4/30/13 - National Science Bowl Team places Second in nation

Congratulations to the NCSSM Science Bowl Team - They competed against 70 other high schools and rose undefeated to the final round where they took second place in the country - a very tight race!

Yu Wang, Calving Deng,Tejas Sundaresan, Sammy Lou, and Ashwin Monian travelled to Washington DC with coach Leslie Brinson.

"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Science Bowl is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science. High school and middle school students are quizzed in a fast paced question-and-answer format similar to Jeopardy. Competing teams from diverse backgrounds are comprised of four students, one alternate, and a teacher who serves as an advisor and coach.

The Department of Energy (DOE) created the National Science Bowl in 1991 to encourage students to excel in mathematics and science and to pursue careers in these fields. More than 225,000 students have participated in the National Science Bowl throughout its 22 year history, and it is one of the nation’s largest science competitions.

[M]ore than 9,500 high school students and 4,500 middle school students compete[d] in 70 high school and 50 middle school regional Science Bowl tournaments."

(Photograph by Dennis Brack for the National Science Bowl)

for more information on the National Science Bowl see

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-National-Science-Bowl-/301947908892

http://science.energy.gov/wdts/nsb/