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BOLIVAR, Mo. – ±«Óãtv recently hosted 40 teams from 25 schools
at the annual ±«Óãtv History Bowl on the Bolivar campus.
Kickapoo High School’s first team ran away with the Large School Division with a final total of 76 points. Second and third place were hotly contested, with Kickapoo’s second team holding off Bolivar High School, 68-67, and Parkview High School finishing with 66 points.
The Small School Division also was tight, with Bolivar Homeschool Association’s #1 team edging Lamar, a first-time participant, 78-77. Stockton finished in third place with 71 points.
Students answered 10 questions each from 10 categories including Medieval Europe, the Carter Administration and African History.
First-, second- and third-place teams in each division received a trophy, while first-place teams also received a $50 check from sponsor Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century, Captain Robert Napier Chapter in Springfield. The Matilda Polk Campbell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution also is a History Bowl sponsor, and both organizations provide judges, scorekeepers, and other helpers for the event.
For more information about the ±«Óãtv History Bowl, contact Dr. James Smith, professor of history at ±«Óãtv, at jsmith@±«Óãtvniv.edu.
*Published: 3-13-2020