MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two teams have advanced out of the third regional of the 2023 Academic Showdown.
Morgantown High School Team 2 (Monongalia County) won first place and Morgantown High School Team 1 won second place during the competition at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. Both teams earned a spot in the finale on March 31, 2023, at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston.
The Showdown is an academic head-to-head competition testing students’ knowledge in subject areas including math, history, sports, fine arts, and more. Students in grades 9 -12 may participate, and schools may enter up to two teams to compete in the double-elimination regionals.
The 2023 field of competitors includes 71 teams from 40 high schools representing 26 counties – an increase of 51 teams over last year.
Teams participating in today’s competition included:
High Schools
Morgantown Team 1 & 2
Weir Team 1 & 2
Williamstown
John Marshall Team 1& 2
Brooke Team 1 & 2
Lewis County
Grafton Team 1 & 2
The next regional is scheduled for Feb. 18, 2023, at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia.
The Academic Showdown is a partnership between the WVDE, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History.