Gaither hosted the first Academic Brain Brawl competition of the 2021 season, in all 23 different high schools were represented by 32 teams for the competition. This was the first live competition since COVID 19. Gaither did a wonderful job hosting, ensuring all sanitary and mask mandates rules were followed. NPHS entered two teams in the competition, Team 1 was led by Cadet Austin Nottingham and Team 2 was led by Cadet Kevin Dufresne who took 1st place in the Individual Brain Brawl All-Star competition over 160 Cadets, bringing the first place medal home to the Bob Cats. Team 1 members are Cadet Danny Gonzales, Cadet Nicoli Cimmino, Cadet Alexa Cortes and Cadet Grant Knauer. Team 1 placed 4th of the 32 teams competing in the first 3 rounds of competition, falling short in the semi-final round. The cadets had an awesome time competing and gained lots of knowledge while creating new relationships with cadets from all over the state of Florida.