International Academic Competitions offers a history-focused competition for teams at the Middle School (7th and 8th grades) and Elementary (i.e. 6th grade and younger) levels in the form of the Middle School and Elementary Divisions of the National History Bowl.
There isn’t a dedicated middle school history bowl circuit set up at this time, so we invite teams to take part at our high school regional events. If at least 3 middle school teams are signed up for a given event, whether it’s in person or online, we’ll set aside a middle school division just for them; otherwise, they’ll be added to our JV division to compete.
Elementary/Middle History Bowl teams can qualify for EMS Nationals in one of two ways.
1) Through competition – If there’s a MS division at a High School Regional Competition, an EMS team can qualify for EMS Nationals by either winning at least half their preliminary games or at least one playoff game. If there’s not a MS division, a MS team can qualify for Nationals by defeating a JV team during preliminary games.
2) Through individual qualification – A MS team can be built around any student who has qualified for EMS Nationals in any subject.
A list of HS Regional Competitions can be found here, and it is continually updated as we schedule more tournaments.
For further questions about the Middle School and Elementary National History Bowl, please contact us at info@iacompetitions.com.
2020-21 History Bowl Results
Congratulations to Stoller Middle School for their victory in the History Bowl Fall League! Full Stats
Congratulations to Centennial Lane Elementary School for their victory in the History Bowl Winter League! Full Stats
Congratulations to Harvest Park Middle School for their victory in the History Bowl Spring League! Full Stats
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Congratulations to the 2021 National History Bowl Middle School & Elementary National Champions!
Middle and Elementary Division Champion: Challenger Strawberry Park, San Jose, CA
Full results are available through the link here.
Congratulations to the 2020 National History Bowl Middle School & Elementary National Champions!
Middle School Division: Team History Scholars, San Jose, CA
Elementary Division: Centennial Lane Elementary School, Ellicott City, MD
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Full results are available through the link here.
Congratulations to the 2019 National History Bowl Middle School & Elementary National Champions!
Middle School Division: Daniel Wright Junior High School, Lincolnshire, IL
Elementary Division: Challenger Almaden, San Jose, CA
Full results are available through the link here.