Sidwell Friends and Montgomery Blair High School Teams Win Regional Science Bowl Competitions
Posted on: Monday, 1 March 2004, 06:00 CST
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Students from the Sidwell Friends School in the District of Columbia and the Montgomery Blair High School of Silver Spring, Maryland triumphed in a battle of scientific and mathematical wits Saturday capturing their respective regional Science Bowl championships.
"Twenty-two regional teams had the fun, exciting challenge of exploring the sciences together this weekend," Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said. "I look forward to meeting the regional champion teams when they return this spring for the National Science Bowl finals."
First-place winners of this weekend's qualifying rounds will face 62 other student teams from across the country at the Department of Energy's 14th Annual National Science Bowl competition April 29 - May 3 at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Md.
The Department of Energy created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage American high school students to excel in math and science and to pursue careers in these fields.
By recognizing and rewarding successful math and science students, the National Science Bowl generates enthusiasm for science and engineering. The Department of Energy supports math and science education to help provide a technically trained and diverse workforce for the agency and the Nation. More than 12,000 high school students are participating in the Science Bowl competition nationwide this year.
For the regional qualifying rounds held at the Department of Energy headquarters, student teams from 14 schools in Maryland and eight District of Columbia schools faced rounds of increasingly difficult questions in biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth science and mathematics. The teams are comprised of five students and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach. The competitions consisted of round robins followed by double-elimination finals.
The winner for the Virginia Regional Science Bowl was the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. That competition took place in Newport News, Va., on Feb. 7.
The winning teams are:
District of Columbia Regional Science Bowl
First Place: Sidwell Friends School
Second Place: Georgetown Day School
Third Place: Washington International School
Fourth Place: Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
Maryland Regional Science Bowl
First Place: Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring
Second Place: Thomas Wootton High School, Rockville
Third Place: The Landon School, Bethesda
Fourth Place: Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bethesda
The department's Office of Science administers the National Science Bowl. More information about the Science Bowl is available at: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov
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