| | + | Archived results, including the roster of all-star students, can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/nsc-results. Official records for the NSC can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/nsc-statistical-records/. |
+ | |||
+ | ==Winners== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {|- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | |- | ||
! Year | ! Year | ||
! Champion | ! Champion | ||
! Runner-Up | ! Runner-Up | ||
− | ! Third Place | + | ! Third Place |
− | ! Fourth Place | + | ! Fourth Place |
− | |||
− | |||
! Location | ! Location | ||
! Field size | ! Field size | ||
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| [[1998 State College|State College]] | | [[1998 State College|State College]] | ||
| [[1998 Henry Ford II|Henry Ford II]] | | [[1998 Henry Ford II|Henry Ford II]] | ||
− | | [[1998 Copley|Copley]] | + | | [[1998 Copley|Copley]] & [[1998 Gonzaga|Gonzaga]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Case Western|Cleveland, OH]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Case Western]] | ||
| 29 | | 29 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[1999 NSC|1999]] | | [[1999 NSC|1999]] | ||
− | | [[1999 State College|State College]] | + | | [[1999 State College|State College]]† |
| [[1999 Rockville|Rockville]] | | [[1999 Rockville|Rockville]] | ||
− | + | | [[1999 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] & [[1999 Eleanor Roosevelt|Eleanor Roosevelt]] | |
− | | [[1999 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] | + | | |
− | + | | [[Penn|Philadelphia, PA]] | |
− | | | ||
− | | [[Penn| | ||
| 22 | | 22 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2000 NSC|2000]] | | [[2000 NSC|2000]] | ||
− | | [[2000 State College|State College]] | + | | [[2000 State College|State College]]† |
| [[2000 Eisenhower (MI)|Eisenhower]] | | [[2000 Eisenhower (MI)|Eisenhower]] | ||
− | | [[2000 Dorman|Dorman]] | + | | [[2000 Dorman|Dorman]] & [[2000 Riverdale|Riverdale]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Furman|Greenville, SC]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Furman| | ||
| 16 | | 16 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[2001 State College|State College]] | | [[2001 State College|State College]] | ||
| [[2001 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day School]] | | [[2001 Georgetown Day|Georgetown Day School]] | ||
− | | [[2001 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] | + | | [[2001 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] & [[2001 Detroit Country Day|Detroit Country Day]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Bowling Green|Bowling Green, OH]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Bowling Green]] | ||
| 22 | | 22 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2002 NSC|2002]] | | [[2002 NSC|2002]] | ||
− | | [[2002 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]] | + | | [[2002 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]]† |
| [[2002 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] | | [[2002 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] | ||
− | + | | [[2002 Detroit Country Day|Detroit Country Day]] & [[2002 Eleanor Roosevelt|Eleanor Roosevelt]] | |
− | | [[2002 Detroit Country Day|Detroit Country Day]] | + | | |
− | + | | [[George Washington|Washington, DC]] | |
− | | | ||
− | | [[George Washington| | ||
| 40 | | 40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2003 NSC|2003]] | | [[2003 NSC|2003]] | ||
− | | [[2003 Dorman|Dorman]] | + | | [[2003 Dorman|Dorman]]† |
| [[2003 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | | [[2003 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | ||
− | | [[2003 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] | + | | [[2003 Detroit Catholic Central|Detroit Catholic Central]] & [[2003 Dunbar|Dunbar]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Case Western|Cleveland, OH]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Case Western]] | ||
| 27 | | 27 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[2004 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] | | [[2004 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] | ||
| [[2004 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | | [[2004 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | ||
− | | [[2004 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]] | + | | [[2004 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]] & [[2004 St. John's (TX)|St. John's]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Maryland|College Park, MD]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Maryland| | ||
| 40 | | 40 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2005 NSC|2005]] | | [[2005 NSC|2005]] | ||
− | | [[2005 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | + | | [[2005 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]]† |
| [[2005 State College|State College]] | | [[2005 State College|State College]] | ||
− | | [[2005 Mission San Jose|Mission San Jose]] | + | | [[2005 Mission San Jose|Mission San Jose]] & [[2005 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson B]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Valencia|Orlando, FL]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Valencia| | ||
| 31 | | 31 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[2006 Raleigh Charter|Raleigh Charter]] | | [[2006 Raleigh Charter|Raleigh Charter]] | ||
| [[2006 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]] | | [[2006 Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery]] | ||
