Students should succeed, not be stumped by the questions and the manner in which the material is presented. An effective current events program will motivate. Teachers will want to teach current events, students will want to learn more. News Bowl USA 2002 is such a program. He also realized the importance of humor.
Every person loves to laugh, especially children.
For three years prior to establishing the contest, Vavak wrote current events activities for his own sixth grade classroom. Soon his program was noticed and used by other teachers. They too, wanted a fun and entertaining current events program for students. It was the popularity of his program and the encouragement from his peers and others in the educational field that inspired Vavak to step out of the classroom to become a provider for other teachers who wanted a fun and effective current events game for their students. The Big 8 News Bowl was created in 1994.