High School History Bowl Team Finds Success at National Competition

The six members of the Locust Valley High School history bowl team traveled down to Arlington, Virginia, recently for the International Academic Competitions’ National History Bowl Competition and returned with a bronze medal in the small schools division.

Team members Grace Choi, John Hartnett, Jacob Jankowski, Toby Lamb, Dominic Spina and Abigail Vuong worked their way through group play, qualifying for the small school divisional playoffs and making it into the semifinals. The team placed 28th out of 96 schools from across the country, third of six for small public schools and fifth out of 23 overall in open small schools, which includes private schools.