The Yonkers History Bowl Team performed beautifully at this year's super competitive National History Bowl and Bee in Arlington, Virginia! They came into the competition as New York States' 2nd place team, earning 17th place nationally.

Congratulations Adrian, Cielo, Anup, Nicholas & team advisor Ms. O'Sullivan, Yonkers Middle High School. The team has been competing together since middle school. Special thanks to Ms. Bellusci PEARLS Hawthorne School.

The students' individual accomplishments:

National Political Science Bee (33 Competitors):

• Anup De - 14th (Semifinalist)
• Cielo Gazard - (Tied) 15th (Semifinalist)

United States History Bee (59 Competitors):

• Anup De - 14th (Semifinalist)
• Nicholas Sanchez - 22nd
• Cielo Gazard - 24th
• Adrian Vazquez - (Tied) 29th

National Science Bee (26 Competitors):

• Akram Elkouraichi - (Tied)17th

National History Bee (96 Competitors):

• Cielo Gazard - 18th (Semifinalist)
• Anup De - 32nd (Quarterfinalist)
• Nicholas Sanchez - 39th (Quarterfinalist)
• Adrian Vazquez - 43rd (Quarterfinalist)

Women's History Exam (8 Competitors):

• Cielo Gazard - 4th

Military History Exam (22 Competitors):

• Adrian Vazquez - 6th

Latin American History Exam (10 Competitors):

• Cielo Gazard - 2nd

Recent History Exam (17 Competitors):

• Cielo Gazard - 3rd
• Anup De - 7th

United States Geography Olympiad (58 Competitors):

• Cielo Gazard - 46th