WCTE was excited to host our annual High School Academic Bowl in Nov. 2024! We had 16 teams competing from 13 different schools in this exciting double-elimination tournament, with moderators Dr. Brian O'Connor and Molly Risley.
A huge thank you also goes out to our sponsors Tennessee Tech University and First Horizon! We'd also like to thank the City of Algood for providing our location for this year's tournament.
While not open to the public, the 2024 WCTE Academic Bowl will be livestreamed on wcte.org and on our Facebook & YouTube pages. The tournament will be broadcast as a series of episodes in Jan. 2025.
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WCTE PBS ACADEMIC BOWL: CONGRATULATIONS TO LAST YEAR'S WINNING TEAMS
Cookeville, Tenn- WCTE PBS held our 36th annual Academic Bowl tournament on March 2, 2023, at Tennessee Tech University’s Derryberry Hall. We would like to announce and congratulate the winning teams:
1st Place: Cookeville High School, coached by Sam Matson
2nd Place: Gallatin High School, coached by Brian Hoover
3rd Place and winner of Dr. Ed Culp Spirit of Competition Award: Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, coached by Jonathan Crabtree
Eleven schools from across Middle Tennessee, and up to 64 students competed in the tournament. We thank all of these impressive scholars, as well as their coaches and school administrations, and hope to have everyone back for an even bigger and better tournament next year!
This year's Academic Bowl features 12 teams with 75 students, competing from across Middle Tennessee. Schools are listed below. At the end of this single-elimination tournament, trophies will be awarded to the 1st and 2nd place winners, and one team will win the traditional Dr. Fred Culp Spirit of Competition Award. This event is sponsored by Tennessee Tech University.
- Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute
- Beech High School
- Cookeville High School
- DeKalb High School
- Gallatin High School
- Hendersonville High School
- Midway High School
- Mount Juliet High School
- Oneida High School
- Portland High School
- Scott High School
- Upperman High School
