| Presenter: | Jim Koski |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 45 |
| Producer: | Mike Lakenen |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Network: | WNMU TV-13 |
High School Bowl is a quiz bowl television program produced by WNMU. Each season of High School Bowl features 40 high schools from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin who compete against each other in a bracketed tournament, vying to become the annual champion. Each team is composed of four people, including a captain, who answer questions on a variety of subjects: including history, science, art, math, music, literature, and geography. Questions for High School Bowl have been provided by National Academic Quiz Tournaments since 2014.[1] High School Bowl has been hosted by Jim Koski since 2014; past hosts include G.G. Gordon and Dave Goldsmith. As of 2019, High School Bowl is WNMU Public TV-13's highest rated production.[2]
At the end of every season, Northern Michigan University, where WNMU programs are filmed,[3] awards scholarships to the first and second place teams, $2500 and $1500 respectively.[4] In addition, one college-bound senior contestant receives the Dave Goldsmith Scholarship, $1500 goes towards a college education. The scholarship was set up by the Goldsmith family in 2002 after his death, and previously Dave Goldsmith hosted High School Bowl for 24 years.
Since High School Bowls inception in 1977, Houghton High School of Houghton, Michigan has taken the most championships out of every other participating high school; an incredible 10 wins out of 41 seasons. Second to Houghton in terms of wins is Marquette Senior High School of Marquette, Michigan with 7 secured championships. Other notable participants include Gladstone High School of Gladstone, Michigan and Hancock Central High School of Hancock, Michigan, both with 4 victories.
In recorded history, Marquette Senior High School and Houghton High School have the most second-place finishes, with 7. Second to Marquette Senior High School and Houghton High School is Sault Area High School of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, achieving 6 runner-up finishes. Marquette Senior High School holds the record for the greatest consecutive streak of victories, having won five years in a row from 1979 to 1983. Negaunee High School follows closely with three consecutive wins from 2010 to 2012.
| Year | First place | Second place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gladstone High School | ||
| 1979 | Marquette Senior High School | ||
| 1980 | Marquette Senior High School | ||
| 1981 | Marquette Senior High School | ||
| 1982 | Marquette Senior High School | ||
| 1983 | Marquette Senior High School | ||
| 1984 | Houghton High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 1985 | Marquette Senior High School | Houghton High School | |
| 1986 | Houghton High School | L'Anse High School | |
| 1987 | Norway High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 1988 | Menominee High School | Westwood High School | |
| 1989 | Norway High School | Houghton High School | |
| 1990 | Calumet High School | Sault Area High School | |
| 1991 | Hancock Central High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 1992 | Houghton High School | Gwinn High School | |
| 1993 | Iron Mountain High School | West Iron County High School | |
| 1994 | Houghton High School | Hancock Central High School | |
| 1995 | Marquette Senior High School | Houghton High School | |
| 1996 | Houghton High School | Sault Area High School | |
| 1997 | Westwood High School | Sault Area High School | |
| 1998 | Hancock Central High School | Sault Area High School | |
| 1999 | Hancock Central High School | Escanaba High School | |
| 2000 | Westwood High School | Hancock Central High School | |
| 2001 | Hancock Central High School | Westwood High School | |
| 2002 | Gwinn High School | Gladstone High School | |
| 2003 | Sault Area High School | Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School | |
| 2004 | Gladstone High School | Gwinn High School | |
| 2005 | Gladstone High School | Chassell Township School | |
| 2006 | Hurley School District | Ishpeming High School | |
| 2007 | Gladstone High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 2008 | Houghton High School | Negaunee High School | |
| 2009 | Gwinn High School | Luther L. Wright High School | |
| 2010 | Negaunee High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 2011 | Negaunee High School | Marquette Senior High School | |
| 2012 | Negaunee High School | Iron Mountain High School | |
| 2013 | Superior Central High School | Houghton High School | |
| 2014 | Houghton High School | Sault Area High School | |
| 2015 | A.D. Johnston High School | Luther L. Wright High School | |
| 2016 | Houghton High School | Luther L. Wright High School | |
| 2017 | Houghton High School | Luther L. Wright High School | |
| 2018 | Sault Area High School | Luther L. Wright High School | |
| 2019 | Houghton High School | A.D. Johnston High School | |
| 2020 | Calumet High School | Houghton High School | |
| 2021 | - | - | |
| 2022 | Calumet High School | Sault Area High School | |
| scope=“row” | 2023 | Kingsford High School | Marquette Senior High School |
| scope=“row” | 2024 | West Iron County High School | Houghton High School |