Academics

In 1997, all 5 regionals hosted very small sized competitions in order to determine a National competition representative. MSSD was selected as the Mid-Atlantic representative based on having won the 1996 Mid-Atlantic Regional competition. The national competition was then held at Gallaudet.

Number of Regional competition teams: 12

Number of National competition teams: 5

1997 National Competition teams:

California School for the Deaf, Riverside (West)
Illinois SD (Midwest)
MSSD (Mid-Atlantic)
EDCO @ Newton North HS (Northeast)
North Carolina SD (Southeast)


National Championship match:

CSD Riverside defeated North Carolina SD

CSD Riverside Championship Team Roster:

Scarlett Bernstein

Rebecca Goldenbaum

Sara Robinson

Megan Walsh

Mitch Kurs (coach)

CSD Riverside team

History of the National Academic Bowl for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The National Academic Bowl for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing was established in 1996 under the guidance of Astrid Amann Goodstein, who was then the Executive Director of Enrollment Services at Gallaudet. That year, only six schools participated in what was considered a competition...

Academic Bowl

Resource Type: History

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