WCTE Academic Bowl
WCTE Middle School Academic Bowl Spring 2025 | Stream it Below!
WCTE PBS proudly presented the second-annual Middle School Academic Bowl in May 2025, showcasing the brightest young minds from across the Upper Cumberland!
This year, eight teams from six schools faced off in a double elimination competition, testing their knowledge, teamwork, and quick thinking in a fast-paced academic showdown. All the teams made a great showing, but in the end, Upperman took home the trophy.
- 1st Upperman Middle
- 2nd Prescott South Middle C Team
- 3rd Algood Middle School (winner of the Dr. Fred Culp Spirit of Competition Award)
Please help us congratulate all participants in this highly anticipated annual event!

📍 Location: Tennessee Tech’s brand-new Ashraf Islam Engineering Building
🎥 Watch the Recording: The entire event can be viewed below!
Competing Schools:
Prescott South Middle School
Joe Shafer Middle School
F.C. Boyd Christian School
Algood Middle School
South Fentress Elementary
Upperman Middle School
This event is made possible thanks to the generous support of Tennessee Tech University.
Join us as we cheer on these exceptional students and celebrate the power of learning and academic achievement in our region!
WCTE High School Academic Bowl 2024
WCTE PBS ACADEMIC BOWL: CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNING TEAMS
WCTE's High School Academic Bowl took place on November 6-9, 2024 and aired in Jan. 2025 on WCTE PBS.
The event was held at Algood City Hall. Dr. Brian O’Connor, Molly Risley, and Mark Hutchins served as moderators for the competition.
- 1st Place: Gallatin High School, coached by Brian Hoover
- 2nd Place: Cookeville High School, coached by Sam Matson
- 3rd Place: and winner of Dr. Ed Culp Spirit of Competition Award: DeKalb County High School, coached by Britney Gulley
Through funding from the First Horizon Foundation, as well as from Tennessee Tech University, WCTE was able to significantly expand the reach of the event this year, increasing the tournament capacity by 5 teams, for a total of 16 teams from 13 different high schools across Tennessee and one from Kentucky.
WCTE was also able to expand from a single-elimination event to a double-elimination format bringing the total number of games to 31. This allowed teams to have a better chance of succeeding and advancing in the tournament.

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A huge thank you also goes out to our sponsors Tennessee Tech University and First Horizon! We'd also like to thank the City of Algood for providing our location for this year's tournament.
We'd also like to thank moderators Dr. Brian O'Connor and Molly Risley.
First Place: Gallatin H.S.
Second Place: Cookeville H.S.
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WCTE PBS Middle School Academic Bowl 2024 Ep.1
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