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The Aiming for the Stars African American Male Academic Bowl is a tournament for 4th-8th grade African American males. It uses a buzzer-less Jeopardy-style format. The second annual tournament will be held at University of [[Texas-Dallas]] in January 2014.
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The Aiming for the Stars African American Male Academic Bowl is a tournament for 4th-8th grade African American males. Its game format is similar to Jeopardy. Despite being billeted as "academic", a question seen in the promotional video asked about the inventor of the pencil sharpener, which raises questions about this claim. [[Texas-Dallas | University of Texas-Dallas]] will be hosting the fifth annual tournament in January 2014.
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=== Middle School Results (grades 6-8) ===
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! Year
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! Number of Teams
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! First Place
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! Second Place
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! Third Place
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! Fourth Place
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| 2010
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| 2011
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| -
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| 17
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| Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
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=== Elementary School Results (grades 4 - 5) ===
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0"
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! Year
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! Number of Teams
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! First Place
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! Second Place
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! Third Place
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! Fourth Place
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| 2010
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| -
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| 2011
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| Jerry Junkins Elementary School
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| 19
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| St. Philips School and Community Center/Team E
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| "Disciples In-Ongoing Preparation" (multi-school)
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| -
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| -
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-iu5D3uB4 A game]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt-iu5D3uB4 A game]
  
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[[Category:Middle school national championships]]
 
 
[[Category:Middle school tournaments]]
 
[[Category:Middle school tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 00:33, 22 November 2013

The Aiming for the Stars African American Male Academic Bowl is a tournament for 4th-8th grade African American males. Its game format is similar to Jeopardy. Despite being billeted as "academic", a question seen in the promotional video asked about the inventor of the pencil sharpener, which raises questions about this claim. University of Texas-Dallas will be hosting the fifth annual tournament in January 2014.

Middle School Results (grades 6-8)

Year Number of Teams First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place
2010 - - - - -
2011 - - - - -
2012 - - - - -
2013 17 Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy


Elementary School Results (grades 4 - 5)

Year Number of Teams First Place Second Place Third Place Fourth Place
2010 - - - - -
2011 - Jerry Junkins Elementary School - - -
2012 - - - - -
2013 19 St. Philips School and Community Center/Team E "Disciples In-Ongoing Preparation" (multi-school) - -


External Links

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