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Springfield, Stockton high schools
take top honors in History Bowl at SBU
BOLIVAR, Mo. — Teams from two Springfield high
schools and Stockton High School were the top scorers in the Third Annual High
School History Bowl that drew 126 area high school students to Southwest
Baptist University’s Bolivar campus Monday, Feb. 25.
Twenty-one teams, each with
six students, from 12 area high schools answered 100 questions from 10 history
and political science categories (four U.S. history, four world history and two
political science).
In the
large-school division, Kickapoo
High School’s A Team won with 93 correct answers out of a possible 100. The
team received a first-place trophy and a $50 check from the Colonial Dames. Central
High School’s A Team was second with 84 correct answers and received a trophy.
Teams from Willard and Republic also competed.
In the small school division,
Springfield Catholic High School’s A Team took first place with 83 correct
answers. They received a trophy and a $50 check. Stockton High School’s B Team
took second with 81 correct answers and received a trophy. Other schools
competing include Fair Grove, Walnut Grove, Pleasant Hope, Fair Play, Strafford
and Marion C. Early.
“Congratulations to all of
our budding young history scholars,” said James Smith, associate professor of
history. “We always enjoy hosting students for this event that tests their
knowledge in history and political science.”
The event
is co-sponsored by the SBU
Department of History and Political Science, the Captain Robert Napier Chapter
of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and the Matilda Polk Campbell
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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