TheKYVE Apple Bowl was a televisedcompetition between high school students inCentral Washington.[1][2] Over a period of one to five weeks, 20 to 30 high schools in Central Washington competed at the Apple Bowl studio, located on theCentral Washington University campus inEllensburg, Washington.[3] Co-produced by Central Washington University, the competition aired on the formerPBS-affiliate stationKYVE inYakima each spring.[4] The program reached an audience of over 200,000 families in the region.[5][6]
The single-elimination competition format included lightning, tossup, and bonus rounds.[7] The first and second place team members received checks from Washington Apple Education Foundation,[8] and the two-foot tall traveling Apple Bowl Cup was displayed at the first place school until the next competition season.[9][10] Seniors on the first, second, and third place teams also won $3,000 or $2,000 tuition waivers for CWU.[11] Many of the teams also participated inKnowledge Bowl andQuiz Bowl.[11]
Apple Bowl first began in 1980.[6][12] The program did not have a regular host.KNDO news anchor Dave Ettl was the longtime host for a stint ending with the 2003 tournament. The 2004 event also brought about other changes, including the relocation of tapings from theKYVE studio inYakima to Central Washington University and had the team members play standing where previously they sat.[9][13]
The winning team for the 2012 season was fromWest Valley High School, the winning school from 2011. Team members received $1500 in personal checks. The runner-up team ofProsser received $500 in checks. Before 2008, first and second place teams received savings bonds from the Washington Apple Education Foundation.[5]
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| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | West Valley High School | Prosser High School |
| 2011 | West Valley High School | Moses Lake High School |
| 2010 | Ellensburg High School[6] | Riverside Christian School |
| 2009 | Wenatchee High School | Riverside Christian School |
| 2008 | Wenatchee High School | Zillah High School |
| 2007 | Riverside Christian School | Sunnyside High School |
| 2006 | Moses Lake High School | Eastmont High School |
| 2005 | Riverside Christian School | |
| 2004 | Sunnyside High School | West Valley High School |
| 2003 | West Valley High School | Sunnyside High School |
| 2002 | Wenatchee High School | Eisenhower High School |
| 2001 | Ellensburg High School[10] | Wenatchee High School |
| 2000 | Ellensburg High School[10][14] | Prosser High School |
| 1999 | Ellensburg High School[10][14] | Westside Christian School |
| 1998 | Cle Elum/Roslyn High School[14] | Ellensburg High School |
| 1997 | Sunnyside High School[14] | |
| 1996 | Sunnyside High School[14] | |
| 1995 | Wenatchee High School[14] | |
| 1994 | Wahluke High School[14] | |
| 1993 | Toppenish High School[14] | |
| 1992 | Liberty Bell Junior-Senior High School[14] | |
| 1991 | Wenatchee High School[14] | |
| 1990 | Sunnyside High School | |
| 1989 | Grandview High School | |
| 1988 | Selah High School | |
| 1987 | Naches Valley High School | |
| 1986 | Wenatchee High School | |
| 1985 | Highland High School[15] | |
| 1984 | Ellensburg High School | |
| 1983 | Ellensburg High School | |
| 1982 | A.C. Davis High School | |
| 1981 | ||
| 1980 | Carroll High School[16] | A.C. Davis High School |