− | + | | [[2006 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] & [[2006 State College|State College]] | |
− | | [[2006 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] | + | | |
− | + | | [[NCSMS|Durham, NC]] | |
− | | | ||
− | | [[NCSMS| | ||
| 29 | | 29 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[2007 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] | | [[2007 Maggie Walker|Maggie Walker]] | ||
| [[2007 MLK|Martin Luther King]] | | [[2007 MLK|Martin Luther King]] | ||
− | | [[2007 Dorman|Dorman]] | + | | [[2007 Dorman|Dorman]] & [[2007 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]] |
− | |||
− | | [[Michigan| | ||
| 36 | | 36 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2008 NSC|2008]] | | [[2008 NSC|2008]] | ||
− | | [[Walt Whitman|Walt Whitman]] | + | | [[2008 Walt Whitman|Walt Whitman]]† |
| [[2008 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | | [[2008 Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | ||
− | | [[2008 Dorman|Dorman]] | + | | [[2008 Dorman|Dorman]] & [[2008 Wilmington Charter|Wilmington Charter]] |
− | + | | | |
− | | | + | | [[George Mason|Fairfax, VA]] |
− | |||
− | | [[George Mason| | ||
| 48 | | 48 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Georgetown Day School]] | | [[Georgetown Day School]] | ||
| [[Maggie Walker]] | | [[Maggie Walker]] | ||
− | + | | [[George Mason|Fairfax, VA]] | |
− | |||
− | | [[George Mason| | ||
| 64 | | 64 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[2010 NSC|2010]] | | [[2010 NSC|2010]] | ||
− | | [[State College]] | + | | [[State College]]† |
| [[Maggie Walker]] | | [[Maggie Walker]] | ||
| [[LASA]] | | [[LASA]] | ||
| [[St. Anselm's]] | | [[St. Anselm's]] | ||
− | + | | [[George Mason|Fairfax, VA]] | |
− | |||
− | | [[George Mason| | ||
| 64 | | 64 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[LASA]] | | [[LASA]] | ||
| [[Stevenson]] | | [[Stevenson]] | ||
− | + | | [[Northwestern University|Evanston, IL]] | |
− | |||
− | | [[Northwestern University| | ||
| 60 | | 60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Centennial]] | | [[Centennial]] | ||
| [[IMSA|IMSA A]] | | [[IMSA|IMSA A]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | [[WUSTL|St. Louis, MO]] |
− | | | ||
− | |||
| 60 | | 60 | ||
|- | |- | ||
+ | | [[2013 NSC|2013]] | ||
+ | | [[Ladue]] | ||
+ | | [[LASA]] A | ||
+ | | [[Loyola]] | ||
+ | | [[Dorman]] A | ||
+ | | [[Maryland|College Park, MD]] | ||
+ | | 72 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2014 NSC|2014]] | ||
+ | | [[LASA|LASA A]] | ||
+ | | [[Western Albemarle]] | ||
+ | | [[St. John's]] | ||
+ | | [[Ladue]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Reston, VA]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2015 NSC|2015]] | ||
+ | | [[Detroit Catholic Central|DCC A]] | ||
+ | | [[LASA|LASA A]] | ||
+ | | [[Maggie Walker]] | ||
+ | | [[High Tech|High Tech A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Reston, VA]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2016 NSC|2016]] | ||
+ | | [[LASA|LASA A]] | ||
+ | | [[Stevenson|Stevenson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hinsdale Central|Hinsdale Central A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare|Rosemont, IL]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2017 NSC|2017]] | ||
+ | | [[Detroit Catholic Central|DCC A]]† | ||
+ | | [[Westview (CA)|Westview]] | ||
+ | | [[Barrington]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency O'Hare|Rosemont, IL]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2018 NSC|2018]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Dublin Scioto]] | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | [[James E. Taylor]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Reston, VA]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2019 NSC|2019]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[James E. Taylor]] | ||
+ | | [[University of Illinois Lab]] | ||
+ | | [[Montgomery Blair|Montgomery Blair A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Reston, VA]] | ||
+ | | 96 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2020 NSC|2020]] | ||
+ | |colspan=6| cancelled due to [[COVID-19]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2021 NSC|2021]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hunter|Hunter A]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Mark's]] | ||
+ | | [[Richard Montgomery|Richard Montgomery A]] | ||
+ | | Online | ||
+ | | 80 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2022 NSC|2022]] | ||
+ | | [[Lambert]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Kinkaid]] | ||
+ | | [[Strake Jesuit]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Rosemont, IL]] | ||
+ | |72 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2023 NSC|2023]] | ||
+ | | [[Barrington]] | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson A]] | ||
+ | | [[Hunter|Hunter A]] | ||
+ | | [[Belmont]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Rosemont, IL]] | ||
+ | |72 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[2024 NSC|2024]] | ||
+ | | [[Barrington]] | ||
+ | | [[Richard Montgomery]] | ||
+ | | [[St. Mark's]] | ||
+ | | [[Hastings High School]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyatt Regency|Reston, VA]] | ||
+ | |72 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | <nowiki>†</nowiki> Undefeated | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Notes=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Third and fourth place were not distinguished before 2009; for 1998 to 2008, both teams listed should be considered semifinalists of equal standing and are listed in the table above by purely alphabetical order. | ||
