21st Annual Department of Energy National Science Bowl April 30-May 2
110 High School and Middle School Teams from Across the U.S. to Compete for the National Championships in Washington D.C.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced today that on April 30 through May 2 the DOE will host 69 high school and 41 middle school teams to compete for championship titles at the 21st annual National Science Bowl competition in Washington, D.C. The 110 regional championship teams – from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands – will be quizzed on various science topics including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, astronomy, and energy, as well as math.
“The U.S. needs the best and the brightest scientists and engineers to help solve many of our nation’s greatest challenges,” said Secretary Chu. “The National Science Bowl engages students in a fun and rewarding competition, and encourages them to direct their talents toward careers in science, mathematics, and technology.”
The middle school question and answer competition begins on Saturday, April 30th at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD, while high school students participate in hands-on science experiments, seminars and lectures. The high school question and answer competition will begin on Sunday, May 1st. On Sunday the middle school teams will be at the Bethesda Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, MD racing model hydrogen fuel cell cars that they have designed and built.
High school and middle school championship rounds will be held Monday, May 2 in the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Secretary Chu will make remarks and present awards at the ceremony to follow.
The high school championship team will win a two-week trip to the International Science School in Sydney, Australia. The winner of the high school Civility Award for sportsmanlike conduct will travel to Alaska for a nine-day scientific/outdoor excursion. Additional prizes include $500-$1000 awards toward schools’ science departments, scholarships, trophies, plaques, electronic book readers and gift certificates.
The Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl is the nation’s largest academic competition of its kind. More than 14,000 students from 1800 schools participated in regional science bowl competitions this year. DOE supports mathematics and science education to help provide a technically trained and diverse workforce for the nation.
Before the competition begins, the media may make arrangements to interview the teams in Washington, D.C. or to receive photographs of the teams during the competition by calling the DOE press office at (202) 586-4940. During the competition, media may call the DOE Science Bowl press office at (301) 961-2854.
The list of the middle school and high school teams follows. For biographical information on the teams, to watch the webcast of the national championships and for additional information about the National Science Bowl visit http://science.energy.gov/nsb/media.
2011 DOE National Science Bowl Regional Champions
Alabama
Auburn
Auburn Middle School Science Organization
Huntsville
Virgil I. Grissom High School
Arkansas
Little Rock
LISA’s Academy (Middle School)
Little Rock Central High School
Arizona
Phoenix
Desert Vista High School
Scottsdale
BASIS Scottsdale (Middle School)
California
Albany
Albany High School
Arcadia
Arcadia High School
Cupertino
Homestead High School
Fremont
Hopkins Junior High School
Mission San Jose High School
Fresno
Edison Computech 7-8 Middle School
Goleta
Dos Pueblos High School
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (Middle School)
Modesto
Enochs High School
North Hollywood
North Hollywood High School
Redding
Enterprise High School
San Ramon
Gale Ranch Middle School
San Diego
The Preuss School (Middle School)
La Jolla
La Jolla High School
Sacramento
Mira Loma High School
Colorado
Fort Collins
Ridgeview Classical Schools
Golden
Fairview High School
District of Columbia
Washington
St. Peter Middle School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Florida
Plantation
American Heritage School (High School)
Rockledge
McNair Magnet Middle School
Tallahassee
Maclay School (High School)
Georgia
Marietta
Walton High School
Hawaii
Kahului
Maui High School
Iowa
Ames
Ames High School
Cedar Rapids
Home Schools of Eastern Iowa (Middle Schools)
Idaho
Challis
Challis High School
Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy (High School)
Rexburg
Madison High School
Illinois
Evanston
Evanston Township High School
Frankfort
St. Kevin’s Church (Middle School)
Lincolnshire
Daniel Wright Middle School
Naperville
Naperville North High School
Indiana
Indianapolis
Sycamore School (Middle School)
Terre Haute
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
Kansas
Stilwell
Blue Valley High School
Kentucky
Bowling Green
The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science (High School)
Paducah
Paducah Middle School
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
Massachusettes
Lexington
Lexington High School
Maryland
Silver Spring
Takoma Park Middle School
Montgomery Blair High School
Michigan
Detroit
Brewer Academy (Middle School)
Minnesota
Hopkins
Blake Middle School
Plymouth
Wayzata High School
Missouri
Kansas City
Barstow High School
Mississippi
Columbus
Mississippi School for Math and Science (High School)
Flowood
Northwest Rankin Middle School
Montana
Columbus
Columbus Middle School
Helena
Helena High School
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Red River High School
North Carolina
Durham
North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics (High School)
Nebraska
Lincoln
Lux Middle School
Lincoln East High School
Omaha
Creighton Preparatory School (High School)
New Hampshire
Merrimack
Academy for Science and Design (Middle School)
Exeter
Phillips Exeter Academy (High School)
New Jersey
Mercerville
Thomas Grover Middle School
Lincroft
High Technology High School
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Academy (Middle School)
Las Cruces
Las Cruces High School
Los Alamos
Los Alamos High School
Nevada
Henderson
Coronado High School
Las Vegas
Hyde Park Middle School
New York
Buffalo
Kaleidoscope Competitions (High School)
Clarence
Clarence Middle School
Delmar
Bethlehem Central High School
Great Neck
Great Neck South High School
Johnstown
Fulton Montgomery College STEP (High School)
Niskayuna
Van Antwerp Middle School
New York
Hunter College High School
Rochester
Nathaniel Rochester Community School (Middle School)
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Senior High School
Stony Brook
Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School
Ohio
Centerville
Centerville High School
Oklahoma
Oologah
Oologah Middle School
Edmond
Edmond Memorial High School
Oregon
Portland
Sunset High School