NHBB/USGO 2015 High School Nationals Prizes
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:49 pm
The National History Bee and Bowl and the US Geography Olympiad in partnership with our sponsors at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are pleased to announce the prizes (not including trophies, plaques, and the like) which will be on offer at our fifth annual high school National Championships from April 24-26, 2015 in Arlington, VA and Washington, DC. Further posts will be forthcoming shortly regarding the prizing at our US Middle and Elementary School, Canadian, Asian, and European Championships.
However, at all championships this year, the prizing will work significantly differently than in past years. In past years, the prizing was done in cash payouts; this year, at our high school National Championships, with the exception of the US Geography Olympiad (see below for details), prizing will take the form of partial or full scholarships to attend the inaugural 2015 International History Olympiad from July 9-15 in Williamsburg, VA. We are aware that the Olympiad is both an amazing opportunity for students to compete against the best students in the world, and that it is not cheap. The discounts offered below are our way of encouraging the best history students in the USA to attend.
The amounts below correspond to what each finisher receives in scholarships towards the Olympiad. Please note the following:
1. All credit must be used towards the 2015 Olympiad. The only exception to this is for students who are champions and win full admission. If a student wins two such prizes, one may be transferred to the 2016 Olympiad. If a student wins three or more such prizes, they may be transferred to subsequent Olympiads provided the student is still eligible to attend them.
2. If a student wins full admission, they may not use subsequent credit to “upgrade” to single occupancy (they are welcome to pay for it, though).
3. “Team member” is interpreted to mean students whose names are submitted on the final roster form for that team at the National Championships. However, if a team has over four students, the total credit given will be the price of for four students for admission with double occupancy and air conditioning, and then the team members and their coach can determine how this is split.
To clarify this: the amounts listed for each team are the maximum discount per student (i.e. a student cannot have more than that). However, if a team has over four students on it, then they can either send four students, each with the listed scholarship amount, or, they could split it further. So, for example, if a team of five finished third in its evening group, they could send five students all discounted at $160, send three students discounted at $200 and two discounted at $100, etc.
Note, though, that if one student on a team of five finished, say, third in the Varsity Bee, then that student could claim a $500 discount, and the other four students on the team could still claim a $200 discount (since it would be within the right of the team to deny the Bee 3rd place finisher a share of the $800 even if that player was the backbone of the team).
4. If students do not attend the 2015 Olympiad, the credit cannot be transferred to any other event, unless someone wins multiple events (though in this case, they would lose the first free berth).
5. No prizes include travel expenses to the Olympiad or participation in the post-Olympiad tour.
6. Students will not receive actual prize money, but instead would simply need to submit less in the way of payment.
7. Prizes are not cumulative (with the exception of the National Champions). Students are entitled to a discount corresponding to the highest amount obtained in any one competition at Nationals. This also holds for middle school students competing at high school Nationals.
8. The price of admission does include all meals from dinner on July 9 through July 15.
9. Credit is only valid for participating students, not for coaches, parents, or non-champion students from the school the winning teams attend.
