High_School_Bowl_(TV_show)
High School Bowl
American television program
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]