Ward Melville High School Wins Science Bowl at Brookhaven Lab
February 1, 2005
UPTON, NY - For the second year in a row, the Ward Melville High School team was the champion of the Regional Science Bowl at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the fast-paced question-and-answer tournament was designed to test high school students' knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, astronomy, earth science, and general science.
The Regional Science Bowl at Brookhaven, along with 66 others around the country, is part of the National Science Bowl® competition coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. Since its inception in 1991, more than 100,000 high school students have participated in this "Jeopardy"-style contest. By competing in Science Bowl contests, students are encouraged to excel in science and math and to pursue careers in those fields.
Twenty schools from Long Island and the New York metropolitan area participated in the regional competition this year. As the first-place winner, the Ward Melville team received a $500 gift certificate, and the team will get a chance to participate in the National Science Bowl®, which will be held in Chevy Chase, Maryland, from April 28 to May 2, 2005. Second-place honors went to the Half Hollow Hills West High School team, who won $250; Horace Greeley High School placed third, winning $150; and Longwood High School took fourth-place, winning $100. All four winning teams received trophies.
In the photo, Doon Gibbs, Brookhaven's Associate Laboratory Director for Basic Energy Sciences, shakes hands with Ward Melville High School team captain Neal Wadhwa, holding the team's trophy. Looking on (from left) are: team coach Bob Spira, team members Harley Zhang, Charles Cimet, Shira Mitchell, and Sam Ocko; and Cathy Osiecki and Ken White from Brookhaven's Office of Educational Programs.
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