MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Keyser Middle School Team Two, with students Trey Kitzmiller, Adam Jones, Andrew McDowell and Hayden Wyatt, won the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History’s Region 8 tournament for the 2020 West Virginia History Bowl on Friday, Feb. 28, at Spring Mills High School in Martinsburg, Berkeley County. Shepherdstown Middle School Team One, with students Ja Let Aung, Sam Cunningham, Sadie Hagerty and Andrew Oylerly, was the runner-up.
Region 8 is made up of students from Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton counties. A complete list of competing teams is below.
The West Virginia History Bowl features questions compiled by the staff of Archives and History about the state’s architecture, arts, culture, geography, government, history, people, literature and sports.
The Archives and History staff has developed more than 2,000 questions for its online Quick Quizzes. Teams that are preparing for the History Bowl tournaments may use the Archives and History Daily Trivia and Quick Quizzes as helpful tools from the department’s website, www.wvculture.org/history.
Eighth graders in public, private and homeschool education programs are eligible to compete on the four-person teams in double-elimination tournament play. The regional winners and runner-up teams from each region will then advance to the state tournament, which will take place April 28 at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
For more information about the annual competition, contact Matt McGrew, History Bowl coordinator, at (304) 558-0230 or Matt.McGrew@wv.gov.
Region 8 Schools Competed – Friday, Feb. 28
Capon Bridge Middle School Team 1 (Capon Bridge, Hampshire County)
Charles Town Middle School Team 1 (Charles Town, Jefferson County)
Charles Town Middle School Team 2 (Charles Town, Jefferson County)
Frankfort Middle School Team 1 (Ridgeley, Mineral County)
Frankfort Middle School Team 2 (Ridgeley, Mineral County)
Harpers Ferry Middle School Team 1 (Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County)
Harpers Ferry Middle School Team 2 (Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County)
Hedgesville Middle School (Hedgesville, Berkeley County)
Keyser Middle School Team 1 (Keyser, Mineral County)
Keyser Middle School Team 2 (Keyser, Mineral County)
Martinsburg North Middle School (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
Martinsburg South Middle School Team 1 (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
Martinsburg South Middle School Team 2 (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
Moorefield Middle School Team 1 (Moorefield, Hardy County)
Moorefield Middle School Team 2 (Moorefield, Hardy County)
Mountain Ridge Middle School (Gerrardstown, Berkeley County)
Musselman Middle School (Bunker Hill, Berkeley County)
Petersburg High School (Petersburg, Grant County)
Romney Middle School Team 1 (Romney, Hampshire County)
Romney Middle School Team 2 (Romney, Hampshire County)
Shepherdstown Middle School Team 1 (Shepherdstown, Jefferson County)
Shepherdstown Middle School Team 2 (Shepherdstown, Jefferson County)
Spring Mills Middle School (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
St. Joseph School 1 (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
St. Joseph School 2 (Martinsburg, Berkeley County)
Warm Springs Middle School Team 1 (Berkeley Springs, Morgan County)
Warm Springs Middle School Team 2 (Berkeley Springs, Morgan County)
Wildwood Middle School Team 1 (Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County)
Wildwood Middle School Team 2 (Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County)
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