National History Bowl High School National Championships (4/25-26 in DC and Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission per team member (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $600 credit per team member
Semifinalist (x2) - $500 credit per team member
Quarterfinalist (x4) - $400 credit per team member
2nd place in evening group (x8) - $300 credit per team member
3rd place in evening group (x8) - $200 credit per team member
4th place in evening group (x8) - $100 credit per team member
Small School Champion - $500 credit per team member
Small School Second Place – $300 credit per team member
Small School Third Place – $200 credit per team member
Small School Fourth Place - $100 credit per team member
Top Solo Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Solo Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Consolation group winners - $100 credit per team member
Note: All Consolation group winning team members are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission per team member (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $500 credit per team member
Semifinalist (x2) - $400 credit per team member
Quarterfinalist (x4) - $300 credit per team member
Octofinalist (x8) - $200 credit per team member
Round of 32 (x16) - $100 credit per team member
Small School Champion - $500 credit per team member
Small School Second Place – $300 credit per team member
Small School Third Place – $200 credit per team member
Small School Fourth Place - $100 credit per team member
Top Solo Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Solo Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Top Middle School Team Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Middle School Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Consolation group winners - $100 credit per team member
Note: All Consolation group winning team members are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
National History Bee High School National Championships (4/26 in Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $600 credit
3rd Place - $500 credit
4th Place - $400 credit
Semifinalist (x 8) - $300 credit
Quarterfinalist (x20) - $200 credit
Consolation Bee - $200 credit for champion, $100 credit for second place
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $500 credit
Semifinalist (x 6) - $300 credit
Quarterfinalist (x 24) - $200 credit
Consolation Bee - $200 credit for champion, $100 credit for second place
Note: All Consolation Bee Champions and Runners Up are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
United States History Bee High School National Championships (4/24 in Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $300 credit
Semifinalist (x6) - $200 credit
Quarterfinalist (x16) - $100 credit
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Second Place - $300 credit
Finalist (x6) - $200 credit
Semifinalist (x16) - $100 credit
Note: All USHB Varsity Quarterfinalists and above and USHB JV Semifinalists and above are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
United States Geography Olympiad National Championships (4/24 in Arlington)
For Junior Varsity students: For the Exam Champions, $200 each. For the Quiz Bowl Champion $200. For the Overall Champion, $300.
For Varsity students: $500 in credit to be used to defray costs of expenses of participation on Team USA at the 2015 Intl. Geography Olympiad in Tver, Russia.
This is extended first to the following students:
-Quiz Bowl Tournament Champion
-Exam A Champion
-Exam B Champion
-Overall Champion
See http://www.geographyolympiad.com/nationals/ for further details including what happens in the event the same student wins multiple competitions
Note: The US Geography Olympiad reserves the right to convert the $1000 in credit towards attending the Olympiad to $500 in cash, if, at any time prior to the competition, the USGO Staff, in consultation with our legal team and the US State Department deems visiting Russia to be too great a security risk this summer. There will not be an orientation camp this year, as in past years, due to concerns about independent travel in Russia outside the confines of the Olympiad.
However, at all championships this year, the prizing will work significantly differently than in past years. In past years, the prizing was done in cash payouts; this year, at our high school National Championships, with the exception of the US Geography Olympiad (see below for details), prizing will take the form of partial or full scholarships to attend the inaugural 2015 International History Olympiad from July 9-15 in Williamsburg, VA. We are aware that the Olympiad is both an amazing opportunity for students to compete against the best students in the world, and that it is not cheap. The discounts offered below are our way of encouraging the best history students in the USA to attend.
The amounts below correspond to what each finisher receives in scholarships towards the Olympiad. Please note the following:
1. All credit must be used towards the 2015 Olympiad. The only exception to this is for students who are champions and win full admission. If a student wins two such prizes, one may be transferred to the 2016 Olympiad. If a student wins three or more such prizes, they may be transferred to subsequent Olympiads provided the student is still eligible to attend them.
2. If a student wins full admission, they may not use subsequent credit to “upgrade” to single occupancy (they are welcome to pay for it, though).
3. “Team member” is interpreted to mean students whose names are submitted on the final roster form for that team at the National Championships. However, if a team has over four students, the total credit given will be the price of for four students for admission with double occupancy and air conditioning, and then the team members and their coach can determine how this is split.
To clarify this: the amounts listed for each team are the maximum discount per student (i.e. a student cannot have more than that). However, if a team has over four students on it, then they can either send four students, each with the listed scholarship amount, or, they could split it further. So, for example, if a team of five finished third in its evening group, they could send five students all discounted at $160, send three students discounted at $200 and two discounted at $100, etc.
Note, though, that if one student on a team of five finished, say, third in the Varsity Bee, then that student could claim a $500 discount, and the other four students on the team could still claim a $200 discount (since it would be within the right of the team to deny the Bee 3rd place finisher a share of the $800 even if that player was the backbone of the team).
