
RHS Teams Make National History Bee/Bowl Playoffs
January 26,2015
Ridgewood NJ, Four RHS teams made the playoffs for the National History Bee and Bowl (NHBB), which took place on January 17 at the high school. The Ridgewood A team made it to the quarter-finals, scoring in the top eight of 80 teams. Seniors Ben Bechtold and Thomas Cleary made the playoffs for the Individual Bee Tournament.
The NHBB is a nationwide history quiz competition for high school, middle school, and elementary students. Students first compete at regional qualifying tournaments, from which the top students advance to the National Championships in the spring.