National History Bee and Bowl
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; going forward, HSAPQ will write for all History Bowl events.
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 |
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 |