4. If students do not attend the 2015 Olympiad, the credit cannot be transferred to any other event, unless someone wins multiple events (though in this case, they would lose the first free berth).
5. No prizes include travel expenses to the Olympiad or participation in the post-Olympiad tour.
6. Students will not receive actual prize money, but instead would simply need to submit less in the way of payment.
7. Prizes are not cumulative (with the exception of the National Champions). Students are entitled to a discount corresponding to the highest amount obtained in any one competition at Nationals. This also holds for middle school students competing at high school Nationals.
8. The price of admission does include all meals from dinner on July 9 through July 15.
9. Credit is only valid for participating students, not for coaches, parents, or non-champion students from the school the winning teams attend.
National History Bowl High School National Championships (4/25-26 in DC and Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission per team member (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $600 credit per team member
Semifinalist (x2) - $500 credit per team member
Quarterfinalist (x4) - $400 credit per team member
2nd place in evening group (x8) - $300 credit per team member
3rd place in evening group (x8) - $200 credit per team member
4th place in evening group (x8) - $100 credit per team member
Small School Champion - $500 credit per team member
Small School Second Place – $300 credit per team member
Small School Third Place – $200 credit per team member
Small School Fourth Place - $100 credit per team member
Top Solo Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Solo Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Consolation group winners - $100 credit per team member
Note: All Consolation group winning team members are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission per team member (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $500 credit per team member
Semifinalist (x2) - $400 credit per team member
Quarterfinalist (x4) - $300 credit per team member
Octofinalist (x8) - $200 credit per team member
Round of 32 (x16) - $100 credit per team member
Small School Champion - $500 credit per team member
Small School Second Place – $300 credit per team member
Small School Third Place – $200 credit per team member
Small School Fourth Place - $100 credit per team member
Top Solo Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Solo Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Top Middle School Team Team (provided at least 2 are in the draw) - $200 credit per team member
2nd Place Middle School Team (provided at least 4 are in the draw) - $100 credit per team member
Consolation group winners - $100 credit per team member
Note: All Consolation group winning team members are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
National History Bee High School National Championships (4/26 in Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $600 credit
3rd Place - $500 credit
4th Place - $400 credit
Semifinalist (x 8) - $300 credit
Quarterfinalist (x20) - $200 credit
Consolation Bee - $200 credit for champion, $100 credit for second place
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $500 credit
Semifinalist (x 6) - $300 credit
Quarterfinalist (x 24) - $200 credit
Consolation Bee - $200 credit for champion, $100 credit for second place
Note: All Consolation Bee Champions and Runners Up are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
United States History Bee High School National Championships (4/24 in Arlington)
Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Runner Up - $300 credit
Semifinalist (x6) - $200 credit
Quarterfinalist (x16) - $100 credit
Junior Varsity
Champion - Full Admission (double occupancy w/air conditioning)
Second Place - $300 credit
Finalist (x6) - $200 credit
Semifinalist (x16) - $100 credit
Note: All USHB Varsity Quarterfinalists and above and USHB JV Semifinalists and above are entitled to participate at the Olympiad if they have not yet otherwise qualified.
United States Geography Olympiad National Championships (4/24 in Arlington)
For Junior Varsity students: For the Exam Champions, $200 each. For the Quiz Bowl Champion $200. For the Overall Champion, $300.
For Varsity students: $500 in credit to be used to defray costs of expenses of participation on Team USA at the 2015 Intl. Geography Olympiad in Tver, Russia.
This is extended first to the following students:
-Quiz Bowl Tournament Champion
-Exam A Champion
-Exam B Champion
-Overall Champion
See http://www.geographyolympiad.com/nationals/ for further details including what happens in the event the same student wins multiple competitions
Note: The US Geography Olympiad reserves the right to convert the $1000 in credit towards attending the Olympiad to $500 in cash, if, at any time prior to the competition, the USGO Staff, in consultation with our legal team and the US State Department deems visiting Russia to be too great a security risk this summer. There will not be an orientation camp this year, as in past years, due to concerns about independent travel in Russia outside the confines of the Olympiad.