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'''National History Bee and Bowl''' is an history focused academic competition directed by [[David Madden]]. It consists of the '''National History Bowl''', a four-player team event played on pyramidal questions in a four-quarter format, and the '''National History Bee''', an individual elimination-style event. Teams qualify for Nationals by placing above a certain threshold at state Bowls; all sites also have a Varsity and JV division. In addition to the History Bee and Bowl, NHBB also organizes a number of other events, including the [[US History Bee]] and [[US Geography Olympiad]]. | '''National History Bee and Bowl''' is an history focused academic competition directed by [[David Madden]]. It consists of the '''National History Bowl''', a four-player team event played on pyramidal questions in a four-quarter format, and the '''National History Bee''', an individual elimination-style event. Teams qualify for Nationals by placing above a certain threshold at state Bowls; all sites also have a Varsity and JV division. In addition to the History Bee and Bowl, NHBB also organizes a number of other events, including the [[US History Bee]] and [[US Geography Olympiad]]. | ||
| − | For the 2010-11 school year, the local events were written by NHB staff and Nationals were written by [[HSAPQ]]; | + | For the 2010-11 school year, the local events were written by NHB staff and Nationals were written by [[HSAPQ]]; until 2014, HSAPQ wrote for all History Bowl events, before that task fell to teams led by [[Matt Weiner]] in 2015 and [[Brad Fischer]] in 2016 and beyond. |
National History Bee and Bowl also incorporates middle and elementary school divisions. However, only the Middle School division includes a national championship. | National History Bee and Bowl also incorporates middle and elementary school divisions. However, only the Middle School division includes a national championship. | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 10 June 2016
National History Bee and Bowl is an history focused academic competition directed by David Madden. It consists of the National History Bowl, a four-player team event played on pyramidal questions in a four-quarter format, and the National History Bee, an individual elimination-style event. Teams qualify for Nationals by placing above a certain threshold at state Bowls; all sites also have a Varsity and JV division. In addition to the History Bee and Bowl, NHBB also organizes a number of other events, including the US History Bee and US Geography Olympiad.
For the 2010-11 school year, the local events were written by NHB staff and Nationals were written by HSAPQ; until 2014, HSAPQ wrote for all History Bowl events, before that task fell to teams led by Matt Weiner in 2015 and Brad Fischer in 2016 and beyond.
National History Bee and Bowl also incorporates middle and elementary school divisions. However, only the Middle School division includes a national championship.
Bowl
| Year | Bowl Champion | Bowl Runner-Up | JV Bowl Champion | JV Bowl Runner-up | Field size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Maggie Walker | Parkersburg High | Wilmington Charter | Bellarmine | 98 (72 Varsity + 26 JV) |
| 2012 | Hunter | Bellarmine | Northmont | Chattahoochee | 161 (113 Varsity + 48 JV) |
| 2013 | Bellarmine | LASA | Northmont | Centennial | 198 (132 Varsity + 66 JV) |
| 2014 | LASA | Saratoga | Westview | Farragut | 216 (132 Varsity + 84 JV) |
| 2015 | Saratoga | LASA | Hunter | Saratoga | 246 (156 Varsity + 90 JV) |
| 2016 | LASA | Lexington | James Taylor | TJHSST | 263 (161 Varsity + 102 JV) |
Bee
| Year | Bee Champion | Bee Runner-Up | JV Bee Champion | JV Bee Runner-Up | MS Bee Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mark Arildsen, University School of Nashville | Nicholas Brumfield, Parkersburg High | Sameer Rai, Bellarmine | Mickey Gioia, Stepton HS | |
| 2012 | Alex Frey, St. Joseph | Richard Yu, Hunter | Sameer Rai, Bellarmine | Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall | Tajin Rogers, Longfellow |
| 2013 | Sameer Rai, Bellarmine | Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall | Connor Wood, Maggie Walker | Nirav Ilango, Chattahoochee | Jonathan Tran, Stoller |
| 2014 | Jonathan Leidenheimer, George C. Marshall | Sameer Rai, Bellarmine | Daniel Yan, Farragut | Chandler Burrows, Rolla | Alex Schmidt, Seven Generations Charter School |
| 2015 | Bruce Lou, Saratoga | Austin Foos, Detroit Catholic Central | Alex Schmidt, Lehigh Valley Academy | John Peter Connor, E. WA Homeschool | Benji Chiu, Stoller |
| 2016 | Jakob Myers, Naperville North | Devin Shang, Lexington | Douglas Simons, High Tech | Rohan Hegde, TJHSST | TBD |