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High School Bowl
Presented byJim Koski
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons45
Production
ProducerMike Lakenen
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkWNMU TV-13
Release1977 (1977)

High School Bowl is a quiz bowl television program produced by WNMU. Each season of High School Bowl features 40 high schools from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin who compete against each other in a bracketed tournament, vying to become the annual champion. Each team is composed of four people, including a captain, who answer questions on a variety of subjects: including history, science, art, math, music, literature, and geography.[1] Questions for High School Bowl have been provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments since 2014.[2] High School Bowl has been hosted by Jim Koski since 2014; past hosts include G.G. Gordon and Dave Goldsmith.[3] As of 2019, High School Bowl is WNMU Public TV-13's highest rated production.[1]

At the end of every season, Northern Michigan University, where WNMU programs are filmed,[4] awards scholarships to the first and second place teams, $2500 and $1500 respectively.[3] In addition, one college-bound senior contestant receives the Dave Goldsmith Scholarship, $1500 goes towards a college education. The scholarship was set up by the Goldsmith family in 2002 after his death, and previously Dave Goldsmith hosted High School Bowl for 24 years.[1]

Records

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Since High School Bowl's inception in 1977, Houghton High School of Houghton, Michigan has taken the most championships out of every other participating high school; an incredible 10 wins out of 41 seasons. Second to Houghton in terms of wins is Marquette Senior High School of Marquette, Michigan with 7 secured championships. Other notable participants include Gladstone High School of Gladstone, Michigan and Hancock Central High School of Hancock, Michigan, both with 4 victories.

In recorded history, Marquette Senior High School and Houghton High School have the most second-place finishes, with 7. Second to Marquette Senior High School and Houghton High School is Sault Area High School of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, achieving 6 runner-up finishes.[5] Marquette Senior High School holds the record for the greatest consecutive streak of victories, having won five years in a row from 1979 to 1983. Negaunee High School follows closely with three consecutive wins from 2010 to 2012.

Past winners

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Year First place Second place
1978 Gladstone High School
1979 Marquette Senior High School
1980 Marquette Senior High School
1981 Marquette Senior High School
1982 Marquette Senior High School
1983 Marquette Senior High School
1984 Houghton High School Marquette Senior High School
1985 Marquette Senior High School Houghton High School
1986 Houghton High School L'Anse High School
1987 Norway High School Marquette Senior High School
1988 Menominee High School Westwood High School
1989 Norway High School Houghton High School
1990 Calumet High School Sault Area High School
1991 Hancock Central High School Marquette Senior High School
1992 Houghton High School Gwinn High School
1993 Iron Mountain High School West Iron County High School
1994 Houghton High School Hancock Central High School
1995 Marquette Senior High School Houghton High School
1996 Houghton High School Sault Area High School
1997 Westwood High School Sault Area High School
1998 Hancock Central High School Sault Area High School
1999 Hancock Central High School Escanaba High School
2000 Westwood High School Hancock Central High School
2001 Hancock Central High School Westwood High School
2002 Gwinn High School Gladstone High School
2003 Sault Area High School Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School
2004 Gladstone High School Gwinn High School
2005 Gladstone High School Chassell Township School
2006 Hurley School District Ishpeming High School
2007 Gladstone High School Marquette Senior High School
2008 Houghton High School Negaunee High School
2009 Gwinn High School Luther L. Wright High School
2010 Negaunee High School Marquette Senior High School
2011 Negaunee High School Marquette Senior High School
2012 Negaunee High School Iron Mountain High School
2013 Superior Central High School Houghton High School
2014 Houghton High School Sault Area High School
2015 A.D. Johnston High School Luther L. Wright High School
2016 Houghton High School Luther L. Wright High School
2017 Houghton High School Luther L. Wright High School
2018 Sault Area High School Luther L. Wright High School
2019 Houghton High School A.D. Johnston High School
2020 Calumet High School Houghton High School
2021 - -
2022 Calumet High School Sault Area High School
2023 Kingsford High School Marquette Senior High School
2024 West Iron County High School Houghton High School

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "High School Bowl". WNMU public media. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "WNMU High School Bowl Team Standings 2014-2015". NAQT. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "WNMU-TV High School Bowl". WNMU public media. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "NMU Learning Resources Center". Northern Michigan University. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b 4138 2019 Semifinal 2: Marquette vs Bessemer. United States: WNMU Public-TV 13. 2019. Event occurs at Event occurs at time 12:59. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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