2007-2008 Citywide Championships
Eight U.S. cities across the country were chosen each year to host Citywide Championship events. Eligible students who wanted to compete in one of the local Citywide Championships had to attend a participating high school, register with the designated NVC coach at their school, and take the NVC in-school qualifying exam. All public and private high schools within these markets and their surrounding areas were invited to participate and encourage their students to compete. Approximately 100 top scorers per market qualified to compete in each Citywide Championship, where one winner received $5,000 toward college tuition and other prizes as well as a trip to the national finals.
Below is a list of cities that the NVC visited in 2007-2008:
- Sacramento: Thursday, November 15th -- WINNER: Yvonne Lin (Sophomore)
- Nashville: Tuesday, November 27th -- WINNER: Brian Swenson (Junior)
- St. Louis: Thursday, November 29th -- WINNER: Rajiv Tarigopula (Sophomore)
- Detroit: Monday, December 3rd -- WINNER: Steven Banks (Senior)
- Northeast Ohio: Thursday, December 6th -- WINNER: Joel Fichter (Senior)
- New York: Monday, December 10th -- WINNER: Rebecca Maxfield (Junior)
- Pittsburgh: Monday, January 14th -- WINNER: John Oxenreiter (Senior)
- Philadelphia: Thursday, January 17th -- WINNER: Lauren Bezjak (Junior)
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