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More recently founded is the annual Brain Bowl between South Lakes High School and Herndon High School in Fairfax County, Virginia . The contest, first occurring in the 2005-06 school year, will expand the athletic rivalry between the two into the field of acadamia. Brain Bowl varies from Quiz Bowl and other forms in that only academic questions are used. FLORIDA BRAIN BOWL PURPOSE The purpose of Brain Bowl competition is to recognize outstanding Student Academic achievement, to help focus community interest on academic excellence in Florida community colleges, and to help foster relations among faculty and students as they work together on this joint project. HISTORY AND SCHOLARSHIPS Florida Brain Bowl was created in the fall of 1981 and until 1991 was a joint project of the Florida State Department of Education and the Florida Community College Activities Association. Since 1991, the FCCAA has been the sole sponsor of the Brain Bowl. After initially gaining the approval and support of the Florida Community College Council of Presidents, the fall of 1981 was spent developing rules and organizing regional competitions. The cash awards for the initial year came from a combination of funds from the legislative appropriation that established the Program to Recognize Initiative and Distinction in Education (PRIDE) and more than $12,000 that the founders of the Brain Bowl competition were able to raise from private sources. Since its inception in 1981, the Florida Community Colleges Brain Bowl competition has involved more than 1,000 students in regional and state competitions. During that time, the Florida Department of Education has awarded more than $80,000 to community college students who have competed in these tournaments. Private colleges and universities, as well as state supported universities, have made available almost $1 million worth of scholarship opportunities. Each year the host school records the Championship match for future broadcast to the television viewers in the State of Florida. TOURNAMENT HISTORY Brain Bowl Tournament winners are: 1982: Florida Junior College at Jacksonville 1983: Florida Junior College at Jacksonville 1984: St. Petersburg Junior College 1985: Miami Dade Community College -South Campus 1986: Seminole Community College 1987: Miami Dade Community College -South Campus 1988: Florida Community College at Jacksonville 1989: Broward Community College 1990: Broward Community College 1991: Broward Community College 1992: Broward Community College 1993: Broward Community College 1994: Valencia Community College 1995: Valencia Community College 1996: Central Florida Community College 1997: Broward Community College 1998: Broward Community College 1999: Valencia Community College 2000: Tallahassee Community College 2001: Valencia Community College 2002: Pensacola Junior College 2003: Valencia Community College 2004: Okaloosa-Walton College 2005: Okaloosa-Walton College 2006: Broward Community College FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION Brain Bowl website Brain Bowl Coaches list TEAMS Panhandle Region Teams Chipola College Gulf Coast Community College Okaloosa-Walton College Pensacola Junior College North Florida Community College Tallahassee Community College East Central Region Teams Brevard Community College Central Florida Community College Florida Community College at Jacksonville Lake-Sumter Community College Santa Fe Community College Seminole Community College West Central Region Teams Hillsborough Community College Manatee Community College Polk Community College South Florida Community College Valencia Community College Souther Region Teams Broward Community College Florida Keys Community College Indian River Community College Palm Beach Community College |
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