+ | *The 2010 second place spot was originally awarded to [[Southside]] until [[Amit Bilgi]] was found to have cheated. Southside's wins were all forfeited, and all lower finishers were subsequently moved up one spot. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Medal count=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Team | ||
+ | ! Championships | ||
+ | ! Finals Appearances (Top 2) | ||
+ | ! Trophies (Top 3) | ||
+ | ! Leaderboards (Top 4) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Barrington]] | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Bellarmine]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Belmont]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Centennial]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Copley]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Detroit Catholic Central]] | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Detroit Country Day]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Dorman]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Dublin Scioto]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Dunbar]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Eisenhower]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Georgetown Day]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Gonzaga]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Hastings]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Henry Ford II]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Hinsdale Central]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Hunter]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[IMSA]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[James E. Taylor]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Kinkaid]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Ladue]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Lambert]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[LASA]] | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Loyola]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Maggie Walker]] | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Mission San Jose]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[MLK Magnet|MLK]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Montgomery Blair]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Raleigh Charter]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Richard Montgomery]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 5 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Riverdale]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Rockville]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[St. Anselm's]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[State College]] | ||
+ | | 6 | ||
+ | | 8 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Stevenson]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Strake Jesuit]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[St. John's]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[St. Mark's]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Thomas Jefferson (VA)|Thomas Jefferson]] | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 9 | ||
+ | | 12 | ||
+ | | 13 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[University of Illinois Lab]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Walt Whitman]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wayzata]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Western Albemarle]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Westview (CA)|Westview]] | ||
+ | | 0 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Wilmington Charter]] | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 1 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | | 2 | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | {{Navbox NSC}} | |
[[Category:High school national championships]] | [[Category:High school national championships]] | ||
[[Category:High school tournaments]] | [[Category:High school tournaments]] | ||
[[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | [[Category:Original QBWiki Page]] | ||
+ | [[Category:PACE]] |
Latest revision as of 19:02, 11 June 2024
The National Scholastic Championship,[1] or NSC, is a high school national quizbowl tournament run by PACE.
The tournament began in 1998 and was the first high school national to use pyramidal tossups (by the standards of the time) and be largely written and run by people versed in the normal practices of collegiate-level quizbowl. From 1998 to 2009, the event used the Old PACE format, which retained the basic concept of "exclusively pyramidal tossup leading to a bonus" gameplay but added many non-ACF variations designed to incorporate elements of regional high school formats. From 2010 through 2019, matches consisted of 20 tossups and 20 three-part bonuses per round, with 20 point powers but no negs on tossups; each bonus was worth a total of 30 points, with bouncebacks on the bonus parts. Bouncebacks were eliminated to faciliate the NSC hosted online in 2021 [1], and were discontinued at the in-person NSC in 2023 [2].
Archived results, including the roster of all-star students, can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/nsc-results. Official records for the NSC can be found at http://www.pace-nsc.org/nsc-statistical-records/.
Winners
- ↑ Prior to 2007, it was unclear whether the "S" in "NSC" stood for "Scholastic" or "Scholastics," and both words were used in various PACE materials. Since 2007 the organization seems to have settled on the singular form as the correct name of the tournament.