Beavercreek High School wins first place at national quiz bowl

A local high school took home the nation’s top spot at a quiz bowl tournament over the weekend.

Beavercreek High School finished with a record of 15-1 at the 2019 NAQT High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT). Last year the school tied for fifth place.

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The quiz bowl is an academic tournament that tests students’ knowledge on various subjects.

Other Dayton-area schools also sent some of the nation’s best students to the competition based on individual stats including: John John Groger, an 11th grader from Miami Valley High School who placed fifth overall and Samantha Street, a 10th grader from Northmont High School who was the third highest scoring sophomore in the country.

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336 high school teams from across North American competed in Atlanta at the completion.