Academic Showdown Highlights
The West Virginia Academic Showdown is an academic head-to-head competition between West Virginia high school teams. A partnership between West Virginia Department of Education, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History. 2022 will be the inaugural launch of the state’s newest academic competition. The matches will be held at five higher education institutions across the state with 29 teams representing 19 high schools in attendance.
Championship Bracket – March 25, 2022
Academic Showdown Names Grand Champion
George Washington High School Academic Showdown Grand Champion
Spring Mill High School Academic Showdown Runner-Up
Region 1 Event at Marshall University
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Tug Valley High School
Mingo County
Ripley High School
Jackson County
Competitors:
Logan Senior High School – 2 teams
Ripley High School
Spring Valley High School
Tug Valley High School
Wayne High School – 2 teams
Region 5 Event at Shepherd University
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Berkeley Springs High School
Morgan County
Spring Mills High School
Berkeley County
Competitors:
Berkeley Springs High School – 2 teams
Spring Mills High School
Region 3 Event at Concord University
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Greenbrier East High School
PikeView High School
Competitors:
Greenbrier East High School – 2 teams
PikeView High School
Region 2 Event at West Virginia State University
Saturday, February 19, 2022
George Washington High School
Kanawha County
Sherman High School
Boone County
Competitors:
Charleston Catholic High School – 2 teams
George Washington High School – 2 teams
Nitro High School
Riverside High School
Sherman High School
South Charleston High School – 2 teams